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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 Lynne on November 14, 2010 at 3:29pm: Darnell I have heard that before...don't write to me...write anyway...that young woman will be regretting those words by day 3 of boot camp...they live for mail call...the first thing my son said in his letter was...you are writing to me aren't you...this was in the form letter, before they got their first letters...so ignore all that tough guy/girl stuff...lots of kids go through tough periods before they leave for boot camp, in fact I will post something in the discussion above about what I call the "uffdahs"....read it you might find if familiar and even funny!!

Let me just be clear I needed people like Arwen who described herself as tough skinned for a swift kick in my pants a few times...man I could really whine at some points...but because of people like her and those who let me cry I really did grow. I only cry a few times a week now.....kidding....well its only been 9 days since PIR it takes time to change...lol

grayson....welcome and good luck in boot camp...it will be challenging but you can do it...I will be thinking of you and praying for you during your time there...in fact will your mom or some other family member be joining our site and groups?

JTW...this is your place to vent...never apologize...people will accept you and support you here..you have had a rough time and I am always amazed at the lengths some people will go to to hurt another human being and I have been in the helping profession for a long time....I guarded my son's address like it was high security due to family issues....I was happy to have people sned him mail...it just had to come to me and then I sent it unopened to him...that way I knew from whom it was coming....you might want to consider doing that...the recruiter only gave out his address to me...and once he had given me the temporary address did not give it out again...I don't know if this will help you or not...my recruiter told me I was like Ft. Knox...lol!!

tls...my son loved those messages and he went to church faithfully every Sunday and I remember the first letter i got home said that in the months prior to boot camp his faith had waivered a bit, but there in the silence, when he had only God to lean on...he found his way "home"...those were the best words I ever heard.

Looks like several of you are going to be in the same PIR group which means you are already forming a bond. That is great. Tuck that cord in, but remember you will be writing everyday. One thing I did was type everything on the computer and tell my son to throw those letters away, it kept his rack clean, and helped him with inspections...so think about that as well!

Have a great Sunday!!

Comment by Cathy22 on November 14, 2010 at 12:32pm: My son leaves for boot camp on Dec. 15. Dropping him off at the base on the 14th is going to be one of the toughest days of my life. He still seems like my baby...someone down in a prior comment said it the best, we do do not cut the cord, we only tuck it in...

Comment by dixiechick(ship 09 div 73) on November 14, 2010 at 9:02am: My son leaves Dec. 15th. I am very proud of him. When he stood on the front porch and showed me how to salute I could not believe how much emotion came over me. I know in my heart he is doing the absolute best thing for his life, but I will mss him very much.

Comment by tls on November 14, 2010 at 6:29am: LYNNE - What a great idea about writing in the pages of his Bible! I will definitely use that ... my daughter is one that will (hopefully) read her Bible and go to church because she WANTS to ... see, before she decided to join the Navy, she wanted to be a worship leader. She still has aspirations to do that ... all depends on where her first duty station is. While I know that BC will change her, I pray daily that her faith will remain strong ... she'll need it ....

Comment by Purplemom (Ship 3 Div 084) on November 14, 2010 at 4:00am: Believe me as an Army wife I completely understand the whole concept of change on a moments notice. I am mad I will not get to be there to see him swear in, but even madder that the recruiter never even thought to mention "hey we have had to change things". In the end it is what it is and the end result will be the same. My son will be at BC on the 15th and I am proud he will be on his way to becoming a Sailor.

Comment by battlebuddy on November 14, 2010 at 1:45am: ** (made some changes to this message, delted the old one...think my emotions over took my brain and caused me to have temp. insanity) gave way TMI...so here is the edited version...** Still learning*** The home visit was something that my son set up for me. I was suprised to see both of the recrutiers show up. I had only delt with one of them before...it's a long story but we had a really difficult time getting JTW's waiver... due to some issues with his biological father. The one recruiter has been there for us this entire journey and been very supportive and helpful and I think they wanted to reassure me that they would not allow his "father" to have any information or his address while away at BC. I would blow up like a time bomb if that man wrote a letter and upset JTW while at BC. So there are alot of circumstances that warrented this home visit. There were things that I might not have been comfortable talking about in the office and I think that is why......I don't think that it's required or the "normal" protocal. This kid and I have been through alot of tough times together so it is extremely difficult for me to watch him leave.....exxie....I will be there at PIR...and we might as well cry together...I am so emotional..the face he is leaving has hit me like a lead balloon this week....right now I cry daily..heck who am I kidding...sometimes its hourly...I just don't let him know it.

Comment by bbus (FC) on November 14, 2010 at 12:15am: I leave on the 16th of December. I'm home a little now, since I've been working 12 hour shifts pretty much just sleep when I'm home. At least I've just got 8 more days of work, then I'm quitting and enjoying the rest of my time. I'd want letter in bootcamp though, nice to have some outside communication I'd think. :)

Comment by Darnell on November 13, 2010 at 11:53pm: My daughter leaves Dec. 13. I swear she is never home. She is gone so much her little brother has been giving her crap about not spending time with us before she leaves. She has also informed me that she doesnt want anyone to write her in BC. she doesnt want to be known as the girl who is a cry baby.

Comment by Arwen on November 13, 2010 at 11:40pm: Purplemom, I am one of those tough-skinned moms Lynne speaks of, but I came by it the cheater way. I've been where my son is now, so the Navy held no fears for me, only good memories. I wish this forum had been here 22 years ago, when my mom needed it. She was more like most of you are and I was too excited about my future to notice that she was having a hard time with it. Would you believe I left my poor mom with only 3 days warning?

All I can say is lean on the other moms in your PIR groups, in your A-school groups and eventually in your rating and duty station groups. There will usually be someone out there with what you need, be it advice, information, a shoulder to cry on or a kick in the pants. Somehow we all get through this.

Comment by BBWinthemoon on November 13, 2010 at 8:40pm: tears today :( my son who is leaving in 3 weeks has been living with his grandfather for a while now, so him not at home might be a little easier, although i will never get used to not having him home! He came to his little brothers soccer game game today and i sat by with my USA Navy Mom cap on (first time wearing it, and it was strange and i was very proud and sad at the same time.) Came home to catch up and just sit and cry!