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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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GROUP FOR FAMILIES OF MINNESOTA NAVY MEMBERS
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Discussion Forum
8th Annual Everybody's Birthday on April 27th, 2019!!
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7th Annual "Everybodys Birthday"
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Stillwater get-together Saturday August 5@noon
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Comment by carol on January 8, 2010 at 9:14pm
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RobinM, good news about your mother. I'm glad she is doing better, and hopefully, the doctor will give her some good advise (like the water).
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Comment by DanaMN ~Kris's Mom~NCTS SanDiego on January 8, 2010 at 8:52am
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Thanks,RobinM! Oh... I think you hit the nail on the head... I think I'm crying for me, too. Where'd my baby go? I'm not ready to be an empty-nester! LOL! Kris will be going to Pensacola for IT "A" School. Hopefully we'll get to go down there and visit him. It would be nice to get out of Minnesota this time of year. ;)
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Carol, I bet you are! I'll be in your shoes all too soon! :)
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He is on deployment right now. Am looking forward to when he may get leave. He is AO.
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Carol, Thanks for the welcome! I'm glad he will have the time as a DEPper so he'll learn a lot before going to BC. Where is your Sailor?
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KrisMom, welcome. I know that you will enjooy all your time together. That makes for the great memories, and will help you through the separation.
Glad you are here.
RobinM, how is your mom??
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Hello! My son is in DEP and leaving August 18th for boot camp. He's going to be an IT. His dad and I were both in the Navy and we are very proud of our son for joining. Even though I've been through it personally, I'm so nervous and have shed many a tear already and I have months to go. This is going to be a milestone year for all of us! ;)
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Was hoping you had safe travels, Robin. Glad you had a great time. Isn't PIR neat?!
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Welcome, SpookieLou.
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We also got 2 calls this week from our sailor. The first one cut off too soon, but it was good to hear from him.
Another great gift, this summer, God willing, we will welcome our 3rd grandchild. We got the news on Christmas day. This time they wanted to tell us in person.
They told our sailor first, because he gets to be godfather. He was excited, (right NM?)!
We had a great Christmas with my family and got to see my mother-in-law, who is holding her own. Now we are home safely, and it's catch up time.
Happy New Year to you all. Be safe, and Enjoy!!
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