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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
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**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).
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DEP-Leavin' for bootcamp in April
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This group is for N4M members that have a loved one leaving for bootcamp in April...I will leave the year open so that even future Deppers leaving in the month of April of any year can join...Lets share stories, information, concerns, and questions
Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/deppersinbutnotyet
Members: 470
Latest Activity: Jul 21, 2022
Hello everyone and welcome to the Navy!!! This Group was started for the loved one of DEPPERS leaving in the month of April (although everyone is welcome).......What year you say? Well ......any year!
If you have April ship out issues/questions etc., need specific information, (or have some to share) or just want to talk to someone that is where you are, with a Recruit leaving for and arriving in BC in April, ...then this is the place to be. :-)
Remember, don't "miss 'em while you're with them!" :) Make the most of every precious moment together before they leave. This will be a big transition for both of you! We'll be here for you every step of the way...
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Things to do in the last month before your future sailor leaves (Click on the link.)
Once your recruit has arrived at RTC, the next stop here is to join the group Boot Camp for Moms (and loved ones) Hangout and ask questions in this group until your form letter arrives.
***New news just out today (9/25/19) from the US Navy Recruit Training Command FaceBook page:
Attention families and friends of RTC: Previously, upon arrival to boot camp, recruits would box up their civilian belongings and ship it to their choice of destination. Our new procedure now has those boxes being stored locally and will be returned to the recruits the day before graduation. The new procedure went into effect this week beginning with Div. 409 in Training Group 52.
Approx two to three weeks after your recruit arrives you will receive the "Form Letter". The form letter will include their Ship# , DIV #, their mailing address, PIR date, and the Security Access Form. The Security Access form needs to be completed and sent back to your recruit ASAP. Keep this letter in a safe place, it has the information you will need.
The date that is on the form letter is the official date for your Recruit's Training Groups PIR (graduation), Things can always change for an individual Recruit (due to illness, injury, failure to pass a final test etc.)! So, we always recommend that you plan, if possible, to purchase Refundable or Exchangeable plane tickets.
After you have received the form letter, join the group for your recruits PIR. There you can ask questions about PIR, training, hotels etc.Those groups will be posted in the Boot Camp for Mom's group.
Thanks for joining us. We hope you will realize you are not alone, and will soon make new friends, plus feel supported and encouraged! :)
**It is very important that your future Sailor be physically fit prior to shipping to the RTC (these are new standards beginning 1/1/2018) and that he be able to pass an initial run test. See Navy Sets New Physical Fitness Standard to Start Boot Camp. "The initial run standard is evaluated on the 1.5 mile run of the first Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) at boot camp. The initial run standard for male recruits will be 16 minutes 10 seconds and 18 minutes seven seconds for female recruits."
Discussion Forum
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Comment by AngieG-CT(Doug's Mom) on April 8, 2010 at 5:17pm
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Thanks for the support. Kelly - they said he'd get priority but I've heard they don't care for those who have surgery.
Lori - He was at work when he found out so he could only text me. This has been such a rollercoaster ride. We were going to have a surprise going away party on the 17th but cancelled it last week since we thought it would be better to get everyone together for a graduation party. I am sure he is very bummer. He's been waiting since July when he signed up. All this anticipation and now nothing for a while. I'll keep all you and your children in my thoughts and prayers.
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Comment by lori on April 8, 2010 at 3:37pm
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Rebecca- he just swore in on the 5th and you've got his division already?? I was told not to call the requiter till next Mon. That was quick!
Angie- how is your son taking this news?
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Comment by Kelly on April 8, 2010 at 2:16pm
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Angie - I'm sorry to hear that. Thankfully they will give him priority. I wish you and your son and family the very best. I hope he heals quickly. What an emotional roller coaster this must be for you!
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Well, just found out that my son has to have his ankled looked at, fixed and then can re-enlist with priority. Looks like I'll be off these groups for a bit. Hopefully not too long.
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Comment by kathyjeanba (ship 6/Div 929) on April 8, 2010 at 11:16am
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I am so laughing with Joshuasmom and Jordansmom...did we all get left with laundry as their send off to us?! When we got to the hotel Monday night David handed me a bag with the sweaty clothes he had been running in before we got there. Joshua's gift of a silver locket is truly touching. On a more somber note, as emotional as I have felt this week, everytime I turn on the news I'm reminded that I only have to wait a few weeks to hear his voice again. I can truly not even imagine what the miners families are going thru. Other families sacrifice for our way of life in so many ways that we take for granted. I wish them peace as well. I'll think of David's soggy skivies as a blessing. :) Joshauasmom, be careful not to rub his name off the locket!! ;-)
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Comment by joshuasmom(ship06div929) on April 8, 2010 at 10:51am
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still waiting for the call that he is there...tears are still coming only not as bad today...dirty underwear and a pile of dirty clothes on the floor? are you sure MY kid wasn't staying a your house? lol...that is sooo josh and he left the bag of trash that i asked him to take out before we left...funny how thats the stuff that gets us through. his flight was delayed yesterday so he didnt get there till today...got to talk to him twice yesterday...that made it so much better. he went to play putt putt with some of the other recruits tuesday night. he really sounded like he was having a blast. we can get through this gurls!!!! and they are gonna learn to pick up their dirty draws off tha floor!!! whoooo hoooo!! josh gave me a heart shaped locket on monday night with love, josh engraved on the back. later that night i shaved his head for him (he didnt want them to) and i pt a strand of his hair in the locket...he called me a stalker! lol...i told him if i asked for a toe nail clipping or blood that would make me a stalker..hair just makes me a mom!! i guess we are all a family now...so love to you my sisters
and i will be praying for peace for all. keep finding the little things that make you laugh no matter how insignificant they may seem to others and this time away from them will fly by. and just maybe we all will get to meet at graduation!!!
