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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!

Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.

Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak

All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.

Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.

OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."

Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

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Norfolk Sailors - Family & Friends

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For families and friends of Sailors who are stationed at Norfolk; for either Sea Duty or Shore Duty Sailors. Just make sure to keep OPSEC issues in mind and not disclose ship movements in advance.

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Latest Activity: Dec 6

RED CROSS CONTACT INFO:

In the event of an emergency within the sailor’s family, where you feel the sailor must be notified and considered for Emergency Leave, you must notify the American Red Cross through the national headquarters in Washington, DC (1-877-272-7337) or via their website www.redcross.org.

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Comment by Kerry on July 18, 2012 at 9:16pm: Claudia: sounds like he needs a lawyer.

Comment by claudia on July 18, 2012 at 9:07pm: hello , does anyone know anything about getting an annulment, my sons wife walked out after signing a new years lease left state...only married a year gave him dear john while he was out to sea...she moved him while he was gone he hadnt even seen his apartment...hes beside himself ..how does bah work since she left and signed lease...

Comment by Kerry on July 18, 2012 at 2:08pm: Thanks Theresa and John and Yvonne: I will look at these others but now we are not sure if son will be around the week we have off. We'll see and hopefully get there at some point before ship leaves!

Comment by John and Yvonne on July 17, 2012 at 1:08pm: It seems there are a lot of you coming to VA for a visit. About beaches: My favorite is the beach on Dam Neck Base. A lot of people prefer the Oceanfront, but not me. I haven't been to all the beaches, but this one is nice. the beach on Little Creek is pretty nice also.

Comment by Roses4bud on July 16, 2012 at 10:02pm: Hello there,

My son just join Norfolk VA.

Comment by Kerry on July 16, 2012 at 1:54pm: Theresa:

Do you think we would be better in condo on end of Buckroe near where athletic fields are or at private end of Buckroe beach near Water's Edge and marina? I'm trying to book something for son's birthday. Kerry

Comment by joyce on July 15, 2012 at 2:41pm: my son and his wife are in Park towne apts near little creek. They are very happy there. Seems to have alot of nice neighbors

Comment by Kerry on July 15, 2012 at 9:03am: I am trying to rent a place in Buckroe Beach, is that nice? It won't be so far.

Thanks Colleen, I will stay off 95.

Comment by Colleen in PA on July 15, 2012 at 7:46am: The navy lodge is great and they allow dogs. You do have to get your son to register you as non navy can't stay there and we have to have Nathan check us in, this was almost 2yrs ago when my daughter got back from deployment.

Comment by Colleen in PA on July 15, 2012 at 7:43am: We also avoid I 95 when we go down to visit. Traffic on that road is horrible. We take 695S to 97S to 3/301S to 17S then pick up 64S. I printed out the directions and put them in a plastic folder because the tomtom wants to put us on 95. It takes longer to program it to avoid certain roads, I usually do that while hubby is driving but he knows the way now!