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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 Arwen on September 2, 2011 at 12:04am: Most grocery stores have phone cards in their gift card sections. Make sure you activate it before sending it to boot camp. And do NOT buy off-brands. They tend to add all sorts of charges so it really cuts down on the actual call time. Get a well-known name, like AT&T.

Comment by jacketfan24 (corpsman mom) on September 1, 2011 at 5:09pm: Diana, hope you get your call soon. It's sweet that your younger son wants to be man of the house. Even if they are not in the same group, we can still cheer each other on!

My daughter and son in law are coming home tomorrow and our family dinner is on Saturday. Greer High football game (son's best friend still plays) tomorrow night and still some packing and planning to do. Need to take care of the POA this weekend; I think our bank does notarizing. No passport; hopefully he can get one later before he has to go overseas. Need to get a phone card also. Anyone know where you can still get one? So few people use landlines now. Monday is really coming fast; I feel guilty that I have to work when he's here. But life goes on...

Comment by Diana (Proud Navy Mom) on September 1, 2011 at 3:41pm: Seeing him this morning helped alot actually. We spent alot more time together this morning than I thought we would. He has meet 3 other guys who are going into the same rate as him so hopefully they will all be together in BC, that will make it easier (hopefully) for them. Now I wait for his call tonight and then his box with clothes, shoes, etc.. I think it would have been alot harder on me if I hadn't been able to see him this morning one last time.

Comment by Diana (Proud Navy Mom) on September 1, 2011 at 7:53am: He is flying out today, from south Texas to Illinois, straight north. His swearing in is this morning and I am going to that. Taking my younger son to school and then going straight there. I'm hoping that it doesn't take longer than an hour to get there. Should get the I'm here call this evening or night. Will let you know. I probably won't get much sleep tonight.

Comment by Diana(PO3/IT3) on September 1, 2011 at 12:49am: Goodness Ladies, September is here.... Diana, how are you holding up? Your son left a day earlier? Have you heard from him yet? I supposed I'd better be prepared for that happening as well. I plan on taking a day off when I know whether my daughter (ship date Sept. 28) actually leaves home that day or the day before (probably to San Diego) and then flies out the 28th. Anyone know how that works - or is it all an 'around that date' kind of thing?

Currently, my daughter is camping and visiting up the coast of CA. Her last day as a park ranger was Saturday. She went camping in Malibu with some ranger buds and decided to just keep driving up the coast and seeing friends away at college along the way. Never mind she's shipping out in 28 days and has done NOTHING by the way of sorting/packing her things, renewing her passport, getting a power of attorney, etc. etc. ....AND, our send off party is next weekend..... Egads.

Comment by Arwen on September 1, 2011 at 12:12am: There is no one day when their week starts. New arrivals spend at least 3-4 days in processing, sometimes more. Some of the poor suffering souls in December boot camp spend 2 full weeks in holding before their training starts.

Their training week can start any day of the week, and it's spread out - two to four divisions per day, depending on how many divisions formed the week before. Mostly they begin training the week after they arrived.

There are almost always divisions starting each day, Monday through Thursday, holidays excepted. Sometimes, in very small PIR groups with 5-6 divisions, they only start on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Very large PIR groups (I've seen as many as 17 divisions in a group) may have three or four divisions starting everyday of the week. I *think* 20 is the most they can handle in a PIR group but they never have that many.

Comment by Arwen on September 1, 2011 at 12:04am: Look in the discussion forum (just above here) for a rundown of exactly what will happen when your recruit leaves for boot camp (from recruiter's office to arrival at Great Lakes).

Comment by My sailor's ladybug (356) on August 31, 2011 at 11:28pm: My boyfriend leaves out tomorrow. I took him to the recruiter's office today and he was going to go to the hotel and then go to MEPS in the morning....then off to GL. I just wish i knew if he was going to call me or his mother tomorrow when he gets there. I have done nothing all day but cry. I know i need to be strong for our children, but I feel lost without him.

Comment by Bandito's Mom on August 31, 2011 at 11:14pm: Diane, That makes more sense that the recruiter picked him up today. I believe he will go to a hotel and then at crack of dawn over to MEPS to start processing and swearing in. Then fly out. So, you probably won't get the "I am here call" until tomorow night. If he is flying east to west, then he may gain time and hopefully it won't be too late. Mine is flying west to east, so I assume that call will be in the middle of the night and that it will go to DIL. Hope he calls here too.

Comment by Diana (Proud Navy Mom) on August 31, 2011 at 10:50pm: I know. I can't wait to hear from him and he doesn't even fly out to RTC until tomorrow.