This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.
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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
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:
Events
**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).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**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
Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.
Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.
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- Graduation Info
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- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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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: 411
Latest Activity: May 19, 2023
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."
Discussion Forum
RIMom
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Hello
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The box
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Proud and worried
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Boyfriend Leaving May 30th, 2018
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Comment by Huggybear on May 19, 2016 at 2:51pm
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Your Welcome, I wondered what he was doing everyday too. I never asked to many questions. If I had questions that needed answers. I wrote them on a separate sheet of paper. Let space for him to write the answers so all he had to do was return that page. Since you have a daughter she might tell you a little more than my son did. If you are on the Boot Camp Facebook page they randomly post pictures of the divisions.
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Comment by Edwards19 ( Tricia ) on May 19, 2016 at 2:40pm
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Thank you Huggybear I will .. Just gotta keep busy, or I wonder what she is doing all the time haha Congratulations on your son
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Edwards 19, my son left 1 year ago today. It's an emotional rollercoaster. Be strong and keep your phone close and charged. Try to write everyday, mail call is like Christmas day to them. It will go by faster than you think. He was in a push division and his PIR was July 10th. {NMH}
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yes I am sure the tears are going to come soon.. Trojans12
didntcthiscoming My daughter left yesterday too.. She was loving her dinner at airport she sounded good also when I got the I am here call Good luck to all the future sailors
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My son is at Chicago Ohara waiting on all the other future sailors arrival before midnight. he is with the Seattle group and said they were all considering getting an airport massage ! He said they gave him tons of money for food and they are all gorged. He sounded very spirited considering he woke for Meps at 3 this morning ! He told me they were all enjoying themselves considering they are all going to be yelled at soon. : ) Wish all your future sailors a big congrats !
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Comment by Trojans12 on May 18, 2016 at 10:10pm
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BookWorm and Edwards19...I was there last week! My daughter has been at BC for 1 week tomorrow. I thought I did pretty good when we dropped her off but when the box came on Tuesday, that's when it really hit me. Prayers for you and your recruit!
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Comment by BookWorm on May 18, 2016 at 10:06pm
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My son swore in and left for BC today as well. Had a good cry yesterday when he left for MEPS and then again today when honey bunny and I left when he went into his travel briefing meeting. Plus have borderline pneumonia. The crying helped with my congestion and I had the best nap this afternoon.
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My daughter swore in today and left for BC.. I have no idea how but we did not shed a tear.. I had the whole family there, we were all prepared to cry and just didnt , we were all so strong.. Now however the next couple days when it sinks in I may never stop haha .. We were suppose to only get 10 minutes with her after swear in and we got 2 hours so I am sure that helped alot.. My daughter was not nervous, or scared . I think she was so ready to get going .. We will see if that changes in the week or weeks :) Hope not
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Son swore in today. Feel exhausted emotionally. I need about two weeks sleep.
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Comment by Patriciab on May 18, 2016 at 7:27pm
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Our story is very similar RMac, my son went to a year of college and just did not see the purpose of the general ed classes. I hope he finds what he is looking for int he Navy.
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