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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 Arwen on October 10, 2011 at 2:19am: One thing no one ever thinks to pass on to the new recruits -please pass this one on to yours.

Boot camp isn't about creating a perfect sailor. It's about building teams, and molding team players. The Navy is a force made up of specialists, each speciality has an important role but cannot make a difference without many, many other specialists doing jobs that complement that task.

When a recruit as difficulty in boot camp, the RDC will come down hard on, not the recruit, but his/her rackmate, and his/her division.

This isn't to punish the recruit who is having problems, but to try to get it though the heads of the other recruits that each individual recruit results mean nothing. It is the effort of the group that counts.

So when that "perfect" recruit gets his/her bed perfect, and his/her rackmate is still struggling with hospital corners, or something just isn't quite right with his/her folding job, they should NOT sit back and snicker. Unless they have been specifically instructed to not help another, they should help their rackmate, their divisionmate, their shipmate by either showing them how to do it, or simply pitching in to assist.

Because in the end, that's what the RDCs want to see - a recruit who, once s/he has done his/her job right, turns to help another get it right.

Someday, learning that habit may just save the ship, and save their lives.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 7, 2011 at 5:38pm: It helps...they can get some from the NEX...but they can't go to the NEX whenever they want and have to wait until they are allowed too. So send away!

Comment by Sara Ship 07 Div 012 on October 7, 2011 at 5:34pm: Do we need to send them stamps...wanted to see whether to include some in with my letter I am finishing up to send out today. Thanks!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 7, 2011 at 3:22pm: Here are the current PIR groups:

            PIR: Nov 23, 2011            TG 02 (This is a Wednesday PIR)

            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)

            PIR: October 14, 2011     TG 48 - 11 Divisions (341–348, 820–821 & 948)

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 7, 2011 at 3:11pm: Hello!

We will be looking for the mom/wife/GF etc. who will be interested in creating the 12/02/2011 PIR group.

Probably someone who's recruit is arriving at RTC between 10/06 – 10/11 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.

However, we like to try to get the PIR groups going so if you DO know the date (got your form letter already, some of you get it real early...lucky dogs!) I really hope you consider starting the next one!

Thank You!

We will hold off until Tuesday Wednesday of next week unless we get an actual confirmation of your recruits PIR date earlier than that. Some can get there form letters early or call their recruiter to get a ship/div # for their recruit. That can help determine the PIR date as RTC usually posts the last newly formed TG on Mondays. Next week is a holiday though. You may friend and PM me in the meantime to ask questions and get details before you commit.

Just planting seeds ladies!

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 7, 2011 at 1:24am: The PIR 11/23/2011 group is up. Here is the link:
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir11232011

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 6, 2011 at 5:28pm: The 11/23 PIR group will be up TODAY. I will post the link as soon as it is up. Sorry for the delay.

Comment by Arwen on October 5, 2011 at 8:19pm: Right now your recruits are so proud and excited for what they are about to do. Your Child 1.0 is the person you always knew, but full of anticipation.

But this is the rollercoaster that is the Navy. Be prepared.

A week or two into boot camp, most of them will re-examine their desire to be in the Navy. Many of you will get letters saying they made a huge mistake, or they will say they want out of the Navy. But, for most of them their pride wins out, and they stick with it.

By their fourth week of training they are starting to feel that pride again. They're no longer newbies. They have all of their uniforms, their marching is looking better, and they're no longer confused. When they pass a division of P-day-ers (those who haven't yet started training day 1-1) they pity them, and feel a little superior to those still wearing the sweatsuits they were given that first day.

By their 6th week they are very confidant, wanting to win the competitions, to be better than anyone else. The letters you receive, and by now the phone calls, are ebullient. Their RDCs are treating them like human beings, finally, and they're eager but a little stressed about their final tests, the PFT and Battlestations 21.

When you see your SAILOR at PIR, you may not recognize him/her. This is Your Child 2.0, a new version of the child you raised. You gave the Navy a slightly slobbish, slouching,young person, and the young person you meet barely resembles your child. S/he will call most civilians sir/ma'am, puts his/her coat on the hanger when walking into a room (instead of dropping it on the couch or floor), holds the door, stands (even sits) up straight, - and is proud and ready to show his/her new attitude.Treasure this weekend, it doesn't last long.

Then comes A-school. Within weeks that proud, straight sailor goes right back into a tailspin. They may even get a little of the attitude they had before the Navy. There is the waiting, then not knowing what they are doing. But this time they're on their own, no RDC breathing down their backs to be perfect all the time. Most revert to some point between the civilian young adult you knew before boot camp and the perfect boot camp new graduate, but with some very frustrating new traits, or old traits, magnified. This is Your Child 1.5.

When they complete A-school some of that pride returns, but tempered. They balance their pride with a bit of reality, find the balance between the self and the sailor. That lasts all of two days or so, when they come home on leave they will want to find a little bit of the pre-Navy old self again, to rediscover the civilian world, their friends, and tend to dive back into whatever their habits were before they joined the Navy. Many parents plan for a week with their child, getting to know this new person, but discover this new child is neither the young person they gave to the Navy, nor the respectful new sailor they met at PIR weekend. You may not like this person very much, as many parents have found. They may spend the entire week of leave with friends, showing off and spending their new found income on whatever it takes to impress those friends. This is a time of transition for both Navy parent and Your Child 3.0. Your Child 3.0 is a bit of a defect, according to many, and has to be returned to the Navy to get the bugs out.

Finally they get to their first duty station. They will be there for some time before they get their first leave. But when they do, you will be pleasantly surprised. After six months to a year of workaday life, you get Your Child 4.0. This child has most of the good traits that Your Child 1.0 had, plus a maturity that most parents have to wait many years to see. Off-duty, Your Child 4.0 ibehaves a mature young adult with neither the perfect intensity of Your Child 2.0, nor the rebellious, carefree attitude of Your Child 3.0. On-duty, Your Child 4.0 is a military professional, off-duty, a responsible young adult you can be proud of.

As I said, it's a rollercoaster, so be prepared.

Comment by phoebe stg2 on October 5, 2011 at 6:12pm: TJ's Mom, My son left on the 26th. The group that arrived that week was split into two PIR's. One on 12/17 and the other on 12/22. He will know about the 4th week in BC what PIR date he will have.

Comment by FirsTimeNavyMomSh04Div20 on October 5, 2011 at 4:57pm: Hello all, my son leaves on 10/24. He thinks his PIR will be 12/22, but I've heard the last group in October often delays a week and PIR is after Christmas, does anyone know about this?

Thank you and good luck to everyone,

Caryn