Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones)

My son will graduate on 1/07/22.  Will he be allowed to spend Christmas Day with his family?  I received the yellow adopt a sailor form.  My other son only lives about 1 hour away and he can pick him up for Christmas Day, but my older son is not and will not be vaccinated.  Why does he need to be if he is just picking up my recruit for the day?  I am confused.  If my recruit is allowed to leave for the day with the Adopt a Sailor family, he will be around vaccinated and non vaccinated people all day.  

Juandeane -- Their base, Their Rules.  Yes he can spend the day with family but in order to come on base, that person must be vaccinated.  It doesn't make sense to me either but Government and Intelligence often do not go together.  You would need a fully vaccinated family member to be able to go on base and sign him out.  There is no other option if you want to spend the day together as family.

I so appreciate the support sites like this offer and hope we don’t engage in political posts, conspiracy medical posts (COVID, vaccine, etc.). If this is a site where that is allowed, please let me know. I try to stay focused on my son and his journey. I want him to be safe, as safe as possible - from all dangers.

2021 CHRISTMAS ADOPT-A-SAILOR

Recruit Training Command will resume our annual Christmas Adopt-A-Sailor program.

Recruits graduating January 7, 2022, have the opportunity to spend Christmas Day in the local area with their immediate families or be adopted by local civic organizations such as VFWs, American Legions and churches.

Be sure to join your PIR group.  Here are the links:

PIR JANUARY 2022

PIR DECEMBER 2021

PIR NOVEMBER 2021

Andi14 - yes, the purpose of the N4M site is to provide support and encouragement to all families/friends of Sailors and future Sailors.  You are correct, it is not the place for political posts, conspiracy theories, etc.  Occasionally things can get a little emotional with certain topics but this is not the place to debate them.

As belovedbyHim said - it's the Navy, it's Their base and Their rules.  Some may not like it but your Sailor is part of the Navy now and they must follow the rules set in place.  Don't make it harder for them.

Good Morning Everyone!! Welcome to all of our new members!! 

B'sNukeMom- Thanks for the update on the Christmas Adopt-A-Sailor. 

Andi14 - We do our best on here to just be an encouragement to those of you coming here looking for information on BC, PIR and a place to share your ups and downs through the BC journey as you. You are welcome to spend as little or as much time as you would like here. You may also reach out to us privately and joining your PIR group is a good way to just share your BC journey as well. 

Here's the link to Sarge's Meet & Greet.  You do need to RSVP if you plan on attending:

Meet and Greet

Andi14-- We respect that everyone is entitled to come to their own decision as far as COVID and vaccines are concerned.  Some support it others do not.  HOWEVER Since ALL our children are not in a position to choose to refuse we accept and honor that.
The same goes for politics.  Everyone may have their own opinion but our children are under the authority and direction of the Commander in Chief and so we respect the office no matter our feelings about the individual. 
We may stray off topic over it from time to time but it is usually polite (NO Name Calling is EVER allowed, That will get you a scolding in a hurry!) and it is usually short lived.  The Main purpose for this page is to hep you Navigate Boot camp and learn how to be the BEST Navy Mom to your Sailor you can!

Only one person get the mail with the graduation info in it?

love4Leo25 - if you are asking if your recruit mails the graduation info to only one person, then yes, that is correct.

thank you. I have been waiting day in and out and my mom received the information instead. Got it today. Oh and he asked her to send his address to his girlfriend and that's all he said lol. Oh well!

B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN, thank you for updating the info on this page about the Meet and Greet.  Would you also update the time, too?  It is now from 4 to 8, instead of 5 to 10.  Thanks!

love4Leo25, I appreciate that you could throw an "lol" in there.  Sometimes our sons can be so thoughtless, I think we HAVE to laugh.  I'm glad at least your mom heard from him and he has a graduation date now!

love4Leo25 - Be thankful that your SR's mother even had a note that said to share the address with you. If it was the "form letter" that she received with his address, then the only thing that is "allowed" to be written down on that letter by the recruits is their address and nothing else. I have heard that some will maybe write something on the inside of the envelope but the form letter is pretty straight forward and part of the separation process for our SRs. Writing anything extra can be cause for a reprimand, at least that has been my impression from what I have gathered over the years here. 

love4Leo25, big Navy hugs for you along with prayers. I love my son but he can be a little turd sometimes too. Keep your spirits up, sometimes it just takes a while.

Love4Leo25 I can relate. I live in NJ and my SR recently moved from NJ to FL where his dad lives to sign up down in Jax. All of the documentation is going to the father and I am not receiving anything. It is adding extra stress on me and my other son who lives with me and without this site and all of you we would have no information so I am grateful to be here. My SR and I spoke about this before he left and he said his father promised he would share information with me. He is not. Hopefully you are staying informed through the Grandmother. 

Love4Leo25 - My apologies! I haven't been able to keep up with all of the new members like I usually try to do. That makes a lot more sense though as to why you said "Mom" had received the letter and why it would hurt if he told her to share the address with his girlfriend and did not mention you. Thank you for clarifying. 

I shared my son's address with other family members, friends from church, all people I knew would offer him words of encouragement. I however did not know about this site, so I had not read the information regarding letter writing and so I sent all of his letters with smiley stickers on the back of the envelope!! Oops!!

