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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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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:

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DEP-Leavin' for bootcamp in March

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

Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/deppersinbutnotyet
Members: 575
Latest Activity: Jan 20

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

If you have March 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 March, ...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 DevynJ on March 14, 2011 at 10:39pm: Yay April! Your husband is with my boyfriend!! We definitely need to meet up at graduation!!

Comment by April on March 14, 2011 at 10:31pm: Got the letter today! Hubby is ship 04 Div 809. PIR May 6th!

Comment by nytesail on March 14, 2011 at 9:50pm: So the night they go to the hotel before they leave we can dine with them? And then when does the swearing in come into play? My son is choosing not to tell me much, I'm going to believe it's because he's older and can handle it all himself. I know I read this somewhere in the early days.. they went by quickly.

Comment by soonergirl99 12/159~5/6/11~Big E on March 14, 2011 at 9:31pm: The recruiter just sent me B's address ~ yeah!! He is SHIP 12 DIV 159. No definite answer on the PIR date but the recruiter will try to have an answer to me by the end of the week.

Comment by CMom on March 14, 2011 at 7:01pm: michelle c - if you do start to cry just tell him they are not sad tears but rather proud tears!! I told my son that I had never been so proud (which is true!) then pull up those BGP's laugh and when you get to your car have the tissues ready!!! It took about 10 minutes of just out and out balling before I could let my hubby drive off!! Then we just talked the 1.5 hrs back home about all the memories and the things to come for him!!

It does get easier as the days / weeks pass. You get more excited every day for PIR!!

Comment by aveoamare(Ship02div925) on March 14, 2011 at 6:39pm: I didn't get the box yet either, I'm glad I'm not the only one who got the letter first, I was sure the box would come first.

Comment by Cannonpark03/Div 152 PIR 4/29/11 on March 14, 2011 at 5:56pm: Does anyone know why my son's pants were rolled up when he put them in the box? I'm just curious! :>)

Comment by ebigirl on March 14, 2011 at 5:00pm: michelle c: I was able to hold it together last week for my son. Not the easiest thing to do, but I know I need to be super positive with him. You can do it, even if you need to make a couple of trips to the ladies room. :)

Comment by aveoamare(Ship02div925) on March 14, 2011 at 4:30pm: I got the form letter!! Ship 02 Div 925!

Comment by michelle c on March 14, 2011 at 3:52pm: My son just left the house to go to the hotel tonight. We are going to follow in about a hour to take him out to dinner and we will be going in the morning to watch him be sworn in. He does not want me to cry so I am trying to respect his wishes but it is really hard, I guess I better get my BGP on.

Good luck to all the other mothers that have recruits leaving this week.