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

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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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Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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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: 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.

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Comment by delta_golf on June 9, 2011 at 4:08pm: Ok ladies who knows of a good hair salon and place to get waxed I am in need of a haircut and in need of getting my eyebrows waxed. HELP!!!!!

Comment by delta_golf on June 9, 2011 at 11:52am: Hey ladies!!! Haven't posted in awhile I am still getting settled here in Norfolk and would love to meet up with more of you ladies. If any of you ever get bored shoot me a message cause my hubby is always at work!!

Comment by Jess_0411 on June 9, 2011 at 6:50am: When the sailors are able to bring family members on board for a short cruise.

Comment by CaliMom (Maryann) on June 6, 2011 at 6:45pm: I am getting in my time with my sailor in Norfolk starting tomorrow. Can't wait to see him!

Comment by Janae' *My Love is HOME :)* on June 4, 2011 at 11:14pm: My husband has his days... One day it's navy navy navy, then the next he's like I don't really want to talk about work let's just talk about something else n talk about it tomorrow. So I just say okay until he brings it up again.

Comment by duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267 on June 4, 2011 at 9:38am: ladies, it's not just a male thing. my daughter doesn't want to talk about it either. when i push she says she's tired of talking about the navy.

Comment by ChrisyDVM(Chris'sMom) on June 3, 2011 at 7:37pm: Martha, Pat, Connie, etc My son is the same. He talked alot when he was little, but not since...about anything! However, when I visited him before his recent/1st deployment and he took me a tour of his ship, he talked more about his ship then all words put together for the last15 yrs I think! LOL I was so amazed, in awe and proud. I wish I had an audio tape to play it back just to hear him talk! I am very thankful for this forum where I can at least ask some of my questions to spare Chris!

Comment by CaliMom (Maryann) on June 3, 2011 at 1:30pm: Connie & Pat- maybe it is a guy thing, but my son is the same way. Not much on the details.

Comment by Lorraine:Proud Mom a Nuke MM ELT on June 3, 2011 at 11:37am: My son just found out that he is being assigned to the USS Boise in Norfolk. He is a Nuke MM just finishing up ELT school in Ballston Spa, NY. Hope to learn from all your experiences :0)

Comment by Jess_0411 on June 2, 2011 at 10:09pm: Pat: It depends on if they have someone to replace him or not. When my husband's ship has been deployed, and someone discharges, they fly them home. However, if the Navy has no one to replace him, they can extend him. But seeing how the Navy is "over manned" right now, I don't really see replacing him being an issue.