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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 Trevor's mom on December 27, 2012 at 11:28am: Hi all, I will be in Norfolk New Years eve thru Jan. 4th seeing my Sailor off for his deployment January 4th. If anyone is available to get together for lunch please let me know. Patty

Comment by Steve'sMom USS Cole on December 27, 2012 at 1:00am: Hi Ms. Wanda, have you heard from your son yet? my son is on the Uss Cole as well and all I got lately was a "Nope" for Christmas about a message that I sent him asking him if he had receive his Christmas care package (that broke my heart especially if all the other sailors got their package) and he posted a message on his facebook page that they were on land. I'm trying to get the homecoming date? please message me if you hear anything. Thank you.

Comment by allie1928 on December 20, 2012 at 1:32am: mommaross welcome! people in this group very helpful...so if you have questions just ask away if they can help or direct you they will. Merry Christmas!

Comment by mommaross CVN77 on December 19, 2012 at 9:07pm: My son just got news his home base will be Norfolk - so happy for him. Glad to know there's group for us. Happy holidays to everyone.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on December 16, 2012 at 11:40pm: Just realized you said star, not candle - the act still helps my heart a tiny bit...

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on December 16, 2012 at 11:19pm: Thank you for these, Theresa. I donated a toy to a Marine collecting for Toys for Tots (and when he turned around to accept it, it was my neighbor two doors down - I didn't know he was in the Reserves, funny how things happen)). I have electric candles but hadn't gotten them out for Christmas; I'm putting them in the windows tonight, and will share this sentiment with my friends. Amen, to your gratitude and blessings.

Comment by raeveness(Ship11Div198PIR6/29) on December 15, 2012 at 2:46pm: Tasstables: try this:

http://www.budweiser.com/en/world-of-budweiser/clydesdales/event-sc.... I think that will help you!

Comment by tasstables on December 15, 2012 at 1:32pm: Does any one Know about the Budweiser Clydesdales in Norfolk my daughter seen them but I cant not find where there are going to be at . Iam back in ohio trying to look.. any help please TASstables@aol.com

Comment by beachmom76 on December 14, 2012 at 2:09pm: Welcome to Virginia Beach! I hope you will love living here.

You can contact the Housing Service Center on Little Creek for information about rentals and base housing.

LittleCreekHousing@navy.mil

(757) 462-8939/7069

The Fleet and Family Support Center has a Relocation Specialist who can answer questions about the local community. Call 757-462-7563

http://www.cnic.navy.mil/JEBLCFS/FleetAndFamilyReadiness/SupportSer...

Comment by LivNLrn on December 14, 2012 at 2:05pm: Hi latate2! We PCSd to Little Creek a few months ago and found www.AHRN.com and www.militarybyowner.com to be very helpful. It was hard to get the owners/ renters to call back so we enlisted the help of an agent who received payment from the renter. I love living in Virginia Beach area. We were looking mostly at VB and Chesapeake because long commute/traffic or crime were an issue in most other areas that otherwise would have seemed more convenient. Good luck!