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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.

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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

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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.

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Graduation Info
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PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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: on Monday

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 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 :)

Comment by Coach Shelia on September 21, 2014 at 5:03pm: Thanks TJCsMom!

Comment by oneproudmamma on September 19, 2014 at 3:40pm: I'm sure she would like to go over. She has made a few friends on the ship she is on and is always looking for things to do when they have plans and she doesn't. She does have her own place, but loves a home cooked meal when she doesn't want to cook. Message me your info and I will pass it along the next time she calls. :)

Comment by John and Yvonne on September 19, 2014 at 2:36pm: jgarza and AJ's -Mom,

my husband and I invite the sailors over to our house on the weekends to play board games, go mini golfing, bowling and of course we feed them home cooked meals. We would love to invite your daughter and your son over too. We evan have a sailor from the Truman coming. If you think they would be interested I can pm you our cell phone # so they can get in touch with us. If you go to our page at this sight it will tell you more about us.

Yvonne

Comment by TJCsMom on September 19, 2014 at 10:36am: Hey Shelia! My son and his friend flew the very first PEx flight into New Orleans about 3 weeks ago, when they came home for a short visit. They got the flights for $39 each way!! (That was a special promotional rate for the first NOLA flight). They had no issues with the airline or the flight. Keep in mind, this is an "a la carte" airlines. You will have to pay for each bag, including carry ons. The most awesome thing....they got to NOLA in less than 2 hrs and it took me all day to get to Norfolk in July when I went for a visit, with layovers and all!!! Amazing!!!

Comment by oneproudmamma on September 19, 2014 at 10:14am: Thank you Leach73! She has been there for a while now. She's still getting used to the area, but has been enjoying it. I'll be going to visit soon, is there anything that's a must see? We went to the ship museum when she had to report to her ship.

Comment by Coach Shelia on September 19, 2014 at 10:04am: Good morning everyone! Hope you,Sailors and families are well! Has anyone used PEOPLExpress airlines? I checked out their website www.flypex.com. They have flights from Newport News/Williamsburg Va airport to us in Florida. Very nice prices too roundtrip...well compared to other airlines! LOL Thanks in advance for your responses! Have a good weekend!