Lovely psalm Partyofseven! Thinking of you and hoping you stay safe getting back in the classroom.

Good morning Ladies!  7 days until our sons PIR DoriBry and Proud&Grateful!  Just thinking of our sons.  How busy and excited they must be to see the end of BC and to start their Navy journey.

Carolyn: He sounds like a wonderful son. Hugs!

Stay strong Warrior Moms...we got this! :)

Carolyn, My son quarantined at a base in Wisconsin.

Good morning ladies! 

I’m so confused! My sailor is graduating today and I’m trying to find the link for the livestream, but I keep going in a loop hole! Does anyone know where it is, on facebook it says they would post it 30 minutes before 7am! 

Mykenzie - Congratulations to your son!! But there is no live streaming any more of the PIR. I will give you the other information in a minute.

Mykenzie: Congratulations on your son's PIR!  I'm sad we don't have live stream...makes it tough on our families.  Hang in there! Hopefully you will hear from him in the next few days! {{{{BNMH}}}} 

Mykenzie - here is the information from the RTC website RTC Bootcamp website

If you read in the yellow banner above where the links are for the video, it says they are videotaped and posted each FRIDAY. I don't think they come up until sometime in the afternoon on Friday.  :-(   I am sorry. I don't know if the FB page is as up to date with that information or not.

* * *  Graduation Ceremony Guest Attendance Suspension  * * *

The U.S. Navy has suspended all Recruit Training Command formal, large-scale graduation ceremonies until further notice as part of its proactive approach to protect our mission and limit the potential spread of COVID-19.
Recruits will continue to graduate and participate in a smaller-scale ceremony, which will be videotaped and posted each FRIDAY on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/NavyRecruitTrainingCommand/ as well as our YouTube channel for RTC Public Affairs.
This virtual graduation will remain posted on Facebook and YouTube indefinitely for subsequent viewing.
This decision was made after considering recommendations from the CDC and medical professionals to support the well-being of our students and staff, and to maintain our mission essential function of providing basically trained Sailors to the fleet.
We will continue to monitor the situation and will resume graduations with guest attendance as soon as it is safe to do so.

Mykenzie:  The videos post by 4pm CT, this according to all the info shared on closed FB page my hubby is on.  I will be glued to my computer next Friday myself! 

Looks like today's honor grads are listed for today's ceremony, go check it out Mykensie!

https://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/honor_grads.html

Mykenzie here are the links

Recruits will continue to graduate and participate in a smaller-scale ceremony, which will be videotaped and posted each FRIDAY on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/NavyRecruitTrainingCommand/ as well as our YouTube channel for RTC Public Affairs.
This virtual graduation will remain posted on Facebook and YouTube indefinitely for subsequent viewing

Thank you ladies! 

Good Morning All, hope everyone got off to a good start to your Morning. Well we are finally getting some rain! YAY! been waiting all week for this.

Welcome to all the New Comers, so glad that you have found the site. this Site will give you the ins and outs of BC. There is so much info to read on here, by the end you will have so much knowledge and will know more than your Loved in in BC. as they go day by day and its a new day is all they know you will know about BST-21 before they will and what takes place. Learn the lingo , it will completely freak them out. I know it did my son when I spoke to him. and its fun! well all have a great day!

This is a regular reminder that this page is the only official Facebook page for Recruit Training Command.

There have been reports of fake pages that look identical to our page who are promoting a live stream video for graduation and soliciting monetary donations.

Please do NOT click any links that we have not posted ourselves. Links posted in the comments section are not legitimate and we are deleting them as soon as we can. Again, do NOT click on these links!

Be smart on social media and do not provide your personal information or banking information to anyone; RTC will never ask for monetary contributions or ask for your identifiable information on social media.

To help keep our Navy families safe, please report any fake pages or events to Facebook.

this message coming from https://www.facebook.com/NavyRecruitTrainingCommand and http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/

Comehereyoung, welcome to Navy Moms. We are glad you are here. If you have any questions feel free to ask, someone will answer you. We are all here to encourage and help you make it through this emotional journey. No question is a stupid question and as you read through the post you will see how everyone handles the journey differently. Again, welcome! 

Carolyn - They quarantine at an Army base called Fort McCoy near Sparta, WI. It is a 3 hour bus ride to/from RTC Great Lakes.

