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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.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

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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 MoCityMom on December 29, 2015 at 4:58pm: Thank you TJCsMom. Your thoughts are appreciated; needed someone out there who really understands (her Dad/my husband is so mad, he's no help LOL).

Comment by TJCsMom on December 29, 2015 at 4:47pm: Well, you have a wonderful attitude about it and your faith will definitely bring you through this one. I understand about hard-headed adults...I raised TWO! :) Sometimes it takes things like this to open their eyes so that they can start to grow as "not-so-hard-headed" adults. I hope you will hear from her soon to settle your concerns.

Comment by MoCityMom on December 29, 2015 at 4:19pm: She's in a facility called Navy Consolidated Brig Chesapeake which is a military jail. Yes I was able to put money on her account but not all of the phones that she has access to are connected correctly to the account. Thanks for your prayers, I'm not stressed because I am a believer with a great amount of faith; I'm just disappointed in her choices. But hey, she's an adult . . . immature. As my grandmother used to say, a hard head makes a soft behind :-)

Comment by TJCsMom on December 29, 2015 at 2:24pm: MoCityMom, is she in the brig? or Jail? The "brig" is usually on the ship. If she is in the brig, she would be on restriction, which means she would not have any form of communication, as they take away all electronics and only allow phone calls home on Sundays, if they are allowed at all. If she is in jail, then she would have a "prisoner" account that you could add money to so that she can make collect calls. Just know...either way...she is ok. She will contact you as soon as she can. Remember...no news is good news. Keeping you in my prayers, as I'm sure this is a very stressful time for you both.

Comment by MoCityMom on December 29, 2015 at 1:17pm: Just realized I didn't answer your question re: close friends. Most of her close friends were deployed recently. The one that I have talked to is out of town for the holidays but when he gets back next week; he's going to check on her. It's really frustrating.

Comment by MoCityMom on December 29, 2015 at 1:07pm: Yes literally the Brig. When she first went (approximately 10 days ago), she couldn't contact us. Then I was getting collect calls from her and their system is messed up and wasn't allowing us to actually add money to the right account to receive the calls. Got that straight and now her calls have stopped again. Beyond frustrated and a little concerned right now. Holding on to my faith in God and faith in my daughter, she's a fighter, that's the problem. A rebel without a real cause LOL.

Comment by djk's Mom on December 29, 2015 at 12:53pm: Literally the Brig?? My SOn got in trouble and they stopped all lines of communication. Does she have a close friend that you can contact ?

Comment by MoCityMom on December 29, 2015 at 11:35am: Good Morning - I'm very frustrated right now with my daughter. She's done something to get herself placed in the Brig in Cheasepeak (sp?) and I haven't heard from her in a few days. Anyone have any experience with communication when your sailor is in trouble?

Comment by Brooke on December 9, 2015 at 4:36pm: Hey everybody my husband's first homecoming is coming up and I was wondering if anyone who has been through a homecoming before could share their experiences.I don't know if there is any other wives/moms wondering the same thing but I would personally love to hear anyone's past experiences or tips. Not knowing what to expect makes me a little anxious, so if anyone has any information on what to expect such as parking, wait time, how hard or easy it is to find your sailor, really anything that would be so appreciated!

Comment by Rod on December 7, 2015 at 11:37am: Great Picture my son sent the other night. Don't get to see may of our sailors on the Hanger bay especially at night. Here you go. Mine is in yellow middle standing.