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 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
View discussions in the DEP-Leavin' for Boot Camp in January forum!
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Comment by C'sProudMomma on December 30, 2014 at 10:07pm
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BTW...anyone else leaving from Cleveland, OH?
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omg. So glad to hear that I'm not the only one bawling at the drop of a hat these days. My son is leaving on the 21st and I'm trying to just let him have his fun and visit with as many people as he wants/needs. I know that this is the best thing for him. I guess I'm just not ready for him not to need ME anymore. By the way... His ship date is the 21st. Does that mean he'll be going to MEPs on the 20th, and flying to GL on the 21st? I'm trying to decide whether or not to take a personal day when he leaves. We've decided that it's best that his father take him to MEPs and I'll say goodbye to him from home. (I don't want to make it any more difficult for him than it has to be.) His dad is much less emotional. lol
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Comment by ConcernedMom on December 30, 2014 at 9:55pm
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I didnt mean any harm either I was just joking about you younger moms. We are all in this for one reason "sons or daughters" and giving them all the spport they need!!!
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Comment by RhondaW on December 30, 2014 at 9:40pm
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I agree, a momma's gonna cry no matter what her age.
My son is leaving from Atlanta. I now know what I put my mom through when I joined the Air Force! Needless to say, since it's gotten closer to him leaving, I've apologized to her a thousand times. Luckily, she laughs and says it was the best decision I ever made.
Are you going to MEPs with him for his swearing in?
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Comment by hearthhaven on December 30, 2014 at 9:07pm
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I did not mean to imply that we all don't cry. Has nothing at all to do with age. Our momma hearts are all momma hearts, younger or older.
We've got to believe and got to know that we did our jobs raising them and that they are wonderful young men and women because of that. We will get through this and so will they. Doesn't mean it will be easy but it will be done.
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Ok all you babies 50 and under I am here to say it doesnt matter the age (passed that 50 a couple of years ago)we all blubber just the same. I think I am starting to see the "its about them not us". Like Hearthaven said! We got this, because we did such a great job raising them is why they are here to start with. There will be tons of tears in the days to come but we are a special group of moms and have each other!!!!
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RhondaW,
Where does your son leave from? Ours leaves from Charlotte NC.
I just turned 50 this past July. Doesn't help matters of emotions at all!
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hearthhaven,
I can relate to everything you are saying. Our son leave a week from today as well. You'd think since his dad and I were active duty that this would be easier for us...but NO WAY! My son hasn't cried yet. I think he's being strong for me because he knows if he starts I'll start and probably not stop. He laughs at me because I'll start crying at the drop of a hat lately. (Pushing 50 stinks!!)
You are right, it is about the boys and not about the moms. I guess we have to let them go sometime.
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A week from today. So emotional. Our son and his best friend and I had an emotional night last night. It was so hard to watch him cry. I bucked up and pulled myself together and encouraged him and comforted him and tried to make it better. All I really wanted to do was crumbled in a pool of tears but this is about him, not about me. I know we are all going to be okay somehow but man, this is just brutal.
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Comment by lemonelephant on December 29, 2014 at 11:10pm
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:o)
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