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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?
Started by SJWit. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Sep 17, 2019. 9 Replies 2 Likes
Comment Wall
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Comment by juliw on August 26, 2014 at 9:11am
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God Bless your son, B-Ready! I'm glad that you found peace and I hope he does too!
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Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on August 20, 2014 at 6:02pm
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You're welcome Seasport :) Keep us posted. Bet your sailor will be happy to have a car!
Welcome Hoshizora!
BTW, for any sailors interested, there's a kayak clinic at the base Sailing Center & Marina coming up this Saturday...
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Comment by Hoshizora on August 19, 2014 at 11:48am
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Hello all! My husband and I have been in the area for a while now, but I just got around to joining this group.
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Comment by seasport on August 15, 2014 at 1:36pm
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Marcy - thanks so much! That's exactly what we are going to do. He is apprehensive about the whole process since he's never done it before. I told him to start with quotes from those 2 places & we'll go from there. He banks with Navy Federal. Since the car will not be in Texas anytime soon for an inspection, from my understanding, for that reason, it will have to be titled & registered in VA. My son said there are cars on base with Texas plates. I guess those cars go home to get their car inspected. It's probably best it's all in his name anyway, he's 22.
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Seasport, you may be surprised that having the car in your sailor's name isn't as expensive as you think! Most sailors bank with either USAA or Navy Federal because they are so military-friendly. Why don't you or your son contact them, give them the specifics of the car to be purchased and get an insurance quote from them? My son opted to register his car in Virginia and has had his insurance with USAA for the past few years; it has been surprisingly reasonable and other moms here have said the same about Navy Federal.
These are links to the Virginia DMV Motor Vehicle Military Guide http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/pdf/dmv206.pdf
and to the Virginia DMV Military FAQs: http://www.dmv.state.va.us/drivers/#military_faq.asp
In Virginia, "Any person who is active in the military is exempt from taxation if his/her home of record is outside of Virginia pursuant to the federal Service Member's Civil Relief Act." You have to provide the Virginia DMV with a current LES each year when it's time to renew registration.
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My parents, that live in North Carolina, have found my sailor a used car to purchase. Would it be best to title & register the car in his home state of Texas? For insurance purposes, wouldn't it be best if it's in my name? He is 22 & if he has his own policy, his premiums will be outrageous. I believe if it's on my policy, I will have to have it registered in my name, but not sure I want to do that either. This is all very confusing. Any advice is appreciated.
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Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on August 12, 2014 at 10:17pm
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GinnySue...we met our son's ship for had is deployment homecoming last January. We made his plain reservations to ensure we traveled together and he paid us back. It was a really exciting time. He was able to give us a tour of his ship.
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If anyone's planning a visit in October, "Fleet Fest" at Naval Station Norfolk will be held from 9 am - 4pm on Saturday Oct. 18. It's open to the public and includes ship tours, displays, live entertainment, a car show and a chili cook-off. Ships open to the public from 10 am - 3 pm are aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) and guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66). A Navy 239th Birthday Concert by the U.S. Fleet Forces Band aboard the carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt will start after the tours.
Website http://www.discovermwr.com/fleetfest or call (757) 322-2576.
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It's up to him (or you) to arrange and pay for any personal travel while on leave. Regarding the car you'd have to check the Virginia DMV for their grace period between purchase and registration. I would think whoever stores it would require registration and insurance? The phone number for the Norfolk NEX long-term/deployment car storage is 757-445-1492.
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Comment by Ginnysue on August 12, 2014 at 5:12pm
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I have a couple of questions that I hope you gals can answer. My husband and I are coming to Norfolk this fall for my son's homecoming from deployment. He will have leave immediately after. How will the travel plans be made? Through the navy or should we get his plane tickets? Also, we might stay around long enough to help him buy a vehicle. He would leave it behind while on leave, unlicensed, and is I am wondering if someone knows where he would be able to park it? Thank you!
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