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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.

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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
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PNG – 2.3 MB
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

Members: 120
Latest Activity: Feb 16, 2021

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Comment by MN Mom of MM on July 2, 2016 at 2:22pm: DavesMom, I am coming from Mankato, and was really hoping we could find a location closer to southern, or eastern metro area. I need to be in Woodbury later that afternoon.

If I can put my 2 cents in I would say southern or eastern side of the Cities. Bloomington, Burnsville, Egan, even Chaska or Minnetonka. Poor Richards Common House in Bloomington, Chili's between Shakopee/Savage area, we have been to these places before. I have been to the Roasted Pear in Apple Valley. I have also been to a perkins and several other places off France in Edina. I am not sure I would drive that far north to 35w/D which is about a 2 hour drive for me, then try to maneuver my way across the cities. Anyone else have thoughts or suggestions?

Comment by DavesMom on July 2, 2016 at 10:11am: I'm glad that a couple of you can make it. This weekend I'll find a location for us to meet and post it here when it's set. We used to meet at Perkins on County Road D and I 35W. I'll try there first as I have to work until 12:30 on the 23rd and I could get there by 1:00. Hope that location still works for the rest of you. Happy 240th Independence Day!

Comment by SaltyMama on July 1, 2016 at 1:56pm: JJ, I hope you get it figured out. I'll gladly accept a friend request from you lol.

Comment by JJ on July 1, 2016 at 10:40am: If you get a message to accept me as "Your Friend" on the Navvy 4 Moms site...it is just because I am starting all over again! I am still trying to correct my email address on this site. Sometimes I get messages and sometimes I don't because some of those go to my old email address. thanks for being so understanding in this matter.

Comment by MN Mom of MM on June 30, 2016 at 11:54pm: What a bummer JJ, I thought I had responed to that July 23 lunch idea, which will be a good date for me. But it must have gotten lost somewhere in the posting. Anyway things are busy here in so MN. Love the cooler weather tho.

Comment by JJ on June 30, 2016 at 9:17pm: I just signed on only to find out that I lost all my contacts for my Navy Moms plus I had an awful time finding this page! When someone writes a message, I haven't been getting them either. I thought that I was gonna loss it right here and now! Yipes! Many times when someone leaves a message or comment it goes to my old email address. I just checked that email address and I had a dozen of comments there from Navy Moms. I don't understand what's going on so, if I don't answer, it might be that it's going to the wrong address. And how was your day?? LOL

Comment by JJ on June 25, 2016 at 12:08pm: July 23 sounds good! You are so lucky to be going on a Tiger Cruise! A time to celebrate as well as lunch! Works for me!!

Comment by DavesMom on June 25, 2016 at 11:06am: JJ, I'm so sorry. A reminder that life is too short. (((NMH))) Some of the moms on the fb page were talking about a lunch on July 16th. Personally, I can't make it, but once plans are set maybe someone will post here. If anyone is interested in July 23rd I'd be willing to set something up somewhere for a 1:00pm lunch. Let me know. I'm going on a Tiger Cruise in a few months and am soooooo stoked to see my Sailor and have that incredible experience!

Comment by SaltyMama on June 14, 2016 at 7:09pm: Hello everyone, JJ I'm sorry to hear about your lifelong friend. Sounds like you need a big Navy mom hug!! I'm flying around getting ready for my son to visit before he deploys. I can't do any weekends til late July but maybe a week night or during the day for anyone who is available?

Comment by JJ on June 13, 2016 at 5:57pm: Things have been going well this summer. Except for the fact that my school friend of 55+ years passed away and the funeral was today. It was pretty sad and I could hardly make it through the entire thing. Other than that, I may be needing a Navy Mom Fix soon!! Its been too long. Thanks for checking in. How about the rest of you?