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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.

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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

Events

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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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Latest Activity: 21 hours ago

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Comment by MN Mom of MM on November 27, 2013 at 4:08pm: Happy Thanksgiving I am so very thankful for all your lives, and that we live in this wonderful country with the freedoms we enjoy because of the men and women past and present who are serving in our military. Thank you God for their lives.

Comment by carol on November 27, 2013 at 12:49pm: I also want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Safe travel to those who are going away. I am thankful for all of you here. This site was truly a blessing when my son entered the service. I am also thankful that all 4 of my kids are in the US, even if I will only get to see 2 of them this weekend. I do get to celebrate with my parents and my sailor celebrates 25 years on his birthday this weekend :)

Comment by mn linda (nuke MM ELT Groton CT) on November 27, 2013 at 12:01pm: I am so grateful that Tim, Chelsea, and Caden are here for Thanksgiving. We will be spending tomorrow with all 3 of my boys and their families and my husband's brother and family.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving, where ever you are.

Comment by JJ on November 27, 2013 at 7:56am: As Thanksgiving is tomorrow, I want to wish all of my Navy Moms a wonderful day with hopes that your loved ones will be near to your hearts. Some of us will be lucky enough to have our Navy kids home, sitting at our tables, with that great big turkey with all the trimmings. Some of us will only be wishing that our kids will be home with us. Knowing that they will be serving our Country in far away places will give us a special peace. We are so proud of each and everyone of them. We are so thankful that they know that we are thinking of them on this Thanksgiving Day. I, too, want to thank easch and everyone of YOU. I am so grateful that you are a part of my life. Have a great day! Happy Thanksgiving.

Comment by JJ on November 19, 2013 at 12:50pm: I can send the FB person the picture that I posted here. If you want it have it, you can either Highlight the picture posted here, then copy it, OR you can just send me a message and I can send it directly to your email.

I agree...we are a wonderful group of fun ladies!!

Comment by DavesMom on November 19, 2013 at 1:43am: Very nice to spend a little time with the group who made it to lunch on Sat. Looking forward to meeting more and more Moms as schedules permit. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I'm thankful for the one-of-a-kind support we can lend to each other in this wonderful sisterhood that we didn't choose for ourselves. I owe my son a thank you for the new friendships that he inadvertently introduced into my life.

Comment by bsb on November 17, 2013 at 11:27pm: My son is on the GW currently in the Philippines. Someone on the FB MN Navy Moms page said there was a mom at the get together on Saturday that also has a son on the GW. If so, I'd love to connect with you!

Comment by MN Mom of MM on November 17, 2013 at 11:09pm: Sorry I missed the gathering also. I had the best day of sales with my Minnesota Sno Flakes ever at an event here in Mankato. Last Saturday I was at a Church event in Prior Lake, next Saturday I will be at an event in St. Peter, then St. Caire, Lake Crystal, and the final show I have scheduled (so far) is in New Prague on Dec 8th. Just a very busy time for me in the fall months. I have only had 1 Saturday off since September. Glad you all had a good time, so nice to see your smiling faces. :)

Comment by J Peder on November 17, 2013 at 12:43am: Sorry I missed the get together. Sounds like a fun time had by all. I was at an all girl cousin reunion. Nice to eat, chat and not entertain the men folk for once ; )

Comment by JJ on November 16, 2013 at 6:04pm: What a great time we had once again, as you can tell by the smiles. Looks as though something was up! You will have to ask Margo about that since she started it! LOL Pictuces were shared, laughs were had and plans for our next together were talked about. Back Row: Beth, Amy, JJ, Carol, Amanda, & Julie. Front Row: Margo, Joan, & Linda. Congratulations to the recently married children, the newly born and the nearly married. Plans are being made, so watch for the announcement on this page!! Parents are all proud. Next time we hope that we have a bigger group of Navy Moms.