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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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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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."
Discussion Forum
Nervous Mom
Started by AustinsMom. Last reply by LZ0183 Dec 21, 2023. 5 Replies 2 Likes
Leaving for BC in Dec 2019
Started by Regina126. Last reply by Velvetenor Oct 5, 2019. 2 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Margaret_ProudTexasMomof2Sailors on June 22, 2009 at 8:27pm
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Marie, you don't have to leave so soon. At least come back and let know about "the call" and the "kid in a box" I like to hear experiences from mos. It lets me know what to expect.
Good Luck!
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Gayle, I hope your DEPPER recovers quickly. My son had to have three ingrown toe nails fixed before MEPS would let him swear into DEP. He would get one worked on, but before it would heal, another one would flair up. Once he went too soon. It turned out, his shoes were too small. He now wears a size 13. No more trying to get into a smaller size!
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Good luck, Debbie! ((Hug))
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I am so glad to hear that others don't feel as worried about the older ones. My oldest is 20 and visiting a friend in Brazil right now. He leaves in Nov. My youngest just turned 18, and I worry about him the most.
I was amazed that before Richard left for Brazil, he had to sign a lot of papers. My other son, Laurence had to call his recruiter just to leave town. He had to let him know he was leaving, and when he got back. They keep a tight keep on their DEPPERS!
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Kim, I'm glad all went well. I am still deciding on what do. My boys leave 2 1/2 months apart, so I don't know if I want to do something for both, or two seperate ones.
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Thanks Marie. I guess I just need to enjoy the time this summer and worry about PIR later. I need to remember: One worry at a time!:-S
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I am soooooo glad to know that I am not alone on how I feel about my baby boys going off! I tell them that my emotions and wanting to see them off is a "Mom thing"
Sometimes I think they are looking forward to being in bootcamp. Then the random hugging, picture taking or just looking at them with that goofy mom grin will stop!
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I have so many days at school, that I have decided,
"Damn the torpedos, full speed ahead!" They will do fine without me.
Son first, job second. I also will be at the swearing of my other son in Nov.
I was there when they were born, I will be there when they leave. I have told my sons, be prepared, I will be there and I will cry! I never thought that letting go be so hard.
Now my question is: How many days should I plan for their PIR? I have learned so much about DEP and the "kid in a box" that I have not thought about taking time off for the PIR.
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Sue, I also teach. Aug. 25 is th second day back for the students. I have already asked for the day off. My principal understands. She was an rmy brat, and her brother was in the Navy. She also remembers Laurence when he wass a student there. I'm hoping that when my oldest son leaves n Nov., I'll be better prepared. 9 weeks wil go by faster than I want.
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Comment by LLovesmysailor on June 10, 2009 at 1:14pm
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Hello to all you DEP Moms, I'm just dropping in to pass on some information I think you all might need. By way of introduction, My youngest son is a ET on the USS Miami (a Nuke) and my oldest is a CTN in Norfolk. So here is some advice for you all. First, If you have dental insurance. Please have your son's or daughters wisdom teeth taken out before they enter the Navy. Even if you need to fight with your family dentist. Once in the Navy, usually at BC, they will take them out. It is a miserable process to go through with no family to look after them. They also miss time in the BC process. My son (who had his out while in DEP) said it was a pain having to clean up the blood trails from the bathroom. You get the picture. Also, when they leave for basic, don't drop them from your family health insurance until graduate from basic. If they are given a medical discharge from basic for any reason, the Navy will not pay for any treatment they will need when they get home. I come from a Navy family that goes back 3 generations. So if you all think you might need me I'll stick around. If not, best wishes to all your future sailors.
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- Dear Future Shipmate - (This is a great letter)
- What to bring to Boot Camp and what NOT- Females Stuff Only
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- Ways to Simulate Navy Life at Home -
- The POW/MIA Table at every galley and at the Navy Day Ball...
- Navy Recruiting Manual Enlisted 1130.8J - Updated to 27 June 2012
- ~ Medical Manuals ~
- Cheap Hotels for sailors (and families)
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