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Navy For Moms

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

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**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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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy Speak

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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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MINNESOTA NAVY FAMILY

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GROUP FOR FAMILIES OF MINNESOTA NAVY MEMBERS

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Latest Activity: Feb 16, 2021

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Comment by Amelia's Mom on January 17, 2016 at 11:44am: Hello everyone! I am in Little Falls, very close to St. Cloud as well! I am wondering if anyone else here has their Sailor in NROTC? My daughter is still waiting to hear about the decision. Her top school is St. Thomas and she would drill at the U.

Comment by JJ on January 17, 2016 at 1:13am: If I misspelled anyone's name, I am truly sorry. I did have a great time today, but I always have a great time!

Kassie, I go to St Cloud a lot since my sister-in-law lives there and we went to visit Dad at St. Bens before he passed. So, yes we can certainly meet there or even at the Brickyard in Clear Lake? (25 & 10) or even Russell's in Big Lake. It would be fun.

Comment by Kassie on January 16, 2016 at 11:23pm: Thanks so much for the great meeting today! It was so fun to connect! I was impressed by you all and felt so comfortable to visit with you. We have some nice things in common....our sailors! :D Have a great weekend!

P.S. JJ, thoughts and prayers for you and your family! I'm in St Cloud if you ever need a quick coffee meet! :)

Comment by MidwestNavyMom on January 16, 2016 at 10:42pm: JJ - Sorry to hear about what you've been going through. Hugs and prayers for you!!

Comment by MidwestNavyMom on January 16, 2016 at 10:16pm: Sorry I missed it, just checked this!

Comment by SaltyMama on January 16, 2016 at 8:22pm: So much fun today. Thanks for posting the picture JJ. I will post on Facebook too.

Comment by JJ on January 16, 2016 at 6:35pm: What great time we all had today at the luncheon! New moms, along with long-time moms, laughs and conversations. Our wait person took the picture and she did her best and a little cropping by me. So, here we are: front row from left to right: Margo, Ronni, and Joan. Back row from left to right: JJ, Kathy, Deb, Sue, Amy and Carol. We would love to see more Navy Moms at our next get together!

Comment by AmyS on January 14, 2016 at 4:28pm: Definitely sounds like you need a break JJ. I will be at the lunch Saturday, as I too can use a Navy Mom Fix. See you then.

Comment by JJ on January 12, 2016 at 2:50pm: I should have finished my reasons for my need for a Navy Mom Fix...first off, my father-in-law passed away peacefully on Dec 28th with his family by his side. Funeral was the following Saturday with the burial on that Monday. On Tuesday my mom, was admitted to the Hospital with a blood pressure reading on 224/114. So it was a quick trip to Litchfield at 10:30 at night to be with her and my sister. This has been a busy few weeks, with me running back and forth to Litchfield and to St Cloud with Ted to take care of his Dad's affairs. So needless to say, "Boy do I need a hug from my Navy Moms"!!!!!