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

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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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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 navy25 on August 26, 2011 at 3:24am: Angels in the Storm Protect Our Sailors and Protect Us All from Hurricane Irene Let God's Strong Arms Protect Us from this Hurricane Amen

Comment by Nautical Mom on August 26, 2011 at 2:15am: God protect and care for those who will be effected by the hurricane. Be with those left behind and those on the seas...

Comment by Jess_0411 on August 25, 2011 at 11:18pm: Mandatory evacuation in effect for all low lying areas of Norfolk:

http://www.wavy.com/dpp/weather/hurricane/current-irene-evacuations

Comment by duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267 on August 25, 2011 at 10:55pm: thoughts and prayers are going out to all in the storms path. me, i'm stocked up, gas tank full and gonna sit here on the outer banks and see what she does. may turn and run yet.

Comment by diannep on August 25, 2011 at 10:28pm: I am a lifetime S. Floridian. We have been through many hurricanes in my lifetime...and my sailor was 6 when we went through the BIG ONE....Andrew. What is "better" about a hurricane than other natural disasters is the preparation time ahead of it. The Hurricane Center here is wonderful....as a matter of fact, the former director (Max Mayfield) now is the expert on one of our news channels....his wife is in my bible study. He is still doing updates on tv about this, even though we are "safe" down here...just had some squally weather today from Irene.

This is Max Mayfield's blog...he is a non-alarmist but very thorough. Please read to educate yourselves about the storm.

My son is considered "essential personnel" for this storm...I understand he will remain in barracks in the shipyard. He isn't too worried...nor am I...because I know that if this is unsafe, they will move him.

Here's the blog:

http://www.local10.com/mayfieldblog/index.html

Prayers for all!

Comment by CathieRenee on August 25, 2011 at 10:16pm: cshore, Sue (Daniel's Mom) and kathyl... my son is not in HM-14, he is in the other HM squadron. It's nice to see other 53 moms here.

Comment by navy25 on August 25, 2011 at 9:15pm: Prayers from Jersey heading your way for Safety from Irene to all Our Navy Families

Comment by Helomom on August 25, 2011 at 8:50pm: The Weather Channel has a reporter in Norfolk giving updates.

Comment by Helomom on August 25, 2011 at 8:47pm: My son is the MO for HSC-7. They are standing by for disaster relief duty. That's all he said. He is expecting flooding at his home in Chesapeake. Not sure if his wife and children will stay or evacuate to the West somewhere. It's going to be a very long weekend ladies and gentlemen...

Comment by soonergirl99 12/159~5/6/11~Big E on August 25, 2011 at 5:13pm: My son is stationed on the USS Enterprise. The ship is being moved from its usual dock to the shipyard in the Virginia Beach area. B left the ship earlier today and attended the picnic and is now hanging out in downtown Norfolk until he is able to board the ship later tonight. My prayers are with all military personnel in the Norfolk/VA Beach area and all citizens living along the hurricane's path.