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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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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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 Eva on August 11, 2015 at 2:24pm: Looking for advice. We're moving soon from San Diego to the Norfolk area. I can't for the life of me decide where to live. I like Ghent from looking at it online but everyone I've talked to said living in Norfolk is really bad. I've also been told to look in Chesapeake and Virginia Beach....My husband doesn't want to be too far from base. Any help is appreciated. Its so hard doing this from the other side of the country.

Comment by CC0727 on August 5, 2015 at 1:41pm: thanks!!! @ Marcy - that is a lot of great info! has anyone had any experience using either the lot behind the next or the storage sites that were mentioned? like any good reviews or bad experiences? thanks again! :)

Comment by MaggieMay on August 4, 2015 at 7:16am: CO-TwinSalorMom - that sounds wonderful. Hopefully we'll be able to check out that restaurant while we're there. Got woke up early this morning with a surprise phone call from my sailor....don't ya just hate when that happens...NOT!!! Keeping my fingers crossed he might be home for Christmas this year....last time was 2010.

Have a wonderful day ladies!

Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on August 3, 2015 at 11:24pm: Oh also down town has great shopping. Simply J's on King street had really cute anchor tops and dresses. Great ice cream also I thin on King St. got written up in bon Appetite. Also by the aquarium is a restaurant over the water that serves she crab soup, really SC and so good.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on August 3, 2015 at 5:22pm: Thanks Marcy! I've forwarded that on to my son ;-)

Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on August 3, 2015 at 3:49pm: Go to this Discussion: http://navyformoms.com/group/norfolksailorsfamilyfriends/forum/topi...
and scroll down to the car storage topic. Car questions come up pretty regularly so I created a Discussion to keep all the info in one place :)

Comment by Lizb on August 3, 2015 at 3:04pm: My son stored his at at shipmates house. His shipmates wife was nice enough to let him store it there and she had the keys to start it up. While he was deployed he bought a truck from a different shipmate and that one was in a storage unit but he had to buy a new battery before it would start

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on August 3, 2015 at 2:58pm: Hi all - Happy Monday!

I'm definitely interested in info on vehicle storage while on deployment too. My son had said he thought he might ship his car home (to CA!) but that's close to $1000 (and then he has to ship it back!). We just visited him last month & told him to ask around & see what others do - there are plenty of storage facilities but he's worried about his car sitting for a long period of time. Hopefully someone will be able to give us some suggestions CC0727!

Comment by CC0727 on August 3, 2015 at 2:20pm: Hi! Does anyone have any suggestions/recommendations or do's/don'ts regarding sailors at Norfolk storing their vehicles while underway on deployment? What does everyone normally do - base parking, off base storage, etc..? Thanks :)