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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.

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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.

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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 Diana PIR 11/12/10 on September 8, 2010 at 5:13am: TiffsMom - I'm glad he has such a great support group around him! I'm sure he'll be fine and maybe he'll get a chance to see your daughter for a second...my son leaves next Tuesday - I've never seen anyone so - to quote him "chillaxed" about this process. I hope he realizes what he's getting into, but with a former Marine for a step dad and a Sailor for a grandfather he's been told what to expect, just not sure if it's sinking in.

Comment by Tiff'sMom (Sharon) on September 7, 2010 at 9:50pm: James is in Chicago.... :( kind of sad... but excited for him! :)

Comment by Tiff'sMom (Sharon) on September 7, 2010 at 6:16pm: To all "MOMS" with sons leaving today..... good luck, they are on their way to becoming Sailors!! :)

Comment by Tiff'sMom (Sharon) on September 7, 2010 at 6:15pm: Diana... he's not actually my son, he's my daughters boyfriend. She left 4 weeks ago for bc in GL and he left today :( He was one Nervous Nelly, I'll tell you!! Poor little guy! I just texted to see if he was on the plane yet, but he didn't text back, all the flights are messed up here in Houston... not sure where he is LOL

Comment by Sharon ~ K's Mom on September 7, 2010 at 4:19pm: DRoberts:As far as I know, they usually go through processing first, then they swearing in and then shipped to where they need to be. We will be doing our son's swearing in on 21 September, he will go through all that he needs to do medical wise then go to the swearing in where family will be. After he will get ready to go to the airport to fly to GL.

Comment by KDP on September 7, 2010 at 3:29pm: JessicaB...just read your response....YES he WAS very excited....just got home from seeing him off....What a proud moment....a bit "bitter/sweet" but most definitely proud!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE MY SAILOR :)

Comment by Diana PIR 11/12/10 on September 7, 2010 at 3:21pm: TiffsMom - Thanks for posting that you weren't going to be able to make your son's swearing in. I've been fretting about the fact I won't make it for quite some time - I live in Florida, he's in Maryland. Of course I thought his dad would be there, but he won't either. Fortunately his grandparents will be able to attend, and it will be extra special since his grandfather served in the Navy. We'll be texting like mad until he arrives at GL that's for sure!

Comment by Tiff'sMom (Sharon) on September 7, 2010 at 2:11pm: Oh and James' mom, dad and sister are with him... it that sounded like I just left this poor kid all alone! LOL He's going to "look" for Tiffany see if he see's her... hahahaha

Comment by Tiff'sMom (Sharon) on September 7, 2010 at 12:53pm: Well... will not be making James' swearing in.. but I am texting him. It is raining so bad here in Houston, I didn't want to risk getting stuck downtown and not making it back to work! I sure hope this doesn't make their bus be late getting to the airport either. When Tiffany was there 4 weeks ago, the bus left MEPS around 3:30-4:00, so maybe they will get them off a little earlier due to the rain... but.. flights are also being delayed, this is so sad for James.... he is a NERVOUS Wreck, bless his little heart!

Comment by Tobianne on September 7, 2010 at 9:38am: swearing in could take as long as 45 mins (or more) the person that does this may speak and this could take a while, our speaker was about 40 mins alone!!