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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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

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

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
PDF – 2.7 MB
PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy Speak

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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: 1314
Latest Activity: May 12

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 miss deb on December 13, 2016 at 8:40pm: Plase keep keep me active. I cherish the support group!

Comment by John on December 13, 2016 at 8:32pm: Just wanted to say hi and happy holidays to everyone and be safe.

Comment by Rose on December 13, 2016 at 8:16pm: Please keep me active. DS is in for at least another 4 years.

Comment by chrismom on December 13, 2016 at 8:08pm: Please keep me active. My son is still active

Comment by tysmom on December 13, 2016 at 7:51pm: Please, please keep me active. My son is assigned to the Truman and is stationed in Norfolk. I don't post much but read all the informative posts.

Comment by Ang3and1 on December 13, 2016 at 7:50pm: Good evening everyone. Just wanted to say hi!

Comment by Nancystj on December 13, 2016 at 7:30pm: Please keep me active--my son is in for a few more years.

Comment by NAVYforMoms Admins on December 13, 2016 at 7:20pm: Hi Moms!

This is a large and active group, and we want to give you the latest update.

Please know that if you have not commented anywhere on the NavyforMoms site since December 2015, your account will be deleted and will have to reapply. The reason for this is that the site's maximum capacity of 100,000 members has been reached. There are many members who joined N4M dating back to its beginning but never participated; and there are some who no longer wish to participate because their Sailor left the Navy, but did not remove their account. The aim is to make room for all the awesome new moms who want to join and support their Sailors.

There are also many members who log in and read posts, but rarely post a comment themselves. If that's you, then please post something in any group now, even if it's just to say Hi, and do it as soon as possible! Or else you may have to reapply and start over. This is a great group and we appreciate all of you! The Admins

Comment by John and Yvonne on December 12, 2016 at 10:39pm: dwaynesmom,

Happy for you that your son is soon to be home. :) I just wanted you to know that my husband and I invite sailors over to our home on the weekends. We have a couple of sailors on the Ike who come over and are looking forward to seeing them again. So, after the holidays when things turn to normal, and he comes back from spending time with your family, we would like to invite him also. I can pm you our cell number for future reference. :)

Yvonne and John

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