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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:
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
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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: 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.
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 Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on November 12, 2014 at 3:56pm
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Nancy, here are two groups for Navy wives you're not in yet, and yes there are members without kids! Navy Wives of Norfolk/Portsmouth VA and Ladies of VA.
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Mloopey, if you're going to and from the base, I think you'd be happier to stay on Hampton Blvd vs. 20 minutes away in Greenbrier (and that's not counting traffic). If your sailor can check you in, the best deal is at the Navy Lodge on Hampton Blvd. To figure distances to the base, use the address for the Naval Tour and Information Center: 9079 Hampton Blvd. Norfolk, Virginia 23505. It's next to Gate 5, which is the base gate closest to both the Quality Inn and the Navy Lodge.
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Comment by Mloopey_Norfolk bound on November 12, 2014 at 2:30pm
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Has anyone stayed at the Quality Inn Norfolk Naval Base on Hampton Blvd? I have a Springhill Suites booked in Greenbrier and now I am not sure if that is too far out.
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Comment by John and Yvonne on November 9, 2014 at 12:24am
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Juliew.
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How many are coming to have dinner with L? I do know of the best place in town! lol. Can you guess where that may be?
jeannie.carlsen, We would be happy to invite your son over to our home for Thanksgiving as well as joining us on the weekends. We get together with sailors on Saturday evening at 5:00, and feed them and play board games. On Sunday at 1:00 we sit down to a home cooked meal with homemade bread and dessert. You can go to our page on this site to read more about us.Let me know if he would be interested. I can pm our cell number for you to give him or we could contact him if he would be okay with that..
If any of you moms know your sons or daughters don't have anywhere to go for Thanksgiving and you won't be coming here, please let us know. We would love to invite them to our house.
Yvonne and John Wagner.
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Comment by Nancy on November 7, 2014 at 10:47pm
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Is there a group for Navy wives that don't have kids?
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Comment by beachmom76 on November 7, 2014 at 2:23pm
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I did a quick search. Open Table lists five restaurants int he area that have Thanksgiving dinner. Swan Terrace is wonderful, but booked solid. Mahi Mah's is a seafood place but it evidently does a traditional turkey dinner. Reservations are available. I didn't check all of the options, but there are some good choices, if a bit on the pricey side. Enjoy! http://www.opentable.com/promo.aspx?m=92&pid=1#state{PromoID:1|...}
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Teri, another option is Amtrak from Norfolk (NFK) to Washington DC's Union Station (WAS), one-way starts at $56. http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=am/am2Station/...
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Great idea, Ken-55 (OS Dad). Also in the FWIW dept regarding car rental - even when Enterprise's $9.99 daily weekend rate doesn't show up on their website, it is often offered when you log in as an Enterprise Plus member (free to join) or in their emails. They're at the Norfolk airport, on Military Highway near the airport, and other nearby locations.
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Comment by LadyDi on November 6, 2014 at 4:59pm
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Hi Teri - My son is in Norfolk and he and his gf may end up driving to Maryland for Thanksgiving. I'll find out if they are and if so maybe we can connect them for a ride. I'll keep you posted!
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Comment by Ken-55 (OS Dad) on November 6, 2014 at 4:31pm
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FWIW: I was able to open a USAA account for my son with a $25 deposit while he was on deployment. I'm sure you could get it done before Thanksgiving and it wouldn't hurt to have a savings account there also where he could send regular deposits even if they're small.
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