All - I got the first phone call from boot camp on Saturday.  My son was starting week 2 of actual boot camp.  He said they don't count P-days.  He sounded really good, upbeat, and positive.  His only complaint was that he has shin splints from all the running and marching.  But says its common there.  He was allowed to go to the infirmary to get ibuprofen.  I was plagued with them when I was a runner in my youth.  So I reassured them he won't be crippled or anything, just push through and they will heal when he is done with BC.  I also got his first 3 letters on Tuesday.  They are full of energy and jokes.  So all is well in my world.  

Good Morning and welcome to all of our new moms,

We are glad you are here. 

Mama Bear- It is good to see you post on here. Yay for phone calls and letters whoo hoo!! I know your heart is so happy and I'm so glad he sounds so good!! Have a great day!!

Mykenzie- Congratulations on your Sailor!!!

Anti M- How are you? Hope the clean up from all the wind wasn't to bad. How are the kitties doing? We had beautiful weather yesterday.  :)

Comehereyoung- Good Morning and welcome to our group. We are glad you are here. Please come and let us know where you are in this journey. Keeping busy is the key and write every day until you get your form letter and then you can send your letters off right away!!!  We are here for you!!!

REMEMBER TO WEAR YOUR RED TODAY!!! WE WEAR RED TO REMEBER EVERYONE DEPLOYED!!!

Happy Friday everyone and may your day be a great one!!!

Mama Bear- thanks for sharing that info with me. I checked the weather up there.  Wow!!! Freezing!!! Our son says he likes cold weather but he's never experienced cold like that in Arkansas.  Do they get to go outside at all?

Good Morning Partyofseven!! Thanks for the RED reminder! Some days just all blend together for me and I forget it is Friday. 

Mykenzie - Yes! Congratulations to your sailor - and hopefully you will get a glimpse of him on the video later. Keep us posted. 

Mama Bear - thanks for the updated information on BC and no P-days. They must be doing some of that while they are in quarantine. I never knew how it all worked - I leave that to BelovedbyHim or one of the other ladies.  So glad you had a phone call!

Comehereyoung - we are glad you joined the group!

For all our moms with loved ones still in BC be sure to come join us here and if not be sure to join your PIR groups. 

PIR January 2021

PIR February 2021

These are closed groups and you have to be approved before added, so it may take a bit for the admin to get back to your request, just be patient.

May you all have a Wonderful Day!!

Good Morning to everyone else also, Anti M, Phoenixmom, BelovedbyHim, and all of our Navy Posse Moms!! 

Carolyn - I am not sure about time outside when they are at Ft. McCoy - but they will march outside once they are in BC. And they will be dressed warmly. I will say, even if I don't like wearing a mask out and about, my cloth one is rather nice for when there is bitter cold winds blowing. It helps to keep my face warm.

Carolyn- Good Morning,

Sorry I missed your post. And Mama Bear thanks for the info. Like Chipmunk said sometimes we are not sure about how they change things from quarantine to bc. I also leave that to BBH and the others.  :)

Yes I know that GL is very cold in the winter and you can see pictures of them dressed very warmly. Your son will definitely be bundled up when he gets to GL.

But once he does get to GL they do march outside cold and all.  :) How are you doing?

Chipmunk- Good Morning and you are very welcome!! 

Good Morning All, I see we have a few New Comers. Welcome to BC for Moms/Loved Ones. Nice to have you here. This site will give much information for you to learn the ropes of BC. Can Be Overwhelming so Hang on tight!.

Good Morning to all Admins hope your Morning started out well and now to a Productive day!. Wishing you all well.

Mrs. Anti M how you doing over on your side? thinking of you!

Does anyone know if visitors will be allowed at A school in Pensacola? My son told me that his recruiter said he'd go straight to A school with no break after BC or during school. 2 weeks quarantine, 8 weeks BC, 36 weeks A School, almost a year!

Thank you!

Jayme0209 here is the website to that A school

Naval Air Station Pensacola

NAS Pensacola, FL | Schools

Jayme0209-- Good morning and Welcome.  That is a Firm Maybe!!  Depending on when he leaves and if any of that is over Christmas 2021 and what happens with COVID and what the Stand down/ liberty policies are at his A school for any given week, where you are coming from... Maybe yes, Maybe no. 
Sadly until he gets there you will not know for sure.  Usually they are able to class up and they earn liberty so he would be able to spend some time off base with you but you will not know that until he is there.  The Boot camp info is spot on however.  I know it feels overwhelming but please know he's  safe and after BC the communications really do get better!! COVID has really thrown a Monkey wrench into the works!

Good morning ladies! 

