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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 Linda73164 on August 21, 2012 at 9:20am: @Joshuasmom - My son is going thru the same thing, he leaves for BC in fives weeks. Comes and goes as he pleases, feels he's not accountable to anyone but himself. I keep asking him what he's doing to do when he gets into bootcamp and actually has to clean up after himself. He quit his job way too early (mid-July) and now is basically doing whatever he feels like doing -- except anything I ask him to do! I have to keep reminding myself that all of his friends are going in separate directions within the next few weeks so I try to cut him some slack so he can enjoy himself while he's here, but it sure gets annoying when I get home from work every day to find dirty dishes all over the place, the gate that keeps the dogs upstairs wide open, and every light on in the house (keep in mind, its day time and there is no need for those lights to be on!). I can certainly relate to what you're going thru! It must be something they go thru shortly before they ship out?? That's what I keep telling myself anyway. lol

Comment by durrichShip03/Div354 on August 21, 2012 at 7:48am: Her recruiter should have been working with her.... doesn't she have monthly meetings? They won't send her home -- she'll just be working hard on the PT

Comment by HeatherT(09/003) on August 20, 2012 at 9:09pm: Joshuasmom,
Are you talking about my son???i read this and thought to myself I don't remember posting this?!?!?! Huh ... Maybe I did... Then I continued reading. I laugh because it sounds just like j. I always knew he would be in the military. 29 days left an she leaves me!! Having a hard time with that and so is he. He is so trying to be an adult and I am so trying not to let him... ;/ anyway j leaves for gl the 18th also. Maybe they will meet up. Good luck to you and I am standing right beside you in the attitudes!! Love him while you can!!

Comment by joshuasmom (SHIP 11 / DIV 006) on August 20, 2012 at 5:09pm: @godfavoredme70, @durrich, @karis - It is great to hear that I am not alone in this. It just so hard but I am glad to have you all near via internet. Keep in touch and let em know how it goes. It is all in Gods hands and I know he is gonna kick ass as a sailor! Also@durrich, yes wanting and actually being in the military are totally different worlds. He stepdad is about had it with him, but I tell my husband just give the Navy and changed to give him an attitude adjustment and see how he comes out. 4 more weeks, 4 more weeks.

Comment by karens (alumni ship 13-Div 366) on August 20, 2012 at 5:07pm: My son goes to MEPS on the 10th, GL on the 11th of Sept. He has been DEP since Jan, he is excited, ready physically and mentally, I am a mess! I seem to cry at the silliest things, find myself staring at him all the time. He is spending lots of time with family, talking to me about all of things he can't wait to learn and do in the Nuke program. I am so excited for him but so sad for me.

Comment by GodFavorMe(TreMom)NORFOLK on August 20, 2012 at 4:54pm: @joshuasmom &karis. I can agree with you both. The say has been happen to me. We argue both I just learned to keep quiet and try not to argue with him. He has been doing it since he graduated in May. He leave home 11 of Sept and leave for Basic on the 12th. I will be praying for our sailors. I know God going to work it out. They will be successful sailor. God has his angels around them at all time. It probably just growing up. Oh by the way my son will be going to Pensacola for ABF.

Comment by spontino on August 20, 2012 at 4:08pm: @smallden - My son leaves from Brooklyn on Sept 6...do you live on LI? Maybe they will be in the same division, you never know...mine is going in as ABH.

Comment by durrichShip03/Div354 on August 20, 2012 at 4:06pm: PS - wanting to be in the military since you were 5 and the reality of what it takes to get through boot camp - it's a whole different world

Comment by durrichShip03/Div354 on August 20, 2012 at 4:04pm: joshuasmom- when I read things like this I wonder what is going on in the future sailor's mind? It's so easy for these guys to act like nothing is up - but I'm sure when they think about it - they realize their lives are going to change in a big way and soon. Try to be as patient as possible, and keep upbeat and positive - at the end of it all - they have a very big adventure ahead.

Comment by karis on August 20, 2012 at 3:49pm: joshuasmom I totally can relate. My son has been doing it to me since April and he leaves Sept 17th unless they change his job. He has gotten better for awhile though I thoughtour relationship would be lost and he would go away to BC hating me. I have tried to be a little more lenient on him but still make him help out around the house. I don't know what kind of advice to give to you just try to hang in there and enjoy every smile or tear you get from here on out. BC will be a huge wake up call for all of them and they will figure it out that the things we rode their butts about isn't anything compared to what they will get by being in the military. My son has also tried the you don't know what it feels like knowing I am leaving here in a month. I said you have no idea how scared I was when I found out I was having a baby for the first time don't talk to me about being scared!