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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:
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:
**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
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- 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.
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
Norfolk Navy Lodge info, base tours, plus what to see and do in the area
Started by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom. Last reply by Shanny Aug 12, 2022. 28 Replies 0 Likes
"Navy Lodge Norfolk" - Information, rates and photos
Started by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom. Last reply by Chipmunk Sep 30, 2019. 16 Replies 1 Like
Barracks?
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Comment Wall
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Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on June 29, 2016 at 12:17am
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Navywife2011-I sent you a friend request & a message. There's a mom on FB whose sailor daughter is looking for a daycare provider. Not sure how to find you on care.com. Please PM me so I can put you in touch with her. Thanks!
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Comment by Joe&NatesMom on June 29, 2016 at 12:06am
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One more thing. Xa lives in Chesapeake
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Hi all! I know I've asked this question before, but I lost the info, so I was hoping I could get it again...Qhere can my Sailor take his vehicle to get worked on? I am so scared he's going to get ripped off!
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Comment by abuon18 on June 28, 2016 at 8:36pm
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You're welcome-it makes it so much easier as I have had to send some large and/or irregularly shaped items to him that would have been a pain to have to ship myself! Also - Amazon does not charge for shipping to APO/FPO!
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Comment by 1Bodyprof on June 28, 2016 at 8:31pm
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Thanks abuon18! I'll remember that for next time.
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Just a note to clarify though - only if the item ships from Amazon. If it ships directly from the seller, not through the Amazon warehouse, they may not ship to APO/FPO, especially if they are a foreign seller.
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Amazon does ship to APO/FPO. I frequently send my husband items directly from Amazon - countless times his last deployment and already 3 times this deployment and he's only been gone a month :)
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Seasoned Mom: My son is on an aircraft carrier. His address includes this:
Name
VFA (his squadron)
Unit ########, Box ###
FPO (Rate, for ex: AE)-#####
I don't think Amazon can ship to a APO or FPO. Hope this helps.
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Comment by CO-TwinSalorsMom on June 28, 2016 at 6:40pm
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What a fantastic Idea!! I am now done with deployment boxes as my Norfolk Sailor is out of Navy in September. His twin deploys on a sub and there are no care packages sent just a card or two when they let us know we can send one. I can send him the B day box to base though.
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Comment by John and Yvonne on June 28, 2016 at 6:32pm
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okay. since Marcy said this is a place to give suggesting items for care packages here is one of mine.
Whenever one of the sailors who come over to our house on the weekends deploys, this is what I have done in the past. For their birthday, instead of sending a cake or brownies, etc., I have made peanut brittle in the microwave and put it in a round cake pan. I put a straw in the middle and it hardens that way. I pack that, a candle, balloons they can blow up, little games from the dollar store like a mini pool table or other mini games, movie candies, sometimes a Little Rascal movie or other funny movie, a match or two to light the candle, etc. You can add little plates or napkins too if you like. It may sound silly, but all of them have really liked their birthday care package. Chewing gum is a great thing too.
Anyway, that's my two cents worth! :)
Yvonne
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