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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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Comment by DramaboysMom on November 10, 2010 at 10:10pm
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Ok. It is official. Cole was sworn in for the final time at Chicago MEPS today. We went to see the ceremony. Nice! Very proud of our young man. What a way to spend your 22nd b day. Guess he will always remember his signing date! Just waiting for "the Call" now.
Can anyone tell me more about the "adopt-a-sailor" program? We have friends and extended family in Chicago who would like to participate.
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Comment by Kaye S. on November 2, 2010 at 11:27am
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Lorraine, you're a dear to think of me, but I'm taking two cuptowels with me to the church... if I need more than that, I'll just use the hem of my dress or the sleeve of my husband's tuxedo! And enjoy having that boy of yours at home, no matter how fleeting! Hugs, k.
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Comment by carols_kitchen on November 1, 2010 at 6:15pm
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In case you like 4 Troops, here's an offer that showed up in my email
http://www.facebook.com/notes/4troops/discount-ticket-offer-1110-eg...
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Even though I am from more North Central Indiana, I would like to attend. My son will have been in for 10 days at that point. *sigh* I am happy and sad. ( in that order). Please keep me informed.. Thanks
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NDMark... I can't be at the Valparaiso gathering, but can't say if I'm happy or sad about that... I won't be there because I'll be in Bangor, watching my son's wedding! Hope ya'll have a really good time!
Yay, Donnita! Congrats to the sailor and hugs from us all! BTW, we missed you at the Westies dinner. I won't be there on Nov 15, because I'm in Bangor. So just like I told Mark, don't know whether to be glad or sad!
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Comment by Zephyr on October 25, 2010 at 11:42am
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In Granger/Northern IN area. Anyone interested in a local get together?
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Comment by joj on October 24, 2010 at 9:06pm
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Kaye, what you did with the map is neat. Thanks!
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NOW HEAR THIS...
In case ya'll (yes, that's a real word) haven't noticed, I started a new "discussion" above in the Forums area. There, you can find a map I've created indicating the towns where members of Indiana Moms are located.
If you click on a marker, you'll see the member's name and a link to his/her N4M page, making it easier to get in touch with other members in your area.
Please know that I do not have access to anyone's physical address ! I simply placed markers in the center of whatever town a member has given on his/her personal page.
If you have questions, concerns, or suggestions, I'm happy to hear them. Thanks for being such a great group of folks. I hear of the drama that other administrators have to deal with and always think, "Gosh, I'm so lucky!"
Hugs!
Kaye S.
Indiana Moms Administrator
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Comment by mammaTina on October 24, 2010 at 8:42am
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Kaye, I have to wait till he gets back in Indiana sometime in Nov. to do that. He said no to coming out to Calif. for homecoming!!!!
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Yay! Hooray! Yippee! It's so wonderful to know our "babies" are safe... many warm wishes and blessings upon your house, Tina. Hug him until your arms cramp! k.
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