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

**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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Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms!  (Hint:  When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

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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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Norfolk Sailors - Family & Friends

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: Apr 15

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.

Discussion Forum

"Navy Lodge Norfolk" - Information, rates and photos

Started by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom. Last reply by Chipmunk Sep 30, 2019. 16 Replies

Barracks?

Started by SJWit. Last reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) Sep 17, 2019. 9 Replies

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Comment by John and Yvonne on September 10, 2015 at 1:33pm

oops....'to know'

Comment by John and Yvonne on September 10, 2015 at 1:32pm

To Laurenw and Alyce,

The sailors do need a car, but a lot of times friends will be willing to transport them. 

We wanted you two and any other moms that we(my husband and I) open our home on the weekends and invite sailors to come over for food and board games and movies. we also go mini golfing, civil war re-enactments, Williamsburg on Vet. Day(free for all military). We've been here in Virginia Beach for 15 years doing this. We like to provide a 'home away from home' for them and give them a place to hang out. :) My husband spent 20 years in the Navy, both enlisted and as a Navy Chaplain. If you think your sons...or any daughters too...would be interested in coming over we can pm you our cell number so they can get a hold of us. We can contact them too if they are okay with that.

John and Yvonne

Comment by Laurenw on September 6, 2015 at 8:40pm
Thanks Lizb
Comment by Kate 55 on September 6, 2015 at 3:06pm
Sea*mom, my sailor and I are planning to do the same thing next month. Apparently there are no restrictions against it and it's very east to do in virginia, all you need is a photo ID and you can get the marriage license and get married the same day.
Comment by Sea*Mom on September 6, 2015 at 3:02pm

hi all,

in preparation for deployment my sailor has decided to get married!!!??? ack! :) so, do any of you wise folks have info on that - do you need to get 'permission' - sailor is E4 - or do you just go to the Justice of the Peace? As much as we would prefer to get one deployment finished first, they have other plans. :(

I anticipate it will be a 'spur of the moment' thing as there is no telling when there is a day off, or duty, and sadly we won't be flying across the county to be there for it. very $$$$ to do that when it's planned let alone last minute.

Comment by Lizb on September 6, 2015 at 2:58pm
Laurenw- they really need a car even on base to get anywhere. My son had the same problem when he got there. He had made friends really fast so they took him places when he wanted to go anywhere. It took him a year to get a car.
Comment by Laurenw on September 6, 2015 at 1:45pm
Hi all,
My Sailor just arrived and is living in the shipyard and says he has no way to get on base to eat or shop since he has no car. Is that correct? I cannot believe they would expect him to have a car right away. Please help! Thanks :)
Comment by Alyce on September 4, 2015 at 10:30pm
Thanks Marcy! He did get the info for a duty Van, and as was suggested on here, he went to the USO at the airport.

Now all he needs is a better internet connection and some friends!!
The Internet connection in his barracks isn't very good, and he likes to game and chat online.
Comment by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on September 4, 2015 at 7:54pm

Navymomnow, you can also contact the ship's Ombudsman Team for your son's ship and get the info for getting on their list and the FRG.  Include his name, rate, rating, and your relationship in your email.  Here's how - http://navyformoms.com/group/whatsanombudsmanandhowtocontactthem/fo...   And yes, you can be there for for homecoming.  The Ombudsmen and the FRG will have the information, which gets more detailed as the date nears.  Just remember, no discussion of actual dates here on NavyforMoms.com or anywhere else, per Naval operations security  (OPSEC)  :)

Alyce, my son says that your son's command has to call the duty van to have it dispatched.  Does your son have a sponsor at his new command?  That person should know - and may even arrange to pick him up personally.

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on September 4, 2015 at 6:37pm

Navymomnow - I posted below the info my son had for the Truman.  If yours is on a different ship you would need to find the email for the FRG (Family Readiness Group) & have your sailor email the same info to them!

 

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