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

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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.

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

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**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

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

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

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RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

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.

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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: 602
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 JM-ISmomx2 on September 5, 2009 at 8:39pm: Hi Lisa, sorry things are going crazy with H. A hasn't been around a lot lately as she is spending as much time with friends as possible. She goes for her blessing in church tomorrow, as you know she will need any and all help and I am not ashamed to ask for it. We are expecting her to come home with her BC hair cut. It was planned for this weekend so we will see.
A is not taking much of anything with her. Clothes on her back, ID, bank info, and her bible which will have things like - phone card, stamps, addresses and a few photos in the zip pouch. She doesn't want to have to pay to send stuff home that they will just send back. It comes out of their paycheck and she wants it to be as light as possible.

Hope your weekend gets better.

Comment by JM-ISmomx2 on August 31, 2009 at 8:45pm: Angie you can come to our party on the 19th. I'm sure we won't notice extra people showing up.

Comment by JM-ISmomx2 on August 30, 2009 at 9:52pm: My daughter just sent out her facebook evites, the list showed 108, for her Anchors aweigh party on the 19th. Seems like a long time away but I know it's not. Now we just have to get ready. The list is getting checked off as we go along. We just hope that it all gets done.

Lisa, Aub's appt is Tuesday, wish us luck and we could do with some prayers.

Comment by JM-ISmomx2 on August 27, 2009 at 10:08am: Hi Ladies - My daughter has to be at her recruiter by 12 noon the day before she reports. She has to be in San Diego by 3 pm and it is about a 2 hour drive from us. We are all going to have to say our goodbyes that morning since everyone in the house either has work or school. Our daughter thought it was better that way, because she didn't want to have to say goodbyes over and over. She felt it would be too upsetting. Hope this helps.

Also, even though it might be difficult, talk about the serious things. While it might not be pleasant, and because we hold our daughters' POA we had to ask questions about serious injury, DNR, organ donation and burial. It is better to know what they would want then guess. Sorry, such a serious conversation so early in the morning. Have a good day, I have to get ready for work.

Comment by JM-ISmomx2 on August 26, 2009 at 6:27pm: Well Ladies with all this talk about cars I have to tell you it makes me nervous. We have an 18 year old son who just got his first car loan this week. Has been driving for the past two years but only with a plain toyota corolla (his words). He found a used 2004 Infinity G35 and is paying both the payments and insurance. Mind you this is a performance car and has some power to it. Makes me very anxious but at some point you have to let them grow up.

We are at 26 days and counting with our Depper - Aubree, she is slowly starting to get things done. POA is today with the attorney, she still has to decide on a short haircut, I think this is giving her the most conflict, as her hair is past her shoulders. SHe has decided to keep her car in the hope she can have it at A or C school in Virginia Beach. And is sorting through her stuff for shipping when she is allowed to receive things. The list never ends.

Comment by JM-ISmomx2 on August 22, 2009 at 10:50pm: Jodi ask any questions that you have. Someone on this site will have the answers you need. My daughter Aubree leaves the week after your son. Where is he going after BC and what will his job be? Aubree will be going in as an E3 and will to go to A & C school in Dam Neck Virginia for Navel Intel. JackieM (Aub's mom)

Comment by JM-ISmomx2 on August 22, 2009 at 7:44pm: Hi Jodi, After bootcamp they are usually allowed to take with them to A school their cell phone, laptop and ipod. Sometime during A school or after, they can earn rewards to have at school. This includes things like normal clothes ( bluejeans and t-shirts and such) and other previliges such as liberty. I hope this helps to explain things. I asked my daughter to put in a box a couple outfits and some other things that she would definately want with her as soon as possible for us to send. JackieM(Aub'smom)

Comment by JM-ISmomx2 on August 22, 2009 at 1:20am: Ok Ladies. My daughter Aubree went to her 30 day today for her "whiz Quiz" and I'm happy to say she is not on drugs or pregnant. At least that is the news from the Navy. We also had other great news about another thing she had to discuss with her recruiter that was of concern but it turned out all right. They have decided to keep her. All kidding aside, things are starting to get real and exciting and worrisome. Although it is actually 31 days until she leaves, at dinner tonight we started on a list of todo for her and the parents. Car ( keep or sell) POA for both financial and medical, her jury summons, her party, what she wants and doesn't want to be told while she is gone and the fact that she will not get to walk for her college degree in Nov. It seems as though the list is endless. I am not sure she realizes how fast this month will go. I feel like I just need to keep the eyes on the prize (PIR). I am back at work after 10 weeks off and it's back to the complications of our district's health services department. At least it will keep my mind off of what's to come. Good night ladies and God bless. JackieM(Aub'smom)
P.S. A special thank you to Lisa & Heather for the special support they have given Aubree and I. You are the best!

Comment by JM-ISmomx2 on August 20, 2009 at 9:17pm: Hi Ladies and also thank you Angie for your useful information. If things go as expected, mind you I do understand the idea that things change at any moment, our daughter's PIR will occur during Thanksgiving week. So as I understand it, you believe that her PIR will be held on Wed of that week, not the following Friday when I understand they have them. Does that make sense? I hope so, just trying to understand things. JackieM (Aub'smom)

Comment by JM-ISmomx2 on August 18, 2009 at 5:43pm: Talked to my daughter and she said that her whiz quiz is friday, because her recruiter told her to come prepared to go to the bathroom. Just makes things so real.