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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.

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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 Isaac'smom on June 15, 2011 at 2:55pm: Thanks for the the book info. I will go look for it now.

Linda

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on June 14, 2011 at 6:46pm: Thats wonderful, thanks for that! Just found it on Amazon Nugget on the Flight Deck

Comment by jboysmom on June 14, 2011 at 6:20pm: I don't know how many of you have sons or daughters that are on aircraft carriers, but I thought I would share some information with you about a book I just came across.

I am a children's librarian in a school in Kentucky and am working on the end of the year inventory. I came across a book today that I forgot I had ordered for the library and I thought some of you might want to get it.

The book is called "Nugget on the Flight Deck" by Patricia Newman. It gives lots of great information about what life is like on an aircraft carrier and explains a lot of the Navy lingo and terms they use. I learned a lot by reading the book and I know if you have someone on an aircraft carrier, you would love this book. Especially if you know of any children that have parents on an aircraft carrier. This would be a great book to share with them.

Happy reading,

Jboysmom

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on June 12, 2011 at 10:11pm: Welcome! I have a friend in CA whose son is on the Medal Verde. Where are you coming from?

Comment by mrshdge (SHIP 07 DIV 113) on June 12, 2011 at 12:14pm: Hi all!!! Joining this group. Hubby just received orders to Norfolk. He's joining the USS Mesa Verde. He's meeting her on deployment, so I'm taking care of the relocation for us. Any help about the area and the move would be great!!!! Thanks in advance!

Comment by joyce on June 11, 2011 at 8:03pm: hi all: my son chris arrived in Norfolk in May. He is AT and really enjoying Virginia, especially virginia beach. He is shore duty. Hope to be chatting with you all

Comment by ckmom on June 11, 2011 at 6:30pm: We really don't know when the Bataan will be returning, we still have many months to go yet. :-(((

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on June 11, 2011 at 2:14pm: Sandra, every sailor is given an email account so he should be able to give that to you. His access may be limited though as they're busy and it also depends on his job.

I would give anything to do a tiger cruise! We were scheduled for one last November but after we (350+ people) got to the base, boarded the buses and rode 4 hours to the point of embarkation, only to wait a few hours until the seas were finally deemed too rough for us to go out to the ship. Talk about a bummer! Everyone was sooo disappointed - families and sailors alike. The upside was being able to be at the pier for homecoming the next day, so that was the silver lining :)

Comment by dms on June 11, 2011 at 11:22am: the Bataan should have a tiger cruise when they return from this mission your sailor can sign you up and you should give your e mail to the ships e mail address so you get info 1st hand i felt like i was camping you share the showers bring towels. you have your little space to keep all your stuff, sleep on a mattress - that is like cutting a twin in half lengthwise and you will be 6 in from the bunk above you to your face (fun) ask your sailor to sign your berthing to a bottom bunk,very important!. the ship is huge and it is like (take your parents to work day) you follow them everywhere and try to memorize how to get to the important places mess hall, berthing, bathroom, hanger bay, flight deck. make sure you take tons of videos and pics of everything watch the sunset on the flight deck or hanger bay your cell phone will not work so you need a watch and make a time plan to meet your sailor the moring of the return so you can be right behind him/her when they man the deck and get up early oh and you need earplugs to get to sleep and maybe motion sickness meds too bring a rain coat it might be very cold and raining on deck even in summer wow

Comment by ckmom on June 10, 2011 at 10:18pm: Sissi My son is on the Bataan. I hope I get to do the Tiger Cruise sometime. He will be on the Bataan for 3 years.