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:
Events
**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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
Information
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.
Members: 1314
Latest Activity: Apr 15
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.
Discussion Forum
Norfolk Navy Lodge info, base tours, plus what to see and do in the area
Started by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom. Last reply by Shanny Aug 12, 2022. 28 Replies 0 Likes
"Navy Lodge Norfolk" - Information, rates and photos
Started by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom. Last reply by Chipmunk Sep 30, 2019. 16 Replies 1 Like
Barracks?
Started by SJWit. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Sep 17, 2019. 9 Replies 2 Likes
Comment Wall
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Comment by John and Yvonne on August 3, 2023 at 4:15pm
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Dawn,
That would be wonderful! We would love to meet your son and be happy to have him over to our home! Thank you for letting him know about us. :)
Yvonne and John
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Comment by Chipmunk on August 2, 2023 at 5:30pm
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tgcunny - I hope you had a wonderful time visiting your sailor!!
John & Yvonne - I am so glad that you are once again able to host our sailors in your home!!
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Comment by Dawn on August 2, 2023 at 4:00pm
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hi. Yvonne and John.
i am going to let my sailor know about your lovely and generous offer. we were all meant to be in community. too often our sailors are somewhat isolated.
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Comment by WaterLily on August 2, 2023 at 3:42pm
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Yvonne & John, I absolutely love and deeply appreciate that you open your home to the sailors in the area. My son is deployed now but I’ll be sure to connect with you in the future when he’s back. He does not have an apartment so it’s always nice to have a comforting place to go to for a meal and some conversation. God bless you!
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P.S. If they don't have transportation, we are happy to pick them up and take them back to the base.
Y &J
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Hello Ladies!
I'm writing this to see if any of you Moms have Sailor sons or daughters stationed here in Norfolk/Virginia Beach, at C school or on a ship or shore duty who might enjoy coming over to our home on the weekends. We get together and eat, play board games, watch movies or just get to know each other better. We are like a home away from their home. And it gives them something to do on the weekends. :) We love having them over! Let us know!
Yvonne and John
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Comment by tgcunny on July 14, 2023 at 12:43pm
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Hi all! I haven't posted on NFM since my sailor's PIR last August but I have been hanging around and reading :) He has finished A School and is now in Dam Neck for C school through the end of the year. I couldn't find a group for that location so I jumped in here. I will be going to visit him next week, can't wait!!
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Good news! We had another Sailor over to our home last night for dinner and a card game and then a little Bible Study together! We are so excited that our ministry is beginning to take off again. We have missed having those Sailors over. Our new Sailor will be coming over on Saturday and Sunday! Praise the Lord!
her!
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Katharine, I LOVE that you went to the beach and waved in the direction of his ship, That is definitely the type of thing that I would have done also! That's so exciting that he will have two weeks of leave soon. Mine only had one week but he sure did pack a lot into that week.
Northwoodsman, that is SO exciting! Being all together as a family after all of those years will be such a blessing and I know you will capture the moments in your memories and hopefully with lots of photos. I hope your long road trip is uneventful and smooth.
And to answer your question - my sailor and his little sis did pick on each other a little but he's always doted on her and they have a close relationship so they enjoyed the extra time together in the car, thankfully!
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WaterLily - That sounds like you had a wonderful time!! I am so glad that you were able to spend it with your sailor.
Katharine - The Wave works!!! I am glad you are able to keep tabs on him.
Northwoodsmom - That is so exciting, to have everyone together!! Take lots of pictures!
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