Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones)

The Sailors Creed is very nice it holds an 8x10 and his group Photo, my son purchased it for me very nice gift! when Your SR orders the Pics they just take it right out of there Pay. At least that is what my Son mentioned.

Ship 01 (Bldg. 7122): USS Pearl Harbor (LSD-52) xxxx Kansas Street, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3122 (This is the barracks where your recruit will sleep during P-days. Your recruit will not receive mail in this ship.)

Ship 02 (Bldg. 7105): USS Reuben B. James (FFG-57) 3600 Ohio Street, Great Lakes, IL 60088-7105 or 60088-3156

Ship 03 (Bldg. 7104): USS Hopper (DDG-70) 3600 Ohio Street, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3156 or 60088-7103

Ship 04 (Bldg. 7103): USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) 3600 Ohio Street, Great Lakes, IL 60088-7103

Ship 05 (Bldg. 7102): USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) 3610 Illinois Street, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3118

Ship 06 (Bldg. 7101): USS Constitution 3510 Illinois Street, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3119

Ship 07 (Bldg. 7117): USS Chicago (SSN-721) 3405 Sailor Drive, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3401

Ship 09 (Bldg. 7116): USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) 3415 Sailor Drive, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3415 or 60088-3515

Ship 10 (Bldg. 7115): USS Enterprise (CVN-65) 3425 Sailor Drive, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3425

Ship 11 (Bldg. 7114): USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) 3505 Sailor Drive, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3505

Ship 12 (Bldg. 7113): USS Triton (SS-201 & SSN-586) 3515 Sailor Drive, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3515

Ship 13 (Bldg. 7112): USS Marvin G Shields (FF-1066) 3420 Sailor Drive, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3520

Ship 14 (Bldg. 7111): USS Arizona (BB-39) 3410 Sailor Drive, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3510 or 60088-3410

Ship 17 (Bldg. 7121): USS Mason (DDG-87) 2705 Kansas Street, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3140 (This Ship is seldom used for recruits.)

These are the addresses to the ships but you must know the div#.

it would be SR. last name first name

Ship# Div#

Adress to ship

City, State Zip

Hello, everyone. So in my form letter, it didn't have  USS Kearsarge included in the address at all nor was it on the outside of the letter my son sent the form letter in but then on his first official letter that was included. I haven't addressed any of my letters this way because I was going by the form letter. So to see that it should be included has me so confused. 

Thank You!

You do not need to put the name of ship just the address, hope this clarifies.

It is the ship USS Arizona I believe, ship name. Someone correct me if I am wrong, it is seldom used for recruits.

This is what I found very interesting how this came about

 This meant that Battleships became "BB-X" and Destroyers became "DD-X" That is how they came up with bb-39 it was at one time a battleship that had gotten damage big story behind it if you google it.

You are welcome. Thank You!

Phoenixmom, ship 14 is used regularly for the recruits. It currently has recruit from almost every TG housed in it.

No we were talking about the USS Arizona it stated that it was rarely used, from the article I was reading. and how it was a battleship and the story behind it..... quite interesting.

Check out https://www.facebook.com/NavyRecruitTrainingCommand. There is no guarantee that your recruit will be photoed, but it is fun to look at the photos and get an idea of what is happening at the RTC. They do not have pages that follow a particular division.

https://www.facebook.com/ASBPGreatLakes has pics of some of the recruits who give blood while at the RTC. Those donations occur about 2 weeks (10 to 16 days depending on the division) before PIR.

Phoenixmom, Ship 14 (Bldg. 7111) is the USS Arizona (BB-39) and is regularly used and currently houses at least 8 divisions in its compartments. See Ship/Division--How it Works.

Here are the current PIR groups:

PIR: September 29, 2017 TG 47 - 9 Divisions (303-310 & 947) 4 guests

PIR: October 6, 2017 TG 48 - 14 Divisions (311-322, 822 & 948) 3 guests

PIR: October 13, 2017 TG 49 - 9 Divisions (323-330 & 949) 4 guests

PIR: October 20, 2017 TG 50 - 9 Divisions (331-340, & 950) 4 guests

PIR: October 27, 2017 TG 51 4 guests

PIR: November 3, 2017 TG 52

PIR: November 9, 2017 TG 01 (Note: PIR is on Thursday due to the Veterans Day holiday on Friday. Those flying out will still fly out the day after PIR, Friday.)

Click on the date of your recruit’s PIR and join the group to connect with others with loved ones training with your recruit.

I had an email that my son is scheduled to give blood on October 3rd at 9:00 a.m.  He is ship 14 Div 333.  Not sure why it came to our home email, but kinda nice to see. 

Good Morning Ladies, hope you all Have a great Wed.

That is Great Mamabear! Time will Fly by, Have you heard any word from her Yet? hope all is well. Like they say NO NEWS is GOOD NEWS! They are working really hard, very proud of all the SR'S for making the Journey they all have chosen for themselves! Good Day!

Ladies please don't get me wrong and I am not assuming anything. I would just like you all to know Passing the PFA/PFT is a struggle to some and not so for others. And that is ok, when your Son/Daughter was in DEP  they usually had meetings and those meetings were for training on swim, run, exercise. Please just know some may pass some may not. But they will get the Help that is needed. so please if you get a call that things have changed their can be many reasons as to why, don't be discouraged. Your Son/Daughter will not be set up for Failure, they will be Helped with anything that they may be struggling with. And speak to them and give them strength, courage, determination. Pray over the phone with them a lot of them need that. I send my Blessing to everyone's Son/Daughter and I pray that they focus and find that determination within themselves to get where they need to be. They are not by themselves the Lord is right beside them pushing them every step of the way!