Carolyn ~ hello! Reading your post about listening to his voicemail brought tears to my eyes! I love that you recorded him talking and laughing, on the sly! I did the same thing with tears running down my face while he was playing video games with his friends the night before he left. Your son is engaged? Awwee Our experiences sound similar in that my son is also engaged but oh man she didn't have her phone on her when he called saying "I'm here" so he called us and boy was she devastated! I told my husband I like to think that maybe he called us first... yeah nope LOL 

So about the clothes - they give them everything they need for the elements and they also receive a "visa card" (not sure what they call it) so they can buy other things that are needed including a calling card. They do march outside from building to building but are pretty bundled up. I believe if you go on their RTC facebook page and go back to last winter photos you can see how they look when it snowed. 

Big Navy Mom Hugs to you!! This is the hard part and we are here for you! "you got this!" I love the phrase that was told to me when my son went to bootcamp "Don't worry, we've never lost a mom to boot camp!" :) 

Mom2blondies ~ How are you? :) You're in the home stretch! Here's to getting more letters and extra happy phone calls!

Mykenzie ~ CONGRATULATIONS!!! Bravo Zulu Sailor!! Soon you'll be back in communication! Big hugs to you! 

Mama Bear ~ BNMH! Hopefully his shin splints subside and don't bother him too much. Yay for letters! 

Comehereyoung ~ Welcome! We'd like to be here for you through your journey so say hello anytime! 

Warriorprotector ~ One more week? Here we go! Whoohoo! What division is he? We can't wait to celebrate with you! 

Jayme0209 ~ Belovedbyhim had a great answer! It really stinks that covid has changed things. He'll have the best info when he arrives in FL. It all depends on the state and city. BNMH!

Have a wonderful day AngesB, Phoenixmom, Chipmuck, Shanny, BBH, Partyofseven, and Anti M! 

Hello Ladies!  Trying to post from my phone never works!

Less than a week until PIR Doribry and Proud&Grateful!

MyKenzie: YOU HAVE A SAILOR!!! Can't wait to see your post after the video and praying you get a call! Hugs!

Jayme0209: My son will also be at A School in Pensacola, hopefully the covid won't ruin any chances for seeing him.  Fingers crossed!

Phoenixmom: Thanks for the P-cola links!

Mama Bear: Yea for phone calls!  Glad you had that time with him!

B'sNukesmom: Right on!

Beloved: Love all the info.

Hi Party and Chipmunk!

Well, hope everyone has a good 24 hours, my daughter and I are overnight hosts for a family shelter tonight. Counting blessings and prayers for all of you!

Welcome to all the new moms...wouldn't have made it through these weeks without all these special ladies on here!

Good morning all! Although it is afternoon for most of you. I didn't feel like I worked extra hard yesterday or anything but I was SO tired and slept all through the night (that almost never happens) and woke up at 7am feeling ready to start the day....but apparently I wasn't because I fell back asleep and next thing I know it is 10am!!! I guess my body just needed extra sleep. 

Hi Vintage! 28 days to go!!! I don't know why if feels like time has slowed down all of a sudden. I see a letter coming from SR/GF. It should be at the post office today, it wasn't there yet on Wednesday. 

Actual winter weather in so cal is not a regular occurrence but they say we have a big storm coming. My oldest that lives in the mountains came down and got groceries yesterday in case they get snowed in. 

Carolyn-thinking about you, the first few days are a rollercoaster of emotions and the leaky eyes will be unpredictable. Hugs!! 

MIL has asked dh to come over this afternoon but he doesn't know why so not sure if I should go with him or not. Hoping he calls her to get more info. 

Hope you all have a wonderful day! 

mom2blondies - where are you in SoCal?  I'm in Riverside.

Thank you belovedbyHim and Phoenixmom! I haven't really been able to find much info on visitors.  We're in Naples, FL, so same state. 

Phoenixmom, I am alright, just being quiet.  I need to get outside and get the leaves which came down in the windstorm up, it is supposed to snow tonight into tomorrow.  Dead leaves under snow is a mess.  

B'sNukeMoM- Not too far from you! I'm in the foothills up by where the 210 and 15 meet. All of my family is in Riverside county and we used to go to Riverside regularly as we did archery there before covid shutdown the range. I got my bird on my profile pic down there at Magnolia bird farm. 

Hi Mrs. Anti M, please be careful doing the chores outside. If I was near I would go and rake for you as I am doing my own here at home. I'm glad that you are ok.

