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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

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DEP-Leavin' for bootcamp in June

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

Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/deppersinbutnotyet
Members: 666
Latest Activity: Jun 12, 2024

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

If you have June 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 June, ...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 momma'o~32020 on June 9, 2011 at 7:46pm: theres so much good advice and so many different scenarios...its helping me to be ready for anything...so glad to be here!
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Comment by Andyswife116 on June 9, 2011 at 5:34pm: My husband leaves next monday to go to MEPS and tuesday to ship out! Anyone elses husband heading to boot camp around this time and what job do they have! My husband is doing the Nuke program so he will do school in Charleston SC. anyone been there before and know about how long it takes for us to move there with him?

Comment by MidwestMom on June 9, 2011 at 4:47pm: Funny, but when my son text me that he was walking around O'Hare with two fellow recruits, it made me feel MUCH better. I knew he wasn't alone.

Just received my first real call - 3 weeks 2 days after he left. It lasted 19 min and he is doing well. :)

Comment by Nan(Ship 9 Div 247) on June 9, 2011 at 4:01pm: I agree about taking their cell phone. My son was able to text me also and let me know what was going on. Takes some of the worry away.

Comment by clarkedu (MM Nuke Prototype) on June 9, 2011 at 3:31pm: To all those who wonder about their sons or daughters taking their cell phones. I strongly advise that they take their phones and chargers. My son and I texted back and forth constantly from the time we dropped him off at the hotel until his flight left for Chicago. Then he called me when they landed at O'Hare and again from Great Lakes. I can't tell you how important and comforting it was for me to know what was going on every step of the way! I also saw that he was on Facebook and probably kept in contact with friends and checked his e-mail from time to time as well. Not all of them get to use their phones at MEPS or a great deal after that, but there's no harm in them having the phone in hope that they can.

Comment by clarkedu (MM Nuke Prototype) on June 9, 2011 at 3:24pm: Thanks for all the responses to my questions about POA. I'll add that to my list of things to follow up on and talk with my son about. He's 21 years old so it will be his decision, but I think it's a good "just in case" idea.

For you, Monkeymind, and all you other moms with teenagers embarking on this journey, I can't even imagine the place you are in. It seems like they are practically little kids (don't tell them I said that)! But from a mom's perspective I think this must be especially hard for you. My boy turned 21 this past March, and I still feel as though he's still just a young'n!

Comment by monkeymind on June 9, 2011 at 12:39pm: We have to do the POA and will when my son is in A school as well because he won't be 18 before leaving for boot camp...not to worry. I had a Navy wife tell me she's a notary in P'cola and will notarize it for us when he's there. Love this networking!

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on June 9, 2011 at 12:31pm: Good Morning, ladies. I have to agree with some of the other moms on here, in that, my son also did withdraw a bit before leaving for BC. This is very normal, so don't worry if that happens. When my son made his 2nd phone call home (after the initial "I'm here call") he couldn't have apologized more to me, if he had tried. He kept saying that he was so sorry that he treated me the way he did, before he left. (I didn't think he treated me badly at all, lol) but he kept saying that he felt badly about it, lol. He was so grateful to our family for our support and love and told me during each phone call home. He expressed how much he missed us all in every letter. He still does that and he is in A school now. This is such a scary time for all of you and your soon to be SR's that there will be all kinds of emotions coming out in them. I'm sure that they are as scared, nervous, excited and as happy as you are for their choice. I would continue to tell them how proud you are of them every single day before they leave. If they spend more time with their friends and not as much as you would like with you, don't worry. They will find out very soon in BC how much you and your families mean to them and will express that to you in all of their letters and those precious phone calls home.

Susan, congrats! It sounds like lots of good changes in your life. :)

tcmagic, Wow, what a wonderful send off for your SR.

Comment by MidwestMom on June 9, 2011 at 10:44am: Clarkedu - POA - Both my husband and I went with our son to the attorney for POA before he left for BC, but we didn't sign a single form, so your son can take care of this after BC. I would encourage it in case he's oversees and needs additional help filing taxes, etc. He can get assistance for things like that, but I know sometimes a parent feels better doing it. Everything will work out. ;)