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Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

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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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DEP - Leavin' for bootcamp in October

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This group is for N4M members that have a loved one leaving for Boot Camp in October. I will leave the year open so that any future DEPpers leaving in the month of October of any year can join.Lets share stories, information, concerns, and questions!

Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/deppersinbutnotyet
Members: 490
Latest Activity: Oct 11

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

If you have October 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 October, ...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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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 FishGirl on October 22, 2011 at 8:13pm: Hi FireTeamLeaderWife,

In response to the Wednesday post, I have a daughter who ships out of San Diego on Wednesday, October 26th. We have to have her "checked in" by 7:00pm Tuesday evening.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 22, 2011 at 4:43pm: Hello!

We will be looking for the mom/wife/GF etc. who will be interested in creating the 12/16/2011 IPIR group.

Probably someone who's recruit is arriving at RTC between 10/23 – 10/27 to be on the safe side. So ladies, if it is something you think you'd be interested in...Friend me and send me a message.

Please remember that when I post dates of when your SR may PIR...it is not exact. I am basing it on the earliest reports and making an "educated" guess on the cutoff date for a TG. BC can be anywhere from 7.5 to 9 weeks. Your recruiter may have your recruit’s ship/division as early as 72 hours after arriving at BC. I will take this ship/div # for the purpose of starting a PIR group BUT please wait for the form letter that your recruit will send home to address your mail and send it. The address your recruiter gets oftentimes is incomplete or has too much information that is not necessary for the address.

We will probably form the group more near the end of next week…thank you for your patience.

Thank You!

Comment by Arwen on October 22, 2011 at 3:42pm: Any type phone card should work, prepaid or part of your phone service. The good thing about having one attached to your phone bill is that it is unlikely to run out of minutes. The bad thing - if he loses it or it is stolen, you would have to cancel it. My father in law had his stolen, and ended up with more than $10,000 in phone bills.

Comment by ProudNavyMom on October 21, 2011 at 8:44am: Good morning Ladies!!!! Well, I'm with all of your that are still waiting on the first phone call and first letter from your SR! It's only been 2 weeks since he left, but it seems like a long time ago! I miss him and hope the letters start coming soon. I've written him a bunch so far. I hope he's getting them. I book our flights yesterday to go to PIR!! I can't wait to see him and give him a great big hug!!

Comment by Phil's_mom on October 20, 2011 at 10:40pm: Question, the phone card we are sending with our son is attached to our phone bill, is that ok or does it have to be prepaid?

Comment by ProudNavyMom on October 19, 2011 at 11:18pm: I have a question related to Thanksgiving and the Adopt a Solider program. My son is in the division that will be able to participate in this. I can not go visit with him for Thanksgiving (live in Texas) but I have my mom, sisters and brother that live only 3 hours away from there and if they can make it to go see him, how would I find out about places that they could go in the area near Great Lakes to take him and spend the day with him and have Thanksgiving meal? Like I stated, they live 3 hours away so the rule about the SR's not being able to go more than 50 miles away limits them to not being able to take him to their home for the day. Any suggestions? I really hope they can make it to spend this day with him because he has never been away from me for the holidays so I really would like it if he could at least be with some of his family.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 19, 2011 at 2:52am: So far I see shipout dates starting next week the 23rd. Do any of you have a recruit shipping out this week? Just curious and keeping a "head's up" as I start looking for the creator for the next PIR group.

Thanks

If I don't see any answers then I will know it's a "no"!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 19, 2011 at 2:51am: This was posted last Friday...thought I'd repost.

Comment by Denise (A Seabee Mom)

Each year, RTC coordinates the Thanksgiving Adopt-A-Sailor program for a select group of recruits. This year's program on Nov. 24, 2011 is for those recruits who will graduate Dec. 2 and Dec. 16 (Training Group 3 and 5) as they are the senior divisions who will graduate the week and two weeks following the holiday.

These recruits will be given the opportunity to send home information and the necessary form that must be completed and faxed back to the Public Affairs Office. Only your recruit may send the information and only one form per recruit will permitted. Do not call our office for a form or additional forms; you will need to contact your recruit to request the information if you have not received any. All forms must be received by our office by the close of business Nov. 21, 2011.

Do not expect your recruit to be available for adoption if you do not communicate with our office prior to Nov. 21. Do not "surprise" your recruit by showing up to adopt him/her without informing your recruit beforehand.

On Thanksgiving morning, immediate family members only (mother, father, sister, brother, uncle, aunt, grandparent, spouse or cousin) will be allowed to pick up their recruits and take them off base to spend the day with them. They must be back in their ship (barracks) by 8 p.m. The recruits must remain within 50 miles of the base and no exceptions will be made.

Those recruits in Training Group 3 & 5 who will not be spending the day with families will be adopted by local civic organizations such as VFWs, American Legions, churches, etc. These generous organizations adopt anywhere from 10 to 150 recruits. They take the recruits to their organizations where the recruits spend the day feasting, playing video games, watching movies, having access to phones to call loved ones, play sports and simply relax and enjoy the company of the organizations. Many of these organizations hold fundraisers to be able to provide the recruits with a complete, traditional Thanksgiving meal. No recruit in Training Group 3 & 5 will be left behind.

- Thank you Denise for posting about Thanksgiving Adopt a Sailor. Here is one about when the forms will be sent and some other info.

>>U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command Forms will be mailed out beginning the week of Oct. 24.

>>A recruit can bring along another recruit from the same Training Group. However, the buddy recruit's name must be listed on the form.

>>If your recruit is in one of the eligible divisions, they can only invite one other recruit from the same training group to join them; not two.

*Also, the reason it is TG 3 (PIR 12/02) & 5 (PIR 12/16) is that there will not be a PIR the week of December 9^th. RTC occasionally does not ship recruits in a few times a year.

>>There are a few times each year where we do not have a graduation because we do not ship in any recruits. Thus, there is no graduation on Dec. 9. (RTC FB)

*That being said, we will not be looking to form the next PIR group, 12/16/2011, until next week. I’ll start “recruiting” for that this weekend and the beginning of next week.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 19, 2011 at 2:45am: Ladies if you have not joined your PIR groups...I encourage you to do so!

Here are the links for the current groups:
           PIR: Dec 2. 2011             TG 03 - 11 Divisions (009–016, 802, 803 & 903)

            PIR: Nov 23, 2011             TG 02 - 4 Divisions (007–008, 801 & 902) note it's Wednesday
            PIR: Nov 18, 2011            TG 01 - 7 Divisions (001–006 & 901)

            PIR: Nov 10, 2011      TG 52 - 8 Divisions (367-372, 823 & 952) note it's Thursday

            PIR: Nov 4, 2011               TG 51 - 8 Divisions (361-366, 822 & 951)

            PIR: October 28, 2011   TG 50 - 7 Divisions (355-360 & 950)

            PIR: October 21, 2011     TG 49 - 7 Divisions (349-354, 949)

Comment by ProudNavyMom on October 18, 2011 at 9:41pm: How soon after they get to BC will they be able to send letters home? I really want to hear from my SR.