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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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Latest Activity: Apr 19, 2024

Welcome to the
MEPS & DEP group...
We love helping deppers, recruits, sailors, and especially their families!!!

Don't understand the Navy?
Haven't a clue what is about to happen?
Do you just want to share your joys or sorrows?

Then this is the group for you!!!

We enjoy helping family member with all information or just to pass the time chatting.

Glad you're with us!

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."

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Comment by jjaxp1989 on September 20, 2017 at 9:25pm: Hi! I'm new to the group. I am here to learn everything I can to support my godson/nephew, Matthew, who will be leaving for boot camp in November. I have to admit that I come to this group with the perspective of an Air Force mom as I have a son who has been in the AF for 2 years now. When my son joined the AF, I had no experience there, either, and set out to join groups and learn as much as I could. When Matthew joined the Navy, I knew I needed to do the same. I have already done some research, and know that there are similarities and differences. One big difference is the PIR. In the AF, it is 4 days of ceremonies, festivities and liberty. In the Navy, it is only 1 day and very limited on who can attend. Even Matthew's entire immediate family won't be able to attend (parents + 3 siblings). So, I here to learn. Please educate me! Thanks!!

Comment by RocketshopPM on September 19, 2017 at 12:55pm: Jaredsmom

Your comment on the calling card made me laugh - my son said the same thing when I told him I was getting him a calling card. He said what's that?? Makes you feel old - kids these days are so used to electronics that they don't know what life was like before cell phones!

Comment by libramom on September 14, 2017 at 8:03am: Thank you all for the help! Kelly4ryry I am in MA.

Can we send them with stamps?

Comment by Phoenixmom on September 13, 2017 at 12:28pm: According to my son he said they have a bunch of phones on a wall yes pay phones and that is where they make their calls he had to move around a few times because bad reception. when you get the calling card some have different ways of use. they have pin numbers some you just call the number he is calling. Reading on it was quite confusing for me, but he got the hang of it. CVS, Best Buy, Walmart, CVS. he chose to take stamps and write because he said he would have more of a chance to write than call, which indeed he did. hope that helps.

Comment by Jaredsmom on September 13, 2017 at 11:47am: libramom I just had this conversation with my son last night about the calling card. He had me laughing because he just had no clue what a calling card was and how to use it, lol. Told him that is what I used when I was in college, way before cell phones existed. He said I was old ( I am only 45). We had a good laugh though. I got a Penny Talk card at CVS pharmacy. They had $10, $25, or $100 cards. I just got the $25. That can get him started until he gets to the NEX. He leaves on Tuesday the 19th. I did see a picture somewhere that showed the "calling room". It was just a bunch of pay phone type phones on the walls and it had two centers in the middle with several phones. I forget where I saw that at.

Comment by libramom on September 13, 2017 at 11:10am: Thank you Phoenixmom! Hi Kelly4ryry, My son leaves October 4th as well.

Phoenixmom- I am confused about calling cards. Are there only pay phones to use? I have to laugh as I know my son has never used a payphone!( reminds me of using one in the dorm on the payphone in college- circa 1984!)

LOL! Where do you buy calling cards? CVS? WalMart?

Thank you!

Comment by Phoenixmom on September 13, 2017 at 10:51am: Kelly4ryry when your son gets ready to leave I made sure he left with a calling card and a book of stamps, put in his wallet. you also can get permission to meet up with him at airport until his flight leaves. That night make sure you have either your cell phone or home phone close because you will get the I'm hear and safe call. I recieved mine at 11:30 at night. they cant talk it is a scripted line they have to say. then once he is has arrived it is processing time. it will be at least 3 weeks before you here from him again. Believe me you will be on a rollercoaster of a ride. all us mothers have endured very emotional days and on this website you have a whole lot of great Mothers with advise, it helped me very much to know I wasnt the only mother feeling the way I was. so I encourage you to please write in with any questions concerns you may have. there are alot of knowledgeable people on this site to help you thru. Best wishes to you and you family and also you SR.

Comment by FF3577 on August 29, 2017 at 9:30am: Partyofseven, praying for your son, you, and your family.

Comment by partyofseven on August 28, 2017 at 9:21am: Hi,

My son is leaving today and I am so sad. I can't wait till I hear from him the first time.

Comment by partyofseven on August 25, 2017 at 11:21am: Hi,

We were also in DEP mode since April 2017. That's when my son joined the Navy. He will be shipping out on Monday. I am proud of him but also worried. I know he will be ok. He is my baby. And to the other moms you are right we never stop being a mom to our children.