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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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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

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

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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.

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DEP-Leavin' for Boot Camp in January

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This group is for N4M members that have a loved one leaving for Boot Camp in January. I will leave the year open so that any future DEPpers leaving in the month of January of any year can join.Lets share stories, information, concerns, and questions!

Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/deppersinbutnotyet
Members: 630
Latest Activity: Jul 21, 2022

Hello everyone and welcome to the Navy!!! This Group was started for the loved one of DEPPERS leaving in the month of January (although everyone is welcome).......What year you say? Well ......any year!

If you have January 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 January, ...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 twosilvatwins (ship 03 div 024) on January 24, 2014 at 10:59pm: Talked to my daughter again !!! still no letter but she says ship 11 div 110.... Anyone else in this ship/div ???

Comment by lemonelephant on January 24, 2014 at 10:40pm: A few have been able to send treats for the whole division and they actually got to enjoy them, when it happened it was usually in the last week and the division had done very well (won many flags and was ready for BST or had already passed BST when the treats arrived), but that is the exception rather than the norm. DON'T send "care" packages to your recruit at any time during BC, if you want to send something for the whole division, send cards. See the info in Letter Writing & Fun Stuff/Questionnaires to send to your Recruit and

Letter-Writing Navy Moms.

Comment by lovemynavygirl on January 24, 2014 at 10:22pm: Renee, I heard that too (send enough for everyone) and considered sending something to the Div for V Day then I saw a post somewhere written by a sailor whose mom sent powerbars for the whole Div and the Div watched while RDC made SR eat ALL of them. I decided to just put a heart stamp on her letter for V Day instead

Comment by lovemynavygirl on January 24, 2014 at 10:10pm: Emptynester77 how many times have you been through this? You explained it like a pro!

Comment by popeyesgirl on January 24, 2014 at 9:12pm: Hi shw92 -- just got our form letter today -- my son is also Ship 14 Division 103! So exciting! : )

Comment by glouise on January 24, 2014 at 9:03pm: My son left Jan. 16 from Boston. Receive his box Jan. 21. Keep looking for the letter.

Comment by lemonelephant on January 24, 2014 at 6:30pm: Remember that you can leave a signed note for FedEx. See the info on that in Arrival and What Happens at the RTC.

Comment by LoggysMom on January 24, 2014 at 4:59pm: After a two day delay due to the storm that hit the east coast, my son finally arrived at RTC last night (1/23). It was nice having him for the extra time, but such a roller coaster of emotions. Now, I am anxiously awaiting his box and letter and hoping I don't miss the Fed Ex man when he comes with it since I have to work.

Comment by jbug on January 24, 2014 at 4:22pm: Emptynester77...you are right. This is a roller coaster ride. Very exciting! I was so bummed again today when my husband text me at work and said the form letter didn't show again today. I'm praying it will be here tomorrow. I just want to send the letters I've already written and know a PIR date. I'm just being impatient. I know it will be here soon.