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Comment by Sam on August 31, 2015 at 7:17am

If my son's PIR date is on Friday 9/25 is that the same week that they will have battle stations?

Comment by Navy Dads Co-Admin Tom on August 30, 2015 at 6:08pm

You won't hear from him until after BattleStations....He will be leaving on Saturday in all likely hood. Join the MA group for further info!

Comment by Mark Andreatta on August 30, 2015 at 10:17am

Thanks for the info. Yes, he is heading to San Antonio for A school. I know that they are either ready for Battle Stations at this time, so it might be difficult to for him to call. No news is goods news, or so that's what most people say on this site.

Comment by Kevin Kalinec on August 29, 2015 at 11:41am

Mark...most of the recruits get their travel plans on Thursday prior to Friday's PIR (other than where they'll be attending A school which you most likely already knew before he went to RTC).  

As a result, you most likely won't know his flight info until you see him after PIR.  If he's staying at GL for A school, you'll have to wait a couple of hours for him to be processed, but he will likely have liberty for the remainder of Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Congratulations by the way!

 

Comment by Mark Andreatta on August 29, 2015 at 10:34am

Does anyone know what the time frame is for the phone call in which our recruit tells us his travel orders from RTC? I got a call two weeks ago from my recruit and he said we should get a call form him today.  He has PIR on Sept. 11.  I know things change rapidly around there, but I just wanted to make sure that at some point we would be getting a call.

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on August 28, 2015 at 3:04pm

RTC Reminder of the Day:

Guest access list, gate passes

There are no actual “tickets” or “invitations” for Pass-In-Review/Graduation. Rather, the recruits submit the names of their guests to be included on an access list. During their first week of training, they send home a form letter containing graduation information including the names of their intended guests. This letter is for your informational purposes only and not the official list of names. Only your recruit can make any changes to this list and they have up until two days prior to graduation to do so. Everyone needs to stay in communication with their recruits to confirm which names will be on the guest access list so be sure to write to them or discuss it during phone calls.

The list on the morning of graduation is firm and guests cannot swap out names should a guest on the list be unable to attend and another would like to take their place. There are no exceptions and all guests’ names MUST be on the list or they will not be allowed into the ceremony.

The gate pass is for your vehicle only if you intend to drive onto the base. It is not for each guest; it is for your vehicle only. The gate pass is available by downloading it from our website at http://bootcamp.navy.mil/upcoming_grads.asp and it is available beginning 11 days prior to your graduation date. You must use the password that only your recruit can provide. You cannot call RTC as no one will release it to you; only your recruit can do so. RTC is a restricted and all vehicles must have a gate pass to enter.

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on August 27, 2015 at 11:53am

RTC Reminder of the Day:

Great Lakes Naval Museum: The Great Lakes Naval Museum is open to the public. If your recruit is staying in Great Lakes for their "A" School, they will spend a few hours checking into their new barracks right after graduation. In the meantime while you're waiting, feel free to visit the museum which is located just outside the front gate of the main entrance to Naval Station Great Lakes. For more information, please visit their Facebook page.

Great Lakes Naval Museum

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Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on August 26, 2015 at 8:49am

RTC Reminder of the Day:

WEEKEND LIBERTY
The amount of weekend liberty recruits have to spend with loved ones and friends depends on where they will be doing their “A” School.

For those staying in Great Lakes, they will transfer across the street to the main base where the schools are located right after the graduation ceremony. They will have a few minutes to chat with family before they must return to their barracks to pack up their belongings. Their check-in process can take a few hours and they typically are ready to be picked up around 3 p.m. They will then march to the front gate to meet their families and have the remainder of the weekend for liberty but they must return to the base each night. Families waiting for their recruits to finish the check-in process should be aware that they do not need to remain at RTC as, again, it will be quite a few hours before the recruits are ready to be picked up at the main gate on the other side of the base. Directions to that gate are available at the Public Affairs desk located in the lobby of the visitor’s center.

For those recruits going out of state for “A’ School, they typically fly out early Saturday morning and will only have Friday for liberty. Only they are able to give you their exact itinerary so if for whatever reason their flight isn’t until Sunday or Monday, only they will have that information. They mainly fly out the following day and many families will meet the recruits at the airport. Please note that these Sailors are traveling on Navy orders and are not allowed to leave the airport while awaiting their flight. This includes the O’Hare Hilton located at the airport; they are not permitted to visit the hotel.

Comment by Richard J. Ramirez on August 23, 2015 at 8:03am

Sam, glad to hear you got that first call from your son Kyle and good to hear about his progress.  Nearly two years into our Son's commitment (come November), we still dust off letters from him while he was at Basic when he visits us on leave and read them together. We'll keep Kyle and the rest of his shipmates in our prayers today.

Comment by Sam on August 23, 2015 at 7:11am

Got our first phone call yesterday from our son kyle it's the first call since 8/4/15 when he arrived in great lakes talked for about 20 minutes man it was great to hear from him sounds good he said days are going by faster now. Also said he loves regular pt but the pt x20 is brutal. Ship04 Div 325

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