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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.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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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For Navy families who live in Indiana.

Admin: Kaye S.

Members: 317
Latest Activity: Jan 16, 2024

FACEBOOK PAGE: Navy Parents of Indiana

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Comment by Pat on May 13, 2010 at 5:16pm: My Nuke MM Submariner went to see the recruiters (multiple because he had considered the Academy), did DEP, MEPS, all the signing by himself. I met the final recruiter the day he picked my son up for BC. He brought me all the paperwork, pamphlets as time progressed....let me read it, and ask questions...but his comments from the get go, were basically, this is the start of the rest of my life...I have to live it.

Comment by Joe's Mom on May 13, 2010 at 8:25am: As a Navy mom, I was there at my son's swearing in. Yes it was nice to be with him till the very end but they were all in a room and we had to stand in the back. There was an Army officer in the front and he did the swearing in. The boys (and girls) were all in rows saying it all together. It was quick and taking pictures while it happened was just the back of their heads. My camera desided not to work. The day was really crazy and of the 3 hours I was in the building with Joe I think I spent 10 minutes with him. It made it even harder to say goodbye to him.

Comment by Kaye S. on May 12, 2010 at 10:23pm: Anna, my son also kept me from knowing about the swearing in. Sometimes, when they say, "I thought it'd be easier...," they're not talking about YOU, but rather themselves. Looking back, I've seen times when son didn't want me there because HE didn't want the emotional stress. As MarineNavyMom said, you'll have PIR. We could talk for hours about how proud you'll be, but you won't get it until it happens! Hugs, k.

Comment by annafornavy on May 12, 2010 at 9:13pm: marine navy mom - Thank you so much... He knew I was dying inside saying goodbye to him. BUT I have never missed any big moments in his life. PIR June 25th.. I cant wait and I found out when I recieved his form letter Saturday that he is RPOC of his Division.. I am so proud of him... : )

Comment by Jacobs mom on May 12, 2010 at 7:50pm: Thanks for the comments...and Anthony is heading to Marine boot camp in Cali....which seems so far...We are from Indianapolis...

Comment by annafornavy on May 12, 2010 at 7:16pm: Hi - My son left for bootcamp April 26th. Of course he went down to Indy to swear in, then off to GL. I was told I could have went for the swearing in. I asked him about it that night when he called me. He said mom I just thought it would be easier this way. I cried... Does anyone know if they take photos of the swearing in that I can get a copy of.. Thanks... Anna

Comment by Kaye S. on May 6, 2010 at 6:46pm: Hey, Dawn, talked with your daughter today at Michael's. She said you really like hanging with the Navy Moms. Should have told her we were really a floating crap game! She also told me that tomorrow was the "big event!" You'll post some pix, right? Hugs, k.

Comment by Jacobs mom on May 5, 2010 at 8:43am: THANKS EVERYONE...it was wonderful to see him...and Thank God that I can now talk with him daily!! I have missed him something fierce!! Now I can relax a bit at least until October when our youngest leaves for the Marines and I have to weeks without hearing his voice lol....

Comment by Jacobs mom on May 4, 2010 at 10:32am: Hi everyone...new to the site..My oldest Jake just graduated Friday and is now in his AIT training at the Great Lakes for his medical training...it was an awesome weekend with him and I was amazed at how much he had grown as a person!!

Comment by blaykesmom(Ship 06 DIV 924) on May 3, 2010 at 8:12pm: Ok, I am home....still think I should just be packed into his bag so I can stay with him. LOL I am so proud.