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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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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 girlnboots on July 21, 2013 at 8:20am: Mom27 is your girl done with pir

Comment by girlnboots on July 21, 2013 at 8:19am: Birds of feather you have been in my thoughts you should have seen your boy. I know you were so proud!

Comment by mom27 on July 18, 2013 at 2:15pm: I missed very phone call from my daughter but the last one. She was very homesick at first and said that it was probably a good thing that she didn't get to talk to us because not getting to hear our voices only made her stronger. I did write to her everyday though and she was grateful for that.

Comment by Rock on July 15, 2013 at 1:08pm: My son left June 19th and his PIR is 8/16. The not hearing from them is really hard and my son was soooo miserable and down the first time I heard from him that it frightened me. He got to make his second phone call yesterday and he sounded good so I don't have to worry so much. The first few weeks are really rough on them so tell your daughter to hang in there that it will get better and just keep sending her mail to encourage her and get her through it. Every letter I sent I included some blonde jokes and military jokes and my son told me yesterday he really enjoyed them. I also clip articles out of magazines and send to him and he's enjoyed those too. My son is my only child and it's been really hard but things are looking up now. Best wishes to your and your daughter!

Comment by girlnboots on July 15, 2013 at 7:25am: So my girl heads to boot camp August 7. I am excited for her. And a little sad that my girl will be so far away. Who new the first time we held them how hard it would be to let them go. She is ready. She was born ready.that said I am ready for her to start her new adventure. Anyone else have someone going soon?

Comment by ConnieA on July 3, 2013 at 3:32pm: Sharon, Same here. My Sailor leaves tomorrow... letter writing to begin again. Hooyah!

Comment by Sharon-Proud Sailor Mom on July 3, 2013 at 12:57pm: Sharri - I am in the Evansville area also - I read your comments about "too many letters" with a smile - my son read his letters from me (I wrote every day) to the others - I tried not to be sentimental - just the ordinary stuff that happens in So. IN - the dog chasing squirrels, rabbits, deer, etc. His sisters softball games were among the favs - he will be deployed soon, so the letter writing will start again . . it will be so hard not to be able to speak with him on the phone.

Comment by Stephanie74 on July 1, 2013 at 9:13pm: Hello everyone. I'm still trying to figure out this website so bare with me lol. I'm from Portage IN, it is Northern IN and borders Lake Michigan. My 18yr old leaves for Boot Camp on Aug 7th. He is my oldest of 3.

Comment by Sharri on June 27, 2013 at 9:40am: He has been going to the pool daily and I got him a good bike for graduation, so he is working on it! Thanks.