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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).

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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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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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 Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on December 5, 2012 at 11:29pm: PW - :) Keep us posted!

CindyLou, welcome and love the pic of the barge - at least it look like portholes there, though not exactly Carnivale Cruise style lol

All I can recommend re travel is making your own arrangements via Southwest Airlines if you can, b/c they let you 'bank' your $$ if you have to change plans. Cabs to Norfolk Int'l Airport are about $20 - 25.

Comment by PROUD WIFE 13 313 on December 5, 2012 at 8:17am: thank everyone for your help

Comment by CindyLou on December 5, 2012 at 12:31am: Happy to find this group! Son arrived in Norfolk just about 2 months ago. I love seeing the barracks barge as that's where he had been living. Now is on ship. Phone and skype don't work all that well from barge and looking forward to seeing if it's better anywhere on the ship. He's been waiting until he's been out and about before calling us.

He may be getting to come home on 2nd tier holidays. Is there a travel office on base? He's currently at BAE and wasn't sure where to go/who to contact about setting up travel arrangements.

Comment by CathieRenee on December 4, 2012 at 9:20pm: Here is a picture of a barracks barge I took in Norfolk in September.

Comment by dohnermom on December 4, 2012 at 9:10am: My son's ship is going into drydock soon and said may need to live on a barge. Anyone else out there know someone who did this? Do they get meals on it or is the barge next to the ship? He did say they can get cell and Internet service better if on it.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on December 4, 2012 at 1:19am: btw, marine_navymom stayed at Navy Lodge! And thanks to her I now know what a Nesco is ;)

Proudwife, here are two more groups you could ask - http://www.navyformoms.com/group/navywivesofnorfolkportsmouthva and http://www.navyformoms.com/group/ladiesofva (try asking your ?s by posting and also using the "send message to group" function). A good apt is "The Myrtles" in Portsmouth (the three-story brick, not the high-rise) - a little pricey but really nice. It's right next to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and a straight run down Effingham Street to the Shipyard. http://www.apartmentguide.com/apartments/Virginia/Portsmouth/The-My...

Comment by tackijacky on December 3, 2012 at 10:28pm: JNJNAVYGF.... last year my son mentioned they had a thing called "Operation Jingles", which helped the cost of the families coming to Norfolk to visit their Sailors for the holidays. Ask your Sailor to ask about it, mine has not mentioned it this year because he is coming home on the 27th thru Jan. If I am not mistaken, but I could be wrong (it was a year ago) they offered to cover the cost of some hotels for a certain amount of days, and discounted rates at others. Would not hurt to ask or check in on it...

Comment by Joyce-Scott'sProud Mom on December 3, 2012 at 5:29pm: Proud Wife - here is a link to the main page of housing support and how they can help you out locally. http://www.cnic.navy.mil/CNIC_HQ_Site/WhatWeDo/FleetandFamilyReadin...

There is a lot of good information from the Family Readiness Group and here is another web address that has a lot of information.

http://www.navy.mil/navydata/infoIndex.asp?id=H

allie1928- we stayed at the Hampton Inn right next to the base and there are places you can walk to to eat. They offer breakfast in the morning (included in the price.) I do not know if they have a suite set up but the rooms were nice more than the Navy Lodge but they do have a military rate. We got a room for our son @ $109.00 a night with a king bed. Just a suggestion.

Comment by allie1928 on December 3, 2012 at 4:32pm: HI JNJNavy.....we stayed at Navy Lodge when we visited....it was nice $75 per night for a room with 2 queen beds and kitchenette....breakfast in lobby in morning I don't know anywhere else...it's on Hampton Blvd not far from Norfolk Base....

Comment by PROUD WIFE 13 313 on December 3, 2012 at 3:43pm: My Sailor ship will be nhome for christmas and i'm trying to plan our move for this month, however i have no idea of good Area. He is Base in Norfolk but his ship yard bis in Portsmouth and he dont want to be too far from there. We are also looking for pravite or military school in the area for our 5yr old.....Can Someone plz tell me a name for a good Apartment that dont cost too much ?? or do ya'll think it's best we stay in Base Housing ?????????