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**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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**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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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 FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 9, 2011 at 1:18am: PIR GROUP 01/06/2011 has been formed. Here is the direct link:

http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir010612

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 7, 2011 at 2:03pm: Here are the current PIR groups:

            PIR: Dec 29, 2011           TG 06 — 10 Divisions (021–028, 904 & 906)

             (Note: This is a Thursday Graduation)

             NO GRAD Dec. 23, 2011 per Recruit Training Command

             PIR: Dec 16, 2011           TG 05 - 5 Divisions (017-020, 905)

            NONE on December 9, 2011 per Recruit Training Command

            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

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 4, 2011 at 9:52pm: Hello!

We will be looking for the mom/wife/GF etc. who will be interested in creating the 01/06/2012 IPIR group.

Probably someone who's recruit is arriving at RTC between 10/31 – 11/28. Ladies, if it is something you think you'd be interested in...Friend me and send me a message. We will hold off on forming the PIR group for this date until Monday or Tuesday. RTC updates its website on Mondays usually.

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...this TG will be 10 because of the holidays. It is also possible for recruits to arrive in the same week…or day…but have different PIR dates. 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.

Thank You!

Comment by Jajajo on November 3, 2011 at 5:47pm: That is great news for the 12/29/11 graduating recruits! Any mention of holiday leave time for the 12/16/11 graduating recruits?

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 3, 2011 at 5:37pm: Holiday Leave for Recruits graduating Dec. 29

by U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 1:50pm

Holiday leave for Training Group 6 (those graduating Dec. 29) will begin at 1600 (4 p.m.) Dec. 29 and expire at 2359 (11:59 p.m.) Jan. 8. All recruits will depart RTC that same day, whether they are staying at Great Lakes or going out of state for A School. Recruits graduating Dec. 29 will have three options following graduation:

1) Not request leave and go directly to their A School as planned, departing from RTC.

2) They may have someone pick them up and stay within 75 miles of the base. Airline tickets will be issued from Great Lakes to their next command where their A School is located. There will be no reimbursement for local transporation. So, if they go somewhere within 75 miles of the base, they must pay for their own transportation to return to Great Lakes.

3) They depart from RTC and go on leave out of the area. They will do so at their own expense. They are responsible for getting to their A School at their own expense. Once they are at A School, they can then file for a travel claim. They will only receive travel pay at the government rate for what the flight would have cost to ship them from Great Lakes to their A School. So, they are paying for their own flight home and will only receive reimbursement for the flight from home to their A School, and that reimbursement will only be equaled to the cost of what it would cost to fly from Great Lakes to their next command. Should a recruit not graduate for any reason, the command will not reimburse any travel costs.Recruits will be instructed and given the opportunity to purchase their own airline tickets if they choose to go home. Please coordinate/communicate with your recruit if you are going to be purchasing their airline tickets for them. They will instruct you where you will need to send their itineraries here at RTC.

Here is the link to the RTC website as folks may ask questions and updates may be given.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/us-navy-recruit-training-command/hol...

Comment by Jajajo on November 1, 2011 at 6:13am: Do we know if any leave will be granted for New Year's Weekend to the division graduating Dec 29? Won't most of the training centers still be on holiday schedule?

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 1, 2011 at 4:50am: Here is a list of the currrent PIR groups:



            PIR: Dec 29, 2011           Will be updated when info is available. NOTE: it's a Thursday PIR

            PIR: Dec 16, 2011           TG 05 - 5 Divisions (017-020, 905)

            NONE on December 9, 2011 per Recruit Training Command

            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)

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 31, 2011 at 2:38pm: This was posted today on RTC FB.

Holidays during basic training

QUESTION - my son will be in bootcamp during Thanksgiving and Christmas. Will he have any off-base liberty? Will training be longer?

U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command

The only recruits who will be granted off-base liberty for the holidays are those recruits who are eligible for the Adopt-A-Sailor programs held on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Families will have the opportunity to pick up their recruits in the morning, stay within 50 miles of the base, and return them in the evening.

Otherwise, it's business as usual in boot camp and the recruits will be on holiday routine from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. on both holidays.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 31, 2011 at 2:30pm: Actually...sorry... there is NO "standdown" for RTC...confused that with "A" schools.

Here is the confirm from RTC website for the 12/16/2011 PIR group:

TG 05 — 05 Divisions (017–020 & 905) Graduate Dec. 16, 2011

I have reports of a 021 division already confirmed so that would be the next PIR group...still waiting for response from PAO.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on October 29, 2011 at 9:28am: I have contacted PAO to try and find the Holiday Stand Down dates for RTC and the next PIR date after 12/16/2011. Will post as soon as I get an answer.