Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones)

B'sNukeMoM -- Enjoy all those baby hugs!!  We'll try and behave but we DID raise sailors, so....

BNMHs. To Isa and sailor..  so exciting and awesome...

Congratulations, ISA and family!!

ISA - Congratulations to your son!!! I hope that you will be able to attend PIR! I believe you have already joined the Beyond BC group. Feel free to join in our chats in that group as well. 

I hope some of you received phone calls this weekend. If not, maybe your SRs had a little more time to write a letter.

Good Morning!!

Congratulations to Training Group-4!! It looks like there are 11 divisions graduating from Bootcamp today. We wish all of our new sailors all the best as they move forward, may their families have safe travels and may there be lots of hugs!!

Our graduation ceremony will be live streamed Thursday at 0900 Central. Use either our Facebook or YouTube link to view. 

I highly recommend to those with an upcoming PIR that you at least watch one of the replays of a PIR close to your own. With the replay you may ffwd through it, but it will give you a sense of what to expect when you attend your own Pass in Review. 

Below are a couple of posts from the  RTC Facebook page which may be of interest to you: 

This is for the day after PIR - 

Friends & family of RTC,

Another post from RTC FB page - 

Todays PIR happening live now:

LIVE PIR 01.04.2024

Happy Friday!

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

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

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Thinking of all our SRs and their families and sending confident and resilient thoughts and warm hearts 💕 to all on this cold, snowy, and windy weather day! 

Good Morning to all of our members and any of you that are new to the site and haven't joined this the BC Mom and Loved ones group. 

My thoughts and prayers are with those of you who are trying to travel to GL for PIR this week!! I am staying hopeful that you will be able to get there and see your new sailors!!!

Stay warm, moms!!

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

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Good Morning Everyone!! Well today is PIR day but some families may not be able to make it as they had planned due to weather conditions across the country. Winter weather never plays nice when it comes to traveling via airlines or by land. 

It had not occurred to me to comment about what happens when you can't make it to PIR unexpectedly? We focus a lot on what happens if our SR gets set back but not, how do we let them know that last minute plans got changed and we can't be there.  - This is where early communication comes into play. And it is why you are here to learn "No News is Good News." - As well as Semper Gumby - Always Flexible

Your new sailors are going to need to know those same things for their Navy journey. So, as their loved ones, you can start sharing these ideas with them in your letters. Let them know you are growing and stretching and so are they. Also, be sure to let them know that your plans are to attend PIR but if something happens you will hopefully be able to leave them a voice message or text on their cell phone. If they don't have access to a phone, tell them to not hesitate to ask another person if you may borrow their phone. I can't imagine any Navy Mom denying a sailor a call home. - If they do - well all I can say is "you reap what you sow!" 

Make sure your phone ringers are on, and if necessary, make sure you change your voicemail replies to leave a message for your sailor. Answer ALL calls. You can always hang up. 

Once my sailor was out to sea. They were in an area where roaming charges would apply, so we knew our son was not likely to call us. I received an unexpected call on my personal cell phone and I went ahead and answered it. It turns out another sailor had loaned him their phone so he could call once they were close enough for signal and given the okay to reach out to family. My point, I would not have had a chance to have talked to my son if I did not answer the call.

Watch today's PIR live:

LIVE PIR 1.11.24

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

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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.

(Click on the highlighted links.)

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

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

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USPS Informed Delivery - Sign up and receive an email from the US Postal Service showing what mail you will be getting each day (if available in your area).  

Informed Delivery®

click on the link

Be sure to RSVP for Sarge's Meet N Greet.  

Here's the link:  

Sarge's Meet N Greet

Wonderful news calinavymom...  yea!!!  PIR there you go..

Cali Navy Mom - I am glad that things worked out for you to get your flights changed. Be thankful! Not everyone this past week or going forward will have the same. And it is quite alright to lose that "Calm" every so often. The tears still flow - Partyofseven called them Navy allergies. 

Cali Navy Mom - Reading this while eating my morning oatmeal and my anxiety shot through the roof for you!  So glad you were able to get this sorted.  As a newer (son PIR 11/9/23) Navy mom I can guarantee you that you will be amazed by the graduation.  Keep calm and cherish every moment of that ceremony and first Sailor hug!  Congratulations!!  Safe travels!!

Cali Navy Mom - so thankful you were able to get it worked out! And yes, we had some others that didn't make it last week to PIR due to cancellations.  It's heartbreaking...

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

PIR MARCH 2024

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Dress warm Cali.  It's going to be C.O.L.D!  Bring something to sit on.  It breaks my heart when weather interferes with our plans.  We didn't arrive on time either due to thunderstorms.   Got in at 2:30am Friday morning.   Brief nap then off to PIR.  Another nap then evening with sailor.   Another nap and off to the airport with sailor then back to the hotel to sleep.  Just another sleepless time with the Navy!

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

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MannaChef - Welcome to the BC Mom and Loved Ones group here on N4M. I am glad to see you have joined us. This comment wall area is the best place to post your questions, comments, or concerns. More of our members will see these posts than elsewhere and be able to reply. We all volunteer our time here, so you never know who might be able to answer. The more you post, the better we get to know you. 

Everyone - Join me in welcoming MannaChef to our group!

MannaChef - my son left for BC over 6 years ago and is now a veteran. He was a Navy Nuke and then met a Navy gal. They are married and she is still serving, so I am still the mom of an active duty sailor. 

Today's PIR happening live now:

LIVE PIR 1.18.2024

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

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