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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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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.
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.
Discussion Forum
Norfolk Navy Lodge info, base tours, plus what to see and do in the area
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"Navy Lodge Norfolk" - Information, rates and photos
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Barracks?
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Comment by navy25 on October 30, 2011 at 2:56pm
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October Snow in North Bergen NJ Trick or Treat
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Comment by kellydeedee on October 30, 2011 at 2:47pm
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Thank you everyone
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Comment by joyce on October 29, 2011 at 5:36pm
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happy saturday all. snow here in nyc cant believe it Isnt is still October.
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Hi MNM happy that your daughter is doing good and surgery went well The Best for a Speedy Recovery.Thank you for the wishes for my son I feel so bad that I cant be there for him he is still not well but hopefully they are starting him next week for Physical Therapy.
Congrats Heartbeat she is beautiful your Sailor is going to be thrilled when he gets to hold her.
Kellydeedee Congrats on your daughters promotion same here when my son received his Petty Officer I made up my own class I thought it was 4th class LOL and Im glad you enjoyed the cruise they say its wonderful I hope I get to do that with my son as well
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Hi Everyone
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Comment by Sandy's_sailor son on October 28, 2011 at 9:47pm
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kellydeedee, congrats on your daughter's promotion.
Navy speak is definitely another language. All these acronyms.
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Comment by claudia on October 28, 2011 at 9:24pm
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hi kellydeedee, how awsome..that would be on my wish list,cant wait to see my son get his...and lingo im still learning but it is 3rd class...congrats
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Went on the day cruise with the USS Jason Dunham last week and I had a blast. It it was great to see what my daughter does as a ET and they even had an award/promotion ceremony that day so I got to see my daughter get her promotion to Petty Officer class 3 ( i think that is how it is said.) still learning the navy terms. But it was great
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MNM: glad your daughter is doing well. Enjoy your time with her. One of these days I will get to Norfolk. Hopefully before he leaves LOL
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