Liberty plans

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Permalink Reply by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on June 13, 2015 at 7:35am

Each sailor has some different wants - personally, I'd keep the room just in case and plan to be flexible.  A lot will just want to kick back and decompress and watch movies.  Some want pizza- some want a steak dinner.  My advice- play it by ear and adapt to what he wants.  Keep an eye on the clock though and plan to have him back to he base at least an hour before he needs to be.

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Permalink Reply by Lory Rogers on June 13, 2015 at 8:07am

thank you...kind of my thinking as well...I definitely will be bringing his phone :-) but not for him to take back to RTC

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Permalink Reply by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on June 13, 2015 at 8:33am

and last piece of advice- don't be taken aback if he wants to spend time with his shipmates rather than exclusively with you......those guys and girls are his "new family" so if they want pizza, take a group.  At my daughter's PIR, we had a dinner with three of her shipmates and their families.....it was a great evening of lots of laughing and stories.....

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Permalink Reply by Lory Rogers on June 13, 2015 at 9:03am

NavyDads Admin (Paul) said:

and last piece of advice- don't be taken aback if he wants to spend time with his shipmates rather than exclusively with you......those guys and girls are his "new family" so if they want pizza, take a group.  At my daughter's PIR, we had a dinner with three of her shipmates and their families.....it was a great evening of lots of laughing and stories.....

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Permalink Reply by Lory Rogers on June 13, 2015 at 9:04am

Ah a great tip. I will keep the options open and mention this in my letters. It is an expensive day so the probability of all graduates having family there or not is something to think about.

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Permalink Reply by Lory Rogers on June 13, 2015 at 6:36pm

Sadly I will have to fly back Friday night. His sister has an event in Georgetown Texas the next afternoon. I have kept the room at the Navy Lodge so we can spend time there after PIR and then "Sarge" has the service that will take him back to base and me to the airport. I will definitely see if he has some shipmates who want to join us as well. I am the only one coming for my grandson and there may be others whose family cannot do this trip. Hopefully he has learned to look out for his shipmates!

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Permalink Reply by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on June 13, 2015 at 7:29pm

He has...in the real Navy world that ability can make the difference between life and death.....this is serious stuff

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Permalink Reply by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on June 14, 2015 at 1:54pm

Not sure about going to the mall, but your Sailor may want to do all of what you've mentioned as with what our Sailor did after PIR...

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Permalink Reply by Brad on June 15, 2015 at 1:19pm

Lory, you should read what Jim wrote. YOu may not have any additional time to spend with him other than at the airport. 

You will find he will now be on Navy time, and it doesn't always coincide with your own. 

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Permalink Reply by Lory Rogers on June 15, 2015 at 9:23pm

 thank you for all the great comments. I got my phone call from him and found out in boot camp he is the Religious Petty Officer and the Education Petty Officer...I am assuming this is role playing since he is just SR now. He likes it, which is all I wanted to hear.

I ordered him a challenge coin to give him after PIR with his ship on it. I am hoping this is a good thing too.

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Permalink Reply by Navy Dads Co-Admin Tom on June 16, 2015 at 3:04pm

   It will be a nice keepsake for him!

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