Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones)

B'sNukeMoM-- WOW!!! He looks so young!! (Don't they all though!) He was a Cute kid though! (I know... It's your Dad and you don't think of them as ever having been kids!)

B'sNukeMom - Thank you for sharing!! Your father was very young and very young looking!! He served honorably and we are thankful for his service.  I still treasure my father's Army picture. 

I appreciate you posting the information about the RTC reorganization!

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Today's PIR happening now:

LIVE PIR FEB 10, 2023

The flyover in the Super Bowl this weekend is being done by an all female team.  You can read about it here:

All Female Flyover in Super Bowl

Happy Weekend Everyone!

May calls come in and may the best team win! 

All Female Flyover, that sounds wonderful, thanks B'sNukeMom for sharing. 

Dawne - Welcome to the BC Mom and loved ones group. We are glad you have joined us!

Just a Friendly Reminder - 

Booking travel plans for BC, is one of the first lessons that we as moms learn, we no longer set the agenda. PLEASE remember to book all flights and motel rooms with changeable options. 

We drove 12 hours to PIR so that we did not have to fly, but I did not even book our midway motel stop until about a day before I had my "I'm a sailor" call. Back then, that call came on Wed afternoon before PIR. 

Then even when my son was going to A school, I knew to book a motel room which I could change the date, however, once we got there, I could not add an extra day. Unknown to my sailor, he had been given an extra liberty day.  We just had to roll with what we could do, but because we drove, I could adjust a little bit and I had not booked my motel for our route home, until that morning. - Not the way I used to plan our trips, but flexibility has had to become a new part of my personality. 

Congrats to the Kansas City Chiefs - Super Bowl Champs.

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FYI - Per Sarge - NO Meet N Greet this week (2/16).

Welcome to our newest members  -  Claire & NCJay

We are glad you have joined us, and this is the best location to post your messages. The more you post the more we will reply. Please come introduce yourselves. 

Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen! 

I see Valkyrie has posted a new discussion above.

I just want to encourage are newer members, be sure to come post in this comment wall area or in your PIR group. This is the place where you will start making connections. The Navy Loved One journey is not one to go alone. We are a family, and your questions may be "Old Hat" in one sense to us, but they are new to you. Your feelings are new to you, but someone has been through similar feelings as you. We all deal with our kids heading off to BC in different ways, but we all relate. 

This is also your training ground as well. We learn what OPSEC/ PERSEC mean, we find out what it is like to be without communication for months on end, because we have to wait for the Form Letter, or now for some the Sandboxx App notice. 

Here are links to some groups that might be helpful, and to some other helpful information as well. 

Moms of Daughters 2

Christian Navy Moms

Sandboxx App for BC

Survival Guide for Navy For Moms Newbies - Navy For Moms (ning.com)

RED Fridays

Private Messages - Creating & Sending + OPSEC

Blue Candle

RTC Bootcamp website

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

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Reminder - NO Meet N Greet tomorrow (2/16/23).

Valkyrie -- That's for you....

Welcome Claire and NCJay, so happy your here. I hope you can find the time to introduce yourself and share with us about your recruit. We are here to support you through this amazing journey. 

NCJay, welcome Dad, this is awesome. I know my husband has a different perspectives on many of the subjects involving our Sailor, it would be great to hear things through a Dad's eyes and heart. 

NCJay - We are glad to have you and your wife on this group. There have been changes since my son went to BC in 2017 as to when the phone calls come in. I don't know the new timeline as well with them having BST, then still doing their final PFT before PIR. What I can say, is "No News is Good News" so likely if you have not heard anything, everything is still a go!  You would not be the first ones to head to PIR without hearing from your new sailor yet. 

NCJay - if you haven't joined the Feb PIR group yet, I would do that and also ask there if others have heard from their loved ones yet. 

PIR FEBRUARY 2023

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

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Hello Everyone, my son left on 2/14 and I did get the 60 second, "I'm here and I love you Mom" phone call.

NCJay -- We don't discriminate!  We love our dad's on here.  { please don't be offended if we forget you are a dad though... It's not deliberate.}
I am going to go with our Standard "No News is Good News" and say... CONGRATULATIONS!!!! (They are required to call if they will not PIR on time!)

ILuvEDP -- Welcome!  You are in the right place!  Please feel free to share, ask, cry, laugh and celebrate with us! This group is where you will get the most support and answers to all your questions.  We will help you get your "Sea Legs" in this new Navy Lifestyle.

belovedbyHim Thank You!

Welcome Claire, NCJay (dad & mom!) and ILuvEDP! 

Good Morning to Everyone!!

Welcome aboard to JCHawk & ILuvEDP ! We are glad you have joined us. 

ILuvEDP - I am so glad to hear that you received your "I'm Here" call! The great silence has begun, so don't hesitate to post when you need some encouragement. During the days of the pandemic and shut down, we had a lot of chatter and activity here, because the communication was so much more difficult. There have been some changes made with the form letter notification so be sure to read this: 

Sandboxx App for BC

which also includes information from the RTC website, be sure to read all the way through the post. 

Be sure to bookmark this site as well if you have not already: RTC Bootcamp website  This was actually my go to site before I found N4M. 

JCHawk - We are glad you are here, be sure to come say hello when you have a chance. 

Today's PIR happening now:

LIVE PIR FEB 17.2023

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Here's a video posted online (6/13/22) that shows the 10 weeks of boot camp:

What US Navy Recruits Go Through

And if you are interested in seeing what happens during the "Confidence Chamber" aka gas chamber here is a video link:

Boot Camp Gas Chamber

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Good Evening Everyone!

I have a very busy week this week with little tech time, but I just wanted to say Hi! And check in on everyone, especially our new members. Count your weeks not your days. Start writing letters. I wrote emails to my SR and then I printed and mailed them when I had his address. It was just the way I was used to communicating with my children and I always saw his smiling face looking back at me.

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

PIR APRIL 2023

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Be sure to RSVP for Sarge's Meet N Greet.  It's held on the Thursday night before PIR.  Here's the link:  

Sarge's Meet N Greet

Weather in GL is supposed to be pretty cold on Friday.  Make sure you plan accordingly for PIR!

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