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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.

FIRST TIME HERE?

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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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy.com Para Familias

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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: 1314
Latest Activity: Dec 6

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 Melissa (Tucson) on March 4, 2009 at 3:23pm: FYI: I'll be in Norfolk from March 29th - April 2nd at the Navy Lodge. Molly (Molly's Adopt a Sailor group) from Oregon will be there and Mary, Proud Mom of Nick (from Marietta, GA) will also be there. And Monika from Phx (her son and mine are on the same ship!). If anyone else is there and would like to hook up or just have coffee let me know and we can exchange cell phone numbers through PM's. :)

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on March 4, 2009 at 3:20pm: Denise, thanks a million. I really appreciate it! :)

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on March 3, 2009 at 6:32pm: Welcome Auralei! Glad you found our little group. My son is on the Ramage. He's been on it since October. In fact, I just got off the phone with him. They are in the Mediterrean heading back to Norfolk. I'll send you a friend request and then we talk about the ship.
I also started a group for the Ramage!

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on March 3, 2009 at 5:05pm: Denise: I'd love to have the number as my son will returning from deployment soon!

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on March 3, 2009 at 12:05am: Angelika: He's a very handsome Sailor!

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on March 2, 2009 at 1:28pm: I'm working on the playlist directions right now.

Also I'll post the info from the Norfolk Naval Station requirements for a base decal.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on March 2, 2009 at 12:25pm: Yes, I do pictures, graphics and video. When you are ADDING a comment, there 7 icons above the comment box.

1. Bold
2. Italics
3. Underline
4. ~~Strike Through~~
5. Hyperlink (that allows you to do this: Click Here
6. Add an Image

Click on the "Add an Image" icon and a new window comes up. If your pictures/graphics are on your computer, click on "Browse". Another window pops up with all the files on your computer. Go to the directory where you keep your pictures and click on the picture you want to add (it usually will become highlighted after you click on it). Click "Open" and the window closes. Now click "Add" in the 'Add an Image' box that is still open. Once you click "Add" you will see the 'Add Comment' box is full of weird numbers. That's the file name of the picture you are adding (written in HTML - computer language). Now click on "Add Comment" and your picture will appear. If you want to add text to the picture, while the file name is still in comment box, find the last symbol of the file name and add your text there. I usually insert some extra lines to seperate the text from the picture. Don't be afraid to experiment.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on March 1, 2009 at 11:10pm: And the car is only a 6 cylinder.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on March 1, 2009 at 11:10pm: Well, Matt is 26 with no citations. And it's an older car.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on March 1, 2009 at 10:49pm: I just finished an insurance quote for Matt with Geico, and it comes out to $54 a month. He's insuring a 96 Honda Accord.