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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.

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DEP-Leavin' for bootcamp in May

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

Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/deppersinbutnotyet
Members: 412
Latest Activity: May 29, 2024

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

If you have May 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 May, ...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 LadyShai85 on April 4, 2013 at 11:40am: My husbands date is getting closer (May 15th)! I went to a meet and greet potluck at his DEP meeting yesterday. I felt so excited for him. I am really proud of him <3 I was able to speak with an E-2 who just finished basic and A school. She informed me (which a few things I already knew) to not send care packages during basic (they will make your recruit do pushups), she said send letters ALL the time because they look for them every time mail comes in, and know that they are okay. The sailor also expressed for recruits to get ready for that 10 feet dive into water! She was really fun to talk to. I share my experience to say get involved because it does ease your heart and mind to what you are about to encounter with your new recruit. I gave that sailor a big hug and I hope to see her around. Hooyah! I also wanted to express my gratitude to all of you who have loved ones becoming sailors. They could not have come as far without your love and support. Hug your sailors extra tight because they are committing themselves to the safety of the US. God bless our Sailors - HONOR, COURAGE, and COMMITMENT!

Comment by 239NavyMom on March 28, 2013 at 7:52am: My son gets to ILL on May 1, Im a basket case, anyone else that day?

Comment by Navymomx2 on March 21, 2013 at 2:13pm: Hello all. My son is leaving on May 7th. He is so eager to go. Going in as an HM. I also have a daughter who leaves in August, also as an HM So proud of my kids!

Comment by imomxfour x 3 Sailors on March 16, 2013 at 1:42am: Hello again to all of you wonderful admins!!! I'm back in the boot camp section again!!!

Our 23 yr old daughter just enlisted today and leaves May 28th for MEPS - ship date is May 29th!!! This has been a whirlwind decision for her - because this was never part of her life plan!! Our son - her little brother, just PIR'd 6 weeks ago on Feb 1st and it was a life changing experience for her!!! I can't believe I'm going to have 2 sailors by the end of summer. And our youngest son is planning to enlist too, but he is only 16, so we've got 18-24 months before he goes. Then we will only have 1 child out of 4 who will be a "civilian", LOL.

It was extremely difficult to send our 18 yr old son off to boot camp this past Dec 5th, many tears were shed!!! But as time went on it got easier & easier and we couldn't be more proud of him!!! Can't wait to do it all again, and again!!! :)

Comment by lemonelephant on March 12, 2013 at 6:14pm: Recruit Man-Ronny has finally been declared the winner. https://www.facebook.com/GoldToe?sk=app_326649834116987&app_dat.... Thanks for all who voted and a special thanks to Ronny for all he does for the recruits.

Comment by mariecb on March 10, 2013 at 10:29pm: Oops...my son leaves May 14,2013

Comment by Kelly Norfolk Mom on February 24, 2013 at 11:34pm: oops, May 22, 2013

Comment by AZMom on February 24, 2013 at 9:16pm: My son leaves May 21, 2013

Comment by Kelly Norfolk Mom on February 23, 2013 at 11:29pm: Hello Shahida, my son leaves May 22, 2012.

Comment by lemonelephant on February 22, 2013 at 2:58am: Thank you to everyone who voted for Recruit Man-Ronny. When voting closed he was ahead, so I hope that when they declare the winner that it is him. Ronny does a lot for our recruits by providing free phone cards through http://callsforrecruits.org/. While you're thinking about it, if you are able, please make a donation at http://callsforrecruits.org/ to help with the cost of the cards.