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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

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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MINNESOTA NAVY FAMILY

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Comment by MNSunshine on June 30, 2011 at 8:03am: tls -- I hit the road this morning. I'll post when I return.

Comment by tls on June 29, 2011 at 7:49pm: Congratulations, MNSunshine!! I remember that feeling --- it is AWESOME!! Will you get to attend? Make sure to take lots of pictures --- and lots of tissue!! Hope to see you at the next lunch!

Comment by MNSunshine on June 28, 2011 at 11:35pm: It is outside ... longer ... and we are strictly limited to 4 tickets. It's taking place on the original PIR field, on the A-School Base.

Comment by mn linda (nuke MM ELT Groton CT) on June 28, 2011 at 11:19pm: I just read that Friday's PIR is going to be outside -- that should be cool (but weather will be hot).

Comment by MNSunshine on June 28, 2011 at 11:12pm: Hello All!
My son is scheduled for PIR at RTC this Friday. He will be part of the 100th Anniversary Celebration! It's so good to have made it through Basic. Thanks for all the support; a very special thank you goes out to tls.

Comment by JJ on June 28, 2011 at 10:59pm: Congrats! Always good to have someone around that can cook!! Yummy
My mom always said that it is much different to cook for a family of 4 than it is for a family of 400. I have a hard enough time cooking for 2. LOL Glad to hear from you.

Comment by Karen H. on June 28, 2011 at 10:47pm: Hi everyone it has been a long time since I was last on here. My son was in Florida but did not pass exam for IT. So he chose Cullinary Specialist. He loves it. Cooking up a storm. He is currently in Fort Lee, Va. After July will head to Sandiego. It is so good to know he is happy and excited about his new adventure. Welcome Mom to 2 sailors.

Comment by carol on June 25, 2011 at 10:18pm: Welcome to the Cities, Mom to 2 Sailors!! We look forward to having you at the get-together s. :)

Comment by carol on June 21, 2011 at 11:53pm: Good for him, NavyMomx3. It's so wonderful. We (my husband and I) just got back (and just missed the tornado action) from our vacation. We went to Seattle to visit our son who works there. We saw the area in a week -- Seattle, Victoria, Canada, Mount St Helens, Mount Rainer and Bremerton, where we saw the ship our sailor will be on. As much as I really missed the luncheon with you, we had a wonderful time. Wonderful pictures. So sorry to miss your sailor, tls.

Comment by NavyMomx3 on June 21, 2011 at 9:37pm: I'm sorry I missed this last luncheon. I love the photos! I travel a lot with my part time job. But guess what???!!! My son just qualified for ELT, Engineering Labratory Technician in the Nuke program. He just qualified today. Yeah for Walter! He'll be home in July for a three weeks or so. Then he'll be stationed in Hawaii and going on a sub. He informed me he'll be driving his car to a location in NY and having the Navy ship his car to Hawaii.. He is excited!!