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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.

FIRST TIME HERE?

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.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
PDF – 2.7 MB
PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Navy Speak

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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 JJ on October 29, 2017 at 6:19pm: I want all my Navy Moms to know how appreciative I am for all your support and prayers! Navy Moms Rock!! Since they moved my surgery from the 23rd to the 30th, it sure messed up my Halloween plans. However, I am gonna breeze right through this surgery and once they remove the mass and part (if not all) of my right kidney, the cancer will be gone with it.

I was going to a Halloween Party on Tuesday dressed as Judge Judy. But now instead of walking the Halls of Justice, I will be walking the halls at Unity in a Hospital Gown! Thanks again for all your support.

Comment by SaltyMama on October 9, 2017 at 8:59pm: Thanks for keeping us up-to-date JJ. Continued prayers and well wishes for you.

Welcome KJ, I wish you lived closer. We have a few Navy Mom gatherings but usually in the Twin Cities. I will post them here if you are ever able to join us :)

Comment by JJ on October 9, 2017 at 4:25pm: For my Navy Moms: Just got word that my surgery is scheduled for the 23rd of October! They are planning to take most, if not all of my right kidney. I appreciate all your prayers. Now it will be in the surgeon's hands and with the grace of God. Recovery could be up to 8 weeks, but I am planning on 6. I have my mom preparing to stay at Walker Methodist Plaza while I am recovering. My ducks are all in a row and I am good to go!! Happy thoughts and smiles on our faces!

Comment by MN Mom of MM on October 4, 2017 at 10:43pm: Praying for God's hand of healing for you JJ.

Comment by JJ on October 3, 2017 at 11:17pm: Welcome to the Navy for Moms group. If you ever have any questions, just ask. Someone will be able to answer them, if not they will let you know where to get the right answer.

Missing our kids is part of being a mom (or dad) and this will get better as time goes on. Once again welcome!

Comment by SaltyMama on October 3, 2017 at 10:47am: Got some good news from JJ this morning. They think they can get all her kidney cancer out with surgery. She's waiting for a date of surgery right now and then it will be a four to six week rehab. I will keep you posted!

Comment by MidwestNavyMom on October 1, 2017 at 6:09pm: Praying for JJ!

Comment by SaltyMama on September 29, 2017 at 10:15pm: Hi ladies, just a request for a fellow Navy mom, JJ. She received some worrisome medical news and is seeing a specialist on Monday. She has a large mass on her kidney. Please pray for JJ for healing and strength during this ordeal. She has been taking care of her 90 something mother as well and will need to find some short-term care for her as well when she is recuperating.

Comment by JJ on August 3, 2017 at 9:18pm: I really wanted to attend, however my mom had emergency surgery on Friday and I will be home caring for her while the roofers are here fixing our roof from the hail storm that we had. I will be there in spirit!!!