Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones)

Londack86 - sending positive vibes to your daughter as she finishes boot camp!! Way to go! 

Axolotmom - thinking of you and hoping you had a wonderful weekend of celebration!! 

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I thought I was prepared, but I definitely wasn’t. The feelings when she told me, “Mom, I’m a Sailor!” So many happy tears and laughs. She did it!

We never are really prepared lol.. such great news.. you are lucky she said those words right off the bat.. when ours called, he talked about BS and that he was sorry we were still at the airport.. so our first thought was he was sad because he failed.. we eventually yelled at him, was loud in the airport and crappy phones they used,  did you pass?  he said yes.. grrr.. could have started with that.. the I'm a sailor call is suppose to be cliche you know..

Trey I probably would have lost my mind if she did that to me! I was nervous even answering the phone even though I knew what the call was about. I think she was just so relieved to finally be able to say it. Her voice squeaked a little bit at the end. That’s when we both seemed to laugh/cry. Just a heavy weight lifted after her crazy journey. I’m so proud of her.

londack86 - Congratulations to your daughter!!! 

Trey - I can relate. The first thing my son said to me was, "Have you left yet?" - I thought for sure he was calling to say he did not pass. I had only found this site the week before PIR. All I heard about was the "I'm a sailor" call, so I thought they all knew to say those words. But I was wrong!

WHOOP!

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ATTENTION ON DECK! 

BZ TO londack86 AND HER SAILOR!

Well Done

Congratulations, Iondack86!!  Very exciting!

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Congratulations to all the new Sailors and their families!! 

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The July PIR group is now posted. 

Please note that the July 3rd PIR is a WEDNESDAY!

Welcome letter from the Department of the Navy:

Recruits-CO - Welcome Letter

Basic Military Training Schedule and Training for Boot Camp:

Preparing for Boot Camp

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WOW!!! BC Moms--- That Welcome letter is AMAZING!!! We didn't have anything even close to this level of "Official" information when my sailor started nearly 11 years ago!!  Now you get the day by day break down!! This is Amazing.  Keep writing those cards and letters but remember NO glitter, Noise or Newsprint!!! (They have mostly all made the switch to Whites!!)

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B'sNukeMom - Thank you so much for sharing that information from the RTC website. I had not noticed it!

Chipmunk - looks like they updated some information.  Nice to have!  And just a reminder to all - I'm heading out to MI to celebrate my grandsons 1st birthday so I'll be gone for a bit.  I'll still check in but just not as much!

Have a great time Chipmunk! 

Happy PIR Day!

I'll post the link as soon as it's up.

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They've made the switch to their dress whites and they all look so sharp!

Happy PIR DAY!!

AxolotlMom - Thanks, but B'sNukeMom is the one who gets to go see her grandbaby. I have to wait a bit before I can see mine. :-(

Happy Friday!

sitting in Chicago -Midway for my layover. Kind of bummed I haven’t seen any new sailors.

Happy Mother’s Day to everyone! Thinking today of all of our troops, and especially of our Sailors in the fleet and new recruits. Hoping all us moms have a beautiful moment or two of relaxation and peace! 

Happy Mother's Day - Lara, and everyone else!!

Good Evening!! I believe we have had some new members join this group. We are glad to have you here. If you are viewing this site on a mobile device, we recommend that you put your phone into desktop mode or log in on a computer. I personally prefer using my computer so I can see the full page for each group page, or my profile page. When you are on this group page for BC Mom and loved ones, you will find a lot of information above this Comment Wall area, as well as pages to the right which may answer a lot of your questions about BC. When you scroll down the page, you will find the Discussion area, that section is not followed as closely as this Comment Wall area is by our other members. This Comment Wall is the best place to say hi, or ask questions, or share your emotional ups and downs. More of our members will see your posts here. 

Welcome Aboard!

My sailor has finished his enlistment and is now in the reserves, but I stick around to help with this group and several others on this site. 

Congratulations to all the new Sailors and their families! Enjoy the time together this weekend and the well-deserved celebration!! 

Thinking too, about all the Seaman recruits working hard to move forward through Boot Camp. Sending positive vibes to them to stay strong in Heart, Mind, Body, and Spirit. 

Wishing all Navy moms a pleasant and restful evening! 

Good morning everyone!! How are we doing?

Please do come and say hello! This is the best place to connect whether your loved one is at BC already or is still going to be leaving sometime in the near future. 

For those with loved ones at BC you have made it through another week and are closer to the end in sight!!

Hello everyone!  I am so excited that I was able to find this group.  I really appreciate all the information!  My son left for BC on May 7th so he is just getting started.  I am excited for this path he has chosen!  While all the other family members were crying and telling him goodbye before he left, I was smiling and telling him how proud I am and for him to keep kicking a@@.  Don't get me wrong, I am still worried and am going through a roller coaster of emotions (I am his mother, that's what we do) but with groups like this and meeting other strong women going through all the same emotions that I am currently, it's a blessing for sure!  Every day is a new challenge for him, however I also know in my heart that he will embrace each challenge cause that's just who he is.  I cannot wait to see the new him after BC.   A couple of questions I have is regarding graduation - any tips on what hotels are best? should we arrive on Wed or earlier (we will be driving)?  any tips on what we should do doing his liberty? Any other tips or advice you can give me?

Hi ProudmamaMRD3! Welcome aboard! I was so proud of my son as well- he graduated just over a year ago and is doing great! You should definitely arrive the day before PIR in time to pick up tickets to graduation. My main advice for hotels is to make sure you make a flexible reservation - there are many hotels close to Great Lakes and they all seem to welcome Navy families. I believe we stayed at the Holiday Inn Express and it was an easy drive over to the base. They've changed liberty since we were there - we only had the day of PIR with our sailor before he shipped out to A School, but we just let him decide what to do. We ate, went to a park to see the lake, and then hung out in the hotel so he could have a private shower. He talked our ears off with all of the stuff he'd experienced and then took a very peaceful nap for a while.

My main advice would be to write often and get others to do so as well. The advice I was always given was to answer every phone call, even if you don't know the number, but that may be outdated now that I heard they will (may?) be allowed to use their cell phones to call. Don't be surprised if your son cries during his first call home. (I was shocked - my son has never been an overly emotional guy and when I answered, he just sobbed. He said he was fine, just so glad to hear my voice.)

The main thing is to breathe deeply and remember that No News is Good News! Welcome again!

ProudmamaMRD3 -  Welcome!! Diahn has shared some great information with you. Here is a discussion that I started after Covid, where some of our members shared their thoughts after PIR. PIR Weekend Experiences - Post Covid

I encourage any members to add any updates to this discussion for future reference.  

Have you received your form letter or a message from Sandboxx App yet?  You should receive a pamphlet with information on hotels. 

Here is the link from the RTC website for all information pertaining to graduation - U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command > Graduation

It looks like the hotel information may be online - check here: navylifegl.com/rtc

As Diahn said, Flexibility is the biggest key to having a wonderful experience at graduation. You will want to arrive the day earlier, as that should make it easier to pick up your tickets. And to attend Sarge's Meet n Greet.