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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.

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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 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 Gail (Ship 11/ Div 141) on March 19, 2012 at 7:19pm: Question are there different div on the same ship?

Comment by DaniHMItalyMom on March 19, 2012 at 5:58pm: Got my letter today. Son left on March 13. My son is in Ship II Div 142. His graduation date is May 11, 2012. Nothing personal from him on the letter. But I know the Navy has done great work with him. I can actually read his handwriting. :) I love mail day. Now to send off some letters to my SR. I want to hear from all of you that have received letters too.

Comment by Kim on March 19, 2012 at 5:57pm: My son also left on the 13th of March, I also got the box on the 16th. It should be one more week and we should get the PIR letter. I hope it all works out for you. Missing one or the other would be hard.

Comment by crazyd925 on March 19, 2012 at 5:22pm: Our son left on the 13th and we got his box on the 16th. Holding our breath for his letter with his PIR date! Our daughter graduates from college on the 5th and we're driving across country for his PIR which (God willing) will be after her graduation instead of the same weekend. I reaaaalllly want to be there for both events!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on March 19, 2012 at 9:48am: We now have updated info for the 05/04/2012 PIR. This TG ends with Division 140 and has a performing Division of 925.

So the next one will start with 141 and have a performing Division of 926. If you have this information and are interested in starting the next PIR group...please send me a friend request letting me know. I help get the new PIR groups off the ground.

I do have two moms in line to start the next PIR group...we are waiting for conformation on their PIR date. So I will still take requests just in case!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on March 19, 2012 at 9:28am: Here is the list of Current PIR groups. All are clickable links.

PIR: May 4, 2012              TG 25 - 8 Divisions (135-140, 811 & 925)

PIR: April 27, 2012           TG 24 - 9 Divisions (127–134 & 924)

PIR: April 20, 2012           TG 23 - 5 Divisions (123—126 & 923)

PIR: April 13, 2012           TG 22 - 10 Divisions (115–122, 810 & 922)

PIR: April 6, 2012            TG 21 - 07 Divisions (109–114 & 921)

PIR: Mar 30, 2012           TG 20 - 14 Divisions (097–108, 809 & 920)

None March 23, 2012 per Recruit Training Command

Comment by Tiffany (NAS LEMOORE) on March 18, 2012 at 1:44pm: I've been so busy with sick little girls..CONGRATS to all the NEW sailors..I have been trying to keep up with everyone and their journeys. YAY for letters..I can not wait to get one..God Bless!!!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on March 17, 2012 at 5:25pm: Those of you that have received this Ship Division info from your recruiter...

Make sure your address is correct...this is how it will look on the Form Letter:( this is the generic form)

SR, Last Name, First Name, Middle initial

Ship ##, Divison ###

Recruit Training Command ####

Something Drive or Avenue

Great Lakes ILL 60088-####

SR=Seaman Recruit

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on March 17, 2012 at 5:20pm: Hello!

I will be looking for the mom/wife/GF etc. who will be interested in creating the next (Hopefully 05/11/2012) PIR group.

This most likely will be a "mom" who's recruit arrived at RTC within the last week ...give or take...there are no exacts…ONLY my “guestimation”. Some of you will start receiving your form letters soon with your recruits PIR date in it.

New TG’s are usually posted on RTC website on Mondays ...though they have been later in the week lately.

BC can be anywhere from 7.5 to 9 weeks. It is also possible for recruits to arrive in the same week…or day…but have different PIR dates. Your recruiter may have your recruit’s ship/division as early as 72 hours after arriving at BC. I will take this ship/div # for the purpose of starting a PIR group.

Folks, if it is something you think you'd be interested in...Friend me, send me a message and get details.

Thank You!

FTLW

Comment by Gail (Ship 11/ Div 141) on March 16, 2012 at 9:50pm: I got my box Thursday and awaiting the letter patiently . Wanting to write to him so badly.