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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 as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

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RTC Graduation

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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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 Kaye S. on March 3, 2013 at 3:04am: Sandy, that's perfectly OK. We've all been there, so when you're at your worst, come here and let it all out. Personally, I've soaked enough cuptowels to dry off a Boeing 747!! I'd suggest trying to hold it together when you're in front of the younger siblings. They gather their strength from you.

Put up a countdown calendar until the family gets to see brother - they can put stickers on it as the days go by, focusing on the happy "return" and not the sad "departure." Put them in charge of "Make the Sailor Happy!" Ya'll can have fun thinking of nice things to do. Have them take photos of the dog, them riding their bikes or playing ball, their school classes waving "Hi!" to the sailor, just whatever! You can print those pix onto plain sheets of paper for his next letter.

When your sailor calls, tell him that while you all miss him terribly, you're doing fine and that he doesn't need to worry about the folks back home. Just concentrate on doing his best at bootcamp. Tell him you love him no matter what happens, but that you know he can do it and be a great sailor!

Then, when you're by yourself (in the shower is a really good place), you can sob all you want to. We'll hand you tissues and pat your back! Many hugs, k.

Comment by Sunshine Sandy on March 2, 2013 at 5:10pm: The last few days have been hard. I started laundry today, my son had some clothes in the hamper, just fell apart. It also has been hard on my two youngest children. His younger brother just cried, wrote him a note saying how he was going to miss him and wanted to be just like him. Drew a picture of a face frowning with tears. It just broke my heart

Comment by Sunshine Sandy on February 26, 2013 at 9:49am: Thank you, I am very thankful I get to see the big event and hoping the weeks will fly by. Will miss him so much

Comment by Reid's Ma on February 26, 2013 at 9:20am: Sunshine, oh, to get to be there for that! You're blessed already! Tell him we're all pulling for him. The weeks will fly and you'll be popping proud at PIR. God Bless

Comment by Sunshine Sandy on February 25, 2013 at 9:40pm: I drive my son to his recuriter tomorrow for check in, then Wednesday morning will see him get sworn in. The "water works" has been flowing for the past week and only gets worse. Very proud but will miss him so much!

Comment by Stacie078ship14 on February 13, 2013 at 11:33pm: Live, not leave...

Comment by Stacie078ship14 on February 13, 2013 at 11:32pm: I'm on the north side near Westfield/Carmel area. I used to leave in southport/homecroft. ....small world.

Comment by Sunshine Sandy on February 13, 2013 at 2:46pm: I am on the south side of Indy, around the Southport area.

Comment by SailorMomSteph(ship13/div139) on February 13, 2013 at 12:46pm: Where are you Stacie??

Comment by SailorMomSteph(ship13/div139) on February 13, 2013 at 12:46pm: Matt's Mom, I'm on the far west side..Avon Where are you? I've officially survived 1 wk w/him gone and no contact! LOL You can do it!!