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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 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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
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JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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 carol on January 1, 2009 at 12:31pm: Happy New Year to all of you and all your loved ones, wherever they may be. We are enjoying one last day with our loved ones in San Antonio. Tomorrow is the long trip back. Hope the weather warms up. Ha Ha. It sure is different not wearing heavy parkas outside here. May your day be restful and a great start to 2009. Maybe in this new year we can plan a get together.

Comment by carol on December 26, 2008 at 1:59am: Dear Karla, My sympathy at the loss of your sister. I have 3 and love them all so much. I pray for strength and peace for you and your family as you go through this sad time. God keep you in His care.

Comment by carol on December 25, 2008 at 2:03am: Merry Christmas to all and God's blessing to all your families. Stay warm and Enjoy a wonderful day.

Comment by carol on December 24, 2008 at 2:20am: Welcome Pat and Holly. I'm from Coon Rapids. My son didn't get to come home this Christmas. I know how important it is to share the time together when you get it. 2 of my 4 children are also living away from home. One made it home tonight and we will go to visit the other one next week. Thank your children for their service to our great country. Have a very Merry, joyful Christmas.

Comment by carol on December 21, 2008 at 1:02am: MB, you'll have to let us know where in MN. My son is in Pensacola for the holidays. How good for him weatherwise. We've had an all day snow fall here in the cities. Now the cold is settling in. Have a great weekend.

Comment by carol on December 8, 2008 at 5:08pm: I'm also unable to go on the 20th. Actually, any weekend in December is already full with Christmas activities. My husband and I were thinking of going to the parade once, and can't come up with a date. It was a very good idea, Elizabeth. Don't stop with the ideas.

Comment by carol on December 7, 2008 at 1:30am: Thanks, Linda, for looking into it. Yeah for you Helen. Right now it doesn't look as if Craig will make it home for Christmas. He's in FL for now. Gwen, my husband got to go to the game last Sunday, also. It was great. Have a great Sunday tomorrow. good night all.

Comment by carol on December 6, 2008 at 6:23pm: Welcome, Gwen. Glad you could join us. Do you also live in MN? My daughter is living in TX now and said they had some frost on their car this morning. It might only get up to the 60s today. I just laugh at her. Linda, did you find out anything about the Holidazzle floats? Yeah for Jim, Wendy. Also, I just saw a trailor on a new movie coming out in January with Rene Zellweger that is set in New Ulm, MN. Looks to be funny. Have a good day, all. Stay warm.

Comment by carol on November 29, 2008 at 3:59pm: Happy Birthday to Brian! I know about the birthdays away from home. Craig's is tomorrow - he'll be 20. It will be harder on me I suppose. I'm sorry that I didn't meet you Julie, Craig PIRed on 11/21 also. Everytime we ate out, I said, "Remember this on your birthday." They do survive and grow from it. My three older ones have helped me learn that.