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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.

FIRST TIME HERE?

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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Virginia Moms

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Moms of Sailors that are from Virginia

Location: Virginia
Members: 92
Latest Activity: Sep 12, 2019

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Comment by Melinda on March 14, 2013 at 11:26am: Hello, I'm here in Southwest Virginia. I hope you are writing lots of letters, my daughter said that is what helped her make it through bc.

Comment by 1proudmama/EM/USSLincoln/CVN72 on March 14, 2013 at 11:02am: This site looks pretty desolate but I will comment anyway just in case someone else is looking to join. My son Ian is currently is boot camp graduates 5/3/13. We live in Hanover County NW sub. of Richmond. Anyone out there?

Comment by JM-ISmomx2 on August 28, 2012 at 5:50pm: Hello to the Virginia Moms group. I have been a N4M for the past 3 years. I have 2 sailors, both POIS3, and both are stationed in VA. One is based out of Dam Neck and he is currently deployed. My daughter is attached to Fort Belvour and recently transfered from WA state.

Comment by 1navymom on August 7, 2012 at 11:39pm: Welcome Karey : ) Hope you are doing well!

Comment by bahkmom09/86 on August 3, 2012 at 1:14pm: welcome to the adventure Karey....

It truley as much an adventure for us at home as it is for our sailors

Comment by karey on August 2, 2012 at 1:02pm: new to navymoms son is in bootcamp

Comment by 1navymom on June 13, 2012 at 7:30pm: Congratulations to your son BusyMom : )

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on August 5, 2011 at 12:57pm: Christina my daughter and her husband have an apartment in Birdneck Village in VA Beach. It is pretty nice, less than a mile from the beach and it has a pool. Check it out.

Comment by Christina on July 30, 2011 at 11:21am: Need help! Looking for apartments that aren't base housing but are close to his base and Wesleyan college. I know we wouldn't mind someting closer towards the Virginia Beach since he goes out there all the time and I'm sure we will when I get down there so somewhere along that area would be nice. I've been looking online too but it's kinda hard since I'm in MI and I won't move there until May because I graduate from College April. If anyone could message me or something that would be wonderful!

Comment by Navywifeandmom - 3/150 on April 14, 2011 at 5:46pm: Aww . . . I know the feeling. I also have a husband and two cats - no dog living with me. I have sort of looked for work (like you - not very hard! lol!!). I don't know many ppl in the area either so let's def meet up somewhere!!