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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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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 alicia on February 9, 2010 at 6:44pm: Hello Aaron's wife my hubby is on the nassau also

Comment by Aarons Wife on February 9, 2010 at 6:24pm: sounds fun

Comment by Aarons Wife on February 9, 2010 at 6:22pm: yes i am a member of the USS Nassau moms group

Comment by Aarons Wife on February 9, 2010 at 6:14pm: I see my mother in law Jan has been telling everybody i am fairly new to norfolk. and looking for friends to hang out with and trying to find a job. My husband is deployed right now on the USS NASSAU. feel free to add me to facebook

Comment by Jan on February 9, 2010 at 4:18pm: I am new to this group too. I have found being in these groups really helps being a new sailors mom on his first deployment. we are in wisconsin and his new wife of 2 mo. is in norfolk feeling pretty lost hope she starts to find her way.

Comment by alicia on February 7, 2010 at 11:38am: Hello ladies I am new to n4m. I joined this group cause I live in Virginia Beach. My husband is on deployment right now with the USS Nassau..Miss him so much..I hope everyone stays warm also.

Comment by June - Jon's Mom on February 4, 2010 at 9:37am: Angie, I agree about Chesapeake. My son & daughter-in-law live there now. It is a beautiful area, close to shops & restaurants. Sure it's a little out of the way, but I think it's worth it. The people I've encountered have been very pleasant.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on February 3, 2010 at 3:01pm: Keep in mind these aren't small towns: Norfolk and neighboring Virginia Beach are the largest cities in all of Virginia! So it's hard to generalize about friendliness. There's a good overview of Norfolk to read at http://lincolnmilitary.com/Installations/naval-station-norfolk/ , and the photo of the Norfolk waterfront at http://www.visitnorfolktoday.com is exactly what it looks like from the $1 ferry that connects it to Olde Towne Portsmouth, beautiful! Like any city, you have to research areas for safety and not stray, especially late at night. I also check http://www.wavy.com (local tv station) to keep up on news and weather, and you can sign up for email updates.

Comment by Micki1465 on January 31, 2010 at 12:34pm: I found this to be a very interesting website for those new "norfolk" moms: https://cnic.navy.mil/NorfolkSTA/

Comment by June - Jon's Mom on January 30, 2010 at 9:06pm: Alicia, my son & dil live in Chesapeake. They're moving into a 2 bedroom apt in the complex they're in, because my first granddaughter is due in March. The complex is called Holly Point. It is very well maintained, beautifully manicured. Very close to shops & resaurants & the major highways. Good luck with you new venture.