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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.

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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 CountryGirl on April 10, 2014 at 11:56pm: MarianneKT's Mom I friend requested you about possibly helping you out tomorrow with a ride. Sorry so late but just saw this.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on April 10, 2014 at 7:54pm: This may not exactly apply to homecoming but it's good for you and your sailors to know about!

MWR at Little Creek and Oceana/Dam Neck rents campers from 16' (sleeps four) to 31' (sleeps eight), kayaks, and more for very reasonable rates -http://www.discovermwr.com/thingstodo/equipmentrental.html

also recreational lodging: vacation rentals from cabins to cottages to town homes; RV spots and tent camping sites - http://www.discovermwr.com/thingstodo/navygetaways.html

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on April 10, 2014 at 7:35pm: I know this is really last minute, but our ride from the Norfolk Airport fell through. Would anyone be interested/available to pick us up mid/late morning 4/11/14 and take us to our daughter's apartment in Virginia Beach. I certainly understand if no one can do it.

Comment by beachmom76 on April 10, 2014 at 4:57pm: Cindy-what time of year will you be here? Not looking for an exact date (gotta remember OPSEC!) but summertimes here can get pretty pricey and book up quickly. The Navy has some cabins at Dam Neck and some more at First Landing State Park, but they are probably already sold out. The realtor my family always used for vacation rentals is Atkinson Realty; their office is on Atlantic Avenue and they handle a lot of local properties. I hve lived here off and on for 30 years, so feel free to PM me if you need more information.

Comment by Cindy D on April 10, 2014 at 2:35pm: Sandra That would be great. Some campgrounds even have small cabins that you can rent and that would be fine too. I am just not sure that my little pop up would make the 12 hour journey.

Comment by Cindy D on April 10, 2014 at 2:24pm: some of us have pop up and some of us have rv's. Just not sure if we want to haul them all the way down there. I am really thinking the hotel is going to be the better option or camping if we decide that. I hate to get stuck with a big cancellation fee on a house if they change the date. I will check out some of these web sites though.

Comment by abuon18 on April 10, 2014 at 2:16pm: Cindy- maybe check out www.airbnb.com

But yes be wary of the homecoming date. It's often easier to change reservations at a hotel than a condo/house rental. They can change dates with very little notice. My husband's homecoming date was changed with less than a month less to go, his deployment was extended. So if you do go the rental route make sure you read their cancellation policy before you sign.

Comment by Cindy D on April 10, 2014 at 2:02pm: B-Ready - Yes we were thinking of Virginia Beach area. We usually stay at the Navy lodge and that is nice and close but no pool for the kids. My only fear is they say that they can change the date of homecoming at any time so I am very worried about renting a house and then the date get changed and then we are stuck. Where as a hotel or condo we may be able to change the date a little eaiser if need be. There will be myself and 5 of my sisters and their families driving from Ohio and a big house would be fun too! What to do What to do? We are usually a camping family but not sure if we want to do that this time unless someone has a good recommendation.

Comment by Trevor's mom on April 10, 2014 at 10:18am: Cindy D, you may want to look at this website as you can find great places at a good price. Make sure you make contact with the owner of the property.

http://www.vrbo.com/

Comment by Cindy D on April 10, 2014 at 10:05am: Does anyone know of any houses, cottages, cabins ot hotels to rent near the beach down there? A bunch of my family is going to go down there for my son's homcoming when it get warm out and we wanted to make a vacation out of it but didn't want to go broke doing it either. There are serveral kids with us so we wanted something near the water or with a pool.