Welcome to
Navy For Moms

This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

FIRST TIME HERE?

FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!

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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

Events

Add an Event

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
PDF – 2.7 MB
PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

Latest Activity

Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

N4M Merchandise

Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.

Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.

Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

Badge

Loading…

Get Badge

DEP-Leavin' for bootcamp in December

Information

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...
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

View All

Comment Wall

Comment

You need to be a member of DEP-Leavin' for bootcamp in December to add comments!

Comment by Echo3 on December 17, 2013 at 5:34pm: Yeah! Just got my box! Another load of laundry. He sent everything back. No letter,

Comment by KJTsMomma on December 17, 2013 at 3:00pm: Foursons1angel - my son arrived at GL on Monday, Dec. 9 (Late). Box arrived by Fed Ex on Friday, Dec. 13 and letter arrived the same day by USPS. That was earlier than I expected it.

NukeMom2013 - my son's recruiter said they may get Christmas day off, but nothing is for sure. Hope that my son will find something out about that soon and write or get an opportunity to call to let us know. Not holding my breath, but am saying a prayer that it works out. We are close enough to drive up to see him for the day. That is if he is one of those that get the day off. If not, we'll see him at PIR. :)

Comment by CryptoMom2014 on December 17, 2013 at 2:10pm: Hi ladies! Quick question, for the SR's that left in December and are going to be there over the Holidays, I have been feed different info through the grape-vine that contradicts each other.....

Are these recruits (not participating in the Adopt a Sailor program) going to have a 2 week stand down? (stand down = facility run on a skeleton crew or essential personnel leaving some programs/services/training unavailable)

Is there anything special that is allowed via home package during this time? (If it does exist?) I am not sure about the stand down, could be, and I am...... pessimistically hopeful re: care packages from home.....

If anyone KNOWS accurate information on this, it would be appreciated!!! :)

Comment by Huskies on December 17, 2013 at 1:59pm: Hi Beth, my son arrived on the 11th also. Box yesterday but I just went out to get the mail and nothing yet!

Comment by Huskies on December 17, 2013 at 1:53pm: KJTsMomma, when did you get the form letter and when did your son arrive at BC? Did the letter come with the regular mail? My son arrived on the11th and we got the box yesterday.

Comment by KJTsMomma on December 17, 2013 at 11:57am: We got our son's box on Friday. No tennis shoes? I didn't think they could keep them - since they issue them to everyone?? Guess we'll find out why at some point. He took a small Bible and it wasn't in the box. So I assume they let him keep that. Also received the form letter with PIR info too. Now I hope he wrote a few letters on Sunday. Especially one to his Momma. Prayer and scripture (GOD) is sure helping me through this time. I thought I'd be a wreck, but HE has brought me peace. I know HE's watching over my boy. ;)

Comment by Huskies on December 17, 2013 at 11:00am: Thank you lemonelephant! I thought maybe he was being punished for something! The stamps etc. were in a small ziplock bag and I thought maybe that wasn't allowed. The "pocket" bible was kind of big so I wasn't surprised to see that. Also, thank you sailsetter for your comment. Everyone seemed so excited to get the box and I was upset and angry. I emptied the box put everything away and washed all the clothes!!! Also mamabear and Hurleygirl, I only found a receipt from subway and no note hidden anywhere and I had given him a little hint!

Comment by sailsetter on December 17, 2013 at 9:18am: I know the heartache you are feeling. I remember as if yesterday the depth of grief when the box arrived.

My sailor left for bc last year dec 11,2012. I remember what a comfort it was that previous moms came back to give a word of support and hope especially during the holidays.

It was soothing to include my son in festivities by making a sailor flat Stanley of him that could be posed in pictures. It gave our family a way to celebrate and grieve.

Take care, your sr will make it and so will you.

Comment by Stephen'sMom on December 17, 2013 at 8:30am: Tamara, Is that for the 1-31-14 graduation? If so, go here http://navyformoms.com/group/pir01312014 for a group already formed for this purpose. There is the general chat and there is discussion forums for each ship so you can get to know people with recruits in the same ship.