Devonson - HI, I am just checking on you, seeing how things are going. 

Hi Devonson - I saw you had joined the Ford group, I will send you a friend request and post a reply there for you. 

Devonson - I just replied to your question on my discussion about sailors flying out of GL after PIR. 

Be sure to follow the comments from the Beyond BC group page, I just posted some information for you there. 

Devonson - I saw that you had joined the Beyond BC group. Please be sure to read the information area in the top middle of that group page. We are a little more laid back, mostly we chatter a lot about things going on in our daily lives, especially since some of the moms have sailors doing jobs that just don't get talked about much, however, we are always willing to answer questions you might have about A school or life out in the fleet as best as we are able to. 

Good Morning Devonson. It is so good to have you hear. Have you heard from your loved one yet? No question is ever dumb and someone will answer you!!

Come to the comment wall and post when you are ready. There is a lot of support there and there is a lot of us that have been right where you are now.

Welcome again!!

Devonson - I also wanted to welcome you to the BC Mom group!! It has been a busy weekend for most of us but we try to reach out to the new members when we get notified that someone has joined the group. 

B'sNukeMom is on of the Admins for this site. BBH has a sailor who has been in longer than mine and mine has been in for four years now as a Nuke.

Please come to the BC Mom group page and introduce yourself to the other members. This site is a lot easier to navigate on your computer, so if you are using a mobile device I have heard it recommended to put into desktop mode. When you come to the group page, be sure to scroll down past all the information (do read it but find our chat area first), past the Discussions, and then you will come to the Comment Wall on the group page. That is our daily hang out area. The comment wall is the best place to post questions and share your ups and downs as you learn and group through the process of becoming a Navy Mom while your loved one is in BC.

BNMHs {Big Navy Mom Hugs}

Welcome!! Please read my blog to give you an idea of what the first few weeks may look like.. First Things First-- The Quarantine Edition Up and to the Left is a link to all the Navy Lingo! It is titled Navy Speak and you can find it here. We are here to get you through the “Great Silence” of the next 4 weeks (ish) and the 10 weeks of BC (ish). You will come to learn that No News Is GOOD News and everything is Needs of the Navy. You life will be Hurry Up and Wait and it’s ok to make plans but they are subject to change until after they have happened so it’s best to embrace the Motto: Semper Gumby!! (Always Flexible!!)

The Expected timeline will look like this
Day 0 -- Travel, Arrival and "I'm Here" scripted phone call

Week 1&2
Day 1-14 -- ROM (Restriction of Movement/ Quarantine-- Lots of studying and waiting) Unless they are Fully Vaccinated (2 weeks after final shot) in which case they skip straight to Week 3.

Week 3
Day 15-21 Arrive Onboard RTC and begin P-days (P-days- Initial Processing Days) including 2 days of P-hold (Weekend)
Day 21-- Complete P days. (Initial PFT & Run)

Week 4- First week of training 
Day 22-- Begin training and mail form letter out. Look for it to arrive around 1-2 weeks later

Week 5 -- First inspections and tests (Dental May be this week or next... Not Confirmed)(Form letter/ Personal letters usually arrive this week)

Week 6 -8 -- More training, Drilling (Flags and Marching), Fire Fighting training, Marlinspike (Line handling- How to tie up a Ship to the Pier) and weapons lessons, Confidence chamber( May or may not be happening yet, we don’t know for sure).. Warrior training in here somewhere.

Week 9 & 10 -- Stressful!! They have all their final inspections, PFA, Drills, BS21 and Tests. This is the lead up to the end!!

All of this is assuming no exposure to COVID with additional ROM
Training typically occurs Monday - Friday but we have heard rumors that Saturday’s are now training days as well.
Normal PIR will be 10 Fridays after departure from Home but it can be less by 1 but it can be extended by ???? (lots!!) It just depends on how many times they get caught in the “Ring of Fire” but do not get COVID. IF they get COVID, Once they are recovered they will not be removed from training again even if they are in the “Ring of Fire”. (so there is that small silver lining if kids get sick)
I Hope you’ll come and join us on the Main Boot Camp Moms page: https://navyformoms.ning.com/group/bootcampmoms You may have to scroll down a ways to reach the comments but we’d love to get to know you and answer any questions or concerns you may have or just be a support from others who “get it”.