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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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Latest Activity: Jan 13

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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 diannep on May 26, 2010 at 10:19pm: Yes, Steph....I remember getting off the phone with him...him sounding so down....for the first time since he left for bc...and just started sobbing. He seemed so hopeless and there was nothing I could do....but reach out to you all (thank you!) .... and pray!
Now I know if another mom is in my position on here....I can offer her hope. I remember one mom posting that her son had been up there for a while but had not received a meal ticket and had been paying for his meals, and he didn't know what to do. My heart hurt for this new sailor, who felt so disconnected. I sure hope that he has adjusted now too. Jan, so glad that your son now loves the ship! I know for a time there, you must have shared the sadness that I did. So...I have learned that they have an "adjustment period!" :-)

Thanks so much, ladies.

And KYMom, thanks for reminding me of the hotel parking situation on VA Beach. I had forgotten about that. I appreciate it!

Comment by Jan on May 26, 2010 at 9:03pm: @diannep, so great that all is going well I will never forget the 1st night at sea my son wrote this is not for me I was so upset but after a week he loved it. It is all so new to them i think that they just have to vent and the mom's win the prize for venting lol. congratulations.

Comment by Steph on May 26, 2010 at 8:29pm: I'm so glad to hear he is adjusting. Reading that post when he first got here broke my heart.

Comment by always waiting on May 26, 2010 at 8:11pm: If you have the hotel booked under your son's name most hotel chains give military pricing. :) Its not always a lot, but every little bit helps.

Comment by diannep on May 26, 2010 at 8:01pm: By the way, for all of you moms who were so wonderful in helping me when my son arrived at Newport News a couple of weeks aga and was so discouraged...an update....I spoke to him today, he is loving it now, met some great friends, and is "adjusting" to the area. He went over to Norfolk base to see a friend. He said the Norfolk base is like its own city! Anyway, he is doing so much better ... and this mom's heart feels so much better now! Thanks to everyone for your helpful hints and all of the encouragement. I so appreciated it!

Comment by diannep on May 26, 2010 at 7:58pm: Thanks, Steph, KYMom and Navy Mom in MA: Good info. I want something to my liking...doesnt have to be too fancy...but I don't spend money on other vacations so this would be it. It would only be for a few nights, so figured I could splurge a little. Thanks for all of the info! Anyone know about the Courtyard there?

Comment by diannep on May 26, 2010 at 7:54pm: Thanks, always waiting! Seems that the Courtyard there had some kind of suite too. My son used to work at some Marriotts...sure wish we could still get his discounts! They were very nice!

Comment by always waiting on May 26, 2010 at 7:11pm: diannep- I've been looking at the hotels on hotels.com for awhile. So far these are the ones I have found that have the separate bedroom and a sofabed- Ocean Suites, Comfort Inn and Suites Oceanfront, and SpringHill Suites by Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront. I don't know if that helps any, but I figured I would try! Hubby's on an underway and I haven't found a job yet and don't start school again until the fall so I have plenty of free time!

Comment by Steph on May 26, 2010 at 6:23pm: I agree. The Navy Lodge is okay, but not a place I would pick for a vacation. We only stayed there when we were transferring.

Comment by Steph on May 26, 2010 at 5:35pm: diannep, I have only stayed at the Navy Lodge here, but my friend likes to go to the Holiday Inn Sun Spree on Atlantic Ave. She said they have suites with the fold-out couch in the living room area. From what I have seen on the outside, most of the hotels on the oceanfront look pretty nice.