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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
PDF – 2.7 MB
PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy Speak

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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 Ken-55 (OS Dad) on April 9, 2011 at 9:51am: Hello! . . . my son's PIR was 2/18/11 and he's currently in A-school at Great Lakes. He's an OS. Just got his orders to report to Norfolk after graduation. He's assigned to the USS Anzio. N4M was a great help to get us through boot camp. I'm hoping that this group will be as helpful during his deployment(s). ;-)

Comment by dms on April 8, 2011 at 9:13pm: yes my husband works on a post in CA and he told me he could be out of work for up to 3 weeks He already has a salary freeze for 2 years. we just save as much money as we can

Comment by dms on April 8, 2011 at 6:11pm: welcome to our group

Comment by dms on April 7, 2011 at 10:08am: our sailor has a toyota scion will be happy to have it right there. when she is off the ship

Comment by dms on April 7, 2011 at 10:05am: still can't get comfortable with my daughter carrying a 9mm

Comment by dms on April 7, 2011 at 10:03am: police

Comment by dms on April 7, 2011 at 9:53am: so thought a job in the navy would be better but found out civilians are dental assistants so she chose to M1A1 our sailor is happy

Comment by dms on April 7, 2011 at 9:51am: I am in CA originally from CO my husband served 20 yrs in the army. went through desert storm while we were stationed in germany. both our children we born in germany. our sailor just decided one day to join. we were shocked. she was disappointed with how the dental office she worked at tied the children down to perform procedures and the children would be scared and screaming

Comment by dms on April 7, 2011 at 9:45am: welcome to everyone

Comment by ckmom on April 7, 2011 at 1:02am: Karen, there's nothing wrong with that, he's very smart.

My son been driving a 1996 ford pickup since he's been 16 that was my husband truck and just kinda claimed it. Took very good care of it. Great shape, drove it down to Pennsacola for him to have in A school. Then he drove it home before he went to Jacksonville for C school. I think the gas mileage killed him. While he was home on leave looked for a different car, and found a 2005 mustang he fell in love with. So now we have his Mustang next to my husbands 1972 Mach1 Mustang, and he wants his truck park in there also out of the weather. lol KIDS