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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!
Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak
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
...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.
OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.
DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.
DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."
Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.
Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.
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DEP-Leavin' for bootcamp in December
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This group is for N4M members that have a loved one leaving for bootcamp in Dec..I will leave the year open so that even future Deppers leaving in the month of Dec of any year can join...Lets share stories, information, concerns, and questions
Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/deppersinbutnotyet
Members: 521
Latest Activity: Oct 2, 2022
Hello everyone and welcome to the Navy!!! This Group was started for the loved one of DEPPERS leaving in the month of December (although everyone is welcome).......What year you say? Well ......any year!
If you have December 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 December, ...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."
Discussion Forum
What makes December boot camp different?
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Son Left 12/13/17
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Comment by Tinker830 on December 26, 2017 at 3:29pm
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Hello ladies,
I was wondering if I should worry that my recruit did not call home on Christmas? It may be a silly question but this is his first time away from home . I just want to know he's doing well. He shipped out on 12/18/17 to RTC.
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Comment by Phoenixmom on December 20, 2017 at 4:48pm
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Here you go ladies if you have a Loved one graduating Feb. 2nd 2018 it is up and running for you to join
PIR February 02, 2018 TG 13- 15 Divisions, 081 - 094 and 913.
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@AJmom,
My son left on Monday as well from Michigan.
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When your form letter is received please join that PIR you will get much needed info on there also and you can meet many a Ladies that have a loved one in that group maybe a friend for life.
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Anther one of the Ladies that has awesome information is Hooyahsuzy she has posted this a few minutes ago, these two ladies along with LemonElephant are very Knowledgeable.
All recruits will not be able to phone home on Christmas because there are about 5,000+ of them and there's no humanly way possible they all would have ample time to march to the phone center and use 125 phones. Only those divisions whose RDCs have already schedule a time slot for the division to use the phone center will be getting calls.
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This was just posted By Anti M she has great information to give as well as all the ladies on this site.
I know many of you are wishing there was a way to give a gift to your SR in boot camp. One thing to consider is donating to the USO in their name. The USO does a lot for our sailors, including the welcome centers in so many airports, and providing comfort and relief when they are in places far from home. Supporting the USO is a great gift to all our service members!
https://www.uso.org/take-action/ways-to-support
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Good Morning Ladies, hope all is well. Congratulations to your Son/Daughters who have joined the Navy. these sites are to ask whatever it is that you are needing to learn or know. Most of us have already gone through what you are barely going through and yes it is a rough rollercoaster of a ride. please join Boot camp for Loved ones also you will get a lot of info on that site also. Welcome to Navy for Moms. and Congratulations to You and your Family.
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Hello to my Navy Mom's group!! Today was my son's day of final swear in, and flight out! And I just got a text that he has landed!! WOW.. its been a long day.
I am so thankful for all the valuable information on this site- many thank yous to all who keep it up and running!
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mdun5959 I can relate to those feelings oh so well, and I know it can feel like an eternity to be able to write or to even receive a letter or call. all you can focus on is that he is ok, They always told me No News is Good News but the Not Knowing part is what eats at us. Please know they are working hard to get to the next step, and remember when you see your Son/Daughter at PIR what a different person they will be, So grown and Mature and Looking mighty Handsome/Beautiful in there Uniform! What a sight it will be!
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My son arrived in RTC Dec 11 2017, got "the box" on Saturday 12/16 and experienced that flood of mixed emotions. Waiting for his form letter with mailing info to begin writing
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