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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.

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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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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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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: 668
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 hulawithjen on June 19, 2014 at 3:03am: Babs, how's your Andrew's flight? Have you heard from him?

Comment by hulawithjen on June 19, 2014 at 2:59am: That's awesome Blond305!! Haven't heard back from my boy yet... Still waiting!

Comment by blond305 on June 19, 2014 at 2:55am: My daughter just let me know they are boarding plane now, it has refueled and she will let me know when they take off.

Comment by blond305 on June 19, 2014 at 2:10am: Thanks hulawithjen, we both got lucky to have talked with them. .

Comment by hulawithjen on June 19, 2014 at 2:08am: Poor things i feel so bad for them, they must be exhausted! Hope they are trying to get some rest as they wait... Their 1st sleepless week of P-Days will be very tiresome :-( I'm so glad you were able to hear from your daughter :-)

Comment by blond305 on June 19, 2014 at 2:07am: My heart goes out to all of those RC waiting , they are going to be exhausted before they even get to BC. I told my daughter I have prayed that God will give her that extra strength that is in her to make if thru the first few days of BC. She left Montgomery, Al at 3:15 pm.

Comment by blond305 on June 19, 2014 at 1:59am: Just talked to her and she is charging her phone. Her dad has looked up the flight on US Airways online it is saying her flight should be leaving about 1:06 and arriving at 2:06 in Chicago. She hasn't confirmed that part yet

Comment by hulawithjen on June 19, 2014 at 1:54am: Blond305 i will try my best to keep u posted. Hopefully the flight tracker will still pick up where it left off. Not sure it will because it already states "landed." My son said his phone was @ 7% but he knew I'd be worried. He was looking for a place to charge his phone as they waited for the next flight out... Please keep me posted on your daughter's status as well! I am praying for them all... I am right here with ya on the no sleep thing! Will be waiting all night for my "I'm here & safe" scripted call :-) eventhough I've been priveleged with a couple of phone calls, text messages and picture texts from the airport (each one making me cry! LoL!) It feels like he's just going on a vacation somewhere :-)

Comment by blond305 on June 19, 2014 at 1:13am: Hulawithjen, let me know if your son's flight gets to leave and I'll let you know about my daughters flight. I know my daughters cell is getting low on battery and she wants to make sure she can call us when she arrives at BC. No sleep tonite!

Comment by hulawithjen on June 19, 2014 at 1:00am: Thank you so much blond305! Just received a call from my boy saying they are safely in St Louis & are refueling.. They will procede to the route after a couple flights depart ahead of them. He said the flight back to GL is approx 45mins! Thank goodness he brought his cell phone :-)