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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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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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JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy Speak

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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: 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 Melinda on July 18, 2015 at 9:43pm: My daughter and her husband are stationed in Norfolk and Oceania now. He is on shore duty and she is on sea duty. They have a one year old boy and she and I are so nervous when she has to deploy. How do mothers handle 9 month deployments with a baby? I think I would go crazy.

Comment by Kassie on July 18, 2015 at 9:36pm: Thanks, Forever proud! I so appreciate your info! I wasn't sure how this all works. My son's a little nervous about the move! Is your son still aboard? More questions to come.....lol Thanks again!

Comment by Forever proud on July 17, 2015 at 12:38pm: Kassie - welcome to the group! If your son's ship is in port, the sponsor should pick him up. When my son arrived in Norfolk, his ship was already on deployment (they flew him out to meet them later) so he sort of languished at the airport wondering what to do! Late at night. And not knowing where to go once he got to base. It was a bit of a disaster. He ended up taking a taxi and I suppose they just dropped him off at one of the gates. Hopefully your son is more organized than mine was at that time!
He will probably stay in temporary housing for a short time before either going to his ship (or the ship's barge)to set up his quarters. If he does not want to live on the ship, he will need to ask for barracks or off base housing, but that is not necessarily immediately available.
He will likely feel a bit lonely until he makes some friends, but there is PLENTY to do to entertain himself in Norfolk. Make sure he checks with the command "rules" of places that are off limits - establishments that tend to have trouble like fighting or ripping off naïve youngsters - and he will need a car if at all possible. A lot to think about in a new place, but that is what we are here for!

Comment by Kassie on July 17, 2015 at 10:51am: Hi Navy Moms, I'm new to this group! My son will be arriving to his base on Tues. Just wondering how he will get to base (taxi or sponsor picks him up from airport?). Is there anything I could be sending/doing to help him on his journey? Let me in on the 'scoop' of what to expect! I have so enjoyed the Navy4Moms groups and all the friends I've found on the site. Hope I can connect to the Norfolk, VA, group soon! Be safe!

Comment by Mommamac MM(CVN77) on July 14, 2015 at 5:28pm: B'snukemom, thank you so much. I know you guys are going to have a blast. Ours said they are planning a exciting time for you. As for the heat, just drink lots of water. Wish I could be with you all. Talk to you soon.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on July 14, 2015 at 11:33am: Hi all - Happy Tuesday!

Thanks Marcy!

Mommamac - yep - we'll be spending some time with your boy too! And I'll give him the biggest hug ever ;-) B already said that yours will be around so we can hang out. I'm excited to see VA but not excited for the heat/humidity lol!

Printed our boarding passes this morning - can't wait for tomorrow to get here!!!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 13, 2015 at 12:24pm: B'sNukeMom, I love it! You all are going to have the best time. Sending happy thoughts to you all week!

Comment by Mommamac MM(CVN77) on July 13, 2015 at 11:43am: B'snukemom, That's awesome your getting to visit your sailor. Enjoy your stay and if you see my sailor please give him a big hug for me.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on July 13, 2015 at 11:23am: Hi all - Happy Monday!

Marcy - Wow! The timing of Restaurant Week is perfect. We fly out this Wednesday to visit our Sailor. I'm going to forward this to him and we will have to try some of these! Can't wait to see him - going to get a tour of the Truman, see the USS Wisconsin, going to a minor league baseball game, take a harbor cruise and of course eat some good food! Can't wait to hug him ;-)

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 13, 2015 at 12:14am: Norfolk Restaurant Week kicked off today. The info at this link includes links to about 20 of the top restaurants in the area - good to keep in mind for visits to sailors! http://hrscene.com/your-guide-to-norfolk-restaurant-week/