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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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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.

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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 SouthernCalimom Ship 13 Div 333 on July 15, 2013 at 6:47pm: Anyone with Ship 13, Div 333 , I just got the info from the recruiter and she gave me the info before I got the letter.

Comment by Dorothea on July 14, 2013 at 10:39pm: Hi armymomnavyson, that was one of the problems I was speaking of. The recruiter did not change his Rank after the paperwork was submitted. Yes, please make sure he gets that done. It will make a big difference.

No Problem Nausetmom..

Comment by NausetMom on July 14, 2013 at 9:33pm: Thanks ladies, my son told me not to worry. Really what Mom doesn't worry.

Comment by armymomnavyson on July 14, 2013 at 2:48pm: nausetMom. Perhaps your son is undesignated? My son has someone in his DEP group who is. My son has all the paperwork that Dorthea spoke of. I'm told that his contract is for his reserve time while in DEPS and will sign a new one before he ships out at the end of November. I hope that's the case because he is supposed to go in as an E3 with his college credits and his current contract says E1 but also says reserve. Definitely make a phone call at least to ask questions!!

Comment by Dorothea on July 14, 2013 at 2:09pm: Wonderful. What is his ship date and rate ?

Comment by NausetMom on July 14, 2013 at 1:34pm: Dorothea, No we live about 6/7 hrs away from his recruiter, so I am not able to go. I did go over your comments, so he would have something to think about as he drives to meet with the recruiter tomorrow. I know he said that he carefully looked over every paper before he signed. I hope he did not miss anything.

Comment by Dorothea on July 14, 2013 at 12:56pm: NausetMom, if you live close by , I would pop in the Recruiter's Station with your son . It is no different then buying a house or taking out a loan. There is a lot of paperwork and young people may not know what to look for. I was there when my son enlisted, it was sign here, here , here and here. Hold on a minute !!!!! He is going to read and ask questions first. He did !!!!! Thank goodness I was there for that ride. He is happy about where he is going, I am happy he is looking ahead and not just at tomorrow. 18 days and counting.

Comment by NausetMom on July 14, 2013 at 9:42am: Thanks Dorethea, my son's seems to be a little different than yours. He has no page with test scores, or rate of Meps info, etc. I hope he is not missing something that is important. I know he gets a packet of paper work handed to him the day he leaves. He only enlisted the on the 18th of June and leaves the 12th of August. I can only hope he asks his recruiter on Monday.

Comment by Dorothea on July 13, 2013 at 11:21pm: I thought I was having ROUGH time with just 1, TWINS !!!!!!!!!!! I would be crazy. Anyone that have raised twin's are amazing people in my mind.

Comment by Dorothea on July 13, 2013 at 11:18pm: Oh no Cathy, I hope your son is doing well.

NausetMom, here is what I can tell you about my son's paperwork and it will be in order. 1st page is his rate.(job) 2nd page is his GETREC-In Dep . It has ALL of his personal info, his rate Meps info, Education and Test Scores.Medical,Waivers and Incentives. 3rd page is the Enlistment Guarantees.It has ALL important info on that page( time to be served and Rate) .4th page is Agreement to Extend Enlistment ( not everyone will have this). He has an extra form called The Request for Evaluation of Education Credentials and Foreign Education. Not all Depper's will have this form. Please go over your son/daughter's paperwork. Of course that is IF they let you : )