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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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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.

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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 Leigh (Justin's Mom) on December 15, 2013 at 12:29pm: LOVEMYNAVYSON, My son left on the 10th. I've gotten the I'm ok phone call and the box. Patiently waiting for the form letter and another call. Time is crawling it seems. I miss him so much. Very proud of him though!!

Comment by Carrie G on December 15, 2013 at 12:21pm: My son arrived on Dec 5th. We got the 'I'm here and ok' call that night and his box this week. We have NOT received his form letter, so we don't know his ship, division or PIR date. We also haven't gotten another call like so many others that left on the same day or even later. Could his division have gotten in trouble and therefore not be able to make calls? What's going on that others have received the information that a select few of us hasn't?

Comment by 713emom on December 15, 2013 at 11:33am: My son arrived at bootcamp on the 5th. No letter or call yet. I did get the box on Monday the 9th.

Comment by Christie_Okie on December 15, 2013 at 11:27am: Ladies.... I am starting to get concerned not wiorried just concerned about might be the hold up. My DIL arrived in Great Lakes on the 5th. We received her box the same day we got my sons.(6days after he left and 5 days after she left) I've already received his form letter but no one has heard from my DIL..... no form letter and no call since the 'I'm here" call. Has anyone else had a daughter arrive at the same time and you're still waiting also?

Comment by lemonelephant on December 15, 2013 at 2:51am: Laurajo, the average time to receive the form letter is 10 days after arrival, but some are taking more than 2 weeks right now. See Arrival and What Happens at the RTC.

Comment by Laurajo on December 15, 2013 at 2:47am: My daughter arrived on 12/10. I got the I Am Here call at 7:00pm CST that Tuesday, the box on Friday, and a Christmas card that she mailed me from O'Hare today (tears). I don't expect a call anytime soon but hoping to get the form letter early this week?

Comment by arod13Navymom on December 15, 2013 at 12:45am: arod13Navymom here got box from my sailor 3 days after she left. Just Got the letter with her address and to my surprise today I got a phone call. I am a happy mom and my husband is thrilled to have heard from her. We knew going in that we would not hear her voice until she graduated from experience with our son who was in the Army. My heart is all smiles today.

Comment by lemonelephant on December 15, 2013 at 12:06am: Yes, "the box" and the form letter come separately. "The box" arrives by FedEx and the form letter arrives by USPS. See Arrival and What Happens at the RTC.

Comment by Christina on December 15, 2013 at 12:05am: From what I have gathered, they do the form letter on a Sunday and they get mailed on Monday. A lot of whose kids went the week of December 4 received ours this past Thursday.

Comment by MelissaD(Ship 11 Div 089) on December 14, 2013 at 10:55pm: I'm excited to see that you guys are getting calls this makes me very hopeful. Prayers to all the new sailors and loved ones