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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

...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 HossLuvinNavyMom(S09 D205) on May 6, 2012 at 1:40pm: Off to spend the day with our son as he reports to MEPS tomorrow (5/7), then swears in Tues am and flys out. He is not right of High School so this is not the first time he is leaving (lucky for me), BUT it is the first time he is leaving town, so nervous about this big new change. We had a nice talk on the way to and back to dinner with my family last night, and thank goodness for this site that has given me lots of directions so I knew what to ask him. Still not fully prepared but I know I can rely on this site for direction and thank you for that, not fretty so bad for this reason!

Anyone else leaving Sacramento CA MEPS on Tues 5/8? Are they really swearing in on Tues am and not Mon afternoon?

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on May 6, 2012 at 11:23am: Hi everyone, I am Lora aka Lala. I have been on this site since before my daughter left for bootcamp May 25, 2010. After PIR I came back here to help answer questions on the PIR group pages. I can't believe how quickly these two years have gone by. Once your recruit leaves for bootcamp please find your PIR group page on this site. You will be able to meet other members who have recruits with the same PIR date and in the same division. They will understand better than anyone what you are going through because they are experiencing it as well. There are several of us on those pages who answer any questions that are posted and we have tons of great information for you. I look forward to seeing you there. feel free to send me a friend request on this site or an email to uniquememorymakers@yahoo.com

Comment by StarOklaCity on May 4, 2012 at 10:18pm: We have a FB group for SRs leaving in May, after all the kids leave, we parents have kind of decided it may be our support group...https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/310444012301632/

Comment by ReneeBC on May 4, 2012 at 8:51pm: AliciaG>> I know exactly how you feel. I joined the BootCamp group, but have been too numb to be considered active there. :/ I do feel a bit better today. Bootcamp moms are exactly where we are or have been where we are; just a matter of days to weeks ahead. They seem to be a warm, welcoming group and a wealth of info. I look forward to chatting with you and sharing information. I'm hoping our young men will be in the same division. I can't wait until they are actually on THEIR day number 1, so we can count something other than how many days they've been gone! I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping they begin by Monday or Tuesday. Some of the mid-April recruits were in a processing hold for 10+days before they began. Yeesh! Yes, I am a bit impatient. LOL

Comment by shannon04 on May 4, 2012 at 8:24pm: Day four and I got the damned box today. I had been doing so well to, maybe a little on the rough side but so so so much better. The box did have a great and sweet note on the inside, it was exactly what I needed. I love Tim and I miss tons but really after this it's all downhill. Letters will start coming soon and since we're almost a full week in PIR in 7 weeks, it can only get better. I do miss Tim a lot though, but now I get to look forward to letters and that is so much cooler than the box!

Comment by Shelly on May 4, 2012 at 4:31pm: Hi AliciaG- Congratuations!!! You did it!! I am 4 days in and it does get better. Everyone at my work was checking on me the first day back. Lots of stories to distract me and very busy to keep my mind off the emptyness I feel sometimes. I have joined the Boot Camp page but I will keep checking in here too.

Comment by StarOklaCity on May 4, 2012 at 4:21pm: When you are seeing your SR off at the airport are you able to get a visitors pass and wait with him/her at the gate? or is is just in the ticket counter/check in area?

Comment by Sarahsmom on May 4, 2012 at 12:22pm: Hi Jo Ann - that would be great if our daughter's were in the same group, we should know soon! Small world.....we were in Ft. Lauderdale recently, checked out Miami too since we'd never been there, it's SO nice! I wish we could grow Palm Trees in New England, ha! We live in NH, but Sarah went thru MEPS in Portland, ME. Hope you're doing well, I'm sure our girls are doing great!

Comment by AliciaG (Ship 12, DIV 204) on May 4, 2012 at 10:53am: Hi Ladies---Finally logging in to say my son, Christopher, left yesterday also. I just couldn't seem to do much of anything after coming home from seeing him off at the airport in Tampa other than lay on his bed and watch movies of his childhood in my head. Walking through the front door knowing he would never technically live there again was such a sad moment for me. His 8 year old brother, Jacob, went with us to MEPS and was there for his swearing in ceremony. He said, "Mommy, I am so proud, but still kind of sad." Boy, don't we ALL know that feeling! I received the 8 second, "Mom I'm Here" call at 2:42 in the morning. I can only imagine that they must be going on adrenaline at that point! So...do we all now join the "Boot Camp" page? I feel like I have made friends here (especially MRobinson!). Are we all officially moving on to the next step? Day 2---officially underway! :)

Comment by Sarahsmom on May 3, 2012 at 12:44pm: Yesterday was an amazing day! We watched our beautiful daughter Sarah swear in to the US NAVY! It was so exciting to be at MEPS to

witness her focus, dedication, and excitement. Her day was long, filled with a lot of sitting and waiting, but I'm sure that's all changed today! We received "The phone call" at 11:45pm last night that she had arrived at RTC. Thanks to the fantastic Recruiting Staff, she has been mentally and physically preparing for months and she's now on her way to an honorable and exciting career. We couldn't be more proud of this commitment she has made.

Our very best wishes to all Military Personnel and Military Families out there!