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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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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
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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

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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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 ChambosMom on December 22, 2014 at 11:30am: Can someone let me know if a sailor has to ask permission to get married.

Comment by Coach Shelia on December 21, 2014 at 10:07am: Good morning Sunshines! I don't post often, but I read everyone's posts. I want to tell you, I really appreciate all of your knowledge! I've got my countdown app ticking because we're seeing our Sailor after Christmas and celebrating 2015 together! So many, many wonderful Blessings to celebrate! I'm reflecting of how all our lives changed since our children left for bootcamp! Sending and keeping your Navy Loved Ones, you and family in prayers! Wishing you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2015! Navy Mom Strong! HOOYAH!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on December 19, 2014 at 1:53am: disonn63 (Stefan'smom), my son used Pep Boys (both on Military Hwy in Norfolk, and in Portsmouth) for oil changes on his Hyundai, and when he sold it the Carfax showed a record of all the oil changes he had done - which was good since it showed how religious he was about it! :) Apparently Pep Boys has a relationship with Carfax which shows up under Service History.

Comment by John and Yvonne on December 16, 2014 at 9:45pm: HuffyMom,

When your son gets back to Norfolk, we would be happy to invite him to join us on the weekends with the other sailors who come to our house. Let us know if he would be interested. Check out our page on this site. :)

Yvonne and John

Comment by HuffyMom23 on December 14, 2014 at 2:12pm: I believe he submitted it in plenty of time, but they were all waiting to hear from what he says. Thankfully he is catching a ride halfway home and we will have to go pick him up about 6 hours from here. I can't imagine trying to figure out what a flight would have cost a week before his leave should start, or when one would have been available.

He is driving his dads old truck back to Norfolk as his father just got a new one last week. He loves that truck so it is all working out great. It will just be a long drive back to Norfolk and he will have to shave a few days off of his leave. :(

As always Marcy, thanks for your information.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on December 13, 2014 at 7:34pm: HuffyMom23, it depends on many things including when they submitted for leave, so yes, it can be without much notice.

Comment by HuffyMom23 on December 12, 2014 at 9:34pm: I am curious about something. Is it normally last minute that the sailors find out their holiday time off has been approved?

Comment by John and Yvonne on December 11, 2014 at 10:58am: Merry Christmas, all you moms out there! Our hope is that your sailors will be able to go home and be with you and your family for this wonderful holiday! But, if any of them won't be able to, and don't have any plans, they will definitely be welcome at our table in our home for Christmas dinner.

Yvonne and John

Comment by pschip on December 3, 2014 at 10:06pm: My son has his tomorrow night he is looking forward to it taking his fiancé

Comment by abuon18 on December 3, 2014 at 6:23pm: I hope she has a great time Leach73! My husband's is tomorrow night and I'm so excited since we have never been able to go to the Navy birthday balls or anything like that. They raffle off prizes and trips usually, so hopefully she will win something good too!