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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 Vincent'sMom on August 25, 2010 at 12:02pm: I know for a fact, that Brandon would not want him told. He would not want to cause Vincent any undue stress. My concern again is Vincent feeling he had a right to know like the rest of the family. I just know this would DEFINITELY distract Vincent. I have already made up my mind not to tell him. I have to trust that he will forgive me and understand my reasoning. Again...my main concern is him finding out before I tell him.

Comment by DanaMN ~Kris's Mom~NCTS SanDiego on August 25, 2010 at 11:58am: Vincent's Mom - I don't think he could find out unless someone writes to him and tells him. I'd do as Jessica B suggested below and get some guidance there. They likely have a plan already in place for situations like this and could guide you better. Keep us posted... we're here for you!!!

Comment by Vincent'sMom on August 25, 2010 at 11:57am: Ok..so BS21 they will have finished everything already? How would I know that when he calls? I mean that it's BS21?

Comment by Kelly (Pink) Curtis' Mom on August 25, 2010 at 11:54am: Vincent'sMom - I'm so sorry for your loss. What a tough position that puts you in. You are in my thoughts and prayers. HUGS!

Comment by Vincent'sMom on August 25, 2010 at 11:48am: Oh Dana, I sure hope so!!! Is there a way that I could have a chaplain help me with this after battle station? Maybe be with him when I tell him?

Comment by Vincent'sMom on August 25, 2010 at 11:47am: I definitely don't want to tell him now!!! I am just so scared that he find out somehow

Comment by DanaMN ~Kris's Mom~NCTS SanDiego on August 25, 2010 at 11:45am: Vincent's Mom - I'm so very sorry. Wow! Please accept my deepest sympathy and prayers to you and Vincent for your loss. :(

I don't exactly know what to say... this is so hard! If it were my recruit, I would not tell him... at least not now. The first part of boot camp is really very difficult. They have so much to deal with. They are scared, homesick, tired, overwhelmed... and what they need is to hear positive and uplifting things... not bad news. Being in such vulnerable state may cause him to react in a way that he might not "normally" act. Also, your boy is going to change a lot in boot camp. He may have a better understanding of why you chose to withhold this info from him when he's done than you think if that's what you choose to do.

I'm sorry you have to deal with this. :(

Comment by Vincent'sMom on August 25, 2010 at 11:44am: How would I know when to tell him??? I mean how do I know he won't get online first?

Comment by Vincent'sMom on August 25, 2010 at 11:43am: ! What is Battlestations and when will that be over? OMG so he is going to have internet access before PIR???? I really didn't want him to find out before graduation.

Comment by Vincent'sMom on August 25, 2010 at 11:31am: I am really scared he will get access to facebook somehow and see it before I can tell him at PIR. Is there ANY CHANCE of him getting onto facebook while at BC?