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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

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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 LadyDi on March 16, 2015 at 2:38pm: Hi all! I almost never post since I don't have a lot to share about the Norfolk area since I live in Florida even though my sailor is in Norfolk. With that said, I am looking for advice.

My son said he will be shipping out for the very first time in his 5 years with the Navy soon, (I have not asked for dates, details etc, as I know I won't get them) so I was hoping I'd get some pointers from the mom's who've been there done that.

I have his ship address, and he said I could follow the Facebook page of his ship to get any other details, but are there any other tips or things I should know as he heads out?

Thanks so much!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on March 16, 2015 at 12:55pm: Hi all - Happy Monday! This was my beautiful SoCal sunrise this morning on my way to work. Just had to share....

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on March 4, 2015 at 3:12pm: ps I think they were extra-accomodating as he was about to deploy for a few weeks :) Anyway they were great about taking care of it.

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on March 4, 2015 at 2:51pm: Michelle, tell your son to take it to Maaco in Portsmouth. They fixed my son's driver side car window when it went off the track. Charged very little too. Phone 757-335-6490 and they are open Saturdays till noon.

Comment by Michelle on March 4, 2015 at 11:12am: Thank you ladies so very much!!! I don't know what I'd do without you!

LadyDi, my son's car window will not roll up. He's driving around with a trash bag on it for now. :(

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on March 4, 2015 at 1:33am: DARmom, awesome you could dig that up! I just made a new Discussion and called it "CAR FAQs for sailors" with a compilation of moms' recommendations and other info, so we'll have one place to add good info when the subject comes up again, as it often does!

Comment by DARmom on March 3, 2015 at 7:19pm: Mechanic Info: Here is info posted by another member a while back (a 2nd member also had work done there) "

Accurate-Tune Plus 757-226-8863, JT is the gentleman to talk to. My son had several things done there and I talked to him personally. They also have great reviews and we were referred to them." Good Luck!

Comment by LadyDi on March 3, 2015 at 3:26pm: Hi Michelle! I'm checking with my son who is stationed there to see who he used for some recent car work. He did ask if there is something specific your sailor needs or is it just general mechanic work?

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on March 3, 2015 at 2:01pm: Hi all - Happy Tuesday!

Michelle - my son just got to Norfolk last week so unfortunately I can't offer any suggestions for a mechanic, but I am going to make note of suggestions you get!