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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:
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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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: 608
Latest Activity: Jul 20, 2023
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."
Discussion Forum
meps departure nov. 29 2018
Started by Tonya. Last reply by Tonya Dec 17, 2018. 12 Replies 0 Likes
Son Left Nov 8th still no Form Letter
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BC in November
Started by Tlpemp55. Last reply by lemonelephant Dec 8, 2018. 20 Replies 4 Likes
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Comment by Yvette ( Corey's Mom) on November 10, 2010 at 5:37pm
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Ellen- My son is Corey as well and also left yesterday for GL. My Corey is going for MM and will stay in GL after bootcamp for a few months then go on to Groton also. Hope they meet up with each other. Monday and Tuesday were rough days, today is a little better. My prayers for your adjustment .
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Corey left yesterday. Got the call from him last night, he sounded great !. I on the other hand am not doing well. A big adjustment for me not seeing him day to day. I know this shall pass and get easier each day.
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Comment by Tamme on November 10, 2010 at 10:29am
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SC7202, that is quick notice. Order the book "Honor, Courage and Commitment" and "When the Eagle Lands in the Nest" from Amazon. Terrific information, and believe me, this site is a Godsend. You will learn so much and just being able to share our feelings helps so much.
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Comment by gmaof6 on November 10, 2010 at 6:53am
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I get what you said about the groceries rickysmom, miss those giant sneakers laying on the floor. Was so hard to see all those kids at MEPS yesterday, they look like babies to me. We stayed till the last minute possible when they boarded the vans for the airport for GL. Things will probably go faster for us (MAYBE) because the holidays are in between, graduation day is what we must look forward to now. We'll hang in there together.
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Comment by rickysmom0403(ship 12 div 034) on November 9, 2010 at 11:12pm
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siouxpermom- I know what you are going thru- my son left one week ago today. I cried going down the aisle at the grocery seeing his favorite foods. It gets easier everyday. Call your son's recruiter to get his address they have access to it. I have already sent my son a letter a day, I started when I got home from dropping him off. I got my "kid in a box" today and didn't cry as much as I thought I would. Keep coming back here. All these wonderful moms have helped me - we all know the feelings we are experiencing. HUGS to you
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Comment by Gina - Ship 07, Div. 050 on November 9, 2010 at 6:09pm
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I'll be going through it in one week, as well. Hang in there gmaof6!
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Ellen, that would be neat if he gets to meet both in both places! GMAof6, there is nothing harder than what you did today. I'm dreading doing it again this Sunday. I started writing right away and then addressed the envelopes later. His adress will be assigned by the end of this week but you won't get the letter with the address until next week. Call the recruiter this Friday and he will have the address then, if not, at least by Monday. My son said it felt so great to receive over 15 letters the first day they were allowed mail. Yes, I was excessive - I wrote every night. I dated the envelope on the outside back flap so he could read them in order. I keep reminding my other son who leaves this Sunday to write as often as he can. He told me he will write during Mass if he has too. He said also he had "girls" to write as well. I told him they better not be before Mom. LOL
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Comment by Ellen B on November 9, 2010 at 5:52pm
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WE are there for you, gmaof6. Hang in there...will be feeling the same, I'm sure a week from now!
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CS is at Great Lakes, as well. He will be there first, then probably Groton. Would be neat if he got to know both your boys!
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Just got back from MEPS, saw my grandson off. Thought that I would be a mess, but my husband was really bad. Will miss him so much. Will look forward to graduation and pray that all goes well.
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