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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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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

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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

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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Welcome!
We ♥ helping you understand the Navy!

Members: 1615
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 lemonelephant on March 24, 2018 at 7:29pm: Grammy80, welcome to the next step of the journey. I left info for you on your My Page.

Comment by Phoenixmom on March 22, 2018 at 10:16pm: Welcome Grammy80, and Congrats on the Journey your loved one will take.

Comment by Grammy80 on March 22, 2018 at 7:47pm: We (his Parents, Sister, and Aunt) saw my Grandson off to BC today! What a proud moment! He's been excited and waiting for this phase of his life for a while now! I'm so Blessed to be on this journey with them!

Comment by Phoenixmom on March 9, 2018 at 10:33pm: Ladies welcome to the site, and best wishes to your loved ones.

Comment by horizon2018 on March 9, 2018 at 12:57pm: My son left yesterday for BC! We stayed the night in Dallas so we would be able to arrive at MEPS early and watch him swear in, and see him on his way. And proud that I held it together. Somewhere on here they mentioned not losing it in front of the recruits. You want to send them on with happy and proud thoughts. Not that there weren't a few tears. I was bursting with pride and feeling somewhat broken hearted at the same.

Comment by Son#2 on March 3, 2018 at 8:54am: hello all!

welcome mamacass and Trenee!! good luck to your sons!!

Comment by Phoenixmom on February 28, 2018 at 7:36pm: See Things to Do in the Last Month Before Your Future Sailor Leaves for....)

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Comment by Phoenixmom on February 28, 2018 at 7:36pm

here are some sites that will get you started.

Comment by Phoenixmom on February 28, 2018 at 7:35pm: Good afternoon Ladies welcome to the site, Congrats to both of your Sons for taking this Journey! you will find much needed information and if there is anything I can help with please let me know. Thank you and Welcome again!

Comment by MamaCass on February 28, 2018 at 7:20pm: Hello Everyone,

I can't believe we are finally here! My oldest son chose his rate and swore in yesterday. He will be leaving in just 6 weeks! We had our first meeting with a Navy recruiter in December of 2016. My son was 9 months away from his 18th Birthday. It has been a whole lot of hurry up and wait lol. I am so glad I found this group to help me prepare for his departure.

~MamaCass