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This site is for mothers of kids in the U.S. Navy and for Moms who have questions about Navy life for their kids.

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Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!

Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!

Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.

Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak

All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.

Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)

Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC

...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.

OPSEC - Navy Operations Security

Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.

DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.

DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."

Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:

OPSEC GUIDELINES

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**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.

**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.

**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:

In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:

RTC Graduation

**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.

**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.

Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.

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Welcome!
We ♥ helping you understand the Navy!

Members: 1615
Latest Activity: Apr 19

Welcome to the
MEPS & DEP group...
We love helping deppers, recruits, sailors, and especially their families!!!

Don't understand the Navy?
Haven't a clue what is about to happen?
Do you just want to share your joys or sorrows?

Then this is the group for you!!!

We enjoy helping family member with all information or just to pass the time chatting.

Glad you're with us!

It is very important that your future Sailor be physically fit prior to shipping to the RTC (these are new standards beginning 1/1/2018) and that he be able to pass an initial run test. See Navy Sets New Physical Fitness Standard to Start Boot Camp. "The initial run standard is evaluated on the 1.5 mile run of the first Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) at boot camp. The initial run standard for male recruits will be 16 minutes 10 seconds and 18 minutes seven seconds for female recruits."

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Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on June 19, 2014 at 2:21pm: Welcome back Jenny550. Congratulations to your second son for making this GREAT decision to serve. Good job raising two fine men to serve our country. Gosh I remember just barely over a year ago my high-schooler swore into DEP. It's hard to believe he leaves in less than two weeks.

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on June 19, 2014 at 2:19pm: Thanks for sharing that prayer MommaBB. I will be referring to it over and over starting in a couple weeks.

Comment by MAMA_C on June 10, 2014 at 10:35pm: Thank you, I want to print this prayer and post it near my computer.

Comment by MommaBB on June 10, 2014 at 10:12pm: This prayer was posted by another mom on a different group. I wanted to share it here because we will all be needing it in few months! Father, in the coming days, I will need You, but my recruit will need You more!
Let him perform his tasks with a sense of duty, not of anger or vengeance. Let his reflexes be quick and his hands steady. Let his head be clear and his eyes sharp. Let his mind and body be strong and his spirit stronger.

God, please stand by my recruit and watch his back when he cannot!
Father, I love this recruit of mine! Take from me what he needs and give me what he does not.

I will pace the nights, if it means he gets some sleep.
I will deal with fatigue, if it means he will have energy.
I will carry his fear, if it means it gives him courage.
I will take his pain, if it means he is healthy and whole.
I will take his anger, if it means he is at peace.
Take my love and pride and let him feel it!
Let him know that I am with him every step of the way!
Please, take from me what You can; I give it willingly and with love.
It is all I have besides my prayers.
Above all, please help my recruit to achieve his goal of becoming...
A United States Navy Sailor!

This I ask on bended knee, that which I cannot do without YOU!

Amen

Comment by Navymom1 on May 14, 2014 at 9:14am: Hi everyone,

I first posted this in the wrong group, I think. My son leaves June 17, anyone else?

Comment by Sierrascrapper (ETN2) on April 29, 2014 at 12:57pm: Best wishes for your son MOM! Sounds like he is following his dream and that is AWESOME!

Comment by MAMA_C on April 29, 2014 at 1:11am: A few hours ago I was resting after session at dialysis and my son comes in my room obviously in shock, shouting at me "do I take the JOB Mom?!" His original ship out date was 7/7/2014. So I was planning a Mother's Day dinner for my mother, sister and nieces and he was going to barbeque the turkey, his specialty. And his original job he expected to take was Culinary Specialist. When I was looking forward to perhaps have professional chef in the family. until that call came in. He has been working at the local park district and working out preparing for his entry. He had to make up his mind in 2 hours and he did to be an AO. yes I am slightly disappointed I was hoping it would have been something else. He told me was going to study for the crypt job. But I am not hating his decision. He had his eyes wide open. He had did his research on many jobs and other expects of the Navy. In fact his recruiters told him that he is making it easy for them. He planning to make a full career of Navy and wants to complete his degree. A few more hours and he will gone. He has been my buddy for 24 years...so I its time to let go.

Comment by shangrilamama on April 24, 2014 at 8:15am: Sues162, my son is also scheduled to leave 11/10/14 and I plan on asking his recruiter about this when we see him on Monday. I'll let you know what he has to say.

Comment by Sailaway12 on April 13, 2014 at 5:55pm: Son will leave for boot camp Nov 10, 2014. Any guidance on how they handle Thanksgiving and Christmas at BC?

Comment by MDESFRED on March 12, 2014 at 12:56pm: We were told by the recruiter that we also can't go to the airport and our goodbyes will at MEPS. It must vary airport by airport. She will be leaving Iowa.