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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.

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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

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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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: on Monday

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 John and Yvonne on January 9, 2009 at 12:35pm: Ah! Didn't know that about itnot being on his ship. Many have the aqccouts anyway and check at other places when they are in port or on their laptops or blackberry's, etc.

Yes, Facebook is like Myspace. But I prefer Facebook because the advertisements that come up are not as objectionable on Facebook (personal preference I guess).

Comment by John and Yvonne on January 9, 2009 at 12:17pm: I've got a suggestion for you that you might like to try...

If you want to have a regular update from your sons and daughters get an account on Facebook. Almost all of the servicemen and women we know are on there and they seem to enjoy maintaining their presence with pictures and comments and all sorts of stuff. The remarks are usually very brief and seems to be the style they like the best (rather tahn long complicated emails).

Most ships limit the amount of time sailors can spend on the shipboard computers. And many times a ship's receiving or sending capability is down depending on where they are and what kind of activities they are involved in. In other words, it may not be your son or daughter who isn't trying to communicate.

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on January 8, 2009 at 7:06pm: Is the Gateway on Little Creek new? We've stayed at the Navy Lodge there, but in 2006 there wasn't a Gateway Inn. You have to show picture ID's to get on base. My husband has a retired DOD card, so if he's with us, they just way us in--I call it the magic card. Once my daughter and I were there to visit my son without him, and we got picked to have the van searched at the gate. LOL I stood and talked to the chief in charge while the newbees had to search. He was from Illinois so we had a great time visiting. My daughter thought it was great--she was 22 and enjoyed every minute! I love the Navy Lodge at Little Creek!

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on January 8, 2009 at 12:52pm: I meant to say she's going to retire in July. She wishes she was retired!

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on January 8, 2009 at 12:51pm: My mother-in-law, sister-in-law, kids, and grandkids all live in Tucson. Since I'm in cold Rock Island, IL, I have a place to stay! Don't tempt me! We are planning a trip in July, not the best time for Tucson, but my s-i-l is retired from Pima County, so we're going for the party.

Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on January 8, 2009 at 12:14pm: 75 here in Tucson today. Swimming Pool, HOMEMADE margaritas, fresh homemade salsa & chips, fondue and wine. Suntan lotion. BBQ this afternoon.....any takers?

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on January 7, 2009 at 1:41pm: Karen, my sympathies! Living with a chief--yow! :)

My son called last night and said he'd gone to The Melting Pot for dinner, a fondue restaurant. He loved it, but the bill for two was $109, and I'm guessing there wasn't a lot of drinks included. He said it was expensive, but he enjoyed a new experience. My husband and I will be driving to Norfolk the end of the month, so we might have to go there.

Comment by Ruth, Gun's Mom on January 7, 2009 at 1:22pm: Teri, I didn't do exactly that, but I've been in trouble with my son for forwarding something one time that I shouldn't have that he got in trouble for. Another time I didn't get in trouble--another sailor "borrowed" his car when he was deployed. I started getting parking tickets from NYC and when he got back he discovered the clutch was damaged. I was furious that a friend of a friend basically stole his car keys and car. I found out the sailor's name and what ship he was on and emailed the ship's commander. I got a very terse reply--"We will get to the bottom of this, ma'am." Then the legal dept started emailing me. I could have filed charges, but I think the Navy probably ruined the kid's day. He had to pay the $200 of fines, plus I got a check for the clutch--it was a high performance clutch, so $900. That's the benefit of having the car in your sailor's and your name because Andy wasn't willing to cause problems. I was!

Comment by John and Yvonne on January 6, 2009 at 1:21pm: Kathryn,

Yea, but there are a whole lot worse things to be addicted to than a support group for Navy moms...God bless

John