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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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
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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.

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 CO-TwinSalorsMom on July 20, 2013 at 10:34am: Florida mom. I have seen a fleece quilt once that had squares with fringe cut on all sides of the squares, the fringe was knotted together on the squares. Cute, but not very manly unless the fleece was camo maybe.

Comment by duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267 on July 20, 2013 at 9:42am: Tjcsmom and Florida mom,
It does get cold in the berthing. My one daughter used footie pj's on board and another took one of my heavy duty sleeping bags.

Comment by duhhuh58 Ship 10/Div 267 on July 20, 2013 at 9:40am: Catmom,
It will depend on your daughter's schedule. She will have watches and duty so once she gets settled in she will know her schedule. Also she may have some restrictions when she first gets there. Best to wait until she gets to her command before making any travel plans.

Comment by TJCsMom on July 20, 2013 at 8:59am: I doubt it's cold on an aircraft carrier, but I'm crocheting a flag throw for mine. If he can't bring it with him, it'll just stay here on his bed. Just trying to keep my hands busy during all of this waiting!! :)

Comment by CatMom509 on July 20, 2013 at 1:13am: Hello! I was wondering if there were any limitations to visits from family members after a Sailor arrives at Norfolk for land duty? My Sailor daughter will be on base sometime in mid to late August and my second daughter wants to visit her in early to mid September. Will that be possible? Will either of them be able to rent a vehicle? They are 22 and almost 21 in age. Any suggestions on where my 2nd daughter can stay?

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on July 19, 2013 at 10:34pm: I have one that will be on a sub but not for 2 + more years. Good to know I am knitting him a Yak Yarn beanie in Navy colors. May be he will need a blanket also

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 16, 2013 at 11:32pm: OH NO!! You're right, moms are a whole other matter! Perhaps you can ask and see what's going on, maybe an exception can be made? Can you access and post from your smartphone, and add more later from home?

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on July 16, 2013 at 8:16pm: Isn't that unpatriotic

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 16, 2013 at 1:22pm: It's official - use 9-digit ZIP codes when mailing to FPOs or it gets returned... Navy.mil: 9 Digit ZIP Codes Mandatory for FPOs

Comment by MissUbabyDude on July 16, 2013 at 9:14am: My salior is attached to HM-14. There is a FB page by the produced by MIL about this group. I visited Norfolk and it is quite an operation.