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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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Navy Speak

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Navy.com Para Familias

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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 Calirose on February 1, 2013 at 3:23am: My son just graduated DC school today in GL and heading to Norfolk on Monday and will be stationed on the USS Bulkeley. Guess its time to join a news group.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on January 30, 2013 at 3:43pm: Just came across this: DogsOnDeployment.org - "All Military, All Pets."

The site says that "Dogs On Deployment is a 501(c)(3) national non-profit which provides a central online database for service members to search for individuals or families who are willing to welcome a Dog On Deployment into their home for the length of their owner's deployment."

Volunteers who meet their requirements can apply to board pets for military members.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on January 30, 2013 at 1:08am: Welcome CindyLou!

Comment by CindyLou on January 29, 2013 at 3:08pm: Hi everyone! Anybody with a sailor on the USS Donald Cook?

Comment by Lauriekay1 on January 26, 2013 at 5:45pm: Hi Julie OS welcome! From my experience, my son got "housing" ie a "rack" on his ship right away, and a few weeks later did get a barracks room. Kinda cold there right now, but the summers are fun visiting in Virginia Beach!

Comment by Julie OS Mom on January 26, 2013 at 2:18pm: My son just graduated from A school, OS ,and ships out Tuesday, 1/29 for Norfolk. CVN 72 USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN. How long will it take for him to be located on base and have a mailing address? He said he'll likely have temporary housing at first-I think on the ship. ? The ship is dry docked for 2 years.

Comment by JNJNavyGF on January 25, 2013 at 11:51am: Hi Marcy.. thank you for all those valuable links!!

Comment by JNJNavyGF on January 25, 2013 at 11:50am: Hi beachmom76 and thank you sooo much for that info!!

Comment by beachmom76 on January 25, 2013 at 7:49am: Welcome JNJ! In addition to Marcy's suggestions, I recommend contacting the Fleet and Family Support Center. Ask for the Career Development Center; the folks there can help you with your job search. They have listings of job announcements for the area and can help you target your resume. The number is 757-444-2102. For information about the local community, call the same number, ask for relocation and request a "Welcome Aboard" packet for the Hampton Roads area. They can send you loads of resources.

This is my fourth time living in this area. We love it so much we decided to stay when hubby retired. Hope you like it, too!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on January 24, 2013 at 10:11pm: Welcome JNJNavyGF! Some of us here live in VA, but a lot, like me, live elsewhere. Here are some more good area groups for you to join in addition to this one, the more the merrier! http://www.navyformoms.com/group/ladiesofva and http://www.navyformoms.com/group/navywivesofnorfolkportsmouthva. Also, if you haven't seen this job search site, it's pretty cool - http://www.indeed.com (you can post your resumé, too :) You will really like living in the area!