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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.

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.

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MINNESOTA NAVY FAMILY

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GROUP FOR FAMILIES OF MINNESOTA NAVY MEMBERS

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Comment by carol on December 23, 2013 at 10:59am: Thank you, Debbie. I wish he could, but since my kids have been in all 4 directions of the US, I rarely get them all home at the same time. I am thankful for phones and Skype and Facetime.

Merry Christmas!!

Comment by Debbie on December 23, 2013 at 12:34am: carol,wish he could be home with you this year, but there is something to be said about him being on US of A soil! Wish you and your family the happiest of holidays1

Comment by carol on December 22, 2013 at 2:39pm: Mine can't come home either, but he is in the States...after 2 deployments back to back over the last two holidays, I am just as happy as if he were coming home.

Extra hugs also from me. Blessings to all!

Comment by mn linda (nuke MM ELT Groton CT) on December 22, 2013 at 11:20am: My sailor son is working Christmas Eve thru Christmas day, so won't be coming back to MN. They were able to come home for a week at Thanksgiving and we celebrated then. We do plan to skype with them to open presents.

For those who sailors will be home, give them an extra hug and enjoy the holidays with them.

Comment by Debbie on December 21, 2013 at 11:43pm: Karen, that's so nice they could travel together. My civ son came home today,Sailor next week!!

Comment by Karen H. on December 21, 2013 at 8:12pm: Ann I wish your son the best with his enlistment and commitment to the Navy. It has been a blessing with my Son. Best thing he has ever done. He has been in 3 years and has been on one deployment so far. If you have any questions we are hear to help.

Comment by Karen H. on December 21, 2013 at 8:07pm: I have not been on here fro awhile. My Navy Son has arrived home for Christmas and we are so excited to have him spend it with his whole family. He arrrived from San Diego with another Sailor from his ship that is from Bloomington, MN.
They were so glad to have someone they knew to fly home with. Made the trip home not so long. I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Comment by carol on December 12, 2013 at 7:06pm: Bought my wreath yesterday for Wreaths Across the Nation. Thanks for the reminder, JJ. I think this is the 5th year I've been able to do it, and glad I didn't miss this year.

Hope everyone is staying warm. Felt like a heatwave when we came home this afternoon :)

Comment by MN Mom of MM on December 11, 2013 at 11:59pm: Ohhh... NavyMomLG, Thank you so much for passing on my Info. I have seen a few unfamiliar names on orders this past week. Happy Holidays !

Comment by NavyMomLG on December 10, 2013 at 2:30pm: MN Mom of MM - I decorated my tree on Sunday and was so excited to see my Navy Sno Flake! I changed my facebook photo to a picture of it hanging on my tree and received many "likes". I posted your Etsy website so I hope you get a few orders!