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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:
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?
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Comment Wall
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Comment by cindycl on November 9, 2015 at 5:03pm
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Thanks singingbird! I will tell him about Fair Grounds. Sounds like a neat place.
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TJC's mom - thanks - I should have clarified - he knows about the malls, etc. but he has to "pay" for those and he's a tightwad! evidently Norfolk has them on base for free...and you can only shop so much...think he's looking for more activities to chill out on weekends - or find someplace with wifi or to watch tv - neither of which is available on the ship...
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Comment by TJCsMom on November 9, 2015 at 1:36pm
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Hey cindycl! There's tons to do in Newport News! Movies, bowling, restaurants, museums (The Mariner's Museum is awesome!!), malls and shopping, anything you can find in Norfolk, you can find in NN! Unless he doesn't have a car. Then maybe he and some shipmates can try Uber.
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Hi - I joined this group because I couldn't find anything for those stationed at Newport News. Does anyone have any ideas of activities to do in Newport? My sailor has a friend in Norfolk and says there is bowling, movies, etc. but he is in a shipyard with not much to do in evenings/weekends...he's going a little stir crazy! Thanks for any info.
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Comment by Josh Mom 2015 on November 6, 2015 at 9:22pm
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Thanks Forever proud!
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Comment by Forever proud on November 6, 2015 at 8:41pm
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Josh Mom my son arrived in Norfolk while his ship was on deployment. He was given a room in a building called "transitioning housing" or something like that. He was only in Norfolk for a few weeks before they flew him overseas to join his ship. Not surebif it always happens that way, but that is one option!
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What happens if my sailor arrives in Norfolk and his ship is on deployment... where will he stay?
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Comment by John and Yvonne on November 6, 2015 at 11:13am
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Welcome My Baby Boy!
We wanted to let you know that my husband and I open our home on the weekends and invite the sailors over for food, board games, movies, football and just hanging out together. We also invite them over for Thanksgiving and Christmas if they can't go home. We can pm you our cell number so he can call or text us or we can get in touch with him-whichever he would prefer, if he's open to coming over. :)
Yvonne and John
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Hello my fellow Norfolk family!!My son arrived about two weeks ago, and I'm wondering if anyone know the mailing address. If so, can someone send it to me in my inbox. Thanks!!
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That's why we invite them into our home on the weekends. To give them a place to go and eat and fellowship and play games, watch movies and of course football for those who want to watch. And invite them to join us on the holidays if they can't go home. :)
Yvonne
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