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: Oct 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?
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Comment Wall
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Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on January 4, 2009 at 5:47am
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HTsWife:
Teri's been trying to get info about the Barry. I think she ran into the right person!!! lol
Thanks for all you do...
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Hi HTsWife!
So glad you and Teri made a connection. Are you the ombudsman for the Barry?
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Good one Ruth! lol, lol
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Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on January 3, 2009 at 9:52pm
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I'm going to find another picture for my profile, but before I do, the one that's here is my serious, twice deployed son, who sent this to his momma on New Years Eve. All I could tell him was that he looks more like his dad all the time--dad has a mustache and glasses. LOL We don't claim that nose!
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My husband was spit on when he came home in uniform in 1971. If you want an uplifting experience, Honor Flight. We took 94 WWII vets for free (flight, meals, everything) for a day to Washington DC. The day was great, but it was the homecoming that was unbelievable. Hundreds of people came to the airport that night to welcome all of them home with music, clapping, posters, and cheering. I will never forget pushing my dad in a wheelchair (if they use a cane, they must be in one) though the line of flags when one of the Viet vets stepped out of line to be in front of my dad and came to a ramrod straight salute. My dad straightened in the wheelchair and snapped a salute back. The next day all he could talk about was the welcome home, all those people came out for them....He and his fellow vet friend said they came home from WWII without fanfare and just went back to their lives. That's why the Viet vets are so important for our military--they appreciate who came before and who came after. A NATION THAT FORGETS ITS DEFENDERS WILL ITSELF BE FORGOTTEN
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Gosh, you ladies have been busy! My husband (Army vet) and I took our granddaughters belonging to my sailor son to college basketball games this afternoon. Kathryn, I've heard the definitions for Marine, one with a little variation--My ass rides in Navy equipment, hence the "don't forget how you get somewhere." When my son was in the first year or two, there was no support--no Navy for Moms or anything local for Navy moms. I volunteered to pack Christmas boxes with a group and ended up adopted by the Marine Moms here. Then we joined the Patriot Guard Riders--lots of Marines and lots of veterans. A lot of it is on my page, so I won't go on here, but all the branches of vets give each other ribbing as well as to active military now. It's a fraternity we'll never belong to unless we're veterans. I started a Navy Families group here, and we get together once in awhile. Also involved with Honor Flights. This is the stuff that kept me busy and sane during deployment.
Before my son went to Afghanistan, he flew to Tucson to meet us and visit his grandma. He came in with his uniform on--so handsome! When he left, he didn't have it on and I asked him why. "Mom, when I wear it, I'm afraid I'll miss my flights because so many people stop me to shake my hand and thank me." How cool is that! We were at the airport in Kansas City when he and 11 fellow sailors left for deployment after training at Ft. Riley. (We were the only parents or family able to be there, so we came with care packages for each one and hugs all around.) The boarding passengers parted and allowed them to board first before anyone, even first class. Wow!
Not bragging, but I will admit I've been at O'Hare and walked up to Starbucks and bought coffee for the next four in line that just happened to be sailors. I am trying to volunteer at the USO there and GL when my son is stationed there, maybe once a month.
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My husband and both brothers served in Viet Nam. I'm so thankful that my son will never have to experience what they did. Including Matt, there are 5 out of 6 nieces and nephews serving in our family with 2 more getting ready to serve in a year (one of them is my grandson, who's 17, he wants to enlist in the Navy after high school and my niece will go in the Navy as an officer). We are a very proud military family and will never forget the Viet Nam homecomings. But we will make sure it never happens again...
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We have come a long, long way.
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Kathryn - :)
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When Matt graduated from Boot Camp, he was a grad n go. We got to spend 2 hours together and then he was wisked away to O'Hare. My flight was earlier than his and I was able to depart only 30 minutes later than scheduled. About that time, the storm hit O'Hare and Matt's flight was pushed back 6 hours. As he sat by himself in one of the bars with a TV watching sports, 5 of the Navy officers who were guests at his PIR walked up and asked if they could sit with him. He invited them to watch the game and gave them the details (he wanted to be a sports statitician at one point). Now keep in mind, he's a fresh Sailor surrounded by officers. They bought him pizza, soda and anything else he wanted until his flight was finally called. They also shared their experiences about the Navy and what he could expect when he landed in San Diego at 3am; what to expect in "A" school and what it was going to be like when he finally made it to the fleet.
What a wonderful way for a new Sailor to be welcomed into the Navy!
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