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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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JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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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 JJ on June 28, 2014 at 11:05am: Welcome goofytroll to our group.

Comment by MidwestNavyMom on June 26, 2014 at 11:57pm: We have our last HS graduation party on Saturday. Hoping the rain holds off! Congrats J Peder on your last :-) I'm looking forward to some down time next week!! Yeah boot camp graduation in January will be different than September. We were there for a September PIR too. Hard to believe that was almost four years ago! Best wishes to your graduate.

Anyone up to a July get together? (not the weekend of the fourth though)

Comment by J Peder on June 26, 2014 at 11:06am: Good morning , Minnesota families. Been busy, finally had my last HS Graduation Open House. So sick of looking at food -between going to other open houses than having ours but that shouldn't last to long : )
My son that just graduated HS is going into the Naval Reserves. He doesn't leave until Nov. Bootcamp graduation in Jan will be so different than it was in Sept. Brrr ...His plans after bootcamp and 'A' school will be college for law enforcement. So glad when the pieces and plans fall into line.
Have a good day and stay dry its supposed to rain again : (

Comment by Debbie on June 25, 2014 at 11:09am: Congratulations on the graduation! What did he get his degree in? Seem to be drying up a bit!

Comment by DavesMom on June 25, 2014 at 2:06am: Hi Navy Moms. We had a BUSY May. My sailor and his wife were home for his big brother's college graduation. They had 10 days packed with commitments to visit people all over the state. I think it was a learning experience for their next visit. I'm back to the usual busy routine with work, etc. Our backyard pond has overflowed into the yard, but no harm done. Sorry to hear about MN Mom of MM's wet basement. Finished or not that is no fun. Big congrats to your sailor, JJ! Looking forward to seeing everyone again once vacation season settles down.

Comment by MN Mom of MM on June 21, 2014 at 11:00pm: My sailor called to wish me a Happy Mothers Day and also informed me that I would become a Mother in Law in January. They are coming back to MN in July so we have been in the midst of planning a bridal shower for mid month. Also dealing with all the rain and a wet basement. It was not a finished with carpet or anything basement but still need to have it dry!!!!

Comment by JJ on June 21, 2014 at 3:43pm: Hey....what happened to all my Navy Moms? Here it is the end of June and no one set up a get together. Have we lost interest? July is coming up and I am sure that summer vacations will be on people's minds, so it will be hard to plan anything. (Not to mention that Carol is having a birthday the first Saturday of July!) I plan on traveling to Missouri to see the Clydesdale Farm on or about the 11th. Hope others have some exciting things planned as well.Glad that the following people have been on in the last two months: Midwest Navy Mom, Daves Mom,MN Mom, and J Peder.

Comment by MidwestNavyMom on June 10, 2014 at 10:03pm: I haven't been on here in awhile. Congrats to Eric Robert JJ! That's great!!!

Comment by JJ on June 6, 2014 at 8:28pm: Welcome NavyWife-Jennifer!

Comment by JJ on June 1, 2014 at 11:13pm: Just returned from Colorado Springs where Eric Robert was promoted to CAPTAIN. We are just busting with pride over here! I bet we could light up the midnight skies with our smiles. It was a beautiful ceremony and his dad and I presented him with a beautiful Spainish made sword that we had to special order for him. Eric Robert was so surprised. This will be something that he will treasury for the rest of his life. We are so proud! He has worked very hard for this.