PIR 2-7-14 Travel concerns

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Permalink Reply by Jrock on January 13, 2014 at 3:05pm

Mark, Welcome to the group!  My son just graduated last Friday.  We took Amtrak from Martinsburg to Chicago.  I rented a car from Hertz in Union Station.  The train was reliable and I am glad we did it, but it was a long trip.  If you are an NRA member you can get a pretty good discount on the rental car.  Even though we had a rental car we had a taxi take us to the PIR.  Money well worth it.  During our PIR there was a malfunction with the railroad crossing and it delayed a lot of people.  Make sure you go to Sarge's Meet and Greet on Thursday night.  Lots of good information there.  The Navy4Moms site is very active with info.  There is probably a PIR group for your date on Facebook too.  I found one for our date and it was very active.  We met a lot of people there!!!  If you have any questions, feel free to message me.

Permalink Reply by Jrock on January 13, 2014 at 3:07pm

I just checked FB and there is a closed group there for your PIR.  Search this and you will find it.

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Permalink Reply by LukeH on January 13, 2014 at 4:27pm

Wow, NY to Chicago by train. That is quite a journey. I prefer airplanes at that distance, so I can't help you much there.

It isn't that hard to drive to PIR, if you go the right way (stay off Buckley). You will be driving there in the dark. Do bring a handicapped placard if you have one.

That said, you won't have trouble getting a shuttle from any of the commonly recommended hotels. We took Sarge's shuttle from Spring Hill Suites in Waukegan without any trouble. It was a little harder getting back, though, so I can see the benefit of driving. 

Do call Sarge. He will help you out whether or not you use his services. I don't remember the name of the company.

Be aware that you may or may not get to spend much time with your sailor. Ours had watch that evening, so we only had about 4 hours. You won't know ahead of time.