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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

**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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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.

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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 Joe&NatesMom on May 1, 2016 at 8:11am
Heathcliff...my son and his wife bought a house in Chesapeake a few months ago. Rent was outrageous in a "safe" place. Their mortgage is much less. His Ship is underway a lot, and he was worried about the same thing. The neighbors are very nice, and seems like everyone looks out for each other. They heard that Base housing was very dangerous.
Comment by Heathcliff on May 1, 2016 at 3:19am

How safe to live Norfolk /Hampton/ New Port area ? Me and my fiancé (Airman) are looking for a house or an apartment but My fiancé has been really negative and skeptical about the area before even really into it. He thinks that when he is underway , I would be all my self , and if the area is not good , he worries too much , and I am really curious since I haven't been yet to VA.  Would you give me some advises and thoughts , please ? Our plan is to get married in Sept , and I really think we still have plenty of time to research.  

Also How is like in base housing ? 

Comment by oneproudmamma on April 28, 2016 at 1:45am

Singingbird, she plays the flute and violin and also does choir.  Not sure if she will do orchestra but she does want to do band for sure.  I believe she is also wanting to learn a new instrument this year.  Possibly do marching band as well.

Comment by Momma8480 on April 27, 2016 at 10:48pm
Help please, my son just graduated C school and will be joining his new ship in ft Lauderdale during fleet week. They are stationed in Norfolk. Any good info out there regarding fleet week and how and when I should go to best see my son off? Thanks!
Comment by oneproudmamma on April 27, 2016 at 9:18pm

That has been a great help!  I think we have decided where she would like to go.  Now it'll be just a matter of applying for her to be able to go since it is out of our school zone and looking into the music departments.

Comment by Pobs on April 27, 2016 at 8:49pm
You can apply for out of district if your kid isn't in one of the specialty programs. Magnet programs:
Granby: International Baccalaureate
Norview: STEM leadership and engineering
Maury: medical

There is also a Governer school of Arts, but you go to a regular high school in the morning and then I believe there is transportation to GSOA for afternoon classes.

I'm not sure how you apply for an out of district school, but it is possible. My friend's daughter is in the medical program and she had to apply for that program and that's how she got in to Maury. It's not her district school.
Comment by oneproudmamma on April 27, 2016 at 8:32pm

Thank you Pobs!  When I called the district they weren't very helpful.  Do you know if I a able to put her in the school of my choice?  She is also a musician so I am wanting to keep her in a school with a good music department.  She would have been going to a Arts Magnet school if we weren't moving.

Comment by Pobs on April 27, 2016 at 8:02pm

Oneproudmamma, I asked a friend of mine that has a daughter in high school, and she said if she was pushed to rate them she would say Granby, Maury, Norview, and then Lake Taylor, and to definitely avoid Booker T Washington. She said Granby and Maury are the top two. 

Comment by oneproudmamma on April 27, 2016 at 7:10pm

It has been a while since I have been able to get online.  I am about to move to Norfolk to help with my grand baby.  My youngest will be going along with me and we are looking to see what is the best school for her to attend high school, or possibly homeschool.  Any parents know what the best schools are?

Comment by Michelle on March 28, 2016 at 1:05pm

Hi Susana! What ship is your sailor on? The ship schedules the Family Day Cruise, so you should speak with your sailor to see when that will be. My sailor knew about the cruise back in June but they kept pushing the tentative date out. I finally heard about the official date early this month. Anyway, there are usually groups on here for each ship. You will want to join the group for your sailor's ship to keep abreast of what is going on with your sailor's ship specifically. Of course, feel free to remain a member of this group as there are some very helpful and knowledgeable people here! I wish you and your sailor the best! God Bless!

 

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