NAVY BOOT CAMP

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Navy Boot Camp: Questions & Answers to what your Sailor will be doing at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, IL.

This Support Group is for Families & Friends with Recruits attending Navy Boot Camp.

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  • DEERS question

    My son just let me know he was at boot camp.  He said he had an issue that he could not be entered into DEERS on his own.  I reached out to DEERS to have him removed so that he could have his own profile built.  I was told that they could not remove him without his verbal consent.  Considering that…

    By David M. Cleland

    Apr 4, 2022

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  • Hype man?

    My son just got his first call to his mother. Says there are 80 in his class, and that he's the "hype man" for his division.In this context, what does "hype man" mean?

    By Skip

    Aug 7, 2021

    2

  • A MUST READ for All New Navy Parents

     A MUST READ for all New Navy Parents Thanks to a number of our members for these very appropriate words.  If you have a sailor at Great Lakes or one soon to be there, you have probably wondered what it is all about and what they are learning and experiencing....this will give you an idea!! From…

    By NavyDads Admin (Paul)

    Sep 4, 2009

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  • January 15th

    Anyone's son or daughter arrive at RTC on January 15th? My son's first day.

    By Mike Cunningham

    Jan 21, 2020

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  • 804, 805, 806 Division address changes

    Note this apparently only applies to Divisions 804, 805 and 806 (PIR date Feb 7).  From RTC Facebook page:Attention families of recruits in Divisions 804, 805 and 806:It has come to our attention that the address information the recruits mailed home may have been inadvertently incorrect.Regardless…

    By Lanny DeVaney

    Dec 18, 2019

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  • Grauatioon

    My daughter will be graduating on October 18th. It's been a long journey because she had an injury. She just went back to a Division this week and we were informed what day graduation would be. Unfortunately there is a conflict. We will definitely be there because we wouldn't miss it. We are trying…

    By Catherine Gleeson

    Sep 10, 2019

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  • Mail time

    Hey all.  My son left for Great Lakes on June 20.  We got his form letter on July 1.  Anyone else in Arizona or other western states able to tell me how long it takes for mail sent from these states to Great Lakes?  We sent some on the 1st and wonder if he's gotten them yet.  We got a letter from…

    By Chad Bowers

    Jul 9, 2019

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  • Push and Double Push

    Can someone point me to information that better explains how Push divisions work?My wife talked with my son today, who says he was taken from in-processing at medical and pushed forward in training.  He was then taken from that division and pushed forward a second time - before he had been on the…

    By Charles Cooper

    Feb 1, 2019

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  • Early Morning at Airport The Day after PIR

    After graduating on Friday, my SR was taken to O'Hare at 0100 (in the morning) on Saturday. Her flight didn't leave until 1250. So, there were a bunch of tired Sailors waiting for their flights. If you are able to do so, I recommend bringing pillows and blankets for sleeping. The USO does not have…

    By Walter Loyola

    Apr 8, 2018

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  • Ship 12 Div 218

    Hey All,Just thought I would post this up and see if anyone else's Son or Daughter was in the same Company?My Son just got to boot camp last night, 03/27/18, and is in Ship 12 Div. 218 with an estimated Graduation Date of 5/18/18.He is schedule to go to Gulfport Ms. for his "A" school to become a…

    By Gene Mehl

    Mar 28, 2018

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