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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 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 abuon18 on August 1, 2015 at 3:42pm: Roaminggnome61, my husband used to be on the Ramage, he was with them for their last deployment and transferred to another ship in November of last year. I was not able to find anyone else on this site with a loved one on the Ramage but the Facebook group was very active!

Comment by roaminggnome61 on August 1, 2015 at 12:49pm: Is there anyone on this site that has a sailor on the USS Ramage? Crew or Rider?

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on August 1, 2015 at 11:42am: I made my own reservation at Navy Lodge online but we did need a sailor to check us in and as coming for a ships deployment return was not really an option. We were lucky though as his twin drove up from Charleston and checked us in (he is also a sailor)

Comment by diane on August 1, 2015 at 11:23am: Joshmom, for a homecoming you can make the reservation and check in without your sailor. They give you 24 hours to bring in your sailor to finish the check in. They are flexible though. I got there on a Thursday ans the ship was returning on Saturday, I let them know when I made the reservation and she noted that on it. For just a visit the sailor has to make the reservation and be with you when you check in.

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on August 1, 2015 at 10:49am: Hopefully another Mom with experience in that area will answer. I have only stayed at the Navy Lodge in Sasebo, Japan, when my youngest and I went on the 4 day 3 night Gator Cruise back in 2010. So, my daughter cam to Fukuoka and we rode a bus from there to base and she was with us to check us in.

When we were there in November 2015, I know another sailor friend said he could help check us in before her Homecoming. So, I don't have an answer for you....Sorry.

Comment by MaggieMay on August 1, 2015 at 10:03am: Thanks Marianne! As I said I'm totally clueless and I kinda figured the beach would be a longshot LOL just had to ask though! Does your sailor have to check you into the Navy lodge?

Comment by MarianneKT's Mom on August 1, 2015 at 9:47am: Welcome joshmom! We were fortunate to stay at my daughter's apartment, but our first choice would have been the Navy Lodge!

Don't think you want to stay at a beach hotel and drive in after you see the ship! You want to be on base and at the pier!

Comment by MaggieMay on August 1, 2015 at 9:21am: Hello everyone! I just joined your group but am not new to the Navy. Here's my background: My son has been in the Navy since 2011 and has been serving on an aircraft carrier for almost three years home ported in Japan. His ship is on it's way to the U.S. (yeah I'm super excited about that!) My son re-enlisted this spring and once he gets to Virginia he will be going to Mississippi for advanced schooling but then his orders will take him back to the carrier so he'll be spending several years in Virginia. I will be coming to Virginia to see the ship come in and this is my first time to see a Homecoming (never made it to Japan). As time draws closer I'm sure I will have lots of questions but right now can any of you give me advice on where to stay. Is there any areas of Norfolk that I should avoid? If you get a beach front hotel can you get a glimpse of the ship coming in and still have plenty of time to drive to the base? Yes I'm totally clueless as to what to expect!

Thank you all for your help and I'm looking forward to being a Virginia Mom and being part of your group!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on July 28, 2015 at 1:05pm: Thanks for sharing that list Marcy. Our sailor lives in Virginia Beach! We live in Riverside, CA - #63 on the list. Guess he's doing things right lol!

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on July 28, 2015 at 12:29pm: Several Hampton Roads cities ranked high on this list of the best (and worst) 150 US cities for families, including Virginia Beach at #3, and Chesapeake, VA at #8. Nice! http://wallethub.com/edu/best-cities-for-families/4435/