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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

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DEP-Leavin' for bootcamp in September

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This group is for N4M members that have a loved one leaving for bootcamp in Sept..I will leave the year open so that even future Deppers leaving in the month of Sept of any year can join.Lets share stories, information, concerns, and questions

Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/deppersinbutnotyet
Members: 601
Latest Activity: Sep 3, 2022

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

If you have September 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 September, ...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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Things to do in the last month before your future sailor leaves (Click on the link)

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 ProudMawMaw(Ship 3 Division 360) on August 26, 2012 at 10:27pm: My granddaughter leaves in two weeks, now we are having this storm knocking on our door. We are in New Orleans area hope this Isaac doesn't mess up her party for next weekend.

Comment by Navy mom x2 on August 26, 2012 at 10:20pm: joshusamom i was right there with you sounds like repeat lol im down to 1 week i booked my hotel for little rock today started to cry called one of my good friends we went to walmart for last minute stuff for him i cant believe in 7 days he will be gone im watching him swear in then he is off to the airport he still doesnt want me to go i understand that but saying goodbye at meps is going to be the hardest thing ive ever done

Comment by joshuasmom (SHIP 11 / DIV 006) on August 26, 2012 at 10:08pm: So my SR is down to almost 3 weeks. Last day at his job was yesterday (I think he quit too soon, but what do I know, I am only his mother). He says he wants time to do things before he leaves, but has been doing nothing around the house for the past few months and was only working about 2 days a week. It has been hard on me but I know I have to let him grow up sometime. How is everyone else hangning in? I just took his only sister back to college this week so it wil be empty nest soon. She goes to college out of state, but thankfully she is only about 2 1/2 hours away so she can come home weekends. Today is my birthday and he and I spent most of the afternoon together. I feel like I am rambling. Yesterday I cried as I think everything is starting to hit...Thanks for listening.

Comment by Navy mom x2 on August 25, 2012 at 10:56pm: we had such a great day today went to branson with some family friends played putt putt, watched expendables 2, my SR was picking on his brother like usual i did feel sorry for joseph hes been so strong then his brother got out of the car he just started crying before michael saw him i told him to go wash his face he did and felt a little better . poor little guy its starting to hit home luckily one of my sons good friends told joe today that he is like a brother to him and he will be here for him great kid that matthew

Comment by Thetwoj on August 24, 2012 at 10:00am: Awe, Karis, that is so sad. That is really hard. My son keeps telling his dog how much he's going to miss him. We even bought a canvas sided crate for when he goes through PIR so Buddy can be at the hotel with us. They are family members and losing them is like losing anyone else in the family. Hang in there, let him get through it his way. In a few days he'll start to feel better. I agree with Julieand3, don't let it be a black cloud over his enlistment with the Navy. They are all having feelings of doubt. I think it's normal.

Comment by julieand3 on August 24, 2012 at 9:38am: Karis, I'm so sorry to hear about your/his dog. That is a painful time. But this happened yesterday....give him and yourselves time. Look as it not as a tragedy or a pre-cursor to BC, but as a rite of passage for him, to loose his dog. It may sound strange, but I know my son loosing his dog (several years ago) just added a beautiful thread into his fabric of life. He will cope with loss because he's had to say good bye. Don't let one event create a tone for the next. Take the loss and cope with it, but leave it out of his brave and courageous decision to join the Navy.

Those are just my thoughts....this is your family. You know them best.

Love from California

Comment by karis on August 24, 2012 at 9:19am: ok so yesterday was a really bad day. Our family dog which was more like my son's dog died yesterday. She was 11 but still not easy to take. My son wasn't there he has been staying with my parents for a few days trying to visit with them before he leaves. He didn't take it very well. He did come home last night but the dog had already been buried. I went in this morning to tell him I was leaving for work he had the dogs collar we had saved wrapped in his hand where he had slept with it during the night. It was so sad. I am really beginning to worry how we are all going to handle his absence when it's not going so well with the dog being gone.

Comment by Navy mom x2 on August 23, 2012 at 8:05pm: my SR had a wonderful day yesterday his papa took him to branson to the military museum , breakfast then lunch at this favorite place famous daves but nothing couldnt beat his other place the pepper shop. the hotter the better then they guzzled some milk shakes he was laughing when he came to see me because he said he wore his papa out left him sleeping at the house lol

Comment by julieand3 on August 23, 2012 at 5:22pm: Awwwee durrich! I believe I know where you are. My son was struggling...really, even though he knows this is what he wants to do. He and his younger brother had a fist fight which is totally unheard of in our house! It was pretty awful. But, I went to him and said "i have no idea how you are feeling, but you must be scared. We all are, but the pride we feel is stronger." Let him know how much he is loved and that everything is going to be okay. We relaxed a lot when we started using humor, like, step away from the urinal when you flush, arm circles...begin! Etc. He will be okay. My SR is much calmer now, spending time on the road with his dad as we speak and I'm taking him to San Francisco for a few days next week. This is life changing for all of us. Our SR's will be there together! And we will too! feel free to email me too.

Comment by durrichShip03/Div354 on August 23, 2012 at 5:05pm: julieand3, I can'tbelieve you wrote that because, my SR just came into my home office and looks like he lost his best friend...he's always been so happy - and reality I guess is hitting him..he's been with his friends more than home..and this weekend is his friend's party for him and the family party on sunday..then he sees the recuiter tues for the last time and on 9.3 - off to MEPs...he just said he hopes he's doing the right thing, and now I'm sitting here crying because I know he is doing it...but it's a life changer for him....