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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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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.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 Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on April 10, 2010 at 7:55pm: My son's 21 and has a great insurance rate for his car through USAA; definitely check them out! https://www.usaa.com

Comment by Jan on April 9, 2010 at 9:19pm: our kids got married between a school and norfolk too but went right out and although it was a hectic 3 weeks they stayed at the hotel by base and then worked and worked to get all the paperwork done before he deployed he left 3 weeks later and she is in their new apt. and they did this over christmas. not perfect but each week is better.

Comment by jboysmom on April 8, 2010 at 8:13pm: Dear Lee4kis,
We just finished moving my daughter-in-law to Castle Acres this past weekend. I will request you as a friend so we can send personal messages to talk more about Castle Acres.

Comment by Aimee G on April 8, 2010 at 1:44am: I want to Thank everybody that helped me feel more at ease about my first homecoming and for the information on how to be on the IKE ombudsman mailing list/ group.

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Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on April 7, 2010 at 8:01pm: Bianca, this is a pretty interesting series of articles - http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/navy/a/diarysailor.htm
He says "Should you need to do so, travel as lightly as you can. One seabag (everything you were issued in Boot Camp – and maybe a couple extra pair of coveralls), one garment bag, and a carry-on (the carry-on is for your records and orders – you do not want them following you on a later flight if baggage is delayed). Ship ahead, or store, those items that you won’t need immediately or that it won’t matter if they are delayed a bit."

Comment by mtnmom on April 7, 2010 at 12:30pm: Polli K;
Thanks so much,
Gen

Comment by mtnmom on April 7, 2010 at 12:12pm: Hi al-
Thanks for the welcome, my son will be ship based. He should be leaving for Norfolk in a couple of hours. He sounded kinda nervous and stressed(???) when I spoke to him last night.
Gen

Comment by Cindy D on April 7, 2010 at 10:29am: My son leaves tomorrow to head to Norfolk. It sounds like there are alot of guys headed there right now.

Comment by mtnmom on April 7, 2010 at 1:34am: Hi all;
Just joined this group, my son will be traveling to Norfolk tomorrow. Any information would be helpful. Thanks.
Gen

Comment by Colleen in PA on April 5, 2010 at 9:09pm: Hi, my daughter will be at Norfolk soon. She graduates in May and will also be commissioned then. She will be on the Ross.