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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

**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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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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Norfolk Sailors - Family & Friends

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.

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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.

Discussion Forum

"Navy Lodge Norfolk" - Information, rates and photos

Started by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom. Last reply by Chipmunk Sep 30, 2019. 16 Replies

Barracks?

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Comment by Calirose on April 17, 2014 at 7:46pm
Thanks everyone for the info. No I didn't make a banner, flew in from Seattle WA area and it was such a scramble to get to airport on time i didn't get one made. Wish I had one tho.
Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on April 17, 2014 at 7:39pm

Calirose, when I went to Norfolk for the USS Iwo Jima homecoming they came in about an hour earlier than they'd estimated (10 rather than 11) so yes, it's good to be early!  The FB page at https://www.facebook.com/UssBulkeleyddg84/timeline says several ships are coming in the same day, so I'd err on the early side and be there at least two hours earlier than the estimated arrival time.  There's a McDonald's near the piers so you can get a coffee or whatever  :)  It's pretty cool mingling with the other families and checking out the creative banners so you won't be bored!  Have you made a banner or bringing a pre-made one?

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on April 17, 2014 at 7:23pm
When my son arrived back from deployment in January, we arrived at 8 am and spent hours waiting in the rain. There was a tent with food but it was very crowded. I think it came in around 11am
Comment by abuon18 on April 17, 2014 at 7:09pm
Oh my husband is on the Ramage... Your ombudsman sounds like mine so I thought they might be on the same ship! I have been told by other family members to get there around 7 am but I don't know what time the ship pulls in....
Comment by Calirose on April 17, 2014 at 5:49pm
USS Bulkeley
Comment by abuon18 on April 17, 2014 at 5:04pm
Calirose what ship is your son on?
Comment by Calirose on April 17, 2014 at 4:18pm
Can someone give me info on how early to arrive on base for homecoming. Ombudsman for my son's ship is not getting back to me. I heard they are having some kind of night before homecoming event but haven't been able to find out where it is at yet. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on April 16, 2014 at 7:08pm

I did not go out for the leaving but did for homecoming. My son gave a list to the ombudsman for the ship and we got one gate pass to get to the pier. We had three but there were whole families there. 

Comment by TLC72 on April 16, 2014 at 7:00pm

I have a question for those who have been through a deployment. I know it's quite aways off but the family was talking today about who all plans to drive out there and the question came up. Is there a limit to the number of people who can get on the pier for the homecoming?

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on April 15, 2014 at 10:58am

Tracy, are you in touch with your Ombudsman?  Email them and explain your concerns, they'll explain how you'll be updated.  I live in AZ and attended a Norfolk homecoming, and the Ombudsman Team was great about everything.

 

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