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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 DanaMN ~Kris's Mom~NCTS SanDiego on August 24, 2010 at 10:59am: anetrex - Good for you! That's a great attitude to have! HUGS!!!

Comment by PKMom on August 24, 2010 at 9:31am: Goor morning!
Victoria, happy you got your call EARLY! Lucky you! I'm not sure about the medical part, I know the folks you read about here were notified within the first week mostly, some a little after; I think we all worry - just remember no news is good news! Now you get to look forward to your box and form letter!

Angie, you are amazing, thanks for all you do here (and Sobe and Jessica too); Thanks for the reminder of how to use this site, moving on with our recruits!

Hugs to all those leaving this week, wishing you fast box and form letter arrivals!

Comment by NavyMomLG on August 24, 2010 at 8:20am: Congratulations cameowlot - nothing like baby kittens to help keep you busy so the time to PIR flies by!

Good luck deemedic and Sandy22 - hugs to both of you today. It's definitely not easy, but as much as we want our kids to stay young and let us take care of them forever, they need to do their own thing, and this is something to be really proud of!! You can do this!

Comment by DanaMN ~Kris's Mom~NCTS SanDiego on August 23, 2010 at 10:55pm: winniesam2... HUGS!!! I hope you get your letter soon! I'm hoping for my box tomorrow. Hang in there... we'll all get through this as a Navy Mom Family! :)

Comment by LindaB(Ant'sMom)10/15 on August 23, 2010 at 10:49pm: Today I received "The Box". Yes it came FedEx. Actually my husband was home and told me at work that the box arrived. Of course I got emotional but pulled myself together. Thank goodness I work with mostly women . Then I came home and there it was. Alll his clothes were in there, his contact lens solution and contacts, cell phone and belt. Very emotional but I know he'll be okay. I still miss him terribly but now I wait for the form letter. I am so thankful for this website!! You all are wonderful.

Comment by Kelly (Pink) Curtis' Mom on August 23, 2010 at 9:29pm: Proudmom- good luck tomorrow... You can do this!! Sending hugs to you.

Kat Q- awesome story! Keep that mailman guessing!!

Comment by DanaMN ~Kris's Mom~NCTS SanDiego on August 23, 2010 at 9:29pm: Angie... I'm all teared up... I loved what you wrote.... "Tell him you'll be proud no matter what he does, because unlike many other kids his age, he stepped up to and WILL serve honorably in the World's greatest Navy!"

That's awesome... I'm so proud of all our kids! :)

Comment by DanaMN ~Kris's Mom~NCTS SanDiego on August 23, 2010 at 8:42pm: Good for you, Kat! Funny how we are all so excited to get a box of dirty clothes! LOL!

Comment by Kat Q on August 23, 2010 at 7:44pm: Great news!!! I got my "box" today. The mailman left a notice in my box and I stopped at the box on the way to the recruiters office so sidetracked to the post office. (My mailbox is about a 1/4 mile from my house). I was so excited when the mailman handed me the box I said thank you for bringing my son home. Talk about getting a strange look. My Spanish is not so good and I am the only "gringa" in the area, so they all think I'm crazy to begin with (not the first time I stalked the mailman). I just smiled and did not try to explain. My husband's nephew works there, let him explain later I want to go home and open my box. Couldn't stop laughing as everything was just rolled up and stuffed into the box along with the ticket he had to fly to BC with. On the bottom was a note saying Love you Mom and Ashley (GF). Didn't tell that to hubby he would feel left out. Now waiting patiently for the letter.

gcmb - thanks for the info, now I won't go bother the recruiters.

AngiefromWA - thanks for all of your continued support.

All you outstanding Navy Moms - we got this!! Hang in there.