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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 MamaRN on August 21, 2017 at 9:26pm: We drop our son off next Monday and he flies out next Tuesday. The time has flown by. We are going to get his POA notarized tomorrow.

Comment by Leslie on August 21, 2017 at 5:40pm: I have one week from today also. I am a mess and didn't see all these emotions coming either. You really have to force yourself to stay strong. Its a tough thing to do! Best of luck to you and your son!

Comment by WifeNMudder on August 21, 2017 at 5:18pm: One week countdown. Reality now settling like the proverbial anchor around my heart. My only child whom I have seen just about every single day of his life is leaving (for good.) Wow! That's amazing when you think about it. Except for a couple of weeks for summer camps over the years, and a few business trips that I have taken, we haven't been apart since, well, birth. Even when we don't really talk a lot during the day, he's there somewhere in my house. I honestly didn't think I would get so emotional before he leaves. I KNEW I would get emotional after he leaves. He's so excited and happy and nervous and thrilled and scared. He's already talking about traveling for his first big liberty. Oh the places he will go. I just have to step back and not get in his way or make him feel sad that I'm sad. Gosh I'm such a ninny right now. Buck up buttercup!

Comment by Mattsmomma on August 21, 2017 at 3:44pm: Definitely hard to let go when you have seen or talked to him every single day for the last 19+ years and then radio silence for weeks! They should make the moms go to DEP meetings - lol!

Comment by bigsky21 on August 21, 2017 at 1:35pm: Things are starting to get real.....dropped my son off at recruiting office about an hour ago to finish up final paperwork, then they're taking him to MEPS....I'll see him for about an hour or so in the morning and then off he goes!!!!!

Comment by CandyNavyAunt on August 21, 2017 at 12:08pm: to Mattsmomma:

my nephew arrived at GreatLakes on the night of 8/8, so they may be together. We received our box and then the form letter on that following Monday. Our PIR date is set for the 09/29/2017.

We have not recieved any other letters or calls from him yet.

Comment by Mattsmomma on August 21, 2017 at 12:00pm: My little guy (who is a 6'2" 19 year old) arrived in Great Lakes the night of 8/9. To me, he'll always be that adorable 6 year old with the blond buzz cut who told me he wanted to join the Navy so he could catch pirates after we watched Pirates of the Caribbean.

I got the box Tuesday, 8/15, but no sign of a letter with an address yet. I'm learning through lots of posts that I need to be patient, but that doesn't keep me from going on a daily hunt for my mailman. This might sound ridiculous, but I have worry that other recruits will start to receive letters because they have the address and information they need and my son will be waiting. I have a whole stack stamped and ready to drop in the mail, but if I don't get my form letter this week, I will not be easy to be around!

Comment by Leslie on August 16, 2017 at 10:39pm: Hi Shelbies mom! Glad to know I'm not the only one! We are fairly new to all this but learning more daily. Keep in touch!