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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:

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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RTC Graduation

**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 lemonelephant on March 13, 2016 at 9:36pm: Here are the current PIR groups for the March shippers:

PIR: 04/22/2016 TG 24 - 5 Divisions (159-162 and 924) 4 guests

PIR: 04/29/2016 TG 25 - 9 Divisions (163-170 and 925) 4 guests

Click on the date and join to connect with others with loved ones training with your recruit.

Comment by Pesty123 on March 13, 2016 at 8:32pm: I felt the same way, Kenya! He got to GL on the 9th but when I talked to him before he boarded the plane for Chicago he sounded so happy that it really put me at ease. He's doing something he wants to do therefore I need to be happy for him! Yes, I do get emotional at times but just realize he's doing something good for his future!

Comment by Kenya (Lovingmyson) on March 13, 2016 at 8:15pm: My son left for bootcamp March 10th. My emotions have been extreme. I have been crying everyday. I'm proud of my son decision but it's the fact that my baby boy is leaving home and I can't be there to make sure he is okay. I'm hoping it get better as time go on.

Comment by Tracie on March 11, 2016 at 9:31pm: Hi Deb, My son's friend leaves the 21st, so I bet they will be toghether in basic. My son leaves the 29th. He too says he's excited but nervous. He's been out of school for 2 years. Tried college (ran track), said he didn't feel like that's where he was suppose to be, so he cam home at Christmas. Then he went a semester at the community college, really disliked that. He told me the other night he felt like Navy was a good fit. He was ready for the brotherhood and commradery.

My son only wants a family gathering. I wish your son the best of luck. I will be thinking of you in the next few days. I know I am on a roller coaster right now.

Comment by Marie on March 11, 2016 at 2:00am: My future sailor leaves on the 21st for bootcamp. So 10 days left. He keeps telling me how excited he is. He is anxious to start his life. Which I understand, he has been out of school for a few months and is bored. I do also think he is more nervous than he is letting on. He seems to be kind of mean to me then will quickly say he loves me. I wanted to have a party for him before he leaves but he did not want one. His buddies have just not matured at the same rate that he has. He has planned his future knows what he wants to do. Worked hard to get his 4.0 his last year of high school and can't wait to get to nuke school.

Comment by nestea217 on March 10, 2016 at 8:47pm: My husband shipped out on March 7 and received "the box" earlier today. Thought I would share for the ladies whose sailor left around the same time as mine. It was exciting to open even though I already had an idea what's inside. Now patiently waiting to get 'The Form letter' :)

Comment by Michael on March 9, 2016 at 9:28pm: @Tracie
It's nice. We sat in a room and waited for him to come out from signing papers. Then he sat with us for about 20 minutes. They called him and he went in another room. Then they called the families of said recruites and you went in the room and they were in formation. A high ranking navy officer came in thank us for supporting family members and then they all raised there right hand and took there oath. Most of us all cried and after ward we got to take photos one last time and they went to have lunch and get on the bus to boot camp about 50 minutes later I got a phone call from him telling me he made it safely to boot camp and he call me in 3 weeks. It's hard but it's for the best.

Comment by Tracie on March 9, 2016 at 9:16pm: Michael don't feel bad about crying, it's ok to cry. I have a good friend, she is a Dr., and she told me not to suppress those feelings. I know I am going to cry on the day we take our son. He even tried to tell us we couldn't come. I believed him for awhile. Then friends of ours, and his good friend left for BC for the Airforce and I found out they were all there. So after some investigating I found out we could be there. I know he prefers us not to, but I would regret not going.what exactly should I expected?
I hope your days get easier. The end is in sight and you will get to be home with your daughter!