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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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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

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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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Graduation Info
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JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

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Indiana Moms

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For Navy families who live in Indiana.

Admin: Kaye S.

Members: 317
Latest Activity: Jan 16

FACEBOOK PAGE: Navy Parents of Indiana

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Comment by Anita5JS5 on September 3, 2008 at 5:53pm: Hey everyone,
Had a fabulous time at GL this weekend. PIR was so impressive. The time flew by too quickly though. For those attending in the upcoming weekends, utilize military discounts and ask everywhere you go, we saved at many places. It was really cool to have complete strangers shaking Christoher's hand and thanking him for his service to our great country. One guy even bought his lunch!! Chris is off to Gulfport Mississippi. He was supposed to leave today (not sure what will happen d/t hurricane Gustav). I'm waiting on a phone call again, grrrrr.....Take care everyone.

Comment by Anita5JS5 on August 26, 2008 at 12:44am

Comment by Anita5JS5 on August 21, 2008 at 9:56am: Hi everyone,
Winding down this last week to PIR. We hit the road one week from today. I am so ancy and can't wait to see Christopher. He heads to Gulfport Mississippi for Seabee training next. He doesn't mind what we do the weekend for PIR, just looks forward to taking a shower by himself at the hotel. Take care.
Anita

Comment by Anita5JS5 on August 17, 2008 at 10:57pm: Hello Hoosier Moms and Dad,
I got a call today. Christopher had 1 hour to visit. He earned the call, and said he could have called for 5 minutes earlier in the week. His thought was, "what's five minutes" and decided to wait. Good grief, I could of babbled lots of stuff in five minutes and listened to much more. He has battle stations Aug 26th. They must be the last DIV going throught it from the 8/29 PIR group. Vicki, yes we will be going to PIR and I am really proud to be winding down to "Mom, I'm a Sailor" phone call after completion of battle stations. We are from Cedar Lake, just a hop and skip away from Navy Dad Mark in Valparaiso, and only a bigger hop and skip away from Great Lakes. After PIR, Christopher will head to Gulfport, Mississippi for A school to become a Seabee. Can't wait to see him. Hanging in there a little bit longer. Take care you gies.
Anita

Comment by Anita5JS5 on August 17, 2008 at 12:54am: Hi everyone,
I am so pleased we have an Indiana group. My son Christopher has PIR 8/29. I am anxiously awaiting a phone call. I know he has battle stations any time now. I treasure the once a week letters, but it's just not as awesome as hearing his voice. He has had the hour long phone calls twice while at boot camp. The first call was earned. His letter this week said that his ankle keeps swelling and it's so hard not to worry. I'm holding on to faith in God and believing in my son to have the determination and strength necessary to get through. Take care everyone.
Anita