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Comment by Brian on January 19, 2010 at 2:37pm

Thank you Paul & Greg.....
Mr.B

Comment by greg delany on January 19, 2010 at 12:40pm

Check with your sailors A-school command, they are all different and you MUST have permission to have those item. Be ready to get them, or bring them so if they are allowed to have them you can switch the service to GL area. Cricket is cheap and the best service on base from what we were told and our son is using it already and says he have full bars on service. I-chat is the best thing ever!!!
Greg

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on January 19, 2010 at 12:33pm

no difference...the base is across the street from RTC...while at RTC NO ELECTRONICS......some A-schools are more strict than others about the PC and cell...cannot have until first phase is finished, but I think that is a decision of A-shcool command

Comment by Brian on January 19, 2010 at 12:24pm

So - just so I am straight on this, if they are attending A school at GL, then they can have a computer & a phone? Why the difference if they attend A school elsewhere?
Mr.B

Comment by greg delany on January 19, 2010 at 10:37am

Mitch,
Tony said he saw Matt, but he must have been heading out the door. Is Matt doing A-school at GL? We had so much good luck. We found all his uniforms that he needed and the elusive black ear muffs, He found them at the train staition across from gate 3. Tony was allowed to buy a computer and Cell phone. They say Cricket is the best service on base. Cheap too.
Good luck to Matt!

Greg

Comment by greg delany on January 19, 2010 at 10:02am

They let you walk in and they seat you at Silo's no reservation needed. Our sailor found out he was Grad and Go the morning of Graduation. We missed 4 hours of visit time on Friday but we didn't have to take him back to base until Monday night, due to holiday. Save your parking pass if he is grad and go, as you will need it to get onto base through main gate for the week end. It also let us go to the NEX on base to get uniforms that is the only uniform NEX, and they will need stuff. There is a window to get name tags made at the back and when they have there name tag they can wear the blue sweater. It was very cold so a sweater is nice to have. There was only one place to get the ear muffs the sailors are allowed to wear. The NEX did not have it but the train station across from gate 3 had plenty. They have plenty of computers at the NEX and your sailor can buy them tax free if his A-school allows it. Don't buy it unless he has permission. The best cell service is Cricket and it is also the cheapest if he is at GL for A-school. You can also get a wireless cell card for internet connection. Gurnee Mill Mall has a cricket kiosk.
Greg

Comment by Mitch Madruga on January 19, 2010 at 10:00am

Norman: We just walked in and was served. There is an upstairs and downstairs seating area and looks like it can hold quite a few people.

Jim: We have known since our son was in DEP that he was staying there in GL but it wasn't until he processed into the main side after graduation that he found out when he had duty and when he had to be back.

Mark: I didn't see any but we were there pretty early and whipped right through check in. Even though they said this graduation was the largest they have had in a long time I did see empty seats on the upper deck.

Greg: It was too bad Matt didn't say anything earlier or I would have come over and met you guys. Maybe next time.

Comment by Norman Cantrelle on January 19, 2010 at 8:09am

Is Silo's a place you need to make reservations for or can you just walk in and be served?

Comment by Jim Butler on January 19, 2010 at 7:12am

When did you folks find out your sailor was Grad&Go?

Jim

Comment by greg delany on January 19, 2010 at 4:14am

WE LOVED SILO'S THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP!

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