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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:
Events
**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:
**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
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- 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.
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.
Discussion Forum
Norfolk Navy Lodge info, base tours, plus what to see and do in the area
Started by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom. Last reply by Shanny Aug 12, 2022. 28 Replies 0 Likes
"Navy Lodge Norfolk" - Information, rates and photos
Started by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom. Last reply by Chipmunk Sep 30, 2019. 16 Replies 1 Like
Barracks?
Started by SJWit. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Sep 17, 2019. 9 Replies 2 Likes
Comment Wall
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Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on June 28, 2016 at 4:05pm
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Welcome SeasonedMom! Here's how to get those flat-rate boxes for FPO addresses that CO-TwinSailorsMom described - http://navyformoms.com/group/carepackageideas/forum/topics/usps-lar...
Also, are you on the Ombudsman's list for your son's ship? Here is how to find yours. Your Ombudsman is the liaison between the command and families, and can answer questions . http://navyformoms.com/group/whatsanombudsmanandhowtocontactthem/fo...
And lastly, this is a good group for finding and sharing ideas for care packages :) http://navyformoms.com/group/carepackageideas
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Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on June 28, 2016 at 3:07pm
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If you call an 800 for the postal service they will send you a kit for mailing to a deployed ship.mit will include boxes, tape, labels and customers forms. You don't have to list every item in the forms but like hygiene products, snacks etc. the boxes go at a discounted rate.
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Comment by SeasonedMom on June 28, 2016 at 2:57pm
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Hi, just found this group and am grateful, because we are just so new to the military life, and our son is not the most communicative guy on the planet :) His ship just deployed from Norfolk, and he gave us his address. I won't put it here, and this may be a silly question, but I'm not sure how exactly to write it out so that mail and packages get to him. If anyone can pm me with how the address should look, I would appreciate it! Also, does anyone know if I can order stuff from Amazon and have it sent to his "sea home address" for lack of a better term? I figured it might be nice to have them do the packing and shipping for some items, like dvd's. Thanks for any info you can share. I am wading through some of the comments, but there is a lot to get through.
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It's pretty disheartening to read that post from the admins at Navyformoms.com dated April 11. I sent an email to the admins asking for an update. I also used "Report an issue" at the bottom of the page and sent the same inquiry. If I hear back I'll post it here. And yes, CO is right, colors are blue and gold!!
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I thought the colors were Blue and Gold.
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Comment by DonnaEricsMom on June 27, 2016 at 11:53am
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chris_mom_1995 - tell you friend to not give up. When I signed up it took me several attempts to get it to work. I do believe the answer CL gave it correct. It won't tell your friend that it's on hold for now, it just goes into a loop until it's ready to let them join.
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Comment by CindyN on June 27, 2016 at 11:29am
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chris_mom_1995, I thought the answer was blue but if it isn't working, I wonder if it is because they don't seem to be taking new accounts: http://navyformoms.com/forum/topics/attn-prospective-members
I hope this is just a temporary hold.
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I provide care in the Norfolk area if anyone is looking. My home is about 3 minutes from NOB. Care.com is great and I have a profile on there. Have a great day! :-)
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Hi all! I just added a few things to the Discussion Forum area above :)
In the Discussion called "Car FAQs," I added sailor recommendations for shipping a car.
I started a new Discussion - "Child care" - with recommendations from sailors in Norfolk and Portsmouth.
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Comment by abuon18 on May 1, 2016 at 8:54am
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Heathcliff, there are some nice, safe areas in Hampton and Norfolk but they are expensive. I would stay away from Newport News. My husband and I have lived here for almost 2 years now. First we lived in Virginia Beach - there are some nice areas some not so nice but again you pay more for the nicer areas. We now live in Chesapeake. We bought a house here a year ago like Joe&NatesMom's son and I find it to be much safer and we get more for our money here as far as what we are paying for our mortgage monthly vs. what we paid in rent in VA Beach. If your fiance is an airman though, which base will he be a? Langley or Ft. Eustis? You might want to stick closer to Hampton or Suffolk then - I don't know much about Suffolk but from what I hear it is nice, safe and less expensive cost of living-wise than the Norfolk/Chesapeake/VA Beach area.
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