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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 diannep on May 25, 2010 at 7:06am: Navy Mom in MA: I have no doubt that in C School, he will make new friends. I'm sure they are all in the same situation there...old friends have moved on. I think one thing our sailors have to learn relatively quickly is how to make new friends alot, while keeping in touch with old. With all of the moving around that they do, this will be a habit that will work much to their advantage. So glad that you got to visit your son! I'm hoping to get up there to see mine maybe in the Fall. A long way from South FL! Please keep posting on how he is doing, ok?

Comment by ariel042109 on May 25, 2010 at 6:54am: The MWR (morale, welfare, and recreation) on the base (Norfolk and its shipyard) has A LOT for single sailors to do. I highly recommend getting involved for those guys/girls. Just tell them to ask where the local MWR is or check out http://www.discovermwr.com/discovermagazine/Discover_p12.html

Comment by always waiting on May 25, 2010 at 12:59am: DCT MOM- your son must be one of the ones that goes with the Bush :) That's what my husband's on and they're on the same schedule

Comment by DCT MOM on May 24, 2010 at 11:41pm: what ship is your son on? Mine just left last monday and will be back this week-end He is on the kersarge. He is a HSN 22 squadron. I think that is how it is spelled. This navy lingo is something.
Hope everyone is having a wonderful day.
Tammy

Comment by diannep on May 24, 2010 at 10:20pm: Navy Mom in MA: Oh boy, do I know your pain! I was on this site just a mere 10 days ago because my sailor had just arrived there (single), was dropped off in his room in Newport News, and left. I had never heard him so discouraged when he called. It was getting dark, he was alone (no roommate then) and saw no one. He was told NOT to go outside at night by himself. because it was very unsafe I know he was fearful but moreso lonely. These moms were so wonderful, some even offering to go pick him up to take him for a burger or something! I was so touched. I got off the phone with him and cried! This is his 1st duty station...and this was the first negatvie he had felt about the Navy. I just prayed and called friends to pray...and a couple prayed just for ONE friend to reach him. He had several up in that area from A School. Two hours later, he reached one of his favorite friends, on a base nearby and he came over! I was SO RELIEVED! He spent the weekend doing things with him. Without this guy, my sailor would have been alone for the weekend in the shipyard, knowing no one. His ship is dry docked. Is yours on Norfolk? I agree with you...he just needs ONE friend and that will multiply. Mine has now reconnected with several more friends from A School and is actually enjoying himself alot more. I know it will be the same for your sailor. Keep encouraging him...it is tough on us moms to hear this, isn't it? I'm going to keep your sailor in my prayers...that he will connect with someone soon that will lead to others. Hang in there...

Comment by Steph on May 24, 2010 at 7:52pm: They usually have things on the base like the bowling alley, the base movie theater, and the base club. The ITT office usually has tickets to the water park and other places for less than what you pay at the park.

Comment by June - Jon's Mom on May 21, 2010 at 8:35pm: Alyce, when do you need to know by? My son has a storage unit, but is at sea now. He lives in Chesapeake, not sure where the unit is though.

Comment by Julie on May 20, 2010 at 11:01am: Thank-you for the information on the birthday cake website, just one more question, I am wondering since he is only on an underway do they still deliver, or is it only on deployments?

Comment by diannep on May 19, 2010 at 7:01pm: KYMom: Yes, that would make sense. My late husband was a small business owner and he talked about the 3 percent he had to pay on transactions. But I just got a text from my son that the car is now paid for and all is well!

Comment by diannep on May 19, 2010 at 2:27pm: Thanks, Nancy. He said they cannot get mail for the first two weeks. (indoc)...I guess he'll figure it out after that.