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.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
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- PNG – 2.3 MB
- 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
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Hello
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The box
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Proud and worried
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Comment by lemonelephant on June 2, 2014 at 11:22pm
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Wendy, as you know Division 224 has PIR on the 18th.
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Wendy, yes, there is most likely a PIR on 07/25/2104. When someone gets a form letter for that date, then group will be created and we will post what we know.
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Comment by Wendy SHIP 11, DIV 224 on June 2, 2014 at 12:54am
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Is there a PIR on July 25th? if so, does anyone know what division it starts with?
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Here are the current PIR groups for the May Shippers:
Please check the PIR date if your SR is in a division 203-214 as it appears there have been some form letters that have been sent out with the wrong PIR date.
PIR: 06/20/2014 TG 32 - 6 Divisions (203-206, 814, and 932) 4 guests
PIR: 06/27/2014 TG 33 - 5 Divisions (207-210 and 933) 4 guests
PIR: 07/03/2014 TG 34 - 5 Divisions (211-214 and 934) 4 guests
PIR: 07/11/2014 TG 35 - ? Divisions (215-218, and at least Divisions 815, 816, and 935) 4 guests (Divisions not confirmed by the RTC)
PIR: 07/18/2014 TG 36 (to be updated; begins with Division 219 and contains Division 936)
Click on the date and join to connect with others with loved ones training with your SR.
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Also, read Arrival and What Happens at the RTC. It will answer many of your questions about what is happening or will soon be happening. I invite you to join Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) while you are there if you haven't done so.
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You will see me post, "Check your My Page." The most common reasons are Usernames that appear to contain last names and/or email addresses (change 1) and/or URL's that that appear to contain last names and/or email addresses (change 2) and/or profile pics that contain pics of the future Sailor or recruit (change 4). Please practice PERSEC and make the changes at the bottom of OPSEC and PERSEC (Making Changes to Your Profile). If you haven't made those changes, and maybe if you have, you may still need to make change 3 so that your My Page is not open to ANYONE with access to the web.
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Here are the current PIR groups for the May Shippers:
Please check the PIR date if your SR is in a division 203-214 as it appears there have been some form letters that have been sent out with the wrong PIR date.
PIR: 06/20/2014 TG 32 - 6 Divisions (203-206, 814, and 932) 4 guests
PIR: 06/27/2014 TG 33 - 5 Divisions (207-210 and 933) 4 guests
PIR: 07/03/2014 TG 34 - 5 Divisions (211-214 and 934) 4 guests
PIR: 07/11/2014 TG 35 (to be updated begins with Division 215 and contains Divisions 815 and 935)
Click on the date and join to connect with others with loved ones training with your SR.
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If your future Sailor has yet to ship, be sure to check out the discussion, Things to Do in the Last Month before Your Future Sailor Leaves for....
If you have not yet joined Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones), now is a good time to do so (especially if you have a recruit at the RTC) and to begin checking out the Pages (found under the pictures of the Members) starting with OPSEC and PERSEC (Making Changes to Your Profile) (some of you have changes that you need to make--at least change 3) and Arrival and What Happens at the RTC.
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VeganMom, since those in a Push Division will have BST very close to PIR, often making the "I'm a Sailor!" calls only a day or two before PIR, there is often only one or two chances to redo the PFA and still have PIR. See Battle Stations-21 (BST).
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wendy, the call may still come or he may not be able to make it for some reason. Just remember, "No news is good news!" even at this point. See Arrival and What Happens at the RTC. (Check your My Page.)
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