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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.

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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.

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

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DEP-Leavin' for bootcamp in July

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This group is for N4M members that have a loved one leaving for bootcamp in July...I will leave the year open so that even future Deppers leaving in the month of July of any year can join...Lets share stories, information, concerns, and questions

Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/deppersinbutnotyet
Members: 808
Latest Activity: Jun 27, 2023

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

If you have July 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 July, ...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

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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 Beverly on March 26, 2014 at 10:42am: Source of Inspiration

My son has graduated but I wanted to let you know my son’s inspiration that helped him get through basic training. Before he left for Great Lakes we had a combination high school graduation and “Bon Voyage” party with a navy theme. My husband ordered a custom banner from ETSY that had an anchor on it and his name. During the party all of his friends used a permanent marker to sign the banner and added notes of congratulations and encouragement. The next day I took the banner to our “church family” soon the banner was almost completely covered. When my son called me from basic training before battle stations he asked if we could bring the banner with us. He said that when things got tough during training he would think of all the people that signed that banner and he knew everyone was so proud of him. We could not bring the banner into the graduation ceremony hall, but it was proudly hung on the hotel room door all weekend! Just thought I’d pass on the story. My husband got the banner from here: http://customribbons.etsy.com

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on January 28, 2014 at 9:14pm: Best of luck to your son Tylersmom...maybe our sons will meet up in GC after BC. LOL that sounds so funny!

Comment by MAMA_C on January 19, 2014 at 10:44am: My son is leaving for BC 7/7/14 3 days before my birthday? How about your child?

Comment by Miss Conception on January 11, 2014 at 4:39pm: 7-16 here, Tylersmom!

Comment by lemonelephant on December 14, 2013 at 12:59am: The default Privacy Setting on N4M is "Anyone." That means that ANYONE with access to the web has access to everything on your My Page. To change that, make change number 3 at the bottom of OPSEC and PERSEC (Making Changes to Your Profile), While you are there, read the Page and see if there are other changes you need to make.

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on December 2, 2013 at 8:30pm: Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving with your Future Sailors. Ours was a bit hectic around here as we were the hosts, but it was nice to spend time with family. Next year will be tough, but at least we will be able to look back on the last year and be thankful.

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on November 14, 2013 at 2:29am: I definitely enjoy picking my son up after his monthly meetings. He is really good about telling me what they worked on and who is new etc. Tonight they worked on learning all the ranks and collar insignias. The recruiters do a very good job working with the DEPpers.

Comment by Miss Conception on November 13, 2013 at 11:42pm: Oh time flies when you have something like this coming up, doesn't it? We had mentoring tonight, too. I appreciate that and the dep meetings so much. The chief at our office does so much to help those kids, and he's talked me off a cliff more than once, too. What a great way to start their life as an adult!

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on November 13, 2013 at 8:30pm: Hard to believe that my son is at his 6th DEP meeting today. It feels like he just signed his contract. If 6 months went by this fast, hope much faster will the next 7 months go by? I had a little "moment" today thinking how nice it is to have my son with me right now and how much I will miss him when he leaves for BC and then A-school and the rest of his advanced training all the way across the country before he heads out into the fleet.

Comment by proudmom01 on November 12, 2013 at 12:29am: Delete

My son swore into DEPS this past Thursday, he's a senior in college, I wanted him to finish his 4yr degree 1st, but he says he's only doing an associates, he leaves on the July15 2014, he will be a Construction Mechanic ( CM), I am so excited for him, He's ready for the challenge. I am so proud of him