Psalm 46:1-3 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. ...

Welcome to all the New Moms coming to the site, you will find much needed information and answers to all your questions. and if you get stuck there is a lot of experienced women on here that are very knowledgeable. so welcome aboard.

Congrats, Mamabear That is Great News! I think once you and her are able to speak over the phone things will be better, something about hearing their voice things start to calm down. Praying for more Moms to get calls and Letters.

Welcome Matthewsmom, and the emotional feelings that you are having is very normal, all of us Mothers on this site have endured every feeling there is to have. Congrats to your SR for joining. if you have any questions you have come to the right place. here on this site are a lot of Wonderful Mothers/Aunts/Grandmothers and very knowledgeable ones too. you may also join the site of Welcome to the Meps and Dep and it too will give you insight and info.

SweeTea that call will soon come, be patient! I tell you it is something with us Moms having to hear their voice that makes things so much better. and THE NOT KNOWING part is what will eat us up. Just keep reminding yourself he is busy and he is ok, remember the NO NEWS is GOOD NEWS. But I completely understand, went thru it myself. My Son just recently Graduated Sept. 1st. he is in Great Lakes attending A school, so being so far apart from him is a challenge.

Here are the current PIR groups:

PIR: September 29, 2017 TG 47 - 9 Divisions (303-310 & 947) 4 guests

PIR: October 6, 2017 TG 48 - 14 Divisions (311-322, 822 & 948) 3 guests

PIR: October 13, 2017 TG 49 - 9 Divisions (323-330 & 949) 4 guests

PIR: October 20, 2017 TG 50 - 9 Divisions (331-340, & 950) 4 guests

PIR: October 27, 2017 TG 51 4 guests

PIR: November 3, 2017 TG 52

PIR: November 9, 2017 TG 01 (Note: PIR is on Thursday due to the Veterans Day holiday on Friday. Those flying out will still fly out the day after PIR, Friday.)

Click on the date of your recruit’s PIR and join the group to connect with others with loved ones training with your recruit.

Good Morning Ladies, Happy Thurs. Thank You Sweet Tea. That is Fabulous News that Calls are being made, I hope you Mothers recieving calls feel much Better, and those that havent recieved calls be Patient they are coming. And believe me they are missing you just as much you them. Have a great day ladies/

Know that letters mailed before you get the form letter do not get to your recruit much quicker, if at all, than letters mailed after receiving the form letter because the recruits cannot receive mail until they are in their permanent ship and a Recruit Mail Petty Officer has been trained in how to handle mail, which means it is usually sometime in the third week or later (1-3 or 1-4 DOT) when they start receiving mail depending on when P-days ended and the division formed. (We are hearing that many recruits had one Mail Call without mail when their loved ones waited on the form letter. Some have sent one letter a week after arrival after checking the address and then waited on the form letter to mail additional letters to reduce the chance of no mail at the first Mail Call. If you do this, do not include photos or phone cards or anything other than a letter or card since the letter may get rerouted if your recruit changes divisions and/or ships.) Recruits can start writing letters the first Sunday they are in their Ship. This is sometimes, rarely, the first Sunday after they arrive, but is often not until the second Sunday, which is why that first real letter often does not arrive until your recruit has been gone nearly 3 weeks. (The Red Book actually indicates that the first holiday routine cannot be before the second Sunday after arrival, but their have been early letters a few times.) For some recruits who arrive on Thursday or Friday and have to remain in P-days while waiting for additional recruits to arrive the following Monday or Tuesday to fill the division, it could be the third Sunday before they get to write. (You will soon learn when mail day is for you. Most of my letters came on Wednesday in Missouri, but your mail day may be before or after that depending on how far you are from the RTC.) At first recruits are only permitted to write during holiday routine on Sunday and later they may be able to write on one or two other days

as well (often Tuesday and Thursday) and some Divisions may earn the privilege of writing every day if they are doing really well or if the RDC feels that providing that privilege will boost morale. Some RDCs permit them to mail letters only on Sunday afternoon with mail going out Monday morning even when they can write on other days and others permit them to mail letters on the day they are written with mail going out the next morning. (The letters written during holiday routine or other times are collected in a bag by the RMPO and then mailed on Monday morning.) It is up to the RDC and there does not seem to be a "norm" for this. Once your recruit can receive mail, Mail Call is every weekday evening (M-F). All mail received at the RTC is distributed on the day it is received to the recruits in their compartments that evening sometime prior to Taps

here is a site also you may want to address your questions.

New Members  Help desk and a good person to go to would be ellen0502 about the letters.

Hello Moms!  I wonder if anyone else has this situation and what they did about it.  My son graduated boot camp on 9/21.  I had been told by our recruiter at the start of boot camp that I should maintain SR's health insurance coverage until he finished boot camp, so I did not contact my benefits department until 9/24.  Today the benefits administrator informed me that I had to of reported the new coverage within 60 days of start of new coverage in order to process a status change.  I now have to wait until open enrollment and continue coverage through 2017.  Any suggestions?