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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 Fleur de lis Mom on June 21, 2010 at 12:21pm: I agree Melsmom. We need to grow apart, but.... We spent the weekend on a family vacation. Even thou she just lives across town - I missed her so much when she went to her apt. It's going to be a bittersweet 8 weeks of BC. I'm fine when I can talk or text her, so A school shouldn't be too bad.

Comment by MandE'smom(Hi, I'm Mary) on June 21, 2010 at 12:17pm: I am pretty excited about the growing up part. haha...she is almost 20 and is not the most responsible. Guess that will change....haha. I will miss her terribly though...and that is what is getting me the most. My other daughter is in the process of joining...so that will leave me with only my 10 year old at home. I am not sure I know how to be the mom of only one child in the home!!

What a blessing...yet at the same time, it is nerve-racking!! Thanks for everything!!

Comment by DanaMN ~Kris's Mom~NCTS SanDiego on June 21, 2010 at 11:42am: That's wonderful. Spend as much time as you can with her... as much as she'll let you! :)

I don't blame you... I'm feeling anxiety already! I'm finding it hard to let him grow up although I think he's fine with it all. ;)

Comment by MandE'smom(Hi, I'm Mary) on June 21, 2010 at 10:39am: Yes my oldest daughter leaves 8/2. I am sure she will love it, once she gets herself acclimated. We are having one more family vacation before she leaves. I am just starting to get a little...umm...not sure what it is. Maybe a touch of anxiety. :)

Comment by DanaMN ~Kris's Mom~NCTS SanDiego on June 21, 2010 at 10:24am: Hi Melsmom! Do you have a daughter going on 8/2? I was a Navy girl and LOVED it!

Comment by MandE'smom(Hi, I'm Mary) on June 21, 2010 at 10:18am: 8/2 is quickly approaching...so much to do...I am starting to stress a little now.

Comment by DanaMN ~Kris's Mom~NCTS SanDiego on June 21, 2010 at 8:52am: Hi Everyone! Hi Jennifer... I believe we chatted before. :)

My son leaves August 18 from Minnesota. I can't believe how fast the time is going. I'm going to miss him so much!!

Comment by Fleur de lis Mom on June 20, 2010 at 1:03pm: Happy Fathers Day. my daughter just changed the time on her phone to Military time to begin to get used to it.

Comment by Kim (Dani's Mom ship 10 Div 331) on June 20, 2010 at 11:48am: 52 days left and my daughter leaves for bootcamp. She is very excited and nervous. She picked Aviation, really wanted EOD, but nothing available right now. I am hoping she made the right decision. I plan on going to Harrisburg PA to see her off. Does anyone know if I could stay at the same hotel she is at?? Or do I have to start looking for a nearby hotel??? Not that familiar with the area, if anyone out there knows a close hotel I would appreciate it.

Comment by kate0818(Ship10 Div 337) on June 19, 2010 at 10:04pm: Thanks Jennifer for the info on Chicago, its good to know. My son Matt makes me laugh because he has been "inhaling" his food at meals lately because he says he will only have minutes to eat in boot camp. I asked him what was his excuse before he enlisted!