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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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**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

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**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

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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: 574
Latest Activity: Jul 21, 2022

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 Ozzy on March 9, 2011 at 9:16am: My son called last night at midnight, he said he had about a minute to say he was at Boot Camp and all is well.

He was EXHAUSTED. MEP's was a very long day, up at 4:45am, breakfast, medical exam, paperwork, shuffling back and forth with more paperwork and so much waiting around. Finally to the airport at about 1:00pm and the flight was at 6:30pm, so more waiting around. That's when they could sleep and is a GREAT idea to have a cell phone because he called home a few times (boredom) and he called grandma, his sister and brother, etc. He also brought with him index cards with the information that he needs to know, like General Orders, etc.

His flight was easy, he called when he landed at about 8:30pm, then again for the last call at midnight. He was so tired, still doing stuff, like measuring for clothes, shoes, paperwork. He said there were about 60 of them processing and only 5 Special OP's, and only one other diver from Wisconsin (is that mom out there?).

So I guess the next step is the box, and I will let you know if his phone is in there. I would encourage your kids to bring a cell and a calling card. Like I said, he called all day long along the way and having his cell made it easy.

Good Luck everyone! HUGS!!!

Comment by decarp on March 9, 2011 at 8:32am: thank you so much jessicaB :)

Comment by OMG hes a Sailor (div180) on March 9, 2011 at 8:20am: I asked the recruiter about the black watch and he said he did not need it and they would not let him ware it anyway. Why do they need the calling card? They can't call out on the phones there? He will take his cell to make the first call but after that do they have to have the card to call? The recruiter did not say anything about the calling card.

Comment by jdmom on March 9, 2011 at 7:29am: Good Morning All! Jessica thank you again for all your guidence..it helps me feel better to know what to expect. Cmom I love the new picture and thanks for keeping us organizied. Off to work...everyone I hope the BGP are working well today....somehow seeing PIR dates with our month makes it seem better. A light at the end of the tunnel!

Comment by decarp on March 9, 2011 at 6:48am: this maybe a stupid ? but on the graduation page what does TG stand for thank you :)

Comment by nytesail on March 9, 2011 at 12:31am: Blessings and tight, tight {{{{{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}}}} to all of our March Recruits and families.

Comment by Mom2aSailor on March 9, 2011 at 12:18am: My daughter just called.. arrived safely! :)

Ginnibean, I am not sure either.. I was quite surprised by it all. Hopefully, it is all behind her now! :)

Comment by CMom on March 9, 2011 at 12:12am: For those of you that have loved ones leaving soon - be sure to mention what I posted about my son leaving a message in his pocket for me and how happy I was to get it!!! I had read a post on N4M (somewhere) that some other son had done that for his mom and how much it ment to her - We were eating dinner one night and my hubby asked what was new with "the moms" and I told him - about what I had read - I must admit I got a little teary when I told the story - My Son must have been listening (for once!!) LOL I think thats why he did it!?!?!

But, hey sometimes you just need to leave them a 'little hint'!! LOL

Comment by Navy Wife Ginnibean on March 9, 2011 at 12:04am: PC Mom LOL mailing a calling card!! not cell...

Comment by Navy Wife Ginnibean on March 9, 2011 at 12:03am: oh CMom what a great post!!!!

PC Mom they may have told you no need for calling card because they are allowed to keep their cells now and call from them, did your son have one with him? Anyway we just found this out last Wednesday, however the charge that is on their phone when they get there is all they have so the hubby will be sent with a phone card, if he didn't have a cell mailing him one will probably be just fine too = )

JennNY I cannot believe that was such an ordeal, it clearly states somewhere that girls need to stay on birthcontrol during BC if they are on it prior to shipping...so I'm not sure what the issue was all about, poor girl, glad she got to leave!!

I printed off pictures for H to take with him, various pics of us from our wedding day all the way up to last weekend, some of his momma and step dad and of course one of our K9 kiddos...he was happy that I did this for him. Hard to believe this time next week I will be without him, *sigh* I sure am glad I have you all!!!!

♥ ♥ HUGS ♥ ♥