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.)
N4M Merchandise
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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.
Members: 1314
Latest Activity: 21 hours ago
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
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Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on January 14, 2009 at 9:44pm
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Shoot, Teri, go shopping in Virginia! The last time I was there, I didn't bring the right clothes--not prepared for the heat and humidity of July. I went to Penney's and hit a great sale. There's Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Macy's or something like that, but the best is the NEX! Buy some cool Navy t-shirts. The best prices though are at the little building where you catch the tour of the base. It's outside the gate and you don't need a sailor to be with you to shop. I bought t-shirts for $10 instead of $15 or $20.
We have a place in Donna, TX. Anything warmer than -2 would be great! 33 is a heat wave here. We keep wondering why the heck we came home instead of staying, but we know why--Andy came home from Afghanistan and next week we'll be in Virginia. I'm going back to TX in March even if I have to go by myself...
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Hunkering down and staying warm! It's minus 2 here and doesn't take into account the wind chill--it's blowing, too, because I can hear the wind gusts. Instead of us going to college basketball games, we decided to stay in and watch on TV.
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Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on January 14, 2009 at 2:36pm
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I agree with Kathryn, what other words do you need to know??? lol I have a feeling they will know more English in Mexico than you realize, since they depend on us American's for most of their tourism....
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Gerri: We have a member of this group "Starr" who has a son on the Oscar Austin.
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Ladies, it's time to put your big girl panties on and just ignore the spammers. We're giving them just want they want, our attention. We all know how much phorn, etc is on the internet and as long as we're online in a public forum, it's going to happen. Just ignore it.
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Oh Darla! I am envious! Mexico and a wireless laptop????? That is just toooo much fun!! Give your hubby a pitcher of Margarita's and he'll never notice you're online!!! lol
Have a safe and WARM trip. :) Keep us posted and send pics!!!
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Comment by Navy for Moms Admin on January 14, 2009 at 11:11am
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Hello everyone - joined so I could apologize for the frustration that the spammer caused. She's been banned as of this morning. If you ever are contacted by anyone like that again or notice them commenting within groups or boards, shoot me a quick PM with the link to their page and I'll take care of it.
Thanks!
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I found her profile--listed as from Germany. She's been blasted on her page and turned in to the admin. She'll be gone--like the one from Canada last week. I got all I can handle at home without a secret affair! lol Who's got time for that--we're on the computer too much.
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Kat: It's WVEC.com
Here's my itinery: Tucson, El Paso, TX, Beaumont, TX; Lake Charles, LA; Atlanta, GA; Athens, TN; Nashville, TN, High Point, NC then Norfolk. I think the TC will be an overnighter from Rhode Island to Norfolk.
Where are we meeting? lol
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I suspect there is probably a homecoming once or twice a month n Norfolk. So I'm sure we're all planning on attending DIFFERENT one's. Since I have to drive to Norfolk to leave Matt the car, I'll leaving early and will be making lots of stops to visit N4M's! I can hardly wait. And I'm going my myself. Molly from Adopt a Sailor will be there the same time as me (End of March/beginning April). This I can talk about BECAUSE it already happened: When my nephews CG returned from the Gulf, they did not come in together. There were 1-2 days apart. I don't think any base can handle that many Sailors and family members all on the same day. Usually the carrier will come in first and of course, by itself. I'll try and find the link for the website in Norfolk that carries a lot of the Navy news. They go down to the piers and film when the Carrier Groups/Strike Groups are departing and arriving. From what I've heard from FRG, I will get 72 hours prior notice of homecoming. And that's why I'm leaving early and hanging out on the east coast.
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