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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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GROUP FOR FAMILIES OF MINNESOTA NAVY MEMBERS

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Comment by MN Mom on September 16, 2009 at 12:09am: Wow...I have not had much time to log on with school starting.

Just had to report PIR was soooo exciting. We were blessed to have some extra time because it was over Labor Day weekend. My son has moved across the street and is in preBUDS. The rollercoaster is about to leave the station...."Please hold on to the bar" :)

Comment by carol on September 15, 2009 at 9:37pm: I was ok with the I'm here call. My other son opened the box, so that was ok, but I was home all alone when I got the first real letter from him. Then I cried and cried, and all of a sudden there was an ad on tv for NavyForMoms. I went on line right away and was never the same. :)

Comment by carol on September 15, 2009 at 9:05pm: How are you doing? You have lots of support here.

Comment by JJ on September 10, 2009 at 9:11am: WOW....Congrats on both your son and your recovery!

Comment by carol on September 9, 2009 at 7:41pm: Blessings on your trip (and recovery). Congrats to your son. Enjoy your visit. PIR is so moving. I'm so glad you can go.

Comment by JJ on September 3, 2009 at 1:03pm: Linda, I also wanted to comment on other Navy personnel. You earlier listed the ranks for the enlisted (pay scale). To add to your information, pay depends on pay grade, years of service plus any adjustments for type or location of service (i.e. overseas, war zone). Here are the rest: W1 to W5 are Warrant Officer Ranks; (Non-Commissioned Officers: NCO's and Petty Officers) O1 to O10 are Commissioned Officer Ranks.
It really gets confusing when other moms are talking about their kids that are in the other militaries (Army, (including National Guard) Marines, Air Force, excluding Warrant Officers for the Air Force) since their Rankings are much different to the Navy's. If someone says that their son or daughter is a Sergeant 1st Class that will equal the Navy's Chief Petty Officer. Or maybe they are a Captain, that would equal the Navy's Lieutenant. Leave it up to the Navy to make things a little confusing! LOL And (like a proud mom) the Navy has better looking uniforms!! Have a great day.

Comment by JJ on September 3, 2009 at 12:00pm: I am unfamiliar with that area, but I am sure that something like that would fit in with others' schedule. Locate and directions might help making a decision for those who don't already have plans for Labor Day. Sounds like it would be a blast and the weather is actually supposed be really nice! (I hope)

Comment by carol on September 2, 2009 at 4:09pm: Great news, Becky. Can't wait to see the pictures. Can you come on the 26th?. Hope so.

Comment by carol on August 30, 2009 at 9:17pm: Thanks, Linda. Appreciate the wishes. The Chinese language has a lot of voice nuances to make the different words. Then there are all the different symbols to learn in order to write the words. We are looking forward to getting his written address. It goes through faster if is is in Chinese.
He is looking forward to learning as much as teaching.

Comment by carol on August 30, 2009 at 2:50pm: Linda, thanks for the list. I can't get it straight.
My son will be teaching English as a Second Language in a middle school there. He will teach oral English, how to speak it. Should be interesting, he doesn't speak Chinese, yet, and he doesn't know if there will be a translator in the room. He is 6" 3" and has already had second looks and fingers pointed his way as he walks around. China does not allow missionaries but they do want the English teachers. He will be there until at least June, if all goes well.