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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 John and Yvonne on April 5, 2010 at 2:33pm: I haven't been on here in quite some time, so I just want to make a short comment here by way of introduction. I'm a retired Navy chaplain. Yvonne and I have a "home away from home" for servicemen and women in our home on weekends. On Saturdays we get together for food fun and games. On Sundays we have a big home cooked meal after church and then we relax, watch Christian videos, have Bible studies where the guys and girls can ask questions and hopefully get some answers.

If your sons or daughters get orders to the Norfolk-Virginia Beach area and you think they might be interested in getting away from the base for a few hours, into a "real" home, with a real family, let them know about us. We'd love to invite them over. Send us a private message on here and we'll give you our contact information. We've had several Navyformoms' sailors to the house. Some Navyformoms have even visited!

Comment by jboysmom on April 5, 2010 at 9:24am: We have been in Norfolk this past weekend visiting with our son and helping to move his wife into their new house. We went to Virginia beach yesterday and had a great time. Lots to do there and the beach is very nice. Our son is on the Wasp and will be going out to sea this week. At least his wife will have plenty of boxes to unpack while he's out to sea this week.

Comment by Micki1465 on April 3, 2010 at 9:40am: What a great Easter weekend in Norfolk! Beautiful weather. Blessings to our sailors!

Comment by Aimee G on March 27, 2010 at 5:57pm: Hello everybody if you guys can please guide me. I know it’s kind of early to ask this but time has been flying by fast and I don't want to be rushing last minute and not know what I'm doing. I live in NM and this year is going to be the first time I go VA for my BF Homecoming he is on The USS EISENHOWER. I know that there is not a homecoming date yet. But when there is how will i know? I don't know anybody there. So I want to prepare before hand on what to do or what expect. How many days in advance should I fly in before the ship pulls in?

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on March 26, 2010 at 2:34pm: There's a car buying class offered on base. Beware of local dealerships preying on young/naive sailors! USAA offers great insurance rates for active military (https://www.usaa.com) Class: https://www.cnic.navy.mil/NorfolkSTA/FleetFamilyReadiness/SupportSe...

Comment by Jan on March 23, 2010 at 12:37pm: congrats to jJune being a grandma is the best. I have 2 and they are so wonderful brings smiles to your face all the time they are perfect. we are headed to Norfolk on friday for a week with our daughter in law we are so excited too

Comment by Cindy D on March 23, 2010 at 11:25am: Congrats!

Comment by June - Jon's Mom on March 23, 2010 at 7:41am: It's official. I am a Grandmother. Our granddaughter was born this morning at 6:39AM. 6 lbs 6ozs, 19 3/4 inches. Looks like we'll be heading to Norfolk Easter weekend. I am so excited.

Comment by jboysmom on March 17, 2010 at 10:36pm: Sue. you might want to join the group on here called "Sailor Rescue List". There might be someone on there that can help you. I wish I could be more help. If it was just a week later, we would be moving my daughter-in-law down there to move into a house with my son. I know they would be glad to let you stay, but they won't be moving in until April 2nd. I found a room at the Days Inn on North Shore drive for $40 per night. That's the cheapest I found for us to stay when we go down the weekend of April 2nd. Hope that helps. God Bless you and I will say a prayer for you and your husband.

Comment by TexasMomof2 on March 17, 2010 at 1:44pm: Sue, I sent you a friend request as my page is private. Accept and I'll send you a message - maybe have some ideas??