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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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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 carol on December 9, 2014 at 3:51pm: You are right...The Roasted Pear DOES NOT have the mice...it was outside.

I wish mine had been a leaf, but at least it did not run over my shoe :)

Comment by JJ on December 9, 2014 at 3:35pm: Let's not scare anyone into thinking that the Roasted Pear has mice!!! LOL I thought that I saw a mouse, too, but discovered after looking at it more carefully that it was only a dried leaf being blown across the parking lot by the wind. I really felt dumb but it got my heart beating a little faster for a few seconds!! Something to laugh about under the tree!!

Comment by carol on December 9, 2014 at 12:25pm: I'm planning on being there. Hope we can have that nice corner again. I liked that spot :) Also, I hope I don't see any mice :)

Comment by JJ on December 9, 2014 at 12:18pm: Only 4 more days until we meet at the Roasted pear in Brooklyn Park! Is everyone ready to take a break from all the shopping to get together with our extended Navy family? It wil be a great break complete with a nice warm day of 45 degrees!!

See you there!

Comment by carol on December 3, 2014 at 10:42am: Welcome Mommyladie. Glad to have you here.

J Peder, I'm sorry that your 2nd son has to come home, but I'm sure he will find the right direction to go. Glad to hear that your other son will get to come home in Feb. Our sailor gets to come home over Christmas!! It's only for 10 days (really only 9 with the late flight in), but he hasn't been home for Christmas in 3 years. We are excited!

Comment by JJ on December 2, 2014 at 11:58am: Welcome Mommyladie to the Navy for Moms. Please check the above discussions for Get Togethers that happen. Would love to met you in person. Any questions that you may have, please ask, for someone will be happy to answer them. No question is too little! Welcome again!

Comment by MidwestNavyMom on November 30, 2014 at 9:46pm: Congratulations to your son Amy! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

Comment by J Peder on November 29, 2014 at 2:41pm: Happy Belated Thanksgiving to you all!!
Thought I would update you on my 2nd son who was put on Ship 5 in bootcamp.
He is finally being sent home some time this next week. The Dr gave him an ok for the knee injury that he got at bc but the scar from his 6th grade injury that was never recorded is the reason he is being sent home.
He was told he could stay in Great Lakes and try to fight it but, he meet a couple others in Ship 5 who have been there for 6+ months fighting whatever they had going on and he didn't want to do that. He can re-enlist in 12 months if he wants to. We would have to find the Dr from 8 years ago and have him sign a waiver.
But we will let him get home and re-group to see what he wants to do going forward. He is already signed up for college so he could start in Jan.with classes.
Thats about it for him. They are keeping him busy and the last time he called he was more upbeat then when he first called about being put on Ship 5.
But Yahoo my other Sailor will be home in Feb. He told his sister that it would be March so we are going to try and surprise her(don't know if that will happen tho)
Have a good rest of the weekend !!

Comment by SaltyMama on November 28, 2014 at 11:35am: Amy, what great news! Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. It was wonderful having our Navy "boy" home for the holiday.

Comment by MN Mom of MM on November 27, 2014 at 3:56pm: Congratulations to your sailor AmyS.

And a very Happy Thanksgiving to all the Navy families here.