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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:
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**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
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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."
Discussion Forum
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Comment by Valarie26 on January 12, 2011 at 10:03pm
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My hubby left today for GL and I havent gotten the I'm here call yet. Im just wondering when everyone else got theirs? Do they let them call as soon as they get there or do they wait a while?
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Comment by kbfx1 on January 12, 2011 at 7:27pm
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Sherri, my son leaves the 25th as well.....I can't believe how everyday goes faster and faster.My house feels weird already...
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Comment by Sherri (mom of Kirsten) on January 12, 2011 at 6:57pm
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My daughter is leaving on the 25th with one other kid from her RTC. It did seem like it was taking forever and now here we are, right around the corner.
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Comment by Angie (Dan's Mom) on January 12, 2011 at 3:36pm
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Jonsmommalyn My son just turned 21 on Dec 29th and graduated with his associates degreen this past semester so definitely not straight out of high school He also leaves on the 18th for MEPS and BC on the 19th but hard to watch him even though he's lived on his own for almost 2 years
I just had lunch with him where he broke it to me that he hopes to be stationed on the west coast Its gonna be a wonderful journey!
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Comment by Navymommalyn on January 12, 2011 at 3:05pm
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Just wanted to introduce myself and say hi real quick..real busy week as my son leaves on Tuesday the 18th.We've had 6 months to prepare for this so I'm doing my best to not cry until after he's gone .I'm very excited for him tho..He's dreamed of being in the military most of his life so as a Mom I'm thrilled that he has the opportunity to fulfill that dream.My son is a little older than some of his fellow DEPper's, he's 20,so not straight out of HS,but still kinda hard watching them get ready to leave the nest.I'm sure I'll be posting here often:)
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Comment by ProudNavyWife Ship 7 Div110 on January 12, 2011 at 1:46pm
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Just got word my hubby leaves in 13 days! He was originally slated to go 4/20 but signed DAR and got picked to leave 1/25. Any other wives/moms with sailors leaving 1/25??
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One week left...and so much to do Im actually taking the week off starting tomorrow to do a lot of little things with my son. Tomorrow and Friday we are going on a wine tour of the NY Finger Lakes region and spend the nite in Ithaca. Today his girlfriend is leaving for California to attend her brother's graduation from Marine bootcamp so I get him to myself until the 18th
Thanks Beth for coordinating the m&g before PIR count me in and let me know if there is anything I can help with beforehand
Here's to us Mom being Navy Strong in the next few days!
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Comment by oregonmom on January 12, 2011 at 2:37am
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Thanks Beth, Count me in. We have family in the area also, but I would love to meet you all since oddly we have shared one of the most important moments in our children's lives with complete strangers if we don't meet ;-}
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Comment by michemom (ship3div087) on January 12, 2011 at 12:03am
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Called the recruiter today and got my daughters ship and div number so now I can write her!!! Would be cool if she can get something from me before I get anything from her. Her best friend came over tonight and we were coordinating letters and photos to send along with our trip to PIR! We also watched a few videos on YouTube about boot camp which made us feel better about what she is going through.
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Comment by Junebug (Ship 2 Div 918) on January 11, 2011 at 11:17pm
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Beth--you sound like me! I told my son that he has to call us (home) for the I'm here call and the box gets sent here. I said that I would call his G/F to let her know he is there. :)
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