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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.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

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.

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Comment by Proud AG Mama on August 20, 2015 at 6:20pm: Concernedad re: Norfolk FaceBook page, just type Norfolk in the search field and several pages should come up.

Comment by abuon18 on August 20, 2015 at 3:04pm: Concernedad, in regards to a motorcycle vs a car I would just keep in mind the weather & transporting things. Lots of people around here who have a motorcycle ALSO have a car because sometimes it's really impractical to get around solely on a motorcycle, I.e. rain, snow, if he has groceries, if he's moving (eventually).

Also, for safety reasons, drivers around here are pretty awful and inconsiderate. My husband and I have both considered getting motorcycles when we were stationed in San Diego, then we moved out here and would never. It's so dangerous on these roads - I used to be in traffic caused by collisions on my way to or from work at least 3 out of 5 days a week.

Comment by Concernedad on August 20, 2015 at 2:56pm: Thanks for the responses.

As to the facebook page for Norfolk, can I get a name to look up?

Also, my son was considering buying a motorcycle instead of a car. Any pros or cons worth passing along?

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on August 19, 2015 at 12:23pm: Aw HeyMa - that's even better news! BZ to him! And enjoy your visit to San Diego ;-) What a special welcome home that will be!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on August 19, 2015 at 11:47am: Hi all - Happy Wednesday!

HeyMa - good luck to your sailor in San Diego - he will love it there! We live about an hour from SD - love visiting, so many fun things to see & do ;-) And of course you can't beat the weather!

Comment by nvduhmom. on August 18, 2015 at 10:48pm: My son is on a world tour right now. His first stop in March was in England. He didn't need a passport. As long as he had his military id, he was fine. But I agree, if there is an emergency he may need one..

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on August 18, 2015 at 9:53pm: My sailor in Norfolk did not need a passport yet, His twin in Pearl Harbor was told to get one.

Comment by MrsSwo on August 18, 2015 at 1:57pm: A passport is not required but certainly easier if they have one. You never know when there will be an emergency and they need to fly back. If they have a passport, they may be able to fly commercial. Otherwise they have to get special Nato orders. It is just easier if they have one.

Comment by Eva on August 18, 2015 at 12:37pm: Ok thanks B's and JackieD. Good thing he has one! He's just got orders and found out he's going on deployment with 1 months notice.