Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones)

I'm back from Michigan and hoping to get caught up soon!  In the meantime here's the links to join your PIR group:

PIR APRIL 2023

PIR MARCH 2023

Good Morning Everyone!!

Welcome back B'sNukeMom - we look forward to hearing about the baby shower!

Welcome to our newest member  - Diahn - we are glad you have joined us. Be sure to come here to the comment wall area and introduce yourself. Let us know what stage of BC you are in our how long your SR has been there. Feel free to ask any questions, share your emotional ups and downs. This group is here to offer you support and help you to grow as a Navy Mom - we are in training as well. 

Patti - staying very hopeful for your son and offering prayers. 

Good morning and thanks for the kind welcome! My son has been at RTC since 2/14 and was placed in a 900 division, so had an extra week hold. It’s been a tough few weeks without hearing from him at all, but we finally got letters last week and a phone call on Saturday, so I’m feeling more settled now. We were a homeschooling family and my boys were always right with me - my youngest is in college about an hour away and my oldest is my SR who was living with us before he shipped. I’m so proud of him, but man…do I ever miss him!

Diahn - Welcome!! You have entered a new season of life and become a Navy Mom! There is a lot to process and a lot of emotions to deal with at the same time. This is why we are here, for the BC roller coaster ride and even afterwards. 

Be sure to read this article from the pages on the right if you haven't already. - 900's Division (the article still discusses 800 divisions, however, I believe those have all been integrated into the other divisions now.) - Some other posts you might find interesting or helpful - 

Blue Candle

PIR Weekend Experiences - Post Covid

Private Messages - Creating & Sending + OPSEC

Here are some other general links to information on this site or elsewhere: 

RTC Bootcamp website

Christian Navy Moms

Prayer Wall

Informed Delivery - USPS

Be sure to join your PIR groups - B'sNukeMom posted those below. 

The following group, I request that you not seek to join until after you have received the "I'm a sailor" call (we refer to it as such, your new sailor will not. It is the call after battle stations), or you are headed to/ or returned from PIR.  Beyond BC

Diahn - Welcome!  This group offers so much support and encouragement, so you have come to the right place!  Bootcamp is definitely hard for us Mom's but hang in there - it gets better and it will go by faster than you think. 

Hi all - Happy Thursday!

Chipmunk - the baby shower was a huge success!  Little Oli got so many nice things - they are now ready for him to arrive.  We had such a good time - C and I got the whole room organized, all the baby clothes washed and put away, the many, many books (you can really never have too many books lol!) on his book shelf.  Closet organizer put together, bins for drawers, so much fun stuff!  He's due in May and our plan is hopefully to go back sometime in June.  That will give B&C a few weeks to settle in and bond with him first.  It snowed a bit each morning - looked beautiful and would melt by mid afternoon.  I handled the cold weather quite well - although we didn't venture out much lol!  Now I'm just trying to get caught up on everything here at work.....ugh!

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

PIR APRIL 2023

PIR MARCH 2023

Anyone with PIR tomorrow - try to make it to Sarge's Meet N Greet if you can.  Here's the link with the info:

Sarge's Meet N Greet

May PIR group is not up yet - I'm waiting for RTC to post dates.  As soon as they do I'll get the group up.

hi Diahn. I too homeschooled my sailor.. I just had the one so the empty feeling was strong and still is to a degree. Welcome to a great support group..  

Trey - we have an Empty Nester group.  It's not real active but still, come on over and join.  Here's the link:

Empty Nester

I have the May PIR group up now.

Here's the link:

PIR MAY 2023

Diahn - here's the link to the 900s division group:

900s Division

Good Morning Everyone!!

All of our best wishes to our newest sailors and their families!!

I am sporting both my RED and my Green today! I especially like to wear my red shirt from my son's ship on the Friday's when they are out to sea, so I had to be creative today with my color scheme. 

Welcome monwojo - To our group. We are glad you have joined us. This is the best place to post your questions, share your ups and downs, and receive encouragement, as you begin this journey of being a Navy Mom. 

Today's PIR live:

PIR March 17, 2023

Click on the link to watch.

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

PIR MAY 2023

PIR APRIL 2023

PIR MARCH 2023

Diahn - Welcome to BC Moms! You're about to start a journey like no other.  Becoming a Navy Mom is full of adapting, trust and...PATIENCE! And jokes, because sone of these Moms are funny! But there will be tears sometimes and gnashing of teeth. And Navy Moms will be here to help you, answer questions and guide you through it all. Chime in as much as you want, or sit back and just read if that's your style. No pressure, no judging. Just opens arms, open ears and open hearts. Glad you're here!

