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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 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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Welcome!
We ♥ helping you understand the Navy!

Members: 1615
Latest Activity: Apr 19

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 hishippygirl on October 9, 2014 at 8:41pm: Leaving this group as my son arrived at bootcamp on Monday. Good luck to all of you!!

Comment by Jewel on October 8, 2014 at 9:21pm: I am going to leave this group now-as he will be at RTC shortly-the Lords bless each of you!!!!!

Comment by Jewel on October 8, 2014 at 9:20pm: Received a call a short time ago...he was at Chicago Ohare. Allowed a call before boarding a bus to RTC. All is well.

Comment by Steph Proud AG Mom on October 8, 2014 at 3:43pm: Hi Everyone, I have a new Depper, Shipping out July 8th 2015. My daughter hacked my account. The group she is referencing is on FB. She created the group to support her Brother...

Comment by Barbie (Tommy's mom) on October 7, 2014 at 11:25pm: Thank you for this group. Son arrived at RTC yesterday so I'm leaving this group and moving on to Boot Camp group. Good luck to all new deppers...the time goes quickly!

Comment by Jewel on October 6, 2014 at 11:39am: To MEPS tomorrow----swearing in Wednesday morning....then....I guess our lives change indefinitely. My son will be leaving for the GL on Wednesday from St. Louis. Is there anyone else out there with the same schedule?

Comment by Steph Proud AG Mom on October 2, 2014 at 8:37pm: Hello Everyone! I am looking for those whose loved ones are set to ship to RTC in July 2015. Please encourage them to join the July 2015 Navy Shippers Page. My daughter knows from experience that going to RTC with some people that you know can make you have such an easier time.

Comment by splash on September 29, 2014 at 10:11am: My daughter leaves for boot camp Oct 6th. She will also be in boot camp for her 19th birthday. I have heard that we should not even send birthday cards. Does anyone know if this is true?

Comment by dabrat70 on September 28, 2014 at 9:35pm: We will miss my son's 19th birthday which is exactly a week after his shipout date. He is ready. Not sure if I am ready though. It will be hard.

Comment by Debbie D [Tyler's Mom] on September 28, 2014 at 9:19pm: Good to know. I am excited for my son. He is a little older than most. He just turned 23. He has been ready to go for months.