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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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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 Arwen on November 2, 2010 at 1:41am
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The best holiday and birthday gifts for new sailors is ways to miniaturize their lives. They will be living in very cramped quarters for much of the next four years. If they're into reading, a Kindle with a gift card for a couple dozen books. For music, a new iPod and an iTunes gift card. If they're into the internet, a laptop computer and games.
There are also "rack packs" which turn the curtain on their rack into additional storage space.
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Comment by battlebuddy on November 1, 2010 at 10:36pm
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My son didn't ask for anything...as usual, mom just plans and does it her way..but I know him and what he likes..Josh just laughs at me and enjoys it. He will turn 20 on the 14th. We are having an Early Birthday/Christmas/Good Luck party and I have requested stamps, money, calling cards...but nothing big. We are going to get Josh a new laptop when he finishes BC, before he goes to A school for graduation/Christmas....I lost my dad/grandpa this year in May, so I am not excited about Christmas this year without him either...just my early Christmas with my son....
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Comment by beachbum on November 1, 2010 at 7:14pm
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My son said the same thing Purplemom! He turns 21 on the 2nd and leaves on the 8th, plan to celebrate his b-day and combine it with a going away party, I was thinking of getting everyone who comes to give me their e-mails so when he gets his div/ship info those who wanted to could send him a letter (he stressed to me to make sure whatever comes in mail is in plan white envelope! ) He asked that Christmas go on as usual, he did not want anything now and would rather wait until that first trip home on leave to go shopping!
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Comment by Purplemom (Ship 3 Div 084) on November 1, 2010 at 6:37pm
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That is funny JTW's Mom. My son asked me specifically not change anything about the way we normally celebrate. We wants to put the tree up at the usual time and asked that we not celebrate Christmas or his birthday which is two weeks after Christmas before he leaves. He said he would rather not get presents before he leaves. He asked that instead of presents that I either take him shopping after PIR or get him gift cards he can use while in A school and after rather than purchasing anything now.
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Got the Christmas Decorations down today.....Starting to put them up this week....it's going to be an early Christmas at our house..funny thing is I had to ask my my son to bring the things down from storage and he looked at me like I had lost my mind.....
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Holiday arrivals spend 5-14 days in processing before starting their first week. Whether his first week begins on Dec 20 or Dec 27 depends entirely on luck, which division he is assigned to. His third-week call should fall around Jan 7 or 14, give or take a few days.
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Comment by Ken-55 (OS Dad) on November 1, 2010 at 12:52am
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My son was originally scheduled to leave for BC on 12/22/10. His rating is Operations Specialist. A few weeks ago, he was notified that his date was being moved up one week to 12/15/10. Does anyone know how their "weeks" run? I'm hoping not to miss the call that I've read that they usually get at the end of week 3. Now that I've found this part of the site, I'll be checking back in. Look forward to meeting some of you at P.I.R.
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Comment by bbus (FC) on October 30, 2010 at 10:16pm
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Advanced Electronic Computer Field....its a field with 2 rates (one of which will be chosen for you) either et (electronic technician) or fc (fire controlman)
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Oops...I mean what is AECF!
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What is ACEF?
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