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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 Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 4, 2011 at 1:27pm: NMCP is 12 miles from Norfolk Naval Station, btw :) Hampton Blvd to the Midtown Tunnel, bear left onto 58 West, take the London Blvd exit towards downtown Portsmouth (east), left on Effingham to the NMCP entrance.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 4, 2011 at 1:13pm: Happy Fourth! This was posted this morning on FB by Naval Medical Center Portsmouth:

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

Organizers are combining the rained-out Harborfest fireworks with the 4th of July fireworks for a massive display over the harbor! Bring the family to NMCP for the best viewing around. Guests without ID must have a sponsor to get on base. MWR will have a booth by Bldg. 3 selling hotdogs and hamburgers, chips and drinks from 6:30pm until fireworks begin at 9:30.

Comment by TPS on July 4, 2011 at 9:26am: Good morning: hope everyone has a Happy 4th,thinking of our troops, and my son in Virginia. Hope you have good weather there and have a nice BBQ(if your off) and to all Navy Moms..

Comment by duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267 on July 3, 2011 at 10:56am: ladies, it's not so much that they need a sleeping bag but it's very cold in the berthing and from what my daughter said the mattress' aren't very soft. she bought a foam pad and a comforter for her bunk but one of my "other" daughters has my coleman sleeping bag (which happens to be cotton)

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 3, 2011 at 10:56am: I'm wondering if they're using as extra cushioning to sleep on? And can be a cover, too. My son bought a thin pad at Walmart to go on top of the mattress; the racks are so narrow you can't add much height. Anything they use has to be flame retardant.

Comment by ckmom on July 3, 2011 at 9:47am: My son never told me he needed a sleeping bag I'm sure he just went and bought one. He really never tells me if there anything he needs. Only when it is something like his cell phone broke and needed a new one NOW! He's so funny like I can get it to him that fast. I WISH !!

Comment by rredcars on July 3, 2011 at 7:11am: Hi my son will be joining a ship soon and someone told him about using a sleeping bag aboard ship. A regular sleeping bag is not allowed, needs to be cotton?

Does anyone know the rules or perhaps where to get one ? Thanks

Comment by Tricia on July 2, 2011 at 8:31am: Well it is july now and I will start my count down now my son will be heading back to base from the ship I cant to see him I miss my son and only son

Comment by NukeWife on July 1, 2011 at 10:54pm: Thanks for the info!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 1, 2011 at 10:48pm: Downtown Norfolk has a big fireworks show on the 4th on the Elizabeth River. I saw it last year from the Spirit of Independence out of Portsmouth and it was fantastic. I don't think there was one on base and that may be why. This link has info, scroll down to July Norfolk events calendar

Spirit of Independence You can take the $1.50 ferry from Norfolk's Waterside across the Elizabeth to Portsmouth, the ferry puts you right where the S of I picks you up.