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My Son will be graduating form boot camp on 080511 and leaving the next day for "A" school in Florida. My family plans to attend the graduation and take him to Chicago on Friday via the METRA train . Anyone have any comments about the METRA and your experience visiting Chicago the day of graduation. Also I have heard I can give my son a backpack to take back on base to take with him when he flies to Florida. Does anyone know if he will be able to take the backpack back on base right after the graduation ceremony or should I plan to give it to him when we return to the base later that evening . I know I won't see him on Saturday before he flies to Florida. Also I heard that there is a real traffic jam for cars driving on base for the graduation and the best bet is to take the Hotel Shuttle to the base that morning . Anyone have any comments about that too ? Thanks in advance to all who took the time to reply to me.      

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Comment by Denise ( A Seabee mom) on July 26, 2011 at 4:36pm

I dont know anythng about METRA. But as far as the backpack you can give it to him at the airport. He will not be allowed to take anything back to the RTC side. If you cant meet him at the airport its all going to have to be mailed to him.

Take the center lane at PIR most people dont know about it.. Will go faster gettting in if you are driving.

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