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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 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.

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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."

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Comment by lemonelephant on May 14, 2015 at 11:59pm: I've let ellen and FTLW know that form letters have been received for the 07/02/2015 TG.

Comment by PROUDMOM on May 14, 2015 at 6:59pm: I am still waiting for the package, letter and call. He arrived on May 5th.

Comment by Rhonda on May 14, 2015 at 5:42pm: Still waiting for the letter...ugh and yes, there was a pic of my boy in the mother's day pics. Its the only thing keeping me going right now

Comment by Shauna on May 14, 2015 at 4:07pm: Sybilmama: I haven't received the form letter so I don't know her Ship or DIV yet. The call was just to get info they needed so even if I was able to talk to her, it would have been short, sweet and to the point. My son graduated BC January 2014 and he also called me for info and he couldn't chat with me at all on that call. I'm sure there's somebody right there with them to make sure they get the info needed and that's it. Since I missed her call, she left a voicemail with the info needed and who to send it to so she won't be calling back until it's actually time for her DIV to make their "scheduled" calls. I think it was about 3 weeks into BC (maybe even 4) that I actually got a call from my son when he was there but definitely keep your phone with you at all times because you just never know when that call will come.

Comment by Trish on May 14, 2015 at 3:52pm: Yes I'm very upset with him today. I haven't even received the form letter so I don't have any info for him. At least his girl friend told me she talked to him. She also told him he should've called me first. Then he had the nerve to ask her to ask me to send him another prepaid phone card. Ha! Not if he's calling her and not me. I told her that he better call me or he will get in trouble from the powers above him. At least that's what they were told before they left for BC.

Comment by lemonelephant on May 14, 2015 at 3:38pm: Calls this early are usually for information. Don't expect a call, but have your phone available every day between 8 am and 8 pm Central Time. See Phone Cards and Phone Calls. It even gives some times you can relax and know that you most likely will not miss a call.

Comment by SybilMama on May 14, 2015 at 3:31pm: Shauna and Trish - who got calls what ship? My SR is SHIP 14 DIV 221. and he will probably call his gf, I'm really hoping he calls me because she probably won't tell me. I'm trying to buy plane tickets and haven't heard back from her. At least I have tried:( Sad part is I thought we got along well.

Comment by Shauna on May 14, 2015 at 2:56pm: Oh Trish...I 100% understand your frustration. My daughter called her grandmother (on her dad's side) and it appears maybe she wasn't home and called her EX-boyfriend for her "I'm here" call. I only found out because I looked at my Sprint bill. Her father and I have been divorced for 18 years so I knew they wouldn't let me know, which I expected and accept (have been on talking terms with ex or his family for many years) but for her to call her ex was a low blow. He's not a very nice guy and her going away to BC was a relief that she was finally getting away from him. But yes, mom's should definitely be the first...gf and bf can wait!! :(

Comment by Trish on May 14, 2015 at 2:31pm: They will post more pics so keep checking.
I unfortunately didn't know that they would be allowed to call this soon. However my son decided to call his girlfriend and not his mother. So as a result I'm not very happy with him right now. Apparently he has forgotten that his First call should've been to me!

Comment by Shauna on May 14, 2015 at 1:52pm: My daughter left May 6th. I looked for her in the Mother's Day pics and didn't see her :( But glad they posted those pic for all the mommies...and glad a couple of you got to see your kiddos!! That makes me smile!

I missed 2 calls from her this morning. She called 20 minutes apart and I was on a call at work but if I would have thought she would have been calling this soon, I would have "accidently" disconnected my other call. BUT she only got to call because she needed information from me so I wouldn't have been able to really chat with her but I could have at least talked to her and asked how she was doing.