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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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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

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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.

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Graduation Info
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Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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.)

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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

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MINNESOTA NAVY FAMILY

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GROUP FOR FAMILIES OF MINNESOTA NAVY MEMBERS

Members: 120
Latest Activity: Feb 16, 2021

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Comment by SaltyMama on January 7, 2016 at 12:45pm: Hi Ladies, I posted a new gathering. I'm sorry, Shakopee, Burnsville, Edina and Apple Valley are even greater distances than Brooklyn Park. I'm coming from Lake Elmo so I'm already driving a ways. I know a lot of people live in the N/NW suburbs and can get to the Brooklyn Park location. Maybe people can carpool. Let me know if you will be attending. Thanks.

Comment by MN Mom of MM on January 1, 2016 at 1:46am: Wishing all you MN moms and families a very happy New Year! We have our sailor home from yesterday to 1-10. Yes I think we should plan a gathering now 2016. How about here in Mankato, or Shakopee, Burnsville, Edina, or Applevalley?

Comment by MidwestNavyMom on December 31, 2015 at 5:24pm: Happy New Year everyone! I'm thinking it's time for a Navy Mom lunch in January. It's been too long! We had our sailor home for Christmas and he's still here :-) He's never been home both holidays so we're loving this!!!

Comment by J Peder on December 25, 2015 at 12:03pm: Happy Holidays everyone!!
We got our sailor home until the 29th. Only my husband and I knew he was coming in and once he got of the plane (super tired from that Japan flight) we brought him to our family Xmas gathering. Imagine the surprise on his siblings and cousins faces. It was priceless.

Comment by DavesMom on December 23, 2015 at 4:11pm: Hi All. Congratulations, Carol. Eager to see your pics. I was fortunate to have my Sailor home for 5 days last month. Missing him now that Christmas is here, as all of you are missing yours, I'm sure. Just wanted to wish all of you a Merry Christmas! I'd be lost without my fellow Navy Moms. See you in the New Year!

Comment by katep on December 10, 2015 at 6:02am: We are living overseas right now but are from the Greatest State in the Union! I'd love to know if there are other folks from the Bloomington area to connect with!

Comment by JJ on November 23, 2015 at 5:19pm: Congratulations Carol. How wonderful is a new born baby to be welcomed into a great family!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all. I hope that those who have children away from home this Thanksgiving, you get a call from them. This is the time of year to give thanks to all our men and women that service our Country. Thank you!

Comment by MN Mom of MM on November 13, 2015 at 2:03am: Also to let all you twin city people know there is a great craft show at the Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church in Prior Lake(just off 42) on Saturday the 14th. 9-4. I will be there with my Minnesota Sno Flakes.