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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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RTC Graduation

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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

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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 Jess_0411 on November 10, 2011 at 2:13pm: Please don't post when ships are expected to return from deployment. You are not only putting your grandson's life in danger, but everyone's loved ones lives in danger. We need to keep OPSEC (Operation Security) in mind when we're posting on here. Read the guidelines above as well. Thanks!

Comment by paybacks398 on November 10, 2011 at 2:01pm: My grandson called earlier today-he is being deployed Monday so he will not be here for Thanksgiving-his ship will be in just days before Christmas if they are lucky but he wont be coming home

Comment by Connie(Memphis Belle) on November 10, 2011 at 1:25pm: diannep-yes that is the same lot. i "thought" it was manned 24/7 but i am not sure of this. your Sailor coming home for the Holidays...WOO HOO!!

Comment by diannep on November 10, 2011 at 1:21pm: Hey, Connie! Good to see you on here. Thanks for the info. Is this a lot for cars of those deployed? Hmmm....only thing is the early hour he is leaving...must be on his way by 5:30 at the latest...doubt that man would be there then.

I'm thinking that just getting a cab from Newport News will work out...just was wondering if one cab service was better than another.

Thanks though! Sure do appreciate the info! We need to private message soon! Want to catch up with you!

Comment by Connie(Memphis Belle) on November 10, 2011 at 2:08am: diannep-hey honey!!!! haven't been on this group much. i don't know any thing about the area but i was just looking at the map. if your Sailor parked his car at the secured parking area at the back gate @ Norfolk and called a cab from there could that work for him? the guy who runs the lot is an old Navy guy "Bill" and i got his phone number off the internet 757 445-1492 and talked to him before my Sailor was deployed.

Comment by diannep on November 9, 2011 at 9:48pm: Wow, Becky. How sad...hadn't heard that.

Comment by diannep on November 9, 2011 at 9:47pm: Hmmm.....I don't think he can do that, Barbara. He has FL insurance...very strict. No one under 25 can drive his car...and I don't think he would want them to. Very particular about his car! Plus, he may be coming back when that person is on leave himself. But thanks for the idea!

Comment by bluebear on November 9, 2011 at 9:38pm: Hello all

Does anyone have any helpful info at all in regards to going to Norfolk for Christmas? Good places to stay....Navy base? What is in the area. What we might do or where we could hang out as a family. There are 4 of us and 5 if my mother comes along. Any info would be so helpful as we have never been to that part of hte country. Thanks in advance

Bluebear

Comment by bluebear on November 9, 2011 at 9:34pm: John and Yvonne

What a wonderful thing you do for our sailors. It will seem so different not to have him with us forT-giving. We are going to try to drive out for Christmas. It will be 10 hrs at least and we have never been to that area of the country. Hope weather is good. Told my son about T-giving with you and he seemed excited and told me to find out how to get in touch with you. If you could provide that info that would be great. Thanks

Bluebear

Comment by diannep on November 9, 2011 at 5:03pm: I know another time, he had to take a cab to NewportNews airport (again, another early morning) and it was about $30 to that airport. Thanks, everyone!