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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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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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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.

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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.

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Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on January 2, 2009 at 6:47pm: Teri: I've been hunting down USS Ramage moms since June and I'm only up to 7. In fact, I just connected with one yesterday....be patient and don't give up and make the search button your new best friend....:)

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on January 2, 2009 at 6:33pm: Teri:

At 9:15pm on August 11, 2008, Rita M Ludwig said… Hey all,
Well, I am Rita. My son is Eric. Eric is 30 years old and has been My Sailor for almost 11 years now. He just made Chief. His ship is a Destroyer. The USS Barry. He just left yesterday for his 6 month deployment. His 5th. He met his beautiful bride while stationed in Pascagula, Mississippi. Has been married going on 7 years this Sept. Has a beautiful daughter that will be 2 in Aug. He was on deployment when she was born. I was privilaged to be there for her greeting to the world. Navy hospital was awesome and allowed me to take pics and video thruout entire birth. Thank you Navy!!!!!!!!!!!!11
I have a pic that will make you cry when my son 1st met his daughter at the docks. His ship is in the backround. How do I post this?
Peace
Tita ( My name that my granddaughhter calls me )

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on January 2, 2009 at 6:17pm: Teri, another Barry mom:

http://www.navyformoms.com/profile/elle

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on January 2, 2009 at 6:15pm: Teri:
http://www.navyformoms.com/profile/HTsWife

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on January 1, 2009 at 2:48pm: Patty, my son is in Norfolk waiting for his school to start. Even though he has to report everyday, he has lots of time on his hands. I'll bet he or any of the sailors with moms here would go pick up anything you order and deliver it to her. You could get a cake ordered from Wal-mart that he could pick up--that's just one idea.

Comment by AngiePNMx2 on December 31, 2008 at 7:25pm

Comment by AngiePNMx2 on December 31, 2008 at 1:16pm: My son loves his too..he just got it for Christmas...The Rack pack goes behind the blue curtain that is provided on the birthing rack.

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on December 31, 2008 at 10:25am: I'm on the Mississippi in Rock Island, IL, across from Davenport, IA. We're 18 degrees warmer than you at 9 above! The wind was unbelievable last night. I've got to go out today, so I hope I don't have that to contend with. As far as the boxes, make sure you get enough in one to make it weigh 5 pounds. If it doesn't weight that much, then you can send it cheaper in a brown box. Priority means it will get delivered to the Navy post office in 2-3 days, but no guarantee when it gets delivered to your sailor. Still, I sent many boxes with heavy things like cans of soup. And I always threw in a roll of soft toilet tissue! Take the cardboard out so it will smash down.

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on December 31, 2008 at 10:09am: Anything you can stuff in one of the large priority mail boxes, no matter what weight, is $10.95 if mailed to an APO or FPO. My son also got cold when he was on the ship. He bought himself a big fuzzy blanket (not fleece, looks more like fake fur!) in one of the ports. He would wrap it around himself. That blanket went with him to Afghanistan, too. Don't cut one--he'll want the layers or be able to wrap.

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on December 31, 2008 at 12:19am: Just reporting in about the tofu sailor. Today the phone call was about the best way to polish brass. You'd think the Navy would have that figured out! And we had a discussion about decorating his apartment when he gets to GL--they do still need their moms! Off topic--are any of you involved in HR? My daughter is thinking of getting a certificate in human resources management in hopes of getting a better job. She's a college grad in education, but chose the wrong major. Now she's thinking she should have gone into business. Any ideas? Sorry for being so off topic.