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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

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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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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 Jana on May 3, 2014 at 9:55pm: Hello everyone--

I have been following this group for a while, but not posting much ever since I knew my son would be going here for his next duty station. Well, the time has come--his 30 days leave is over and I will be taking him to the airport tomorrow for his flight to Norfolk. I am nervous in one respect, but glad in another, to have him back in the States and not across the ocean. We will be able to stay in contact by cell phone again....lol... I am looking forward to being a more active member of this group.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on May 3, 2014 at 4:49pm: Welcome Forever proud! Sent you a Friend request :)

I'm saying this with kindness and wishing everyone involved well: I personally think it's time to stop speculating about recent situations about which we don't have all the information, nor should we. These are private issues involving sailors, the Navy and their families and that needs to be respected.

Comment by Forever proud on May 3, 2014 at 10:39am: Hi everyone im fairly new to the group. My sailor has his orders but it will be several more weeks before he gets to Norfolk. Im not a big worrier but just curious about the conversation about the injured/sick sailors. How was the one mistrated? need to educate myself here...

Comment by donnab on May 3, 2014 at 9:24am: NavyMom2013 and CO-TwinSailorsMom

I understand completely if I had my way and if my son was ok with it I had rather him had been sent home. In case something like this happened again. I will always worry no matter what.

I suppose the doctors know best, my son ask them about getting out or staying in and the time it would take them to process him out he would have been almost finished with his enlistment. But I am sure it would have been the doctors final decision.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on May 3, 2014 at 12:05am: My son does not drive. He went Bowling last night I know and he has been going Line Dancing.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on May 2, 2014 at 11:59pm: I am with you NavyMom The same thoughts ran through my mind. It does not seem right. I think that second sailor is OK with going home now as he was so mistreated. Makes me sad.

Comment by NavyMom2013 on May 2, 2014 at 11:32pm: jw'smom

Welcome to Norfolk group. Pointers: it is a big base but good reason to take up walking. Many feel that you have to have a car there. My son has managed just fine for the last 9 months without one. There is a bus system that will take him lots of places. He needs to start socializing at the MWR (morale, welfare, and recreation) bldg. Free games, internet, etc. Bowling alley, movie theatre at the mall, bus takes them to the mall, etc.

Any other ideas out there ladies?

Comment by NavyMom2013 on May 2, 2014 at 11:26pm: donnab

great news! You must feel relief and pride all at once.

What I don't understand is how your sailor is sent back to duty and another one of our sailor is sent home. It doesn't make sense to me. Sorry for celebration and griping in the same email. I still can't get over it. Do I need forgiveness here or is it justified anger?

Comment by donnab on May 2, 2014 at 3:35pm: My Sailor finally got his orders after being released from limited duty, he will be heading back to Great Lakes for A school for 4 months, since he had the blood clot go to his lung he was disquailified from submarines and had to choose a new rate. He has been so patient during his long wait. I thank the Lord for giving him good health so that he can go back to doing things he enjoys.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on May 2, 2014 at 3:26pm: For anyone in Norfolk/Portsmouth this weekend - the westbound lanes of the I-264 Downtown Tunnel (to Portsmouth) will be closed 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights this weekend. Traffic will be detoured to the Midtown Tunnel.