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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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Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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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 MarylandMom on December 2, 2011 at 1:12pm: Hi everyone. My son arrived in Norfolk in Oct. He is on the USS WASP. He sent a message saying he was upgrading his clearance and switching to OPS. Can anyone tell me what that means ?? I'm clueless with all the letters they use ! Thanks !

Comment by John and Yvonne on December 1, 2011 at 2:53pm: Dear Justinmom,

Don't know about the base, but we open our home on the holidays as well as every weekend and invite any sailors, marines, soldiers over for a home cooked holiday meal. Your son would be welcome to come and join us! :) And if he needs a ride we would be happy to provide one for him. If you think he would like to join us, let us know and we can give you our information so he can call us, or we could call him.

Yvonne and John Wagner

Comment by justinmom on December 1, 2011 at 12:21pm: My son arrived in Oct to Norfolk for C School (which starts in Jan 2012). He will not be able to take leave at Christmas, and I am wondering what does the base do for sailors stuck there over the holidays? Any special meal or celebration? Do they have "adopt a sailor" for Christmas Dinner?

Comment by nicknboone on December 1, 2011 at 10:21am: Is there any kind of message or disscussion board that has carpool or rides needed information. Trying to get my son North for christmas and with his lack of a car and limited time off we are unable to firm up any plans but if could even get a part way we could come and get him. We live 8 hours north of Virginia.

Comment by Cheryl56(Ship11 DIV352) on November 30, 2011 at 12:32am: Hi Ship 12...she doesn't know yet,hopefully find out this week.

Comment by Cheryl56(Ship11 DIV352) on November 29, 2011 at 7:48pm: Hi Everyone,have just joined this group as my daughter arrived in Norfolk this morning.She had leave after A-school and then came home for 10days and now is in Norfolk.Her ship is out on exercise at the moment so I think she is feeling a bit lost and overwhelmed and not sure what will happen next! Very different compared to bootcamp and school where they were told when ,where,how to eat,breathe and sleep 24/7!!! Hopefully I can get some tip/advice that I can pass on to her :)

Comment by Rod on November 29, 2011 at 11:31am: MJ, Seaman Apprentice usually comes automatically after 6 months and I believe it is the same to advance from Seaman Apprentice to Seaman.

Comment by MJ (Dan's Mom) on November 29, 2011 at 11:14am: Thanks for the link Marcy.....also E1 which is my son is still listed as recruit, I know he is a sailor, he became one when he passed boot camp.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on November 29, 2011 at 1:38am: A link to frequently asked questions about housing and BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) is here: BAH / FAQ. New, single, junior sailors are typically are not authorized to live off base. They live on the ship or in barracks and do not collect BAH.

By the way, your sailor is a sailor now, not a recruit! Here's a good summary of initial terminology: Navy lingo

Comment by MJ (Dan's Mom) on November 28, 2011 at 7:00pm: my son is a seaman recruit who just came to his ship on 11/15/11. Right now he lives on his ship. Can he live off base or on base with a girlfriend?