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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 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 splash on October 8, 2014 at 8:58am: Good morning everyone,

Is the time definately 10:30 pm on Saturday for the honor flight? I am going to try and be there.

Comment by carol on October 5, 2014 at 8:54pm: I'd like to go, but we have a wedding that day. It is also Homecoming at school. Gary announces at the football game so we have to rush to the wedding after.

Yes, Amanda, I am busy also.This year I'm going in to school 4 days a week. I do miss my Fridays off, but I'm glad Mondays are still free to catch up.

Comment by JJ on October 5, 2014 at 8:16pm: Thanks girls for the correction! 10:30 P.M. it is! I hope that we have some Navy Moms at this important event.

Thank you Carol and MidwestNavyMom for your concerns regarding my "accident".

Comment by MidwestNavyMom on October 5, 2014 at 5:24pm: It is at 10:30 pm. I'm on the Anoka BTYR and that's what they said at our meeting last week. I've never been, but it sounds like a great thing!

JJ - Sorry to hear about your owies! Not fun. Take care of yourself and glad to hear your mom's party was a hit :-)

Carol - The school year is busy so I haven't been on here much. I'm hoping things start to feel more manageable soon. How about for you?

Comment by JJ on October 5, 2014 at 12:17am: I thought it was a.m., but I will check to make sure. I will post the correct time.

If I am going to do something, I might as well do it up right!!! The break is about an inch or so above the last break that I had, so it is no big deal at this point. Slows me down! My toes and foot was really swallen tonight, so pain killers and a nights sleep and hope it is better in the morning!!

My moms party was a blast. She was having the time of her life. Couldn't believe that so many people were there. I was thrilled that she was so happy!

Comment by carol on October 4, 2014 at 10:50am: What!!! you broke your fibula?? I'm so sorry.

Enjoy your mother's party.

(and isn't the time 10:30 pm when they get back??)

Comment by JJ on October 4, 2014 at 10:13am: Attention all moms! The Honor Flight for our WWII vets is coming in at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 11th at the Hubert Humphrey Airport (SunCountry Airlines). If you would like to welcome them home, please meet by the luggage pick-up. This was going to be my first time greeting those heros for me. I am hoping that I can attend. Seems that I took a fall and went BOOM. Bruised up my right knee, strained muscles in my back and neck, scraped up my palms and broke my fibula. This is really slowing me up for the time being, however I hope I will be able to make this very important "greet and welcome home". If you can come, it would mean a lot to those who have served our Country in WWII. They are becoming few and we need to let them know how much we appreciated their service.

Today I am off to celebrate my Mom's 90th birthday. Big party that I can't miss. Pain pills will be on MY menu for the day! LOL

Comment by splash on October 3, 2014 at 11:35am: Thank you, I will do my best to be at the next gathering.

Comment by carol on October 3, 2014 at 11:26am: Splash, we have them posted here. We try for one a month or one every two months. In April we have "Everyone's Birthday" where we bring a gift to exchange. Doesn't matter when your birthday is, in April we celebrate it :)

Going to college is different...all 4 of mine went, and then the 4th one enlisted after a year of college. It was way different!

MidwestNavyMom, how's your school year going??

Comment by splash on October 3, 2014 at 11:20am: I have felt the same way when people that have children leaving for college tell me they understand...it is NOT the same!

I know that people just don't think about what they are saying but it still makes me want to give them a reality check.

I have an older daughter that went to colleg 12 years ago...NOT THE SAME!

How do I find out about the get togethers?