Welcome to
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.

FIRST TIME HERE?

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

Events

Add an Event

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
PDF – 2.7 MB
PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

Latest Activity

Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

N4M Merchandise

Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.

Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.

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

Badge

Loading…

Get Badge

MINNESOTA NAVY FAMILY

Information

GROUP FOR FAMILIES OF MINNESOTA NAVY MEMBERS

Members: 121
Latest Activity: 14 hours ago

Discussion Forum

View All

Comment Wall

Comment

You need to be a member of MINNESOTA NAVY FAMILY to add comments!

Comment by MN Mom of MM on January 13, 2014 at 10:23pm: I am taking a Biblical research class that weekend Fri-Sun. What a bummer, I feel like I've been out of the loop with you ladies for months now. We (Mankato area Navy moms)have talked about lunch sometime, but no date set.

Comment by MidwestNavyMom on January 13, 2014 at 10:13pm: See the above discussion for January 18th. I reserved us space for 1pm. I can always reschedule if no one can make it, I know it's short notice.

Comment by Karen H. on January 11, 2014 at 5:30pm: Or should I say thanks Debbie and JJ.

Comment by Karen H. on January 11, 2014 at 5:28pm: Thanks Debbie.

Comment by Debbie on January 8, 2014 at 3:02pm: Congratulations, Karen!

Comment by JJ on January 7, 2014 at 11:47pm: Congrats to yur sailor, KarenH!!

Barb....Keep posted for get togethers. We are a nice bunch of Moms. I am gonna guess that you have been watching the weather, so you know that yesterday (Monday) all schools were closed because of the cold weather. Temps in the morning were -24 with wind chills of -45. But since this IS Minnesota, the temps will be nearing 35 degrees by the weekend. Never know what you're gonna get from one day to another! LOL But by the time you get back here it will be wonderful. Don't you miss the crunching of frozen snow under your tires? Or trying to get your car started, or scraping your windshield? Ahhhh...Winter in Minnesota.

This year will be awesome for everyone! We are hoping for the best.

Comment by Karen H. on January 7, 2014 at 11:20pm: Just found out today that my sailor just made 3rd class Petty Officer. This is a big deal for him. He has been studying and trying for 2 years. We are so proud of him. 2014 is starting out better than 2013. My son promised his grandma just before she passed away in October that he would make her proud.
Barb Pensacola is a fine place to start a-school. It is where my son started out after boot camp.

Comment by Barb on January 7, 2014 at 8:51am: Hello, friends. Thank you for the nice welcome about month ago. I can't find that I ever posted anything, I'm sorry about that. My son is currently waiting for a-school to begin in Pensacola.

I am Minnesota, but not currently in Minnesota. I hope that is OK!! Born and raised in MN, I now live in Japan, but we are in MN one year out of every 5. We will be back in the frozen tundra after the school year finishes in June this year.

I do read all your notes as they come into my e-mail account, but I don't get on the site and post very often. Now that Christmas is over, maybe I'll find myself on here more.

It would be great to get together with you all when we get back on US soil!

Love this site and the wealth of information and encouragement through all of you!

Comment by JJ on January 4, 2014 at 4:36pm: Amanda....Since you bought it up.....Yes! Why don't you set something up? I think that everyone needs to have a Navy-Mom fix. I am sure tht everyone has something to share about their Holiday.

Comment by DavesMom on January 2, 2014 at 1:24am: Happy New Year, Navy Moms! Hope you've all had a wonderful holiday season. Ours was nice, albeit without our sailor and his lovely bride. Coming on the heels of their late Oct. wedding the budget just wouldn't allow another trip. But it's comforting to know that they have each other and made some special 1st Christmas memories of their own. Hope to see you soon!