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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

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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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 MN Mom of MM on October 13, 2014 at 11:46pm: This may be a little earlier than some of the past gatherings. Meeting between 11:00-11:30 at

Poor Richard's Commonhouse

8301 Normandale Blvd
Minneapolis

Saturday October 18th. They have sandwiches, burgers, appetizers, and pizza/flatbreads along with soups and salads. I'd like to contact them to let them know how large a group we may have. Seems that 5-6 may come from facebook site. Who here can join us.

Comment by JJ on October 13, 2014 at 11:17pm: I am sure that the Navy for Moms (on this site) are waiting for the details of the location and time. The sooner that it is posted the sooner people can make plans!

Thanks, DavesMom. I cant say enough about the Honor Flight Welcome. It was awesome. I would have taken pictures, but I didn't have enough hands to hold a camera! LOL

Comment by DavesMom on October 13, 2014 at 12:54pm: Hi All. JJ! Sorry to hear of your misadventure. Although it may slow you down I'm sure it won't stop you. :) Props to you for going to the welcoming event through your pain. I'd love to go to such an event in the future. I won't be able to join you lovely ladies this Sat., but hope you have a great time. Will watch for pics.

Comment by splash on October 13, 2014 at 9:17am: I am interested. I live in the southern suburbs so please let me know.

Comment by SaltyMama on October 13, 2014 at 9:01am: Hi MN Mom of NM.... I'm interested in the get together. Please post the info on here. thanks!

Comment by MN Mom of MM on October 13, 2014 at 12:36am: There is discussion on the facebook page about a gathering this Saturday the 18th at a location in a southern suburb. Let me know if your interested in more info. I actually can go this time, as I have no craft shows booked for the weekend. Perhaps we can get a carload of Mankato moms to take a road trip.

Comment by MidwestNavyMom on October 12, 2014 at 6:30pm: I want to go next time! Yay for you JJ going crutches and all!! Hope you're healing well.

Comment by carol on October 12, 2014 at 6:22pm: I hope to be able to make it at least once sometime.

Glad you got there and cheered. (We did have a good time at the wedding.)

Comment by JJ on October 12, 2014 at 1:20pm: Good Morning ladies! I had the pleasure of attending the Welcome Home for the Honor Flight last night. I was able to personally thank nearly everyone of our WWII vets. It was an awesome sight to see all the Patroit Gaurds as well as several hundred family and friends that also attended. the second floor was packed and many others were on the first floor to welcome home our vets. I plan on attending as many as I can in the future. Anyone else attend? For those who may have attended, and don't know who I am....I was the one standing there on crutches! As bad as my ankle hurt, I wouldn't have missed this event. AWESOME