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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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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 Twinzplus1(Ship 12, Div 203) on April 30, 2012 at 10:17am: @Twinsmom, My "plus one" is a younger son, 16 years old and a Junior in HS, so I have another year till he's in college and I'm an empty nester. Things are going well so far, my AF son is still in school but loving the AF life. My Navy son is super excited to start his new life with the Navy. Are both of your son's leaving next week?

Comment by Twinsmom on April 30, 2012 at 9:13am: @Twinzplus1--wow, we are really in the same boat! How is it going so far? Good luck with your son leaving this week! Is your "plus one" older or younger than the twins? My son is very excited-8 day countdown... I'm soon to be an empty-nester and not looking forward to that part!

Comment by Twinzplus1(Ship 12, Div 203) on April 30, 2012 at 7:15am: @ Twinsmom, I also am a mom of twin boys. One went into Air Force a couple months ago, the other leaves for the Navy this week.

Comment by Momof3 on April 30, 2012 at 12:40am: My son leaves on May 16th from Los Angeles. He still hasn't studied anything! I'm stressed and he's as calm as ever. We had a going away party for him this weekend. It was great! Ugh, I miss him already.

Comment by Twinsmom on April 30, 2012 at 12:39am: Hi Ashley!! That's great--I haven't seen many others for the 8th! It's coming up fast! What will your bf be doing? My sons are both going to be nukes...

Comment by AshleyRembold on April 29, 2012 at 8:49pm: Twinsmom, my boyfriend leaves May 8th as well!

Comment by harleygirl on April 28, 2012 at 1:44pm: Snj 1959. Finally someone whose is leaving the same say as mine. Hello!

Comment by StarOklaCity on April 28, 2012 at 12:16am: My daughter leaves on May 14th, I am SOOOO not ready for this!

Comment by ReneeBC on April 27, 2012 at 6:53pm: My son, Dillon, heads to Ft Ben (Indpls) Tuesday and ships out on Wednesday, May 2nd. Perhaps he will be on the same "ship" with your 2 Chistophers heading out on the 1st?

We will be empty-nesters when he leaves. I am so very proud of him, and he is so very excited, but I am numb and trying to keep the smile on my face while putting one foot in front of the other. :) I'm sure all N4M moms feel this way. I hope to meet you all in the PIR group!

Comment by Shelly on April 27, 2012 at 3:48pm: My son leaves on May 1st also. I will be taking him to his recruiters office on the 30th and they take him to Phoenix to leave the next day. He told me that I can go see him on Monday as he will have free time until 8pm. The next morning my husband, me and my parents are heading back up to see the swearing in and then he is off. I took a couple days off work so I can deal with this. He is our one and only. AliciaG & Cindy, it sounds like our sons will be together. My son is named Christopher too.