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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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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 pooh33096 on May 10, 2011 at 7:05pm: Becky, she'll like it over here in Hampton, much less Traffic!

Comment by Grasshopper on May 10, 2011 at 9:50am: That would be WONDERFUL!! Have a great time on your Tiger Cruise!

Comment by Grasshopper on May 10, 2011 at 9:38am: Looking for help from some of my Navy Moms that might live in the Raleigh, NC area. Troy Yocum an Iraqi veteran is walking 7000 miles across the U.S. to raise money for Military Families and Veterans that need help. He has been on his hike for a year now. He will be coming to Raleigh, NC this weekend banging his drum! Thursday night he will be at the Durham Bulls game. Friday he will walk into Raleigh to meet with folks from the Mayor's office and the Governor's office. Saturday is a huge fund raising day and this is where I need HELP!! We are going to have an active duty member from the Army, Navy, Marines and AirForce standing in Attention to see who can do it the longest. They will be at Center Court at Triangle Town Center. I need help to collect money at Triangle Town Center. We are also still looking for someone from the Air Force to participate. If you know someone in the AirForce that might be interested, please let me know. We would love to have a female!! Please go to www.Drumhike.com to learn more about Troy and what he is doing for our military families! Thanks!

Comment by Grasshopper on May 9, 2011 at 12:22pm: Karen J...Sounds like you are having a blast and enjoying your Sailor. Just be carefule about listing dates for movements of ships and posting pics with your Sailors name if it has his last name. Safety for our Sailors is top priority especially now. This is a public website and we never know who is reading and watching. Best to your Sailor!

Comment by ckmom on May 9, 2011 at 11:41am: I finally got an email from Curtis all is good!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on May 9, 2011 at 2:40am: Found one more thing - interesting! MWR list of camping, cabins & RV parks for the USA, alphabetical by state, with Italy and Japan too; scroll down to Virginia (seven locations). http://www.mwr.navy.mil/mwrprgms/cabin.htm

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on May 8, 2011 at 3:53pm: Here's the info packet for the cottages: http://www.discovermwr.com/damneck/assets/pdf/cottages/CottagesAtDa...

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on May 8, 2011 at 2:13pm: Triloguem, I don't see anything about campers on the Norfolk MWR site( link Norfolk MWR ), but they do mention cottages for rent at Dam Neck, looks interesting! Link: The Cottages at Dam Neck, Virginia Beach VA

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on May 8, 2011 at 4:05am: And I'm excited for you! I love visiting the Norfolk area, beautiful and so much to do. Keep me posted on your plans!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on May 8, 2011 at 3:37am: BTW, the Sheraton is right on the Elizabeth River; the Marriott is not directly on the water, but is perhaps the more elegant of the two.