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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?
Started by Arwen. Last reply by Velvetenor Nov 10, 2019. 89 Replies 20 Likes
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Son Left 12/13/17
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Comment by exxie on November 4, 2010 at 10:35pm
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As always, Arwen, thanks for coming through with the common sense info!! We will go ahead and get the passport started . . . no way it will arrive before he leaves for BC, so we'll just have to hold it until he's finished with A-School. But I totally understand, now, why it will be important for him to have one. ;D
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Comment by Arwen on November 4, 2010 at 10:17pm
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The peanut butter shot (aka the golf ball) is not just for STDs. It's antibiotics for anything bacterial, and I think there may be some anti-viral stuff in there too. Recruits spend all of their time in close-quarters with almost zero chance to get away from each other, and every recruit brings whatever was going around in their own area.
Because of "discipline" recruits can't go grab a tissue when they need one, or have a hand sanitizer bottle in their pocket. So illnesses spread every time they touch something. Recruits often end up sick with multiple illnesses at once, called "the recruit crud."
It's worse in winter, of course. When Chris was at boot camp last year it was so bad they stared giving a second dose in their 5th week. He said it wasn't a matter of how many times he (or his shipmates) got sick, but a matter of degree, how sick they were at any given time.
The poor RDCs, they get exposed to this stuff constantly for two years at a time. By the time they're done they're probably immune to just about everything. No wonder they rarely "get in the recruits' faces" anymore. I'd keep my distance too.
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Comment by bbus (FC) on November 4, 2010 at 9:45pm
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The peanut butter shot is a penicillin shot if I remember correctly. Recruits receive several shots in bc.
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Comment by battlebuddy on November 4, 2010 at 9:21pm
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Thanks exxie. It's not as bad today but I go to the Ortho Dr. Monday. Hopefully no surgery...I am just bummed no treadmill or elliptical trainer for the next several weeks...helps with stress...In the mean time I have a very attractive black boot. :( I actually talked JTW's recruiter today and he is doing the home visit Monday afternoon. I have a ton of questions...one of which is what is in the Peanut Butter shot and why do they have to get it...what is it for. And why does my son have to have his wisdom teeth pulled when I spent $6800 on braces and he has permanent retainers....Those are the not so serious ones...silly maybe...but this mom would like to know...yes guess no matter how hard you try...you will always see them as your baby. :-)
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Regarding passports, they aren't technically necessary, but nice to have. When they're traveling on orders they get through by showing their military ID and orders, but if they want to go somewhere while on leave, in many countries they will need a passport. For example, sometimes ships on an extended port visit will sponsor tour groups to visit regional touristy or historic locations, if those tours cross borders they MUST have their passports.
Also, in some areas they don't want military members flashing their military IDs. They want our military folks to be indistinguishable from the typical American businessman or tourist, as to not attract the attention of undesirable elements.
My son didn't have a chance to get a passport before he left for Japan, and can not apply for one from Japan. He has to come home to get it. From Japan he *can* get home on his military ID while on leave, but it's a pain, he says. He will be getting his passport during his next trip home.
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JTW, our recruiter told us a long time ago not to do the POA because it has to be in a certain format for the Navy to even recognize it. Like you, we were told the Navy would take care of it. We DID open a Navy Federal Credit Union account for him and he'll bring the direct deposit info with him to BC--we were told that would save him time in lines, etc.
No one has EVER said anything to me about a passport. Am I being silly? Seems like they wouldn't need a passport if they're riding around in military transportation. If he needs a passport, I suppose we should have started that process a month ago!!
Best wishes for a speedy ACL recovery, by the way. That's a nasty, nasty injury . . . both my kids have had reconstructive surgery. In fact, The Prince went through all kinds of malarkey getting his waiver for it and passing the medical for Diver post. He had a terrific surgeon, though, so he's like the $6 Million Man in that knee!!
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Comment by BBWinthemoon on November 4, 2010 at 9:31am
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My son had a question about wisdom teeth waiver. He chose to have them pulled here about a month or so ago, his recruiter knew that he was doing this and is now saying that there might be a delay with his ship out date because he needs a waiver? I have read about waiver/delays for many other things but not this?
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Comment by trishfit on November 4, 2010 at 9:16am
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NavyMomX's2, My son leaves Dec 15. The countdown is on.
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Comment by harvard27 on November 4, 2010 at 7:47am
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I ship out 12/14, I'll probably be the momma bear in the barracks LOL. Things I will miss the first year of marriage with my hubby: Christmas, New Years, 28th Birthday, and Valentines Day. Eh, at least I'll be in the same boat with my division (pun intended). We may not be present and you may not be able to get us presents, but its the thought that counts and we'll all be thinking of our loved ones.
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Ok...so now with the 40 days....that makes me panic. I don't have anything done, and I was told the Navy will handle the POA for them if they have all the information. Thinking that maybe I will be pro active and get that and the medical POA before he leaves. No bank account, he has been using a pre paid Debit Card for years now, but seems like we might need to get that taken care of too. Whew....what a whirlwind.....still working on Christmas decorations...we are having Christmas before JTW leaves.....but today I pulled my ACL so I am working at a slower pace...
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