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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 juliw on November 5, 2014 at 2:48pm: Tracy - I'm sorry that you can't get access to a kitchen of any kind. In my world, that's a horrible thing! We're staying at the Navy Lodge like Cindy D suggested and I can't get my family to agree to making a home-cooked meal for our sailor. *shaking head sadly* Everyone knows sailors want home-cooked meals........:)

Comment by TLC72 on November 5, 2014 at 2:10pm: juliw- We won't be there on Thanksgiving day, but since he missed Thanksgiving and Christmas both last year, we wanted to have a "pass around" meal instead of ordering off menus once while we are there. I'm sure he gets tired of eating out and I know he misses family dinners. I may do as Cindy D did, and just order a big meal and take it back to the hotel. We're not staying at Navy Lodge, but I'm sure we can use the lobby to all sit and eat together one evening. We tried to upgrade our room to a kitchen, but too late for that as the hotel is full. 28 years ago we were there over thanksgiving when my sister was in A school, and my mom fixed an entire turkey dinner in the hotel kitchenette!

Comment by Cindy D on November 5, 2014 at 12:47pm: Co-Twin - The egg is so cute!

Tracy - My son left for one of his deployments the day after Thanksgiving and were staying at the Navy Lodge where they have the kitchens. So I ordered the cooked turkey dinner from Kroger's with all the fixings and then heated it up in the room and it was like having Thanksgiving at home. Well almost.

Comment by jeannie.carlsen on November 5, 2014 at 12:45pm: i hope so.. so little information on this move. gives me anxiety.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on November 5, 2014 at 12:13pm: Jeannie, he will like Norfolk - lots of great things to do, the winter weather is way better than Great Lakes, and hopefully you can plan a visit! Norfolk and Navy Lodge info

Comment by jeannie.carlsen on November 5, 2014 at 12:05pm: so my son is leaving on Saturday for Norfolk. this time is worse than when he went to Chicago for basic and A school for me.

Comment by juliw on November 5, 2014 at 11:42am: Tracy - We're going to be in Norfolk visiting our sailor as well (although my party isn't nearly as big!) Right now, the only thing I can find open on Thanksgiving that would be serving turkey is Cracker Barrel. There are three in the area. I called the one in Virginia Beach. Yvonne might have a better idea for us when she reads this!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on November 4, 2014 at 11:04pm: You are a good egg Cindy

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on November 4, 2014 at 11:02pm: awe I am sorry Cindy. Hang in there, It is hard I know. We are here for you to cry on our virtual shoulders.

Comment by Cindy D on November 4, 2014 at 9:52pm: HuffyMom23 - I usually see my son maybe once a year but it depends on deployments. He has been on 3 deployments in the last 3 years each for 6-9 months. He will be gone this time for 2 years. Skype will be my new best friend! He was excited to go so I a really trying to be strong but it will be a long 2 years.