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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 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**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).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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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DEP-Leavin' for bootcamp in May
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This group is for N4M members that have a loved one leaving for bootcamp in May...I will leave the year open so that even future Deppers leaving in the month of May of any year can join...Lets share stories, information, concerns, and questions
Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/deppersinbutnotyet
Members: 411
Latest Activity: May 19, 2023
Hello everyone and welcome to the Navy!!! This Group was started for the loved one of DEPPERS leaving in the month of May (although everyone is welcome).......What year you say? Well ......any year!
If you have May 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 May, ...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 Fitness Standards"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 37 seconds for female recruits."
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The box
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Proud and worried
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Comment by diannep on May 7, 2010 at 5:26pm
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Proud Mom: My son flew out of Miami too (our home) but he was living up in Palm Beach County when he joined...so his recruiter had to come down from there to meet him at the hotel the night before. I think your son will be put up in the Airport Marriott, most likely. Then taken to MEPS the next morning for final swearing in, etc before heading to GL. He didn't arrive in Chicago until that night...spent alot of time in MEPS and in the Miami Airport.
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My son also lived away for some time before he enlisted in Jan 2009, finishing up his 2 yr college degree and then continuing to work out of town. That was nothing like leaving for the military. But my son had worked a while after his degree, so he is older and was ready for that LIFE CHANGE. I think that makes my mindset about him leaving different from those who have younger children, etc. I don't know...this was totally his decision...his idea....joining the Navy...I wasn't for it at first by any means. Scared. But, after much prayer and thought by his whole family, we backed him on this decision and started to feel that this is exactly what he needs! Maybe because of that feeling, it helped me to get through the hard times in boot camp. Not to say it was easy at all....I missed him alot and looked forward to his phone calls and letters...but I just concentrated on what a great thing he was doing and the changes that would be in him.
Having him home on leave for the past 5 days now Reports to 1st duty station next Fiday)....well, all of the changes aren't there yet...but there are some great ones! Like the two of us going to Cracker Barrel the other night, and him telling me to 'look around in the gift shop----which he knows I love---and pick out whatever you want for Mother's Day, Mom, and I'll get it for you." WHAT? Who IS this guy? Usually he got me a country music CD that HE wanted to listen too when riding in the car with me! HA! I was so touched...and picked out a precious Labrador statue with a welcome sign that stands in front of our house (adorable....go to Cracker Barrel and get one!). On other things, he still has alot of maturing to do, but I have to say...he has been "different" this visit in a good way. I think concentrating on those changes, Moms, will help you to get through the tough days while they are in boot camp. And, I totally agree with ANGIE...people who are not in the military don't understand your feelings. They try to say the right thing because they mean well, but they just don't understand. But we do! So post and ask the Moms!
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Comment by CW_Mom shp 9 div 228 on May 7, 2010 at 12:50am
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Oh teachertoo, I hate that you are so worried/anxious about this you can't sleep. It is hard, I understand. I didn't get much sleep like a week and a half before my son left either. It is hard, but it will be ok.
My son arrived at boot camp Monday night and must have called his Dad as soon as he got there because his dad got his "I'm here" call at 9:30... and at 8:00 Colton and I texted goodbye because his cell battery was going dead. And 'when we said goodbye, he was still at O"hare and he said it was a 40 minute ride from O'Hare to GL! So I guess we were one of the lucky ones who got our call right away.
This morning, I got my 'kid in a box'. I had heard on here that it was really hard when you get that box, but I want to say that for me it wasn't. I don't know why, its' not like I don't love my son dearly, it just didn't affect me that way I guess. Maybe for some it 'hits' them as a realization, where that had already hit me a few times, like both Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
My son said he couldn't call me while he was waiting in the USO, but we were texting. And he got to the USO probably around 5pm. When he got there they told him he was #20 and they had to have 54 for the shuttle to leave. He also found out there that he had to get his wisdom teeth out this week. That kind of freaked him out. I felt really bad for him cause I could tell he was worried. His wisdom teeth aren't even through the gums yet.
