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Navy For Moms

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

Events

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

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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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.

Weather - Norfolk

Members: 1316
Latest Activity: Jan 13

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 bahkmom09/86 on April 6, 2012 at 4:17pm: I know many of you are living in the VA Beach area...hope all are ok. Just saw on the news about the plane that crashed into the apartment bldg down that way.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on April 4, 2012 at 10:33pm: Theresa, that sounds wonderful. The big cities are great, but that sounds like it was so much from the heart, must have been a very special experience.

I just learned that New Orleans is hosting a Fleet Week at the end of this month.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on April 2, 2012 at 2:29pm: It varies each year; your sailor will be able to find out whether they're scheduled for a Fleet Week (and the schedule can change leading up to the event, by the way). The Iwo was at NYC's Fleet Week last summer -

Comment by navymom2011 on April 2, 2012 at 1:50pm: How do you know what ships will be there? Is there a chance the IWO would Ho and could we see our sailors??

Comment by navymom2011 on April 2, 2012 at 1:48pm: Thanks for the info!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on April 2, 2012 at 1:32pm: Navymom2011, Fleet Weeks are when the Navy sends active-duty ships to visit major cities (Boston, NY, San Diego, etc) for a week of ship tours, events, air shows and so on. They're very cool!!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on April 2, 2012 at 1:27pm: The last Fleet Week in Norfolk was last October Fleet Week Norfolk 2011 It didn't at all have the fanfare of a fleet week such as New York's, as the Navy's already there :) They did offer tours on the Eisenhower, and some events around the area such as a chili cook off in Oceana.

Coming up this summer is Opsail 2012 June 6 - 12, which has a lot of people excited to see the tall ships and military vessels from around the world, fireworks, concerts (Bruce Hornsby), etc. Opsail 2012

Comment by navymom2011 on April 2, 2012 at 10:48am: What is fleet week?

Comment by duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267 on April 2, 2012 at 10:10am: i didn't know they were having a fleet week here. when is it? you might try the navy lodge

Comment by CLAMOM on April 2, 2012 at 8:59am: Sharon, my daughter even called the 800 number while she was standing inside the rental car place and the people on the phone was telling her she could rent the car at age 19 but the people at the counter would not let her rent!!! I don't know what's going on in Norfolk??? My son who is in the air force rented from enterprise at 19 and 20 while he was in Oklahoma!!!