destin2015
Female
Destin, FL
United States
Profile Information:
- A little about me:
- I am new to this Navy thing. My son went to MEPS a couple of weeks ago and is scheduled to leave for BOOT CAMP on December 16th. I can already tell this is going to be a great resource for me! Everyone has been so friendly already. Although I am very nervous about him leaving, this has been his dream since he was 10.
- I am here to support my
- Son/Daughter
- Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy career?
- Waiting to leave for Boot Camp
- When I heard “Navy,” I...
- Was concerned or afraid
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Jul 30, 2015
lemonelephant
Join the group, DEP-Leavin for bootcamp in December. You will meet others with loved ones leaving in December who may be in the same TG and have PIR together. Since his ship date is after the middle of December, he will most likely ship earlier than his current date due to the Navy Recruiting Holiday Stand-down, which is usually about a week before Christmas to just after New Year’s Day. There are about 3 weeks in December and into the first week of January when the RTC does not process in new recruits. See http://www.navycs.com/blogs/2011/10/14/the-voelker-rule. My expectation is that December ship dates will be 12/01/2015 through 12/10/2015. Recruits don't ship on Fridays.
Be sure to check out the discussion, Things to Do in the Last Month before Your Future Sailor Leaves for.... I also suggest you to join Boot Camp Moms (and loved ones) and begin checking out the Pages (found under the pictures of the Members) and Discussions there.
Your future Sailor may want to join http://www.navydep.com to learn the ins and outs from the DEP point of view.
Aug 1, 2015
lemonelephant
You are very welcome.
Aug 3, 2015
lemonelephant
Your first initial and last name are visible in the URL above and every time you post. Make change 2 at the bottom of OPSEC and PERSEC (Making Changes to Your Profile) (clickable link) to take care of that. (If you are using a Smart phone, you will need to switch to Desktop View to make this change.)
Also make change 3 while you are there so that this page is no longer open to EVERYONE (Anyone) with access to the web.
There may be other changes you need to make as well, so read and consider each of the changes.
Another change that I recommend that is mentioned in change 1 is to change the ZIP code to one that is not easily associated with your recruit.
Aug 3, 2015