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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.

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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:

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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 Pj29 on September 30, 2013 at 10:36pm: Still waiting for my box, how long should it take? Son left on 9/25 miss him a lot but so encouraged by postings here! Thanks everyone!

Comment by lemonelephant on September 30, 2013 at 6:36pm: For those of you who haven't done so yet, join Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) and to start checking out the Pages (found under the pictures of the Members) beginning with OPSEC and PERSEC (Making Changes to Your Profile) (there are some changes at the bottom that some of you need to make) and Arrival and What Happens at the RTC,

Comment by lemonelephant on September 30, 2013 at 6:34pm: Here are the PIR groups for the September shippers:

PIR: Oct 25, 2013 TG 50 - 11 Divisions (399-408 and 950) 4 guests

PIR: Nov 1, 2013 TG 51 - 13 Divisions( 409-420 and 951) *3 guests*

PIR: Nov 8, 2013 TG 52 - 11 Divisions (421-430 and 952) 4 guests

PIR: Nov 15, 2013 TG 01 - 11 Divisions (001-010 and 901) 4 guests

PIR: Nov 22, 2013 TG 02 (begins with Division 011 and contains Division 902)

Click on the date and join to connect with others with loved ones training with your SR.

Comment by narob01 on September 30, 2013 at 5:40pm: Got my letter. When I saw his beautiful handwriting is was thrilled. PIR 11/22. And now to make plans.

Comment by jennifers75 on September 30, 2013 at 5:37pm: I received my son's box today and the letter!! So happy to see his things and his handwriting. Miss him so much! :' )

Comment by ellen0502 on September 29, 2013 at 2:49am: Here are the links for the current PIR groups with a November Grad date.

PIR: 11/01/2013   TG 51 - ? Divisions (409 - 420 & 951) 3 guest most likely

PIR: 11/08/2013     TG 52 - ? Divisions (421 o ? & 952) to be updated

PIR: 11/15/2013     TG 01 - ? Divisions (001 to ? & 901) to be updated

Join the others with SRs in the same TG and division as yours.

Comment by leana*ship14div426 on September 28, 2013 at 8:48pm: Just got off of the phone with my SR. He also got his wisdom teeth out.. ouch!! was great to hear his voice and that he loves it!! i had told him in a letter about this site and talking to other moms with kids in his division and he was asking if i knew their names. lol, i said i knew no last names, he said they knew no first names there lol... If anyone in ship 14, DIV 426 would like to private message me their sons name so i could let mine know that would be great. I told him i would try to fnd out :)

so so happy he called, absolutely made my night and gave me such a sigh of relief to hear his voice

congrats to all other moms who got a letter or phone call today!!!!

Comment by MarcusMom on September 28, 2013 at 8:42pm: Dee's mom, when did she leave?

Comment by Dee'smom on September 28, 2013 at 8:32pm: Just got a call from my SR! So happy to hear from her. She sounded real tired. Had gotten all our letter but for some reason said they were holding their mail before sending it out. Anyway, so glad to talk to her.

Comment by Dmaeship12div410 on September 28, 2013 at 10:42am: We've got 4 letters so far from him but no phone call yet. He may not be ready to call home yet. He's having a hard time. I keep sending him letters with positive sayings to get him feeling better and stronger. We tell him how proud the whole family is of him we come from a BIG family. I just keep telling him it's not forever I give him the daily count down to graduation.