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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 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."

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Comment by buzymomof3 Ship14Div97 on December 4, 2012 at 1:16pm: My ONLY son reports on the 11th and leaves to bc on the 12th. We are heading to Disneyland on Friday and returning on Monday. My sisters and his cousins are all going and he is looking forward to this time. I have moments and I am sure I will break down after he leaves. Back monday and reports Tuesday from the bay area.

Comment by NavyDaughter/Mom on December 4, 2012 at 1:04pm: My ONLY son is swearing in on Dec 12th, and I'm not handling it so good. My dad is retired Navy, so I've been raised in it and I get it, but I'm not ready for my baby to leave. There have been a lot of tears and it seems to get worse each day. Today is my last day at work so that I can spend the next week with him :)

Comment by Lita (DIV 083 SHIP 13) on December 4, 2012 at 1:04pm: Oh boy Arwen lol. My son hasn't had any shots since 2001 so I'm sure he will get them all. Hope they remember he's allergic to Penicillin.

Comment by KathybShip13Div099 on December 4, 2012 at 1:00pm: Anyone else have a son/daughter leaving for bc on the 13th? We go to Des Moines on the 12th for swearing in on the 13th. I am getting very emotional. He asked me last night does anyone know what happens if they report in over their weight limit? He is my last child at home and all of his siblings are close by so having him gone will be a totally new experience.

Comment by Lita (DIV 083 SHIP 13) on December 4, 2012 at 12:51pm: My3 - we are hours away from saying good bye. So not ready but proud as well.

Comment by my3boys on December 4, 2012 at 12:34pm: We just said good bye to our firstborn this morning. So bittersweet. Many tears shed in weeks prior to today, just a little numb now and INCREDIBLY PROUD

Looking forward to the many adventures ahead

Comment by VIP nana on December 4, 2012 at 12:14pm: Monday is fast approaching. We take our son to the recruiters office Monday morning where they will transport him to the MEPS in Milwaukee and off to GL on Tuesday. Going to meet with the recruiter on Thursday to answer all the questions I have now that I have been reading this website. I guess I had it in my mind that he just goes down with the clothes on his back, but now it sounds like there is a lot more to do. Panic mode has set in! :-). He just returned from Minneapolis last night where he spent the last week saying good bye to all his college friends so now it's my turn to spend time with him when he has time between his workout sessions and going through his room. Does anyone know how he gets his personal things once he goes to A School? We were told he would have 2 days from graduation to when he will report in South Carolina. The nice thing is we only live about 3 hours from GL.

Comment by PatsFan923 HM Mom on December 4, 2012 at 9:07am: Arwen, thank you for your post. If I do not need to send the immunization records with him, then I will not include them. I remember the shots from Navy bootcamp to this day and it has been a very long time, indeed. Thanks again!

Comment by Arwen on December 4, 2012 at 3:41am: I can pretty much guarantee that your soon-to-be recruits do NOT need their immunization records, unless they have had a prior bad reaction and need documentation to avoid it. When they get to boot camp, one of the first things they do is immunize them for EVERYTHING. They get virtually all of it within a few seconds, from flu vaccines, childhood illnesses, and polio, etc. The exact combination is secret, I suspect some of the vaccinations are things that simply aren't offered to civilians. Almost all if it is given with two shots of a pneumatic vaccination gun - one corpsman on either side, who pull the trigger simultaneously.

Yes, some recruits pass out from the shock of it.

Plus, they get the Peanut Butter Shot.

The peanut butter shot is a mix of pretty powerful antibiotics meant to clear up anything the recruits may have brought with them from home, to prevent the spread of bacterial illnesses brought in from the four corners of the country (and occasionally the globe), and to protect them while their immune systems are busy dealing with the massive vaccination mess.

The reason it is called the "peanut butter shot" is because it is 5CC shot straight into a butt cheek. It forms a hard little ball in the muscle, which makes it painful to sit, or do pretty much anything but stand, and when a recruit forgets about the soreness and jumps down from a top rack, a fall or two as their knees buckle with the pain of the jolt to their sore butt.

If there is an outbreak, as there was when my son was there (put several thousand people from all over the country in close quarters in winter, then stress them physically and mentally, and give them 7 hours of sleep per night, and you're going to get outbreaks) they may give the recruits a second peanut butter shot at around their 5th week.

Comment by MTNESTIN(Ship12-Div085/086) on December 3, 2012 at 8:49pm: Sprint has a military program that will place the cell phone account on Military Hold and not extend the contract or absorb any fees. Also once my son is out of boot camp he can call and get a contract in his name without us having to pay an earlier termination fee. Also military personnel get a 15% discount through Sprint as well.