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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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

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

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:

RTC Graduation

**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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Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

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»» Welcome to the MEPS and DEP group ««

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»» Welcome to the MEPS and DEP group ««

Welcome!
We ♥ helping you understand the Navy!

Members: 1613
Latest Activity: Dec 21, 2023

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 librarianmom on August 9, 2018 at 10:34am

Hi Bandmom!  My sailor is doing pretty well overall, and he did get his first promotion the first chance he had!  He is now an E4.  He called last night excited he will get the chance for some extra training the next few months.  Sounds like they finally get back into the water in early spring.  Whatever funk he was going through earlier this summer seems to have lifted.  So relieved!  I hope your son gets some good news too and perks up!  

Comment by Bandmom on August 8, 2018 at 11:04am

librarianmom,  My son has been in the navy now for 16 months, has only been out to sea for 2 weeks.  They decided they wanted to send him to c-school after that outing.  He got done with that schooling and now is in Norfolk for 2 months for an additional c-school.  He will be done with that just in time to catch his ship for an 8 month deployment.  He has not been very happy either.  He wants to be on the ship.  However we have been told by some Navy vets that he will now rank up very fast.  We will have to wait and see.  Tell your sailor thanks for his service, and hang in there!

Comment by librarianmom on July 24, 2018 at 10:05pm

Thanks for the welcome back!  Looking forward to the next year and everything it will bring!  

Comment by Phoenixmom on July 24, 2018 at 3:10pm

My Sons Carrier stop in Hawaii before heading Home to SD in May, my son Thought it looked like a picture very Beautiful. I believe it was a day before the Volcano erupted. That is Understandable being bored, there is only so much to do. My Son is on North Island (Coronado) and he hasnt even been to the beach since we took him back to base. He was able to come home for two weeks when they came back from deployment then we went on Vaca for a week and rented a beach House. But he tells me he just works and goes back to the Barracks on base. I beleive they are set for another deployment in late 2019 if I'm not mistaken. Wishing your Middle Son all the best! I'm sure he will do just fine as you will, just make sure he reads the new Standards and what is expected and he should have this no problem. But I am sure it will be nerve wrecking, but you will be in Good hands here. Welcome Back! Hi Blackbirdmom So Happy to hear all is well with your Loved Ones.

Comment by blackbirdmom on July 24, 2018 at 2:29pm

Congratulations librarianmom!

My son-in-law and daughter are also stationed at Pearl Harbor, he is on the Chung Hoon. They are going underway again very soon, for 2 months. Then 8 month deployment in the fall. 

We visited in June. Now I'm spoiled for any other beach. ;-) 

Comment by librarianmom on July 24, 2018 at 2:12pm

Thanks Phoenixmom...

He is doing well overall.  At times he is a bit bored, he has been there since January and his ship is in drydock.  He has explored the island extensively, and is getting anxious to go out on deployment.  He said you can only go to the beach so many times. He expected to be doing more sailing I think!  They should start getting underway early 2019 he thinks.  We are visiting him there in January so we are all looking forward to that!  

I am hoping the Boot Camp process will be easier this time, knowing what to expect.  Hopefully my middle son won't have the drama my oldest did (ended up in hospital and spend an extra week there!).  Thankfully it's worked out for my oldest.  

Comment by Phoenixmom on July 24, 2018 at 2:06pm

CONGRATULATIONS,  Librarianmom! I think you will do just fine. How is your Son doing over in Hawaii?

Comment by librarianmom on July 24, 2018 at 1:59pm

It's official!  My second son has joined the Navy!  He swore in a couple of weeks ago at MEPS and picked his rate.  He is set to leave for bootcamp next July.  

As some of you know, I just did this whole thing with my oldest, who is currently stationed in Pearl Harbor.  Let the crazy ride start again!  

Comment by Phoenixmom on June 5, 2018 at 10:45am

Good Morning All. Thank You Ladies for the encouragement, it truly is nice to know those that have went in exactly know what I am talking about. So Happy to know you have Sailors! You know I have to say My Son's Recruiter was awesome he tested my Son every week, took my Son to a University and had him do laps and made him test on the prone float and all. So I was very very Thankful. But Yes for those who's Loved One's are coming in please take a look at the standard print it out and both read on it. It is a very sad thing that these Sons/daughters truly know where there heart is but cant seem to pass. so if us Mother's can make a difference let's do it for the sake of our Sons/Daughters. Thank You Ladies I truly appreciate you.

Comment by DonnaCatLover on June 4, 2018 at 11:23pm

I know everyone can’t do this but we hired a trainer at the Y for a month so that our son could get help getting in shape. He found it so beneficial that he paid for 3 more weeks with his own money. After boot camp he said he was SO glad he had worked with a trainer (even though we had to coerce him to do it). It made boot camp easier to handle.

 
 
 

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