This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
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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:
Events
**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
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
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- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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DEP-Leavin' for bootcamp in February
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This group is for N4M members that have a loved one leaving for bootcamp in February.I will leave the year open so that even future Deppers leaving in the month of February of any year can join.Lets share stories, information, concerns, and questions
Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/deppersinbutnotyet
Members: 556
Latest Activity: Feb 16, 2023
Hello everyone and welcome to the Navy!!! This Group was started for the loved one of DEPPERS leaving in the month of February (although everyone is welcome).......What year you say? Well ......any year!
If you have February 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 February, ...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 Fitness Standards"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 37 seconds for female recruits."
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Comment by Kitchen Kimmi (09/139) on February 22, 2014 at 2:17pm
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Hi Lita, my son arrived on 2/13. No box, yet, but got his letter yesterday. Hope you get yours soon. I don't work weekends either, so I'm going to try to distract myself today. Oh, don't worry about the tears on your iPad...men gave plenty, too, and the only negative impact has been my typos. Yep, blaming my typos on iPad water damage. ( hugs to you)
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Comment by NavyMom93 on February 22, 2014 at 2:15pm
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Denise Maryland, I know exactly what you mean. To me, the last week was the most stressful, knowing it was approaching so quickly, and my son was trying to fit everything with everybody in, which kudos to him, he actually was able to do! But I found it stressful because I was feeling emotional, but I was in manager mode, too, trying to make sure we had everything down. In the end, it all went off without a hitch, including driving to MEPS for his swearing in in an early morning snowstorm!
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Comment by Lita on February 22, 2014 at 2:06pm
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DSS Navy wife and mon,
Congratulations ! My son left 2/12 arrived at GL 2/12 called at 8:44 pm . Box arrived on 2/18. No letter yet and no second call. What is your SR PIR date?
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Comment by DSS: Ship 03 DIV 137 PIR 4/11/14 on February 22, 2014 at 1:32pm
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My SR just called!!! Sounded great, determined and happy! Said there's three feet of snow & it's cold @ RTC but they get bundled up better than somebody's great grandmother.
My SRs contact w/me timeline so far: 2/11 swearing in/go to RTC, 2/12 1:40A "I'm here" phone call. 2/17 The box arrived. 2/21 The form letter arrived. 2/22 First casual phone call.
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Hi everyone,
Big hug to all of you! I don't know what I would do without you!
Hey there Kitchen... I love your post about typos lol... I am with u....typos seem to follow me around everywhere and for the life of me I don't see them until I hit send !
My son left for GL on the 12th. Got the call and got the box.....but no letter yet. I am a mess. Anyone in the boat ( I mean Ship)? I think I am to break my iPad with all these tears hitting the screen.
Give me a minute... Ok sorry about that flood on emotions. Saturday are especially rough for me. Maybe because I am not at work and I allow myself to feel the pain.
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Comment by Denise Maryland on February 22, 2014 at 12:58pm
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Gisele a right there with you and we will be strong for them on Tuesday. It's harder for me right now seeing him get frustrated with all the last minute clean up of his personal responsibility that need to get done and realized he is feeling stressed knowing so much is going to change even though this is what he wants.
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Ps, please forgive my typos, iPad typing along with spellcheck is going to be the death of me.
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Thank you lemonelephant! As usual, you are a wealth of support and knowledge. Giselda, what Annabel Lee said is true. I have this page open in my office and my iPad. When I start feeling sad and missing my son, I click here and read or post something. My husband us even grateful for the site because these fine mothers give me a but of extra support that fills a certain void I'm having right now. Hugs to all the moms,, wives,and families out there.
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Comment by Annabel Lee on February 22, 2014 at 12:17pm
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Giselda, it's hard, but it gets better... I know your pain. All of us on this site know your pain. Come here often. It helps sooooo much........
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Comment by Giselda on February 22, 2014 at 12:01pm
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I heard this song on the radio, and just starting bawling!! My son leaves on Tuesday for GL and I'm having a real hard time:(
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