MAV - I am sorry that you are not receiving the form letter and information as your SR had expected his father to provide to you. 

So a thought for anyone with loved ones still waiting to leave who might have a similar situation. Remind them that while they may only send one form letter they are allowed to write personal letters and share their address with anyone they wish to write to. It will likely take longer to arrive than the form letter but they can still mail you a letter as soon as personal letters are able to be sent out. 

Hi all - Happy Tuesday!

love4Leo25 - I hope you are able to get the info from your mom so you can start making plans and start sending letters.

Oh MAV - I'm sorry your ex isn't sharing info {{sigh}}.  Hopefully you can get everything straightened out.

MomofJoseph - thank you for letting me know about the time change.  I have corrected it up above!

Be sure to join your PIR group.  Here are the links:

PIR JANUARY 2022

PIR DECEMBER 2021

PIR NOVEMBER 2021

RTC has listed a 3rd TG for January:

January 21, 2022 TG-08 (049,050,051,052,053,054,055,056,057,058,060,908)

Here's the link to Sarge's Meet & Greet.  You will need to RSVP if you plan on attending:

Meet and Greet

Oh Wow Sarge has the Meet and Greet opened, That is Awesome!!!! for those going it is a fun night. Now I dont know how much it has changed but he sits you by div# so you will need to know your Loved Ones Div #. You will be able to meet the other families that your Son works with. when you put your name also put the Name you use on here so others that communicate with you will know who you are on here. there will be plenty of food, he will take div # pictures and there will be vendors indoors.

thank you all for the encouragement :)

navy girlfriend - my son left 10/25 and his PIR is 1/7/22 so hopefully his will be the same.

Mav - I'm so sorry. I hope you hear from your son directly. 

Good morning!  My son's PIR is in 7 days!  Woo hoo!!!  But I have a question about decorating the door.  I have a lovely anchor (made by a sweet BC mom!) but I am wrestling with whether it's okay to put it on my hotel door because of OPSEC.  I know a lot of people do, but I don't want to do it just because others do.  We are staying in the Navy Lodge (if that makes a difference.)  I'm planning on decorating the door no matter what, just didn't know if I should keep the anchor inside my room, or if it's okay to put it on the door.  

Thanks in advance for any insight you have!

Good Morning Everyone!! I hope your day goes well! I hope those of you waiting on calls this week are getting them and safe travels. 

MomofJoseph - I believe at the Navy Lodge it is okay to decorate the doors since everyone there is going to be Navy related. In other words, you should not have any sort of negative actions likely because you are sharing that you have a loved one in the military. (Remember not everyone appreciates our military!) Be sure to ask at the front desk. If they don't want anything hanging on the door, then it will look nice on the desk or dresser in the room. 

For those staying elsewhere, I do not recommend decorating your outside door. And some motels will not allow it anyway. Decorating inside the room is fine. Again be mindful, no candles burning probably, nothing stuck to the walls. 

Thank you so much, Chipmunk!  <3

Be sure to join your PIR group.  Here are the links:

PIR JANUARY 2022

PIR DECEMBER 2021

PIR NOVEMBER 2021

A Little humor this Morning

Mrs. Party havent heard much from you, I Hope all is well we miss you! 

Morning Prayer:

Heavenly Father, I long to walk the godly path in Christ Jesus and be filled with the Spirit moment by moment.. for the right reasons - so that my life may praise and glorify You, for You alone are worthy. I pray that my life may be one of self-sacrifice and humble praise, for the benefit of my brothers and sisters-in-Christ and to the praise and glory of Your holy name - this I pray in Jesus Name, AMEN.

The last time partyofseven posted was on 11/3.....I hope everything is ok with her......

Here's the link to Sarge's Meet & Greet.  You will need to RSVP if you plan on attending:

Meet and Greet

Phoenixmom, I love the posts, but my favorite is the one with the Mom under the bed.  I'll be printing that and including it in my son's letter tomorrow!  LOL

MomofJoseph so funny you say that, this had always been my favorite. I felt like that at one time when my Son just started BC. LOL!

Phoenixmom that is definitely my emotions about BC. :-)

MomofJoseph I'm very excited for you and your countdown. Enjoy Thanksgiving weekend with your receipt and safe travels.

Ladies who have been through this before--what will Thanksgiving be like for the recruits who have December and beyond PIRs?

I laughed so hard when I saw the mom under the bed!  Shared it with the whole family.  Thanks for the laugh!

Love4Leo25, MAV, Northwoodsmom - I really appreciate you sharing your struggles with your sons.  When mine turned 18 he moved in first with his dad and then my parents.  In his journey to adult he wanted to live anywhere but home.  He joked that his time in the Navy would be a good break for him and he might not write or call at all.  Anyway, I hope he was joking, but maybe not??? Lol!

I very well may have to track down his form letter from his dad or my mom.  Thankfully, they’re cooperative.  I certainly do hope I hear from him.  Hopefully absence makes his heart grow fonder… lol!  But I am trying to have realistic expectations so I’m not overly disappointed if he chooses to keep his boot camp experiences to himself.

Like I said earlier, I just wanted to thank you ladies for sharing what you have and are going through.  It really helps knowing I’m not alone navigating all the mixed feelings I’m sifting through. Some because my kiddo’s in the Navy now, but others have to do with our dynamic before the Navy was even on the horizon.