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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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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

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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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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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: Jan 13

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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 Shanny on May 1, 2023 at 1:15pm: My son just sent me a screenshot of a tweet from the NWS. The tornado that hit Virginia Beach was an EF 3.

Comment by Northwoodsmom on May 1, 2023 at 11:52am: My son checked in with us last night, he is the Virginia Beach area and didn't know a thing about it. I heard it touched down between River Rd. And Great Neck Rd. Hurried and checked our Airbnb and everything was fine, had me sweating bullets for awhile. Thank the Lord no one was seriously injured.

Comment by Dawn on May 1, 2023 at 11:10am: my son also lives in apt in Newport News. However, he was on base for his duty day on Sunday.

Comment by Shanny on May 1, 2023 at 11:06am: My sailor was at his apartment in Newport News. He said they had frequent cloud to ground lightning, winds and heavy rain. He called this morning and said base seemed fine. Sounds like most of the damage was to Virginia Beach.

Comment by Devonson on May 1, 2023 at 9:57am: Good Morning. We dropped our sailor off last night and the wind and rain and seas were in an uproar. Hope everyone is ok.

Comment by WaterLily on May 1, 2023 at 9:57am: Good Morning Chipmunk! My sailor is not in port right now and we're hearing their underway has been extended so if the storms moved through his area, I'm sure they rode it out as they do on those ships. I haven't really been tracking the Norfolk weather this past month. Hopefully the base parking lots have not had any flooding issues?

Comment by Chipmunk on May 1, 2023 at 9:51am: Good Morning!! I just wanted to check in with everyone. I know there were some bad storms at last in the Virginia Beach area last night. I haven't had a chance to check in with my sailor yet, but I figure no news is good news.

But I wanted to see how the rest of you were doing and your sailors.

Comment by Shanny on April 14, 2023 at 8:28am: Oh those sunburns are nasty! Especially if they are out fishing! I had one when we went for the family day cruise. I remembered sunscreen everywhere except my chest-I had a v-neck shirt on. It seriously changed the color of my skin permanently. That was a year ago and it still looks terrible.

Comment by Chipmunk on April 14, 2023 at 8:14am: Northwoodsmom - Yes, Oceana is close enough. This group sort of encompasses that entire area, including Newport News. My son grew up in the south, playing outside all the time, but when we went swimming, they had sunscreen and a t-shirt on usually. My sailor can burn easily, especially on the beach, so my DIL makes sure he comes with lots of sunscreen! I am glad your son got some medical treatment. Hopefully they were able to give him something to help.

Comment by Northwoodsmom on April 13, 2023 at 6:46pm: Chipmunk I am here even though my Sailor is in Oceana, close enough. It has been pretty quiet but I just got a message from my son, he got sunburn bad enough that his SLPO sent him to medical. His mom would of been all over that reminding him to put sunscreen on, he is very fair skinned and burns fast.