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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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GROUP FOR FAMILIES OF MINNESOTA NAVY MEMBERS

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Comment by NavyMomx3 on March 15, 2011 at 11:01am: My son left for the Navy the day after Mother's Day in 2009. He has been doing well and we are very proud of him. He is a MM in the NUKES program. We haven't seen him since he graduated from NNPTC in S.C. He just recently started another school in NY area. We as well as he are hoping he will be home for a week when this schooling is done in a few months. He has matured so much since being in the Navy.

Comment by carol on March 13, 2011 at 11:07pm: Julie, I'm so sorry that we haven't seen you for a while. I'm still checking my calendars. It is the start of our Spring break, and we are trying to figure out when to go see the parents. Did I tell you my mother in law fell last month and broke her arm? She is alright, but we need to see her if possible.

Have fun with your cousins. That's neat that you get together.

Comment by MidwestNavyMom on March 13, 2011 at 9:49pm: I can make the March get together. I'm looking forward to it:-)

Comment by kellig on March 13, 2011 at 12:01am: Should be able to make this one and really looking forward to it!

Comment by JJ on March 12, 2011 at 6:06pm: MN Linda....Post the Get together on the top (click on Start Discussion) and list it like the others. Sometimes we forget to look back on this site and by the time the get together comes around, we have forgotten all about it.

Today, I am sounding a lot like Mae West!! If nothing else, the husband says it sounds sexy. Gee, I wish I felt that way! (LOL) Not happenin' today. I have the date written down on the calendar. Hope for a big turn out and a lot of fun!! Bring pictures!!

Comment by MN Mom of MM on March 12, 2011 at 2:32pm: I am putting the Chili's Saturday March 26 date on my calendar.

Will also check with the mom from Eagle Lake to be able to come up

together. Thanks for arranging this.

Comment by tls on March 12, 2011 at 1:55pm: Sweet! I'll be there!

Comment by mn linda (nuke MM ELT Groton CT) on March 12, 2011 at 1:32pm: I just called Chili's near 394 x 100. They said that being there from 1-4pm is no problem at all -- in fact great time for them.

So I made reservations for Saturday, March 26 and to expect 6-10 people and they put it down as Navy Moms.

Hope everyone will be able to make it.

Chili's Grill & Bar

5245 Wayzata Blvd, Minneapolis, MN, 55416

952-546-7777

Comment by tls on March 12, 2011 at 9:20am: JJ --- Sorry you had a rough day ... hope you're feeling better - emotionally AND physically. Jaime got word that her orders to Japan were cancelled the day before the earthquake hit. Initially, I was disappointed but am now a bit relieved. Looks like she'll be stateside in Tennessee for awhile. Hoping that she may be home for her "after A-school leave" at our next lunch! Chili's sounds GREAT, as long as they don't mind us hanging out for a bit!

Comment by JJ on March 11, 2011 at 3:13pm: Robin...welcome back to the group! It has been a long time. We have missed you. It is very true that the safest place to be during a Tsunami is on the ocean! The waves don't get really big until they are close to shore. Too bad that Phil didn't get to stop in Hawaii. It is so beautiful there. Maybe on the way back.

Eric Robert is someplace in the Middle East. Yesterady I had a really bad day and cried for the first tiime in a long time. But that was after watching the show about the bombing of the USS Cole back in 2000(?). I am thinking that I shouldn't be watching the Military Chanel. Ted has been home sick for a few days and now he is sharing with me! Yuck.