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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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**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).

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RTC Graduation

**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

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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 momof3boys on October 29, 2018 at 10:50pm: Wendwoo - i know he is missing you as much as you are missing him. The letter will come! they had to send EVERYTHING back in that box...

by the way Proudmom314 - i did the same thing!!

i did get a phone call this weekend and I was such a mess that I am sure everyone in LAX thought i was insane! (i was traveling for work). my heart was so happy and then sad all at the same time. I miss him dearly but he sounds so good. He said everyone in division 039 was doing great and he was loving this experience. I truly believe it is the same for your son! send him the letter. he really will want it. my sons letter today asked for pictures, but rather than doing that i made the background of the paper i am going to write his letter on today - with pictures of the family (pets and all)! i also played a game with my son in the letters - a guessing game with movie quotes from his favorite movies. today i got the letter that answered them and he LOL'd me!

i really believe this experience is just as hard on us as it is on them. but I am so proud of all of them (and us moms!). stay strong ladies

Comment by Proudmom314 on October 29, 2018 at 10:08pm: Wendywoo he is going to miss you too! Don't feel bad about the letter. They are so rushed and disorientated I am surprised that more stuff doesn't end up in the boxes. When you get his address stick a stamp on it and send it back. He is going to want to read it. I was so desperate to feel connected that I snapped a picture of his handwriting on the box. Lol hang in there.

Comment by Willowwoo on October 29, 2018 at 9:21pm: Wow my sons box arrived this morning ,earlier than I thought and it still didn’t stop me from suddenly tearing up.it didn’t help that a letter I had given him to read during boot camp was also in the box.

He’s probably thinking stilly old mom getting herself all upset.

My mind tells me it’s so crazy it’s not like I won’t hear from him again.. the day he left was like the first day of kindergarten all over again but this time I didn’t have chocolate.

Comment by momof3boys on October 25, 2018 at 10:57am: I agree and jusy seeing the envelope with his writing was HUGE for me also.

Yesterday's nugget of my sons division running pt was awesome. I actually put eyes in him....I know this is such an incredible experience for him and am so proud...but I do miss his face!

Comment by 2gooddogs on October 25, 2018 at 10:54am: thank you! I am super excited too! If I can trust the return address on the letter shown on informed delivery I now know his ship and division which feels like a HUGE move forward to me....like I know something tangible and real about what he is doing FINALLY! Yippee!

Comment by momof3boys on October 25, 2018 at 10:32am: Soooo excited for you 2gooddogs!!!

Comment by 2gooddogs on October 25, 2018 at 9:43am: USPS INFORMED DELIVERY SHOWS I AM GETTING LETTER TODAY!!!! This might be my longest day at work ever! I can't wait to get home a see it!!! I got a rush just looking at his handwriting on the outside of the envelope in the image USPS sent me!!!!

SO EXCITING!

Comment by spencersmom on October 24, 2018 at 2:19pm: He made it to boot camp yesterday and I got the "I'm here" phone call last night. I am assuming that his graduation will be 12/14/2018 if I did the math correctly????

Comment by 2gooddogs on October 23, 2018 at 5:51pm: momof3boys I actually missed his "I'm here" call and he left a voicemail. I wish I had made him leave me a Voicemail before he left like you did. I have listened to his "I'm Here" message a dozen times ... LOL

Comment by momof3boys on October 23, 2018 at 5:12pm: Hi spensersmom! I am glad he is on his way and welcome!!! I soaked up all of those messages and had him leave a voicemail BEFORE I got the "I am here" call! Ifbthisnsite has taught me anything itnisbthat you are not alone!!