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On the second page, your recruit will write his or her division, and you’ll officially have the boot camp address.

The letter is signed by the Commanding Officer at Recruit Training Command. The letter will thank you for supporting your recruit, give a general overview of boot camp, emergency instructions, and a preliminary invitation to Graduation Pass-In-Review. The envelope will be addressed in the recruit’s handwriting. The Form Letter - About one week into boot camp, the family will receive a form letter from the recruit. For many, receiving the box is an unexpectedly emotional moment. The box is delivered by Fed-Ex, and is addressed in the recruit’s handwriting. There may also be airline boarding passes, labels torn from new clothing, or paperwork from the Navy. The Box - Before the form letter arrives, the family will receive a box with all the clothes and personal effects of the recruit. Now, a family must either call the recruiter for the address, or wait for the recruit to send it home in ‘the form letter’. In the past, family members could contact the Public Affairs Office at Great Lakes and be given the address. Getting the Recruit’s Address - As soon as recruits are assigned a division, they have an address. Bye.”Īt this point, communication virtually stops for several weeks. The conversation will go something like this: “Hi. Recruits that still have a cell phone make the call from their personal phone others use telephones provided by the Navy. The Call - At Great Lakes, all recruits are allowed a ten second call to let their family know they have arrived. Note that recruits who have cell phones can call home from Chicago, but the call should be made before arriving at the USO. From there, they are taken on a bus to Great Lakes. The Trip to Great Lakes - When a recruit lands at Chicago O’Hare, he or she must find the USO. To get a pass, ask at the ticket counter of the airline your recruit is flying. Most people do not know that immediate family members of the recruit are allowed to go through security and wait at the gate until departure. The Flight to Chicago - After swearing in, your recruit will be given an airline ticket, and taken by van to the airport. If your family decides to attend, prepare for a long wait. Note that the time of the swearing in is never in stone. Although photography is not allowed during the oath, most MEPS’s will give time after the ceremony for ‘staged’ pictures to be taken. This moving event marks the official moment of membership in the United States Navy. Recruits can have an advisor with them to help read the contract.įamilies can also be present at the swearing in ceremony. There are two important things about the MEPS visit that parents and spouses need to know. A recruit is poked, prodded, tested, and questioned until he or she is pronounced fit for the US Navy and is presented with a contract. The MEPS Visit - The boot camp experience starts at MEPS. The First Weeks Of Navy Boot Camp - Info For Families