Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones)

Congratulations to all of the Navy’s newest Sailors and their families!  Go Navy, beat Army!  Have a great weekend!

Congratulations to all the new Sailors and families enjoying time together! Tomorrow is my Sailor’s one month anniversary from having graduated Boot Camp. Such a whirlwind! Enjoy the weekend and time together and the experience of community in Sailors and families together in this wonderful time of graduation and accomplishment! You all made it!! Hooyah Navy!! 

Hi Baby shark mom!! Happy anniversary tomorrow! 

Today’s the day!

Well, we didn't beat Army but it was still a good game!  I hope everyone had a good weekend - maybe some of you even got phone calls from your SR!

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Happy Wednesday!

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Last PIR of 2023 is tomorrow.

Moms whose sons have an S.O. Contract headed to BUD/S there is a group for you.

It is called, BUD/S and SQT (Stages of a S.E.A.L.)

Interested:

Send a friend request to NavyMom(J) for more information.

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Hi all.. How is everyone doing? Keeping up with your letter writing and deep breathing? 

Today's PIR happening live now:

LIVE PIR 12.14.2023

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Good evening everyone!! I hope some of you received phone calls or letters this weekend!! 

Happy Monday!

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Welcome to our new BC mom and Loved Ones! We are glad you have joined us!. This comment wall on our group page is the best place to ask all of your questions, posts your feelings and just start connecting. More of the members will see your posts here than elsewhere on the N4M site. 

If you are using a mobile device, we recommend that you put it into desktop mode so you can scroll around the page easier. This site is a little old school and sometimes it can be more difficult to navigate it on a phone versus a computer. 

Welcome aboard!! Come introduce yourself and say hi. No question is dumb, and all feelings are understandable! - My son is now out of the Navy, but he served 6 years, found the love of his life, married, is a father now with a Navy wife, so I still am an active-duty Navy Mom!

Has anyone else's SR gone through the PASS class? Mine started this week; he's had a rough go with a talkative ship and he's taking it to learn how to let go of the "big brother" trying to keep everyone out of trouble..and getting into trouble because it's not his job. From what I can find, success rate and all of that is really good, but I am t the helpless mom, can't help but worry stage of BC. Any tips or reassurances would be helpful!

legoNavymom03 - I am not familiar with this PASS class. Hopefully some of our more recent moms may have an idea. 

rmarie25 -- We cannot confirm because RTC has not posted anything specific.  HOWEVER, there have not been any 800 Div's since 2020.

PASS class.. hmm.. haven't heard about it but I do remember my sailor talking about how there were lessons in life stuff, like dealing with stress and other issues.. maybe it's similar.. It seems like a good thing and will be helpful to him..  it's a good thing...

legoNavymom03 -- This is still the best place to post BC questions since more folks will see it than when it's a separate post.  Not everyone monitors the discussions.

Legomomnavy03 - my sailor graduated in November, and I don’t recall him making a comment about anything called the PASS class either,  but like Trey, my sailor did talk about other classes that they were taking that involved life skills. Maybe these are just all of the same type of skills that all the SRs working on.

I know though, it is very unnerving worrying about how things are going when there’s not much information available. Especially too, because all we know is exactly Who are child is and however, they have historically handled an issue. I think that that definitely increases our potential for distress because we know our child but we don’t know anything about what’s happening in Boot Camp other than whatever they tell us or whatever you can glean from the videos and other materials out there online. I totally know where you are coming from.

Thanks all, it sounds lie it's a class to help SR that are dealing with transitional issues. He's always been the one to keep others out of trouble, so it sounds like he was voluntold to take the class to help with the transition from being in charge of others to being in charge of him. I have students that are currently serving that said they hadn't heard of it (and we're talking new sailors as of fall 2022) so it must be a new initiative. 

Thank you all...I'm trying to pretend I'm fine with him being an adult and serving his country, but I am a chronic worrier. :) 

legoNavymom03  - B'sNukeMom likes to remind us that even though it may not get easier, we do get stronger as a Navy Mom!! You are in good company here. 

Happy Tuesday!

rmarie25 - that is correct - they no longer have division 800 in boot camp.

If you have a son with an S.O. Contract headed to BUD/S there is a group for you.

It is called, BUD/S and SQT (Stages of a S.E.A.L.)

Interested:

Send a friend request to NavyMom(J) for more information.

(Click on the highlighted links.)

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legoNavymom03 -- You are in the right place! Just as your SR is learning to let others be in charge, you are here to learn how to manage your concerns.  We have all been there, letting our kids go or we are in that process.  Your feelings are valid and you are welcome to express them! We will try and answer questions.

hey lego..  great name.. my husband is an addict/collector.. we are all learning valuable lessons.. it's hard at times.. finding the balance between concern/letting go/being there/nagging/ etc. lol. I send my sailor a nag list at least once a month. just to keep in practice and let him know I think of him.

rmarie25 - my son was in a 900 division because he's tall lol!  He was a "body snatcher".  Basically it was his job to catch anyone who passed out at PIR lol.  I'll give you the link to the 900 division group.  I have info posted there as to what they do.

Here's the link to the 900s Division group:

900s Division

rmarie25 -- You are doing great.  Sometimes they Volunteer by indicating previous band or vocal experience and others are Voluntold... Picked for the Div. for other jobs.

A tip for you... I use this site on my computer and I have a word doc open so as I'm reading through the posts I can pop over and type my replies, organize my thoughts and check my spelling then I copy and paste into here once I'm done.

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hi.. the graduation form can come in various times.. I think we got ours maybe two weeks.. processing times can make start/end dates tricky until you hear from them..

BNMHs to all.. hoping you all get phone calls.. 

Merry Christmas to everyone!! I realize that this year, Christmas may seem very strange, very different, even lonely and like you don't want to celebrate. Many of us are also missing our sailors or have even had to change and adjust our Christmas Day to other times. You are not alone, and it is okay to come share your feelings. 

When I am struggling, I work on finding other projects or things to keep me occupied. I play music that my son liked to listen to, and I stay thankful that my sailor or vet, has stood the watch many holidays for their fellow shipmates, and for my protection. 

rmarie25 - as I recall, it was about 2 weeks or more before we received the "form" letter in the mail with our son's mailing address and date for PIR. It seems though that some of the SRs may opt to have their information sent via Sandboxx App and so the form letter comes electronically. This was not an option when my son was at BC, so I am not as familiar with the process. I would double check your email spam folder though and trash in case it was sent there instead of to your inbox, if you did receive something from Sandboxx App. 

Happy Tuesday!  I hope everyone had a nice Christmas.  You may or may not have heard from your SR but do know they were thinking of you!  You're getting closer to PIR - and remember, no news is good news!

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Merry Christmas everyone! We are so excited! We finally heard from our sailor this morning before the crack of dawn after 4 weeks of silence! He said all is on track for his graduation date and we told him to look out for the SecAccForm we sent on Sandboxx because we only just found it a few days ago and filled it in! LOL! We still have so many questions but we feel better having heard from him and now praying all the more for this week and next with all the assessments....Blessings to you all!

Awesome news Isa.. it's like sweet liquid to your ears hearing their voice.  Glad everything is on track too..