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

**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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Latest Activity: Mar 1

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 juliw on September 23, 2014 at 5:20pm

My son does but he's an E-2. The guy in the other bedroom does not because his roommate is actually on a ship so he has a room to himself for the most part.

Comment by CC0727 on September 23, 2014 at 3:54pm

Thanks! They actually sound nicer than my Sailor's last ones, so I am sure that even if he doesn't get BAH, from the sounds of what you describe, this will still be a good change. @juliw do you mean they share a bedroom?

Comment by juliw on September 23, 2014 at 3:37pm

The barracks are much better than when I was on active duty! LOL My son's barracks are set up in suites. Two sailors to a bedroom and bathroom. Two beds/baths per suite. The common area includes a small but full size kitchen, dining area, and living area. It's an open floor plan. They also have their own washer and dryer. I don't know if all the barracks buildings are like that though. I don't know how many buildings that house sailors there are either. This info might fall under the OPSEC category so I won't try to find out. (Not as important as ship info but still could be a security breach.) Anyway, they are fairly decent. Hope this helps!

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on September 23, 2014 at 2:49pm

My son likes his barrack apt. He has a real kitchen. 

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on September 23, 2014 at 2:47pm

My son got deployed, on a moving ship, within 4 hours of landing at the Norfolk airport. He did get assigned his barrack room while still at sea, on his way back to Norfolk.

Comment by CC0727 on September 23, 2014 at 2:36pm

Thanks for the info! My Sailor had heard through the grapevine previously that you had to be E4 to get BAH there. Are the barracks the only housing options for single sailors? Anyone know how the barracks living is there? PS...Glad to be part of your group :)

Comment by abuon18 on September 23, 2014 at 2:24pm
I think it is different for shore duty because they don't have a ship to live on. They should be assigned a barracks room right away. Whether they are sea or shore, they either have to be married or if they are single, an E-5 or above to receive BAH.
Comment by juliw on September 23, 2014 at 2:24pm

Welcome CC0727! HawaiiKat is right. Sailors on shore duty get housing right away. My son is an AD in Norfolk. How about your sailor? 

Comment by HawaiiKat on September 23, 2014 at 2:17pm

Hi @CC0727. My son is on shore duty in Norfolk and got housing right away.

Comment by CC0727 on September 23, 2014 at 2:12pm

Hi - new to this group and I have a question. I have seen a lot in the threads regarding the long waiting list for barracks or base housing. Does this apply to Sailors who are coming to Norfolk on a Shore Duty assignment or only to those with a Sea Duty? Do Shore Duty assignments have to be a certain rank to receive the BAH? Thanks :)

 

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