Jayme0209 I believe we have a site on here for Pensacola let me find it maybe you can reach out to others and see if they are allowing visitors. with this Covid going around it may be slim chances.

Jayme0209 there is a site on here called Parents of A School Sailors in Pensacola. try and find and you will have to join.

Parents of A School Sailors in Pensacola

I Posted it below click on it and it will take you to the page up on the right hand side join and someone will let you know when it has been accepted.

Mama Bear—You are right that the shin splints won’t kill them or leave them lame for life but they can be miserable!  Hopefully he will get better sooner than the end of BC!  You are correct that ROM and P-Days do not count as part of the Training.  So Correct me but he’s been gone for nearly 5 weeks now?  2 Weeks ROM, 1 Week P-Days and 2 Weeks Training?  I am just verifying the timeline so I make sure I give correct info to all the other New moms.

Carolyn—As you already know they do go outside but not to play or relax or just hang out.  It’s really just to move from point A to point B.  They are bundled up but it's so stinkin' cold I don't think they would really want to play out there for long.  Some do get to go out and shovel the snow so there is always that to look forward to!!

Mykenzie—CONGRATULATIONS!!!! WHOOP WHOOP!!! Sailor in the HOUSE!!! WHOOP WHOOP!!! Let us know if you see him in the video!! It should be up shortly!!

Jayme0209 – So same state make it a little easier.  It will be some time before he classes up but he should get weekend liberty eventually and as long as your numbers stay low you should be able to see him at some point.  Keep in Mind that this is the Navy and things are always subject to change until they are over and COVID really has everything in flux.  Your sailor will be the one best able to tell you.  However the fact that it’s a short-ish drive (is 8 hours short??) and not a plane trip does make it easier to remain flexible!  Join the P-Cola group when you are able and they can give you more detailed information there. When did your sailor leave?

Congrats Mykenzie!

Congratulations MyKenzie!

Partyofseven- Today is the first day in 3 days I have not cried.....yet....I've been teary a few times so I guess that is a plus.  Thanks for the info.  I'll be wearing my son's Packers toboggan this weekend hoping they make it to the Super Bowl.  Any chance the quarantined kids get to watch the game? My guess is no. :)

Chipmunk- I agree on the mask keeping us warm but I'm so tired of wearing them, especially at work.

Vintage- Thanks for the encouragement!!

BBH-My son has not seen snow in 10 years, so I'm sure shoveling it may not be his idea of fun, but you never can tell with him, he may love it! lol!

Jayme0209- did your son leave for bootcamp/quarantine this week? Mine shipped on Wednesday. He's going to A school in Pensacola as well. Supposed to be 25 weeks for him.  I'm hoping to make several trips to see him if at all possible.

Carolyn:  it has actually been a pretty dry winter so far!  I am on the other side of Lake Michigan in Michigan. We are about 25 inches below average right now. But, we have a winter storm expected Monday through Tuesday so maybe...  i should probably get the snow shovel out finally

Hi ladies! I sadly didn’t see my sailor in the video, it was so difficult to see their faces! I’m hoping to hear from him soon. Last time we talked he said something about being in compartment after graduation. But thank you for your support and gratitude, it’s very much needed! :)

Carolyn -- Awesome job on the "Allergies" ;o)  Every day you will get a little stronger but just know that when those "attacks" hit it's not a sign of weakness!! I'm 7 years in and I STILL have my moments!! We got news that our sailor is coming home soon and as soon as we had a date and time I burst into tears! DH (bless him) looked at me and said"Why are you crying? I'd thought you'd be happy!?" MEN!!! I am Happy!! I'm so happy my eyes couldn't contain it any longer!!

Mykenzie:  have you checked the pictures RTC posted today?  That’s where I found my son from his PIR. I’ll see if I can get the link...

https://www.facebook.com/NavyRecruitTrainingCommand

This is the Facebook page where the pictures from PIR are!  Hope you can find your recruit here!

Carolyn, had to go check exactly where you were from when I saw that you were a Packer Fan. Thought it might be close to me but no avail. My son said he was watching the game with his suite mates, he is in SC. I don't think I mailed him even a jersey come to think of it, poor kid. Prayers these next two months fly by for you.

Mykenzie, congratulations, Bravo Zulu! Don't feel to bad. I couldn't find my son and that was before the mask. My niece send me pictures she snapped from off the live feed she saw him right away. You would think a Mom would be able to pick out their kid from thousands but nope, and I didn't even have a excuse(mask). Yeah for communication soon.