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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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**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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**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

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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: 413
Latest Activity: on Wednesday

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 Ladichez on June 9, 2013 at 9:54pm: Samismom ship 09 div 266 my daughter left on may 20th her PIR is on July 12th she also mentioned she started getting my letters my letters last week and that she loves when we send her pics and they all share their pictures so if you can send some pics they love them :-)

Comment by MomLovesRyan Ship 09 Div 266 on June 9, 2013 at 9:01pm: SamisMom Ship 09 Div 265 :o) - My son's Ship 09 Div 266. My son did get to call yesterday around 5pm est. He said he thinks they'll get to call next Saturday, too. Don't know if Div 265 to 266 makes a difference in when they get to call or not. But, when I spoke with him yesterday, he said he has received all 3 of the letters I've sent - one May 30th, June 1st, and June 3rd. So...she may have received your letters already. I have not received a letter from my son. He said he hasn't had time to write one.

Comment by SamisMom on June 9, 2013 at 8:53pm: With regard to what you said here, lovemysailors, that's not obvious at all. For me though, I did send her the 8 free minutes (6 for her to use and 2 for someone without). I hear they don't get the mail until around the 3rd week which is about where we're at with her being in BC so she probably hasn't received them yet. That might be it. She did call last week but like I said, I missed it :o( rats! Sigh. Just waiting for a letter too. Gosh, I hope I get a bunch this week! LOL But, as they say, "No news is good news!"

Thanks for the info you posted here for other newbies that might not know about them. I didn't know at all until AFTER she left! So thanks!

Comment by lovemysailors on June 9, 2013 at 8:23pm: This might seem obvious, but I have realized that some people didn't know this: Do all your SR's have ways to call home, meaning calling cards or calling card codes? You can get 8 free codes (each worth 20 minutes!) by going to callsforrecruits.com. The directions are on the website. It's a great ministry! I was just wondering if that's why a few of you haven't heard from your SR yet... I hope you hear from them soon! :0)

Comment by SamisMom on June 9, 2013 at 8:16pm: Ladichez - that's awesome that you got to talk with her for so long!!! My daughter left in May also - the 21st - when is your daughters PIR? My baby girl is doing her PIR on July 19th.

I haven't heard from her yet!! Ugh. It's driving me crazy. She called the first Saturday after she left but I missed the call. Get to hear her message over and over again but didn't speak directly with her. Yet. :o) I was hoping I'd get a call this weekend but not so far. I've sent over 7 letters and haven't gotten anything from her yet! I'm sure all is well - I just want to hear her voice and feel out how she's doing and feeling, you know? Soon I hope. Soon. :o)

Comment by Ladichez on June 9, 2013 at 8:01pm: Hello I talked to my daughter today :-) we talked for 30 minutes she sounded great. They did pull 2 wisdom teeth she said the only good thing about that is she was able to sleep for 2 days lol. She passed her written test and her DIV is getting a treat today since they are doing well they get to go buy hair products lol well at least that is what she is getting. So hopefully everyone gets a call soon

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on June 3, 2013 at 5:06pm: PIR 07/26/2013 has been started.

Here is the direct link:

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir07262013

Please come and join!

This will be TG 37 and start with a Regular Division of 271 and have a 900 Division of 937.

Comment by Saratoga on May 31, 2013 at 11:10am: Pam (Div 248), that is so great! I am really happy that you got to speak with him:)

Comment by Pam- Jared's mom on May 31, 2013 at 11:00am: I got a call yesterday! It sounds like he's doing well! He still has the job of carrying the flags for his division which makes him proud. Hell week is in a week and then he's looking forward to the "fun stuff" after that - shooting, firefighting and battlestations. It was great to hear his voice!

Comment by Saratoga on May 31, 2013 at 10:42am: Well, it's funny (not really) when and where "it" hits you. I thought I had been doing relatively well since my son left for boot camp. Of course, I have my times. Last night, right in the middle of grocery shopping, I'm picking out our dinners and trying to get what everyone likes... Then my husband and I shared how we were feeling on the way home... of course, teary, but so proud.