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Comment by Mar ProudSailorMom on April 8, 2010 at 10:17am
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I meant to post this on THIS site! I accidentally put it on the Boot Camp Mom's site -
"Day 3" and I have only "teared up" so far!
I made it through yesterday with only a small melt down until I got home...then there were some of his things - like a punch in the gut it hit me again. So, I figured I'd just get it over with and put the stuff in his room - BAM! it hit me FULL FORCE. I started to fall apart until I saw something that made me laugh REALLY HARD....his boxer shorts and clothes that he had last worn on Sunday were sitting in a pile on the floor! He hadn't even bothered to scoop them up before he left Monday morning!! THAT'S MY BOY!! So there I was sitting on his bed, cuddling his pillow and smelling "his smell" crying AND laughing. Figured this was a perfect illustration of being a parent - the tears and the laughs. I needed it, and I figured it's something I can give him a bad time about in the letter I keep adding to. He left me a gift without even trying!! (And I'm sure that only a mom of a kid who's off at BC would see a heap of dirty clothes as a gift!!)
By the way - to the single moms - I was a single mom for a long time too. I am remarried, but my husband travels quite a bit and was gone this week. As it turned out my youngest was with his father in WA for spring break, so that house has been pretty empty and lonely. (AND it was my birthday the day he actually left - what timing!!)
I do know from sending my oldest one (Jerod) off to Coast Guard BC a few years ago that it does get better. And the man he is now would never have happened if he'd not made that life choice. The oldest one is down in Miami, is married and has a little girl. His life is WHAT and WHERE it is because of his decision to serve out country. No regrets. It's not the "same" because my relationship with Jordan was different. We "hung out" together more and he was more into spending time with his sister and younger brother - so we were more connected daily. BUT - I have the same hopes and faith that GOD will work in Jordan's life the same way. And that his path will be just as blessed. PRAYING, PRAYING, PRAYING. (I too use those middle of the night wake up moments to say prayers -AND off and on throughout the day!! Pray without ceasing!!)
Blessings all - Marilyn
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I have an urgent questions. My son is supposed to leave 4/21. Today he went for his times run as well as weight, push ups and sit ups. He passed all with flying colors except the run. He had a cyst removed about 3 yrs ago which his first recruiter said to not say anything about when he enlisted last July. His new recruiter noticed his limp after the run and my son had taped his ankle. He missed the pass mark by less than 60 seconds. The recruiter told my son either he can pass him and see what happens when he gets to GL or he can go to the doctor, see what has to be done (cycsts can grow back a million times) and then see about re-enlising. My husband and I are confused. If he gives it a go and it ends up he hurts his ankle he gets sent home and that's it for the Navy. If he stays here and may need surgery, his changes are slim that he'll be allowed to re-enlist. Has anyone ever dealt with this????? His ankle flares up now and then and all along I have not felt right that the first recruiter said not to mention it when he filled out the paperwork. Now we are 2 weeks away from him leaving and don't know what to do. HELP!
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What a great opportunity for you to have had a chance to see that. I had to laugh at your comment about the cell phone. I would imagine a lot of them are going through "technology withdrawl". By the same token I think a lot of us moms are having to bone up on technology in order to keep everyone informed. It's certainly an adventure!
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Kelly, once he knew that he was joining up I think the college graduation lost it's mystique. He really started thinking toward PIR. As soon as classes were over he focused on his jobs, DEP and getting ready for yesterday. But I think you're also right, I don't know that commencement means as much to kids these days. As for yesterday, we spend most of it watching him go back and forth thru the MEPS process and appreciating what a young man he has become. Finally his group was moved into the Ceremony Room for a run thru. We were then called into watch the swearing in. There were about 10 recruits in his group. They stood silent at parade rest until the swearing in commenced. We were not allowed to film it or take pictures but were allowed to take pictures of a restaging of David taking the oath. It all went by very quickly but it was a moving moment. We then waited a while longer while they had chow then were given their travel instructions. When the bus to the airport arrived I could see that it was time for us to leave and for him to move on with his new life. The recruits were all very supportive of each other and were telling eachother good luck. He hugged us tight before he headed to the bus then came back and hugged us again. He told me that it would be alright but I didn't have a chance to tell him that I wasn't tearing up because I was worried but that I was appreciating that he had become such a wonderful young man. On the way back to Tulsa I kept having flashbacks of his life. Today I'm wondering how well he slept on such a shor "rack"! And, how they're all doing without their cell phones!
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