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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

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DEP-Leavin' for bootcamp in August

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This group is for N4M members that have a loved one leaving for bootcamp in August...I will leave the year open so that even future Deppers leaving in the month of August of any year can join...Lets share stories, information, concerns, and questions

Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/deppersinbutnotyet
Members: 746
Latest Activity: Jul 22, 2022

Hello everyone and welcome to the Navy!!! This Group was started for the loved one of DEPpers leaving in the month of August (although everyone is welcome).......What year you say? Well ......any year!

We are an extension of the group DEPpers/Future Sailors....in, but not gone yet- see the link above.

If you haven't been there, go there now....There is a ton of information that you will need and are probably dying for....like what to send with them to Boot Camp and BC videos! :)

So if you have general information and comments that will be helpful and/or encouraging for ALL new DEP/Future Sailor Moms, then leave it in that main DEPper/Future Sailors Group, but if you have August ship out issues/questions etc., need specific information, (or have some to share) or just want to talk to someone that is where you are, with a Recruit leaving for and arriving in BC in August, ...then this is the place to be. :-)

Remember, don't "miss 'em while you're with them!" :) Make the most of every precious moment together before they leave. This will be a big transition for both of you! We'll be here for you every step of the way...
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Things to do in the last month before your future sailor leaves (Click on the link.)

Once your recruit has arrived at RTC, the next stop here is to join the group Boot Camp for Moms (and loved ones) Hangout and ask questions in this group until your form letter arrives.

***New news just out today (9/25/19) from the US Navy Recruit Training Command FaceBook page:

Attention families and friends of RTC: Previously, upon arrival to boot camp, recruits would box up their civilian belongings and ship it to their choice of destination. Our new procedure now has those boxes being stored locally and will be returned to the recruits the day before graduation. The new procedure went into effect this week beginning with Div. 409 in Training Group 52.

Approx two to three weeks after your recruit arrives you will receive the "Form Letter". The form letter will include their Ship# , DIV #, their mailing address, PIR date, and the Security Access Form. The Security Access form needs to be completed and sent back to your recruit ASAP. Keep this letter in a safe place, it has the information you will need.

The date that is on the form letter is the official date for your Recruit's Training Groups PIR (graduation), Things can always change for an individual Recruit (due to illness, injury, failure to pass a final test etc.)! So, we always recommend that you plan, if possible, to purchase Refundable or Exchangeable plane tickets.

After you have received the form letter, join the group for your recruits PIR. There you can ask questions about PIR, training, hotels etc.Those groups will be posted in the Boot Camp for Mom's group.

Thanks for joining us. We hope you will realize you are not alone, and will soon make new friends, plus feel supported and encouraged! :)

**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 Blue Mom on August 24, 2017 at 7:13am: Hello everyone! My son shipped out on August 2nd, I still have not received his form letter! 3 weeks is longer than normal right?! I called the recruiter and left message yesterday, haven't heard back yet. Kinda sick about it.
I know he sent it to us because I got a quick phone call from him over a week ago (unrelated to this) and he asked if we got it yet... I'm so upset we haven't been able to send him any letters.

Comment by MichiganclassyMom on August 22, 2017 at 7:50pm: My son goes to MEPS tomorrow a.m.from Lansing MI and heads to Navy boot camp from there. Anyone else leaving Wednesday 8/23?

Comment by Mrs_Creative1 on August 22, 2017 at 5:15pm: Hey All! My son left Aug 8th and has PIT date of Oct 6th. It seems so long! I really can't wait to see his face again! But I'd be happy with a phone call!

Comment by bigsky21 on August 22, 2017 at 2:03pm: tnsmom, my son left today from Jacksonville - about 20 in his group. MEPS was crazy, over 150 kids all branches shipped out today!!

Comment by tnsmom on August 22, 2017 at 12:10pm: He arrived there Aug 10. There were only 2 others going with him that day, from MEPS, Jacksonville, FL. So glad to have this support group of moms. All of my friend's kids went to college. So I know how they feel too, as I have an older kid in college. But its most definitely not the same feeling. Yes, it truly makes my heart hurt.

Comment by Mattsmomma on August 22, 2017 at 11:01am: tnsmom What day did your son arrive in Great Lakes? I know exactly how you feel - my husband is completely oblivious and keeps "reassuring" me that he's fine and that this was a great decision. I KNOW... but that doesn't make me feel any less like someone ripped my still-beating heart out of my chest, stomped on it with those spiky shoes landscapers use to lay sod, scraped it up with a rusty shovel and then put it in a wood chipper. It doesn't change that empty feeling in my stomach on Sunday mornings when we used to sit and eat breakfast sandwiches on the deck or anytime one of our favorite movies comes on and I just want to sit with him on the couch and watch TV. The worst is not hearing from him how he's doing, and not being able to send a letter to make sure he knows I am thinking of him because I'm still waiting for the letter.

Comment by Zoey on August 22, 2017 at 10:57am: TNSMOM Hello I understand how you feel. My daughter is finishing up week 2 with your son. :) IT is very hard. Just write to him daily and pray. Many people will not understand what you are going through but on this site all Moms get it! My thoughts and prayers are with you too!

Comment by tnsmom on August 22, 2017 at 10:52am: My son is now in week 2 of boot camp. Its hard not knowing how he is doing/feeling. Some nights I just cry. My husband seems fine with it all. It's getting to the point where I don't share my feelings with him anymore at all. And now with the problems they seem to be having with bumping into other ships, my anxiety is getting worse.

Comment by Mattsmomma on August 22, 2017 at 9:43am: I'm so relieved to see how many other moms are feeling the same way I do/ did - my husband doesn't quite get it, and his efforts to "make me feel better" with logic just make me mostly want to punch him in the face. Hopefully I will get the form letter this week and that will calm me down a bit.

Comment by Shelbie's Mom on August 21, 2017 at 9:51pm: So we have our 7 day meeting tomorrow. I too have been an emotional wreck. This has been an amazing journey for my daughter to get to this point. She is so determined to do what she sets her mind to, I have no doubt she will do fine in boot camp. She has been my constant companion since birth but has spent time away with grand parents over the summers but has always returned in a few weeks and has always talked to her daily. This will be the hardest part, but I will get thru it with help. Time to cry again. Thanks for listening.