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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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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).

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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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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 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.

Comment by NavyMom2013 on April 10, 2014 at 12:20am: HuffyMom23,

We should get our sons in touch with one another. My son walks or catches the bus everywhere. He is currently cranking and working 15 hour days, but goes to the WMR (welfare, morals and recreation) building when he has free time. Free computers, video games, etc. Private Message me and we can get them together.

I am jealous, you get to go to Norfolk! I am too far away and can't leave Kindergarteners for the time it would take me to go. He will eventually have his ship moved and will be closer to family so I will go see him then. Be safe, Huffy!

Comment by HuffyMom23 on April 9, 2014 at 10:07pm: Just a couple more weeks and my husband and I will get to see our son in Norfolk. We are so excited! It will be about 14-15 hours for us so we will drive some one day, and finish up the next day. My son told me that we aren't going to do a lot of sleeping while we are out there because he said if we do that, then the time will fly by. I told him we would stay busy from the time we get there on Friday until Sunday night. After that we will just have the evenings with him.

He is one of those kids that will do things by himself and not think twice about it. That breaks my heart because as a mom I don't want to see him being alone when he is new to Norfolk. Lately he has been hanging out with one of the guys in his division, so that makes me feel better. ha He has been running all over the place in cabs since he got there in January. He gets carsick and says some of those rides about do him in with their driving. ha He has no problem with walking places too. He calls us pretty much every night, so I am glad we get to talk to him and hear about his day. If he needs to vent about anything, I am usually the lucky one. Being a military parent is truly an honor, but I definitely have a hard time knowing that we can't see him whenever we want. I have my days where that makes me really sad. It seems to be harder when it is your youngest too.

Comment by Dad of Sailor on April 9, 2014 at 5:09pm: DARmom, specifically in the Navy it is because most Sailors are on a sea/shore rotation where they rotate between sea duty and shore duty. Most ships don't have the medical facilities to treat those with chronic ongoing injuries and can't accept those Sailors to fill their needed sea duty billets. Unfortunately, a Sailor that can't go to sea (in a sea going rate) isn't a lot of use to the Navy.

I know it doesn't seem fair to the Sailor that is going through it, however, it wouldn't be fair to ALL the healthy Sailors that have to stay at sea because all the shore duty billets are taken by those Sailors who need ongoing medical treatment.

Even the ADA allows employees with disabilities to be discharged if they can't meat the bona fide occupational qualifications and perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations. A Sailor that can't go to sea definitely falls into that category.

Comment by DARmom on April 9, 2014 at 4:50pm: I don't know about the rest of you all but I find it extremely ironic, disturbing, and sad that the US Government does not abide by the same requirements of the American's with Disabilities Act that other organizations must follow. You mean there isn't one job in the Navy that someone could do with an injured job? I too find it unacceptable that sailors are stuck in limbo for 6+ months waiting to get processed out. that would be isolating and depressing for anyone. Just saying...

Comment by donnab on April 9, 2014 at 9:29am: On my visits with my son in Norfolk/Portsmouth, I saw many sailors that were alone, there are alot of military personnel in that area you wouldn't think anyone would be alone, but they are. I have seen this with my son, I call him or text him everyday and we visit as often as we can. Everyday I pray for his health mentally and physically. They all need our prayers.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on April 8, 2014 at 7:35pm: Sound like a nitch for chaplains or even private ministers.

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on April 8, 2014 at 7:24pm: Don't want to start anything, well maybe I do....
Does a sailor forfeit their rights to personal freedoms guaranteed by our constitution that they give so much to protect? Doesn't seem right that they can not defend themselves, or refuse medical treatment. It is their body.

Comment by tatmom4rc(Ship12, Div. 204) on April 8, 2014 at 6:54pm: I wonder what the Navy does provide for the sailors that are having to leave - for whatever the reason. My son has injured his right shoulder and is having physical therapy twice a week. If it comes to the surgery they were talking about he would have to leave the Navy. We would all be overwhelmed. He would only have minimal use of his arm at that point. I would hope that there would be some sort of counselors available to the sailors that are leaving to help with them cope and to make sure that there is no shame in that they are leaving. Someone to let them know we care about them all and pray for success in their next journey of their lives.It would be like some of those organizations I have heard about on TV to help returning Vets get jobs and cope with life at home because it is different being out. They talk about the suicide rate of military personnel I would think that military personnel leaving their career would be a good place to start.

Comment by allie1928 on April 8, 2014 at 6:09pm: Oh dear...heartbreaks to read this sad tragic news. I will continue to keep all of our sailors in my prayers.