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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

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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 susan on May 22, 2011 at 7:11am: TO ALL NEW MOMS. When you go to pir. INFO. there will be motels in the packet. Also some of them will take to graduation and back for free.

Comment by NYRican924 on May 22, 2011 at 1:35am: Hi SailorMom Lisa. Yeah, I really appreciate the informative post here especially in regards to travel. I didn't know about the Milwaukee airport and the other chicago airport. It's nice to be able to shop around when it comes to air travel. I'm going to check out the Southwest flights from here in San Antonio. As for lodging if I don't get the lodge I will be making reservations at a Marriot like Residence inn or Court Yard since I have their membership and accumulating stays contributes to benefits. Oh, and if we all end up in the same division with a 7/8 grad date, then someone will probably start a PIR group for us. Someone in the Boot Camp Mom's mentioned it. I almost felt booted out :) Anyway I'm not extroverted or proactive enough to start the group, but pretty sure someone else will, and that will be cool. I still like this group/forum too :)

Comment by Lisa on May 21, 2011 at 11:41pm: NYRican- Glad to hear you got your letter! I figure ours should be here soon, just trying to be patient. How nice that your son wrote "Love you Mom"...that has to make you feel better. We want to start making hotel plans, but I just can't until I've got confirmation of the date. BTW, I've read that Southwest is one of the best airlines to use because they will change dates if necessary at no additional charge. Don't know that for sure, but I've read it several times....for those of us who have to fly anyway.

Comment by NYRican924 on May 21, 2011 at 10:50pm: @Willsmom; no personal letter. The form letter has "fill in the blanks", and in the last blank it says "Recruit's Comments" and in those lines he wrote "Love you mom..." and gave me some personal instructions about his FB and other notes. Just like three lines in his words. The form letter is a Navy typed standardized form. I'm still pretty happy for him :)

Comment by Willsmom on May 21, 2011 at 5:23pm: Btw, NYRican924, was there a note or letter from your son in the forms packet?

Comment by Willsmom on May 21, 2011 at 5:11pm: Happy for you, NYRican924 that you finally got the form letter. Nothing here. :( My mailman thinks I am stalking him. July 8th. Interesting. Means I'll be driving in all of that July 4th traffic. It's okay, though. Will is most definately worth it! I'm glad you confirmed the address...been wondering if he was going to get all of those letters. I'm guessing if yours was right, mine probably is, too. Hoping, anyway!

Comment by NYRican924 on May 21, 2011 at 3:23pm: Dumb word spell, bereft should be "better". Is Chicago pizza better than NYC pizza. I'll find out in July :)

Comment by NYRican924 on May 21, 2011 at 3:18pm: Comment by NYRican924 1 minute ago
YEH!! I got the form letter and am just so happy because it confirmed the address I had received from recruiter!! That means so much because Jay will actually be receiving the letters I already sent, OMG, just so happy about this, how silly of me :)
Sailor mom and Willsmom, hopefully yours will be the same. It also confirmed the day I speculated for PIR as 8 July. Good thing I'm a Gov't analyst, hahaha. @willsmom; I am from NYC but retired from Active Duty here in San Antone and my children were pretty much raised here and didn't want to uproot them so stayed on here as civilian DOD employee :)
Will definitely love to sight see in Chicago and finally see if their pizza is bereft than NYC (never, hahaha)

Comment by lucyloves...herSailor! on May 21, 2011 at 1:24pm: Willsmom sorry I missed your post! Yes, I am sure our southern boys are enjoying cooler weather. My soon left in shorts and short sleeve tshirt as well. I did manage to talk him into a light weight jacket...lol. We are just south of Birmingham...in Talladega county. We didn't have tornado damage but SOOO heartbreaking for all of the families that did.

Comment by Willsmom on May 21, 2011 at 10:49am: NYRican924-I thought you were in NY!!! lol! Wish I was in San Antoine! Love it there! (also a lot closer to Monterrey! ;) ) I'm the only driver, too. My husband is legally blind. But, am used to driving long distances. Besides, we're going to take a few weeks, Lord willing, and sightsee the area.