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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

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.

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Graduation Info
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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

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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 dohnermom on December 11, 2012 at 3:22pm: I have another question about the barracks barge, my son will soon be on one. Are the bunks just like the ship or is it set up a little more like barracks with more partitioned rooms? Seems like on the ship my son has no where to go for comfort. Thanks for any info....

Comment by Laura on December 11, 2012 at 2:42am: Hi Bigmama - My son is is in the same boat, literally. He is still assigned to the Enterprise and I have no idea how to get mail to him. We will just have to wait and see.

I've heard that the pillaging will begin soon. Everything will be dismantled and removed from the Big E. "The times, they are a changin'."

Comment by Bigmama on December 10, 2012 at 9:53pm: Hi, I was hoping for some help. My son has just been assigned to the USS Enterprise a month ago(just in time for it to pull into port). He is currently living on the ship but will move into barracks or the "barge" soon. He said they have dismantled the on-ship post office and doesn't know how to get mail. Does anyone know where I could send him a Christmas package or even Christmas cards?

Comment by judysgirl on December 10, 2012 at 5:13pm: I apologize for it taking so long for me to say sorry regarding the talk of deployment dates. Computer at home just came back on. I am an excited newbie mom. I definitely understand the importance of such information and will be diligent in my discussions. Again, I apologize. Thank you for pointing it out to me.

Comment by Lauriekay1 on December 10, 2012 at 4:45pm: Hi all, newbie to the group here, my son is graduating A School (ABF) this Friday and will be heading to Norfolk on the USS Eisenhower at some point after the holidays. We are from Atlanta. Any information would be welcomed!

Comment by CindyLou on December 10, 2012 at 1:40pm: Hi Yvonne,

Sorry it's taken me so long to answer you, but our son has been invited to a friend's house. I really love how quickly our sailors bond and how open all of you are to opening up your home and hearts! Our son-in-law just hired a young man who had no place to live, so they have offered to take him in as a roommate until he gets on his feet.

Because of your sweet offer to have our son and other sailors to your home, we have made sure that this young man will be with all of our family on Christmas Eve and Christmas.

Marcy - Thanks for your advice about Southwest Airlines. Our son is definitely able to come home on 2nd tier leave for the New Year and I was able to actually get a good rate on a flight!

It's wonderful being able to connect with Moms who are much more experienced in all of this. One day, I look forward to being someone who can give somebody else some help.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!!

Comment by judysgirl on December 10, 2012 at 11:11am: Thank you so much for that information - I will share it with everyone she knows.

Comment by beachmom76 on December 9, 2012 at 11:44am: You will need the name of her division, since the ship's crew numbers in the thousands and people can have very similar names. Mail should be addressed:

Seaman Jane Smith

(Insert name of) Division

USS Harry S. Truman CVN 75

FPO AE 09524-2875

I am sure she will be thrilled to be getting mail from home!

Comment by judysgirl on December 9, 2012 at 11:22am: My daughter Kristine just got stationed in Norfolk. She is with the USS Truman. How do we get mail or packages to her?

Comment by John and Yvonne on December 6, 2012 at 11:25am: CindyLou and others,

If your son or any other sons or daughters would like to have Christmas dinner with ;us (if they can't make it home on Christmas day) and be in a home atmosphere, we would love to have him and them join us. My husband and I have been opening our home and inviting sailors, soldiers and marines over for 12 1/2 years now. Please let us know if he or any of the others would be interested. (Yvonne Wagner)