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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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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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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 Sue-Pillowcase lady on July 9, 2009 at 12:13am: Hi Jennifer,
I might just make it to Jacksonville on my road trip. My step son lives there. Want me to look at your sewing machine?

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on July 8, 2009 at 12:27am: you send the stuff moms, they'll love it.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on July 6, 2009 at 3:21pm: Hi moms,
my interview about the pillowcase project is now on line. you can view it at
www.KOLD.com. Look for "local mom puts troops Heads at Ease". There is a story and a video. Enjoy!

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on July 6, 2009 at 12:17am: CindyH: Yes, your Sailor can shop from the Norfolk NEX online. Your Sailor will have a logon and password.

Eileen: N4M has not involved in any homecomings that I know of. All homecomings are planned by the commands (ships) FRG group who coordinate activitites with the command (ship). Are you on Scranton's FRG mailing list and Ombudsman mailing lists?? FRG sends out all info regarding homecoming.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on July 2, 2009 at 4:12pm: Sue, that is so cool! Let us know what website to look at. Oh, I can't wait to see it.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on July 2, 2009 at 3:32pm: thanks ladies. I was interviewed by a local station this morning. It is supposed to go on their website as well, so will post the information when I know.
those pies look really good!
did you join the Molly's group., It's great fun.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on July 2, 2009 at 10:03am: Hi Trish, if you go to Molly's adopt a sailor group, I have discussion called "heads at ease" pillowcase project. also, in the Ta-dum discussion, there are pictures posted of the 129 that were mailed in June.
Basically, my crew and I make patrtiotic pillowcases and mail them to deployed military-mostly sailors, but we have included Army, Air Force and Marines. to date, we have done 569 since mid Jan and today we are mailing 61 to Marines.
If you want to pm your email address, I can forward the "heads" letter and pictures. plus thank you notes.
My logo picture is from the January mailing-that was 49.

Comment by Sue-Pillowcase lady on June 30, 2009 at 1:53pm: Hi all, I just got off the phone with Melissa another AZ mom who encouraged me to join and tell you all that I need some help.

My son is a sailor at Oceana. He lives off base in a 3 bedroom townhome. He has 3 roommates, one being female. He would like the female to move out (she isn't a sailor) cause it has become a stressful situation.
She is enrolled in ODU, and can move into a dorm in mid August I believe. She has 2 jobs and a car.
BUT she needs some temporary housing. Can anyone point me somewhere to
help this young lady find a room to rent etc?
Melissa said to tell you that she has met her and she is delightful. I haven't met her yet, but email with her alot.
Please put a message on my page if you can help in anyway. And I'll make your sailor a special pillowcase. THANKS!