I hope everyone had a good weekend. Did anyone get a phone call? How about letters? Is anyone using the Sandboxx APP? 

My son's letters usually arrived on Thursday. I would write him emails and then I printed those out and mailed them. I always added a little handwritten note as well. I also had friends of our who sent him cards and letters. 

Hello to our new Navy Moms. I remember my first few weeks on N4M'S. I just sat back and read the post, so unsure of everything that was happening. I wouldn't dare post anything my emotions were such a mess. Really I thought if I put myself out there they would think I was a complete nut job and kick me off the site. The more I got to know these wonderful Ladies the more I trusted to let go of some of the feels that were torturing me. 

With compassion they wrapped me in their tender care and day by day encouraged me on this amazing rollercoaster of a journe y. I learnt everyone deals differently with the stress. belovedbyHim even had me laughing with her story. Through all the ups and downs you will find a bonding of friendship beyond anything you could imagine. I love, respect and cherish them all for helping me through these past 3 years. I hope you all can build everlasting friendships through your Sailors journey. Prayers and God Bless your son's and daughters as they serve our country with pride.

Good Morning Everyone!!

I am very thankful for all of our members who continue to share their stories and words of encouragement here for our new members. Each of us has our own story as to how we came to BC Mom and Loved Ones group, how we dealt with the roller coaster emotional ride, but each one of us, year by year we have grown and gotten stronger. 

Some of us were able to attend PIR, others were restricted during Covid, and others due to distance, timing, or finances were not able to attend. But we continue to bond and encourage each other during the ups and downs of Navy life with our children. 

NWM - Very well said! 

Happy first day of Spring!

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

PIR MAY 2023

PIR APRIL 2023

PIR MARCH 2023

Here is information on the Sandboxx App, with as much updated information as I think we have been able to put together since GL has changed how they are notifying families of the SRs mailing addresses. 

Sandboxx App for BC

If you are going to PIR on Friday try to make it to Sarge's Meet N Greet - it's the Thursday night before PIR.  Here's the link to RSVP:

Sarge's Meet N Greet

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

PIR MAY 2023

PIR APRIL 2023

PIR MARCH 2023

Happy Thursday!

Happy Friday!  I've got my RED on.

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

PIR MAY 2023

PIR APRIL 2023

PIR MARCH 2023

Today's PIR - live:

LIVE PIR MARCH 24, 2023

BZ to 454 of the US Navy's newest Sailors!

Good Morning Everyone!! Congratulations to all of our newest sailors and their families!  

If you have a recently new sailor, please come join us in the Beyond BC group. It is a great place to stay connected and to ask questions regarding Navy life after BC.

I am a little slower getting ready this morning, but I will be sporting my RED shirt today!! 

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

PIR MAY 2023

PIR APRIL 2023

PIR MARCH 2023

We are heading out on vacation next week.  Going to Branson, MO for a week.  If anyone has any suggestions as to what to see/do, I'm all ears.  So far the only thing planned is the Aquarium - tickets are purchased!  Youngest son and his fiancee are joining us and they already have 2 different days of golf planned.  Hubby and I don't golf (unless you count putt-putt lol!) so we'll look for something else to do then.  I did see they have the Salt Caves there so we want to do a hike....and we want to see a show, just haven't figured out which one.....

B'sNukeMoM-- No suggestions but if you are willing to scout it out for me, I'd be grateful!! We are supposed to go there for a week in Aug with my Hubby's club. Most of our time is scheduled but we have a few free afternoons/evenings and we are looking at what we might want to do.

B'sNukeMoM and belovedbyHim - not sure if either of you are Elvis fans but if you are, Dean Z is fantastic and he has a great show in Branson and the Clay Cooper Theatre.

https://www.claycoopertheatre.com/dean-z

Praying for Nashville today.  Another senseless school shooting.  My heart is hurting.

Tootie - thanks for the suggestion - we do want to see a show.  Chipmunk also gave me some fun suggestions (posted over in our nuke moms group), so I've got a few things to look at. belovedbyHim - I'll definitely let you know what we end up doing.

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

PIR MAY 2023

PIR APRIL 2023

PIR MARCH 2023

Good Tuesday to All - 

I'm asking for prayers because my son had to schedule another bone scan because last week when he was running his 8 laps, he only got to 7 because his legs had the same sharp pain in them as he had back in December.....:( He would've graduated in April (we were hoping). Maybe his legs are OK, and the pain is nothing at all :| 

patti - I'm sorry to hear he is still having pain. I hope it turns out to be nothing.  Keep us updated.

Patti - So sorry to hear this. Sending up prayers.

So sorry Patti.  I'll be praying for him!