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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:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
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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For families of Mine Men and those in A training for Minesweeper.
Members: 60
Latest Activity: Oct 9, 2020
Here's a link to the Mineman rating description:
And here's a list of the mine warfare vessels of the Us Navy:
Discussion Forum
Son leaves 6/24/13 for RTC then SD for A School....
Started by Minemom. Last reply by Michelle0120 Aug 2, 2015. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Leaving For Boot Camp on March 1, 2010 . i have a few questions
Started by DCPierce07. Last reply by Minemom Dec 20, 2012. 6 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by sea_sick on June 30, 2012 at 4:18pm
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So that doesn't mean that they are going other places to be with other rates? My sailor said something about them having opportunities to "forward deploy" and go do missions with Marines and Seals and SWCC and things like that? But then he told me the other day that they don't do that as much anymore? Do you know anything about that?
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What can you tell me about forward deploying?
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Comment by A & A's Gma on June 23, 2012 at 9:35am
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My son is on a minesweeper, just deployed this month, lots of questions...
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Comment by Cindylaine (MN Mom) on May 9, 2012 at 9:24pm
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I don't know too much but my son is in San Diego where he went to MN school. I know it was for a few months but not sure exactly how long. He hasn't deployed yet so I can't help you there.
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What can y'all tell me about being a MN? Where is the training and how long for? How long for deployment? My bf just DOR'ed from SWCC yesterday and is now talking about becoming a MN. I was just starting to understand the SWCC world, and now I may be jumping into the MN world instead. Any info?
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Comment by Shelli 04/020 Mom on March 15, 2012 at 12:06am
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Congratulations to both of you, Cindylaine! SO happy for you!!!
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My son graduated A school Friday. He is officially a mine man!!
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Comment by T-Lynn on October 14, 2011 at 11:34am
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Dear Friends
AS of today - my sailor has crossed rated. He is a Riverine now.
I will be leaving this site and moving on to where I can receive answers to questions. Thank you for all the support and gossip :) Wish all a wonderful time with your sailors - that you and your sailors will always have fair winds and calm seas.
Take care Blessing T-Lynn
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Oh how wonderful Donna ! I hope weather - your time together - ALL goes perfect.
I like your Book Character Days . So who are you going to be ?
Heard from sailor this morning - 2AM ! It was afternoon for him and he was doing laundry - that means time to call mommy. He is relaxing and getting all details finished. AS soon as he knows when he gets to come home he will let me know. So I am back to riding that Navy Mom roller coaster of "WHEN do you get leave?"
take care hugs
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Very Happy :)
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