But I agree that other than a few times at night, it has gotten a little easier. I think the anticipation of saying goodbye is the worst. The worry of how it will be when you can't talk to them. It is hard now worrying about how he is doing. Because I just can't imagine him being able to get everything fold perfectly, and I wonder how much extra work he's getting!
And I worry that he is sad or lonely, and I hate that I can't do anything about it. But if I get too bad I get on here or call my sister. I don't think she would be as understanding, but her son leaves for the Navy in November. Even though her son has been out of their house a couple years, she can relate to a degree anyway.... more than the rest of my family. - they just don't talk about it.
I now wait for the 'letter'. I talked to his recruiter today and he said I should probably get his address and the grad info mid to late next week. He said if I didn't to call him because he should have it around then.
Well, I suppose I should go to the boot camp Moms since I haven't been there yet, and that is where 'we' are now. But I will still check back on here and offer words of encouragement as we go. This site is so wonderful, I am so grateful for it! Don't worry Mom's, we'll get through this together!
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MommaC59: Now the hard part begins, but it will not last forever. Stay on the Boot Camp site now. Those ladies will help you alot. The first 2 weeks are really hard with no contact, but hopefully by the 3rd week, you will get a letter or phone call. For sure you should get the form letter with a few lines from him in it, and his ship/div info and PIR date. Good luck to your son!
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Comment by MommaC59 (SHIP 4 DIV814) on May 6, 2010 at 8:40am
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My son left for BC on Monday 5/3. I did not get to go see him swear in. I wanted to go to the airport, but his flight was leaving @ 6pm and he said not to cause he knew I'd be driving back in rush our traffic bawling...LOL! He took his cell with him, his recruiter told him to cause sometimes there're long layovers, etc. So I was able to text and talk to him from about 3pm til he landed @ O'Hare! Then, they actually let him use his own phone to give me that scripted call! I got my call @ 1:21am EST, which would be 12:21am his time! Mine lasted 1m2s cause I kept asking him stuff. I didn't even realize how scripted it was til later that day when my daughter's "Marine" fiancee asked me if it sounded like he was reading from a script! Then it hit me...Duh! I have been writing every day since he left on Monday and putting a number in the corner of the envelope. Now I can't wait to get his address so I can send them. My girlfriend has a son in the Navy and a daughter in the Air Force and said she'd make me a bunch of labels and to send some to him to use for return add! The waiting is terrible! But I will say, I haven't cried as much now that he's there as I did the whole 2 months before he left! Everyone said it'd get easier each day, they're right! Maybe some of our sons and daughters will be in same ship/div!
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Candy, My son didn't take his phone either...a decision I applauded because he was "involved" with a girl he wanted to break away from....hence, get rid of the cell! So, I was in the dark also for about 36 hours. But somehow, I had some peace that he was ok. I just totally trusted the Navy and knew he was with them and being watched by them. Not to say that my heart didn't break when he called my cell in the middle of the night and my phone was OFF! So I got the voicemail in the morning. I hated that I missed that call.. But I had figured that he would not call me that late...I knew that some didn't make that call until the next day, so figured that. So, ladies, keep your cell phones on all night! Just in case.
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cheryl: That "will call in 3 weeks" is part of the "script." The call could come earlier, or it could come later. Just keep your phone handy at all times! So glad that you got your call! I don't know the time period for receiving mail from her and her "box", since you are overseas, but the box and form letter should be coming next for you. The form letter will give you alot of info, including her address and ship/div #s. Get your letters written now so that you can just slap on that address and mail them when the form letter arrives!
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Belinda: He will make great friends. At bc and at A school too, and beyond. Those first 2 weeks are pretty rough on us moms with no contact, but hopefully you will get his box soon, then form letter, then a REAL letter....and finally the phone call. Things get so much better after that!
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msleahmom: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....what a beautiful post!
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Wow, that is so cool msleahmom! So good of your son to verbalize that to you, they usually don't do they? Good to hear. I'm so happy he told you that!
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