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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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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:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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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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DEP-Leavin' for bootcamp in November

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This group is for N4M members that have a loved one leaving for bootcamp in Nov...I will leave the year open so that even future Deppers leaving in the month of Nov of any year can join...Lets share stories, information, concerns, and questions

Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/deppersinbutnotyet
Members: 609
Latest Activity: Sep 21, 2024

Hello everyone and welcome to the Navy!!! This Group was started for the loved one of DEPPERS leaving in the month of November (although everyone is welcome).......What year you say? Well ......any year!

If you have November 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 November, ...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 catsandkoi on November 11, 2018 at 4:36pm: Sorry that got double posted!

Comment by catsandkoi on November 11, 2018 at 12:16pm: Rebecca05 my son is an SW (steelworker) with the Seabees. I'm so excited for him. This was the rating he so desperately wanted but didn't get at first because it wasn't available. And then he was told it was unlikely that it would open up because they've been decreasing the size of the seabees. So what a thrill when he found out there was an opening and his recruiter grabbed it. (They would check in each day to see if the job had become available.) I keep trying to remind myself this is what he wanted and hopefully the beginning of amazing friendships and adventures.

Comment by Rebecca05 on November 11, 2018 at 11:44am: He is Hospital CM. What is your son’s job? It is good that we have other moms to get us through this. It would be great if they are in the same PIR so we can meet!

Comment by catsandkoi on November 11, 2018 at 11:33am: Rebecca05 the four of us are going to have to connect on the 14th to commiserate! Hopefully our sons end up in the same PIR and we can meet! What is your son's job rate?

MorningSun thanks for the advice. It's always wonderful to hear from someone who's been through it! Where is your daughter? (not sure if you can say)

Comment by Rebecca05 on November 11, 2018 at 11:27am: My son leaves on the 14th too. I am so emotional, very proud of him but sad and worried too. I am trying not to cry in front of him. I am thankful for this site and all of you moms that know what I am going through.

Comment by MorningSun on November 11, 2018 at 10:35am: Oh Mama's I feel for you all. The roller coaster of emotions. It was a year ago after Thanksgiving that my girl left. Now she is 8000 miles away. So for Christmas we were not allowed to send anything.... just WRITE, WRITE, WRITE everyday and don't expect letters back. I did tape some Sephora samples in a card for my girl for Christmas!! She was very appreciative but hid them. Wishing you and your sailors many blessings!

Comment by catsandkoi on November 11, 2018 at 9:09am: HI mamaquilt68! looks like there are 3 of us with sons leaving the 14th. Nurseduevi does too. We're having his going away party today. Sad, proud, scare--all the emotions. He's been in DEP for a year and this date has always been so far off in the future... Are you going to his MEPs swearing in?

Comment by Loretta on November 10, 2018 at 11:04pm: Hi all, my son leaves on 11/27 for bootcamp. I am very grateful he will be with us for Thanksgiving. Wondering if anyone knows if we can send them anything at bootcamp for Christmas. Looking forward to sharing out experience

Comment by mamaquilt68 on November 10, 2018 at 5:49pm: My son leaves on the 14th of Nov-this week! It seems to be all I can think about. I'm excited for him, but also am going to miss him.

Comment by Navy Sister/Mom on November 8, 2018 at 11:31pm: I got THE CALL, so my son is officially on his way!!! This is going to be a loooooooong 8-9 weeks!!