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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 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:

RTC Graduation

**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.

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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: Apr 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 Forever proud on February 17, 2015 at 4:01pm: mariecb and HeyMa - the tiger cruise is a MUST! You will be so glad you did it! HeyMa even if you go without your husband, you should try to go. The food is awful, the hours are horrendous (they reveille at like 5:30 am for breakfast - you CANNOT sleep through that), the water does not run constantly when showering - you have to hold the shower head direct the water with one hand and push the button for water with the other which third hand do you use to soap with?, if you don't get a bottom berth and are over 40 years old, you can pretty much forget being able to get in
But the stuff you get to see! We got to ride in an LCAC, tour forbidden places in the ship, there was and F18 aerial show and the offload of all the helicopters, LCACs and other craft before coming into port. And my favorite part: the manning of the rails for the cruise in. Breathtaking!!!

Comment by John and Yvonne on February 17, 2015 at 9:25am: Hi everyone! Well, it snowed here in Virginia Beach/Norfolk! And we're suppose to get more today. I have to say I love the snow! We lived in Maine for 5 years and that's where I learned to love it. (Especially since the majority of the year was winter!) lol I hope your sailors are enjoying it as well. Have a blessed day!

Yvonne

Comment by mariecb on February 16, 2015 at 3:26pm: HeyMa - thanks for the clarification. I was going to ask my son on the phone tonight! I will hope to meet you in SD at that glorious day...however, we may try take the tiger cruise from Hawaii to SD so maybe I'll be coming off the ship with our sons! Have you heard about this?!

Comment by mariecb on February 16, 2015 at 2:46pm: HeyMa - I'll have to learn my Navy Terms to know what your son does. My son is a MM3 (Machinest Mate who works with propulsion of the engine). He joined the TR last March so has been there almost a year. I'll have to talk with you on the TR group since I will be leaving this group soon. Will your son stay in SD with the ship when they return? Ours will - it will be a nice place to visit. We will be there when they leave Norfolk - will you?

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on February 14, 2015 at 12:45am

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on February 13, 2015 at 6:44pm: cawin123 - hugs to you momma - definitely praying for your daughter & her fellow shipmates - Fair Winds & Following Seas to them.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Comment by Forever proud on February 13, 2015 at 6:18pm: Cawin123 wearing my red shirt and my R.E.D. bracelet today with your daughter being one in my thoughts and prayers

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on February 13, 2015 at 3:04pm: Hooray for al the new moms! Kimberly68, JEB Little Creek is a great base with a Gateway Inn, NEX, commissary, gym, movie theater, MWR with camper and kayak rentals, an eighteen-hole golf course and driving range, and its own beach complete with sand volleyball! Tough life they have! :)

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on February 13, 2015 at 12:20pm: Hi all - Happy RED shirt Friday!

Comment by mariecb on February 13, 2015 at 11:39am: HeyMa - My son is also on the TR. He is a WILD hockey fan/nut though!! I wonder if they know each other? Your son's surprise brought tears...everything is getting so real now! Are you on the TR group? NMH's to all!!