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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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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 Speak

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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 Lizb on October 17, 2014 at 8:11pm: Trevor's mom- Thank you I will pass along

Comment by Trevor's mom on October 17, 2014 at 7:36pm: http://accuratetuneplus.com/

Comment by Trevor's mom on October 17, 2014 at 7:34pm: Accurate-Tune Plus 757-226-8863, JT is the gentleman to talk to. My son had several things done there and I talked to him personally. They also have great reviews and we were referred to them.

Comment by Lizb on October 17, 2014 at 6:22pm: Anyone know of a good and trusted place to get brakes done. My son just arrived after deployment and needs to get brakes done.

Comment by John and Yvonne on October 16, 2014 at 2:06pm: All of you moms who have been in contact with us, please give us a call or text while you're here. Unfortunately, because of John's recent back surgery we won't be able to attend this year. :( We hope all of you have a wonderful time! Especially seeing your sons and daughters.

Yvonne and John

Comment by Forever proud on October 14, 2014 at 11:52am: jw'smom - I am trying to respond to your message but something about my computer wont allow me to do anything except post to a group. Stupid computer (said in a Homer Simpson voice). I'll try later from my home computer and see if that works.

Comment by Leach73 on October 14, 2014 at 9:25am: June - thanks for the prayers and I will be praying for your's and everyone's safe travels too.

thanks Marcy! I'll come back and share my experience with you all! I looked up the weather forecast and it seems like it will be sunny and in the 70s in Norfolk!! yippee!!

Comment by laurie on October 14, 2014 at 6:08am: in regards to the evening or morning colors; who has the job of raising or lowering of the flags? Hope someday to be able to see this.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on October 14, 2014 at 12:00am: When I was at the Navy lodge for BC PIR for one of my boys, had my wind open and during colors there was a bugle playing what I remember as taps, could be wring but a bugle playing non the less. My son said that was evening colors when I told him about it the next day.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on October 13, 2014 at 1:18pm: Have a great time this weekend! One thing I can add about Morning and Evening Colors on base: "Taps" is not played, for which I'm grateful! Too mournful. Each flag raising and lowering ceremony has its own ceremonial bugle song. Morning Colors is upbeat, and Evening Colors is more subdued. You can play them at this link: http://www.navyband.navy.mil/ceremonial_music.shtml I've heard them with a quick flourish added at the end, sort of a punctuation :)