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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, 2024

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 thorgirl17 on August 13, 2013 at 10:21am: submom111, My son had the exact same experience. Original ship date in May and then accepted into the nuke program with a ship date of Oct 3rd. Sounds like our boys (sorry men) will be together!!

Comment by thorgirl17 on August 13, 2013 at 10:19am: My son is leaving October 3rd. But we live in Chicago so maybe that is the same as your daughter?

Comment by catskids7111 on May 15, 2013 at 11:45pm: Our son is leaving Oct. 22. This is all new to me. Enjoying reading any comments and conversstions.

Comment by Joniana (Helen) on May 14, 2013 at 10:02am: GennyMac, we have the same perspective as you and your husband. We just wanted our son to have a few more diverse experiences before enlisting, but it just was not to be. Somehow, I almost think that he is looking forward to the structure and clarity about what he needs to do to succeed. I try to keep in mind all the thousands who have had successful and satisfying Naval careers before him, but it's hard! My emotions want to overrule my intellect on this one!

Comment by GennyMac on May 8, 2013 at 2:53pm: It is so hard to try and get them to wait when they are so fired up to move forward with their lives. We've had the same thing - my husband and I both want our son to wait one year, then go into the service. He is still so young, and we'd like for him to have some more world experience, job, etc before going in - but he did not want to wait, so we didn't push it. He may wish he had, but this is is life and his decision. So we support him.............

Comment by Sharri on May 8, 2013 at 9:42am: Genny, Ben is really hoping to get changed back to a sub. He says that if he doesn't, he can always request a change after he has been in long enough. He was disappointed, but said that at least he is still in the Navy and that is the ultimate goal. I will be sad to see him leave, but it does my heart good to see him so passionate about something.

Comment by GennyMac on May 7, 2013 at 7:19pm: Sharri - My husband was a Navy Chief in Sub service. He recently retired (25 yrs) and he loved all of his time on the sub service. My given son (step) ships out Oct 1. We are so excited for him !

Comment by Sharri on May 7, 2013 at 11:38am: My son just found out last week that he is leaving October 8. He was originally scheduled to leave July 1 and was going to be on a sub. Way back when, he asked to be changed to a ship if an opening came up but later decided that he wanted the sub so he asked for that request to be rescinded. Somewhere along the line the request went through anyway and he was changed. He isn't happy about it since he had his heart set on leaving in July. I'm not disappointed about having him for a few more months though!

Comment by submomIII on April 2, 2013 at 10:04pm: Hello -

My son has a ship date of 10/02/13. He was originally going to leave in May, then got accepted to the Nuke program, so it's been pushed back to October. Thankful for the extra time with him. I know I'm going to be missing him as soon as he leaves. Our daughter is going out of state for college in August, so it's a double whammy. Ugh -- glad I found this site to help us all!!!

Comment by lemonelephant on March 12, 2013 at 6:34pm: Recruit Man-Ronny has finally been declared the winner. https://www.facebook.com/GoldToe?sk=app_326649834116987&app_dat.... Thanks for all who voted and a special thanks to Ronny for all he does for the recruits.