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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 Purplemom (Ship 3 Div 084) on October 12, 2010 at 5:54am
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I wouldn't miss it for the world. My daughter and grandaughter are going to fly up from NC and meet me there and then we are going to fly to Boston to see my parents. One of my sons best friends moved away a couple years ago and his parents (close friends of ours) now both work right next to GL so he is very excited to see them and my daughters best friend lives in Chicago so it is going to be one reunion weekend. I really hope my son is not grad n go, but even if he is I wouldn't stay away.
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Comment by mamawalrus on October 12, 2010 at 1:20am
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Yes it is..
.will you be flying in to BC grad ?
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The Ulm area is beutiful. I love the Cathedral in Ulm. Not sure how far Neu Ulm is from Ulm, but I am sure it is in the same general area. I also used to live in Frankfurt in the early 90's. The army hospital in Frankfurt is now the American Embassy. At the moment we are living in Heidelberg and I absolutley love it.
We will be going to Venice and Bari, Italy, Greece, Turkey and Croatia. I am so glad thathing that we are getting this opportunity. The only thing that would make it better would be if my daughter and her family could be here to go with us as well, but they just moved to NC.
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I lived in Neu Ulm, Stuttgart and Frankfort (?) when I was a kid on Army bases. I loved it! While I am sure things have changed over there since I was a kid I can honestly say it was an experience to live there.
So where are you going on your cruise? I really wish I would of planned something like that before he left but going from June 2011 to Dec 2010 didnt allow me that time to plan. UGH! hard to believe it is coming so fast. Seemed so far away!
Mapakids-I see you said Baltimore so is this a Colts game? What job is your son in for?
You ladies have a great weekend and enjoy your time with your families!
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We are in Germany on an Army post. We have been here for 4 1/2 years this time and we have loved every minute of it. December is rapidly approaching and my son is very excited. The whole family is getting ready for our Thanksgiving cruise next month and as soon as we get back from that we will go in to overdrive for my son to leave two weeks later.
mapakids- the NFL game sounds loke a blast. Which teams will be playing? I know there are some lucky Sailors to be with all the events their families have planned before they take off.
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Hi mapakids! SO there are 3 of us so far that have the Dec 8th departure. Welcome!
purplemom- you may be one step ahead of us, I have not heard that ours was bought only the phone call to make the reservations. Yes things seem to be moving along very fast. October has come to fast! Where about are you in Europe and is it on a base?
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My son talked with his recruiter late this afternoon and found out they already have his ticket for his flight. He said he would email the itinerary to us tomorrow. Things are moving along. 71 days and counting.
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Correct mamwalrus. Only in the military world is it okay to walk around with two passports. Almost everything in this crazy life contradicts what most people know and do on a regular basis. LOL!!
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Purplemom, so career wise they will be able to travel on Navy's expense but if they want to do some personal traveling while on leave or for the weekend they will not be able to use the passport they got for Navy? I didnt realize there was such a thing to have two passports
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One more thing....if your sailor is staioned in one of the few places a passport is required they will be issued an Offical Passport. Leisure/personal travel on leave is not authorized on the Official Passport. That is only for use in conjuction with official travel as part of their duties. So a personal travel passport would still be needed for leisure travel.
Everyone in my house has an official passport as well as a personal one. My son will lose his official passport upon entering the Navy as he will no longer be our dependent and his personal one is the one about to expire.
If you do get your sailor a personal travel passport they will not need it in basic or A school so I suggest you just keep it at home until they get to their first duty station so it does not get lost.
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