"Thank you for the friend request! I'm a newbie in here....my son just passed his MEPS. I just want to learn and know as much as I can about the Navy and what my son is about to become a part of and experience."
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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."
Events
**UPDATE - 2020**
Due to COVID there is no public PIR. The graduations are on Thursday, and the video of the graduation is posted on RTC's FaceBook on Friday at approx 3pm. Please keep in mind that a division may need to complete additional quarantine during training which will delay their graduation.
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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John and Yvonne
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"Blondie,
I think we could all pray that prayer! Thanks for posting! :)
Yvonne"
Profile Information
- A little about me:
- I'm a retired Navy chaplain. And Yvonne is the wife of a retired Navy chaplain. :) Together we spent twenty years in the military. I spent ten years as a chaplain, and prior to that, ten years as an electronics technician.
Yvonne and I open our home to young military men and women stationed in the Norfolk/Virginia Beach area. We like to think of our home as a "home away from home" for servicemen and women.
I originally joined the Navy right out of high school and went to boot camp in San Diego, CA. I came into the Navy thinking I wanted to be an electronics technician on a nuclear powered submarine..
In ET "A" School I discovered I really wasn't interested in electronics and my grades showed it. So I spent the next six years as an electronics technician stationed on a satellite communications station in Hawaii. Six months into that tour Yvonne and I got married and she became a Navy wife.
After my tour of duty I got out, went to Bible College and Seminary, and put my paperwork in to become a chaplain. I was commissioned as an Ensign and served for seven years in the reserves, and then on active duty again. The Navy sent me back to Hawaii. "Aw shucks..."
We've been in Virginia Beach for a little over sixteen years now, ministering to servicemen and women and their families, in our home.
Anyway, that's a little bit of our story. Check out our web site and blog if you want to know more...
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John and Yvonne's Blog
Playing Speak Out!
Posted on December 3, 2017 at 9:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Madison got the game Speak Out for us and then went on deployment. So when she got back we finally got together and played the game. What laughter and fun it was! Trying to talk and say the phrases on the cards with the mouthpieces in our mouths was a…
Josh's Mom and Sister Come For A Visit
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The Night of the Buckeyes and the Cubs!
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Military Ministry at John and Yvonne's...click here to read our latest blog update.
White Chicken Chili, Chocolate Chip Pie, and Nick Vujicic!
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Military Ministry at John and Yvonne's CLICK HERE to see this weeks update
Comment Wall (59 comments)
- At 11:45am on April 16, 2021,
SavedByGrace said…
Thank you for the friend request! I'm a newbie in here....my son just passed his MEPS. I just want to learn and know as much as I can about the Navy and what my son is about to become a part of and experience.
- At 6:15pm on December 8, 2019,
NJNavyMom said…
Hi!
Thanks for adding me
My son was in Little Creek and is now teaching at the schoolhouse. He will probably be back in a few years.
- At 10:36am on November 22, 2019,
ShipOfDoodles said…
Hello, John and Yvonne-
Thank you for reaching out. My son is likely to be in Goose Creek, SC for around 18 months or so (if all goes well!), so not likely he will be in Norfolk anytime soon. Nonetheless, when my father was in the Navy in the early 50's (Little Creek), there was a wonderful couple who had him (and fellow sailors) over numerous times. The support was wonderful for him! Best wishes to you this holiday season and thank you for all you do!
- At 5:32pm on June 14, 2019,
AnnieKay said…
Hi. My son said he might be interested, so could you send me your cell number so I can text it to him? Thanks so much. He's on the USS Bataan. How would he get to your house? He's thinking of buying a bicycle, as the base is so big. Thanks again.
- At 11:54am on February 1, 2019,
Rain said…
Hi Yvonne! Thank you so much for checking on us. My nephew graduated boot camp on Jan. 4th. We went up for four day's and had an awesome time with him. He proposed to his girl that weekend on top of the Willis Tower. It was perfect. Right now he is in A school at Great Lakes for about 8 months and then to Virginia or San Diego for C School for FC. Not sure as of yet where he will go. I know at this point he is hoping for some place WARM! Poor Florida boy is having a hard time in that cold.
Thank you so much,
Rain
- At 11:42am on January 28, 2019,
YES --- Thank you!!! I received message but just getting to computer today to respond sending a PM
- At 9:14am on January 21, 2019,
Bandmom said…
Hello Yvonne and John,
Thank you for asking about my sailor. He is doing very well on the ship. In fact he was just named Junior Sailor of the Quarter! He has been deployed since Oct. 19, and they have only visited 1 port. He does truly enjoy his job, so doesn't mind being out to sea. We do get to talk to him about once every 3 weeks for a short conversation. Unless they are running silent which they seem to do quite a bit. Then we don't even get an e-mail. As the end gets closer, I am getting excited to see him. Now we are just trying to figure out how do we get on base to welcome home the ship!
- At 11:25am on November 29, 2018,
NikkiKL said…
Hi there, Yvonne & John!
Thank you for the message and the kind invitation extended to my son. He's not having the best of times right now and it may be good for him to get out to some normal surroundings. I'll be sure to pass on your invitation to him and I'll get back to you.
Thanks again for the kind offer.
- At 2:38pm on October 8, 2018,
Thank you John and Yvonne! I am so thankful for the support. God bless you.
- At 8:59pm on September 27, 2018,
Thank you so much for the kind words! Yes I did see your page and I looked at some of the pictures! You seem to be a wonderful couple. Thank you so much for being so welcoming to those serving. My Husband retired Navy about 5 years ago. We are celebrating 25 years marriage this summer. I guess before I share so much am I allowed to share? Can i post his name? Or pictures? I don’t understand this whole group as of yet and how it all works. Looking forward to learning.
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