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**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.

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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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My son left for boot camp on Jan.20,10, I can't stop thinking about him or wondering what is happening. Did any of you have this feeling and what did you do to take you mind off of it? He has been very independent for a long time. He worked two jobs, and paid his own way for most of high school, but still I worry.

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Shonda,

I read everything I could about daily life at bootcamp using this website:

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/navyjoin/l/aanavybasic1.htm

wrote him daily letters, and then just about 2/3 the way through I found the nayformoms website, which helped me learn even more. Everyone here is a great help, and as you read more and more, you will see that a lot of people have the same feeling and questions as you. Just ask, and someone will answer you.


Welcome and just keep reading, writing and know that he is ok.

Denni
I'm in the same boat, Wating and waiting, Just keep saying NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS - that's the motto I'm living by right now my son arrived on Thurdsay night at midnight waiting and wondering
All moms worry if their kids are okay, the first phone call you will feel a huge weight lifted because you got to hear his voice. As a mom, I know when I hear my kids voice I know they are okay. i honestly believe the hardest part of BC is not being able to talk to them. The first 3 weeks of BC are so busy for the recruits, they are learning how to be sailors, then as they get used to the routines, it gets easier for them. As someone said on here last week, BC is not the Navy, its just a short training period, when he finishes ,the contact with him will resume, with texting,phone calls and emails. When my daughter was in BC, I would go to the card store and find as many appropriate cards that I could send her (even colored envelopes) I had fun,even sent her cards from the dog, thinking about if she would be laughing as much as I did. Also printed as many appropriate funny emails as I could, and they do share those with their bunkmates. Cut out comics from the paper, sent her pics (printed on regular paper) of her dog and horse. They get to be friends with their bunkmates and talk about their lives, so any pics you can attach is great for them to share with their new friends. You will see it goes by so fast, my daughter left for boot camp almost exactly 1 year to the day, so proud of all she has done, and is working on accomplishing, she is a brave girl and still after a year, wants to be the best sailor she can be. Best of luck, wait until you see him at PIR!
Shonda.....my son is starting his 4th week today and I have been a mess since he left. I think it is harder on us moms back home than it is on them. I talked to him a couple of times when they had him call for information and details and both times he has sounded GREAT. I, on the other hand, can't stop crying. I just pray that he gets through this and makes it to PIR on Feb. 26th. It can't get here soon enough for me....LOL.
Thanks lady.....I am so glad to hear that I am not the only one going through. It does help to have others to talk to that understand what I am going through. I assumed that I wouldn't talk to him for about three weeks. I got his box today and that was a littel sad. But the website that Kime'smom sent really helped. THANKS!
Breath..........
Everything is going great or you would have heard.
You can also go to Youtube and put in "Navy Boot Camp" there are videos 1 and 2 , just make sure they say new on them. I found these really helpful. MY son left on the 25th. and is Graduating on Mar. 19.
Something to think about.......they're safer at Boot Camp than they would be at home, carousing around with their friends late at night. No drinking, no smoking, just marching, ironing, (LOL) folding, going to class.......I got great comfort from that.
Chris A, great words for us Moms to live by! thanks..by the way, I do see you have alot of info..what do you know about while being in the Navy and being able to "change jobs" .. from one job to another?? after 18 months they can change?? any current info you have would be great! thank you!!
They can only change under certain circumstances... and they cannot go from an undermanned rate to an overmanned rate, plus I think he has to qualify and re-enlist for additional years (4?). Hoppi would know the details, the process has changed a bit since I was in.

She's a Navy counselor, a chief, and I know she's changed rates!
Hi there Shonda,
well what do i say to another navy mom who is desperately missing her son. ??????? i guess we are all in the same (boat) or (ship)_ now. my son left two years ago this month. has seen the world on deployment. made a new life for himself... has new friends.. and enjoys his independence....now for me i wish he was still home with his family. but we have to let go. i know it would be
easier if they chose to stay closer, get married have us our grandchildren, etc. but they made the Navy their choice right now. hope
your days get easier.. i'm still working on it......this is my son's first tatoo in the picture...i could have strangled him for
doing that, but i got over it....have to i guess..
Thanks to everyone who has responded to my post. I have received more comfort from reading how everyone else is dealing or has dealt with their children going away. I still think about him everyday, but I just know that what he is learning there will benefit him the rest of his life. Pat, you are so right. I want him close to home, but I know he must live his own life. My son had three tatoos before he joined one I knew about when he got it and the other two he sneaked off and got. I was so glad to hear the recruiter say no more, what you have now is what you better ship out with. Now when he gets out that will be another story.

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