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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: 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 MaryNavywife/mom on April 26, 2014 at 9:53pm: Blond305 try these links
http://navyformoms.com/group/bootcampmoms/page/arrival-and-what-hap...

http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=433

My youngest son is in boot camp right now. He will graduate 6/13. My oldest swears in 6/10! What an emotional week that will be, but we will get through it together.
It is true they don't get a great deal of sleep, but they somehow make it. She will most likely fly out with other recruits. My son had 3 others with him. Hang in there!

Comment by blond305 on April 26, 2014 at 7:21pm: Proudcomom, yes you can help me I hope. I'm getting very nervous about my daughter Sam leaving for BC June 18. What do they really go through the first 3 weeks? She has never flown are even been in an airport, will there be other recruits taking the same flight? We live in Hoover, Al. and she will be leaving out of Montgomery, AL. Is it true that they will be awake for 2 days before she gets to sleep? I hope you get this comment, I am not sure how to navigate on this site.

Comment by Proudcomom on April 26, 2014 at 4:42pm: Hello everyone. ..my youngest is set to leave for boot camp on June 17th. This will be my second time around, which I think will be a lot easier knowing what they go through and the end result. My other son, is a Logistics Specialist on the USA New York. I've never left this group and good thing because I now have another son going in June. If I can be of any help please let me know.

Comment by mygirlsrock on April 23, 2014 at 5:21pm: Shauna so sorry to hear this. I can only imagine how frustrated and disappointed my own daughter would be if this happened. Best of luck and I hope she heals quickly and thoroughly!

Comment by Shauna on April 23, 2014 at 2:01pm: Well, I will be leaving this group...too soon. My daughter broke her ankle a few weeks ago and her leave date has been pushed back to November. She's pretty bummed about it but she needs time for her ankle to properly heal. Good luck to all of you moms (and everybody else) and your SR's.

Comment by lemonelephant on April 22, 2014 at 1:32pm: I have left info on "A" School on many of your My Pages, so check your My Page.

If I didn't and you need more info on your future Sailor's rating (job/specialty) leave a comment on my My Page with the contracted rating and I will give you info on the rating and groups to join.

Comment by blond305 on April 15, 2014 at 8:52pm: Thank you for your help, so far I have got some great ideas on what I can do for my daughter. Sam leaves for BC June 18, I have found myself crying a little more when I think about it.

Comment by lemonelephant on April 9, 2014 at 10:20pm: It's not too early to check out the discussion, Things to Do in the Last Month before Your Future Sailor Leaves for..., and to start discussing some of the things there with your future Sailor such as how to handle bad news and who will be put on the Access List....

Comment by nancyf on March 31, 2014 at 2:57pm: @Shauna thank you for that. I really hope it will be a great experience for her. She needs to motivate herself to workout but besides that with the screaming that I think she will able to handle. Good luck to your daughter

Comment by Shauna on March 31, 2014 at 1:00pm: nancyf I just went through all those emotions with my son and it's totally normal. My daughter also leaves June 3 and this time it will be a lot easier for me...not only because I now know what to expect but my daughter is 21 and moved away when she was 18. My neice has been in the Navy just over 3 years and absolutely loves it...she did not have a hard time in BC at all. If your daughter is mentally strong, in shape and can handle not sleeping very much, she shouldn't have any trouble with BC. One thing they told my son the day he swore in...they are going to get yelled at when they do something wrong and they are going to get yelled at when they do something right. Just don't talk back and they'll be fine. She may get homesick like most of them do but letters...lots of letters get them through. Hang in there and I don't know what I would have done without the support and advice I got from N4M.