Welcome to
Navy For Moms

This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

FIRST TIME HERE?

FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:

Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!

Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.

Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak

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

...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.

OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."

Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

Events

Add an Event

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

Format Downloads:

Graduation Info
PDF – 2.7 MB
PNG – 2.3 MB
JPG – 3.4 MB
Printable PDF – 2.0 MB

Latest Activity

B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) commented on Melissa Greenfield's group 'Michigan Moms (and Family)'

16 hours ago

Navy Speak

Click here to learn common Navy terms and acronyms! (Hint: When you can speak an entire sentence using only acronyms and one verb, you're truly a Navy mom.)

N4M Merchandise

Shirts, caps, mugs and more can be found at CafePress.

Please note: Profits generated in the production of this merchandise are not being awarded to the Navy or any of its suppliers. Any profit made is retained by CafePress.

Navy.com Para Familias

Visite esta página para explorar en su idioma las oportunidades de educación y carreras para sus hijos en el Navy. Navy.com

Badge

Loading…

Get Badge

DEP-Leavin' for bootcamp in September

Information

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...
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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."

Discussion Forum

View All

Comment Wall

Comment

You need to be a member of DEP-Leavin' for bootcamp in September to add comments!

Comment by lemonelephant on September 14, 2015 at 10:05pm: If you have a future Sailor (or recruit) who is going to be in an 800 division, let me know in a comment on my My Page or in a PM (or comment in a friend request) and I will connect you with others with loved ones who will later be in the same division. DON'T openly post your future Sailor's contract or division number. Those with a future Sailor (or recruit) in a regular division or 900 division can post the division number and can post the contracted rating or field unless it is for one of the Spook ratings, but those with a loved one with a special ops contract should NEVER post that openly. See OPSEC and PERSEC (Making Changes to Your Profile) and 800 and 900 Divisions.

Comment by lemonelephant on September 14, 2015 at 10:04pm: If your future Sailor has yet to ship, be sure to check out the discussion, Things to Do in the Last Month before Your Future Sailor Leaves for....

If you have not yet joined Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones), now is a good time to do so (especially if you have a recruit at the RTC) and to begin checking out the Pages (found under the pictures of the Members) starting with OPSEC and PERSEC (Making Changes to Your Profile) (some of you have changes that you need to make--at least change 3; make change 4 if your profile pic includes your future Sailor or recruit) and then go on to Arrival and What Happens at the RTC.

Comment by tessina75 on September 14, 2015 at 9:54pm: Yay! Excited for you mom's that got the box! I can't wait to get my box, my son left on Thur! Still fighting the tears over here!

Comment by Lisa on September 14, 2015 at 8:33pm: Woo hoo my daughter's box came today but then they didn't leave it because it needed to be signed for and my husband and I were at work. So now we will get it tomorrow.

Comment by bpickship14div074 on September 14, 2015 at 7:51pm: I was surprised that my sons box came today. He left last Tuesday and arrived in Great Lakes on Wednesday. He is my 2nd son that has joined the Navy, and I just don't remember the older one's coming this soon. So hopefully his PIR and address are soon to follow.

Comment by Cerena on September 14, 2015 at 6:11pm: Yall are making me so excited! My fiancé left last Thursday. I'm sooooo ready for the box!

Comment by mommacnavy on September 14, 2015 at 4:45pm: I JUST GOT THE BOX!!! I happened to walk outside as the FedEx guy was driving up... I burst into tears when he handed it to me. I was really gearing up for this moment, so I thought I was going to be fine...all plans went out the window! He was awesome though, he asked if everything was ok, I explained what the box was, and he was super nice and talked to me about it and how great it was that he is in the Navy. I think he felt bad walking away until I was done crying, haha. I texted a picture of the box to my husband and he wants me to wait until he gets home from work so we can open it together; we are both in the same boat emotionally! I think my son was in good spirits when he wrote on the box, because he wrote his name HUGE covering the entire top, with some kind of swirly design between the first & last name...haha. He doesn't have the best penmanship, nor is a swirly something he would normally write, so I think he was trying to make us feel better! It worked :) Now we wait for the form letter!

Comment by mommacnavy on September 14, 2015 at 3:31pm: SMW729 - I can't believe you got your box already! My son arrived the day after yours, so I guess mine, TheRocksmom's & Garrysmom's could come tomorrow or at least this week! I was laughing about your FedEx man hug! I can see myself doing that...haha. Hard to control your emotions right now with all that's going on! Sharon...that makes TOTAL sense, I think that's partly what's so difficult about this, is that next time we see our "kids", they will for sure not be children anymore. I just keep trying to focus on how good this is for my son. He is a great kid, wasn't in trouble or anything, but he just wasn't sure what he wanted to do until he started the Navy process and got interested in the CTN rating he chose. When he left, he was excited to get started on his schooling and untimately, his career. :)

Comment by SMW729 on September 14, 2015 at 3:03pm: Sharon, it totally makes sense. Hang in there it does get better.

Comment by TiredMeow on September 14, 2015 at 2:58pm: Son left today for MEPS, bootcamp tomorrow. My heart aches & I've been crying a lot. Didn't anticipate it being this hard. At the same time I'm so proud of him & excited for his future.
I guess it's normal. almost feels like I'm mourning his childhood? does that make sense?