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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.

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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 NavyMomFHAL18 on April 12, 2018 at 3:11pm: We will see what the recruiter says. Thanks Phoenixmom!

Comment by Phoenixmom on April 12, 2018 at 10:42am: Usually after MEPS they are bussed to the airport, so I would find out and see who can meet up with him and if you have to be there beforehand.

Comment by Phoenixmom on April 12, 2018 at 10:41am: Good Morning Ladies Welcome to Navy Moms, I would like to congratulate you on your Loved Ones.

NavyMomFHAL18 your Son should have that information if not call his recruiter for the time it usually is around 8:30 or 9 am. and you will need to see or get permission if they allow you to way at airport. some do some dont it jusr depends. but again Call his Recruiter and he should have all that info for you.

Comment by NavyMomFHAL18 on April 12, 2018 at 10:36am: My son will be arriving at MEPS on Sunday and flying to BC on Monday. I will not be able to make it to MEPS for the swearing in. His aunt lives in the same city as MEPS. I understand that they will probably not be given flight information until they get to MEPS, right? How can we find out the time for the swearing in? His aunt was hoping to see him off from the airport or go to the swearing in if possible, but I do not know how to get the information to give to her.

Comment by Son#2 on April 8, 2018 at 7:38am: hello all!!

Good day to all and may God bless you with a peaceful and wonderful day!

pink--glad you got your call!!! good luck to your SR!

Comment by Phoenixmom on April 5, 2018 at 10:38am: Good Morning Ladies, hope all is well this Thursday Morning, Wishing all your Loved One's the best in this Journey they are about to take, Glad to have you along!

Comment by Ms_Pink on April 5, 2018 at 8:09am: I think I'm just going to wait until I get the form letter.

I got my one phone call late last night

Comment by Bandmom on April 5, 2018 at 7:46am: Ms Caylin, if you are planning on booking a flight before you get your form letter, I would book with South West. They will let you change your flight without a penalty. You just have to pay the difference in price of the flight.

Comment by DomsMom on March 30, 2018 at 5:42pm: My son is now in boot camp and he will graduate in two weeks and he is an E3 level and in route for the nuke program. So I know it takes forever for some more than others, but prayers going out for you and your family that things will progress more quickly

Comment by DomsMom on March 30, 2018 at 5:40pm: hellamcc, we weren't waiting for for over a year but my son did wait for almost a year. It took forever for his clearance to come through. He also had no record whatsoever and had never been in trouble. But his dad was born in Mexico. Although my son was born here and I was born here. I think when someone in the family is born in another place the clearance takes longer to go through. At least that is what we were told.

Prayers that his clearance comes through soon for you guys