Navy Recruit Home for the Holidays

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Permalink Reply by E.G. - ND's Creator/Admin on October 11, 2009 at 8:35pm

If I remember correctly, she will not be able to come home but I think you will be able to visit her there for Christmas. I'll check into it and will get back to you with something more concrete.

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Permalink Reply by Lee on October 20, 2009 at 8:03am

Just to chime in, my son shipped to RTC in November last year and PIRd in early Jan 2009. He did not get to come home for Christmas nor were we able to visit. Keep in mind, while he will be on holiday routine during this time, he will still have lots to do. I was hoping for the same thing last year, but that isn't they way the Navy operates.

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Permalink Reply by Jim Butler on October 25, 2009 at 8:51pm

Our son said he's shipping out to GL on Nov 24th, but that doesn't seem right to me. I've also heard different lengths of time for bootcamp, 7, 8, 9, and 9.5wks. Can someone chime in with the answer to that one? :)

Thanks,

Jim

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Permalink Reply by Randy Weston on October 26, 2009 at 9:45am

Jim,
Yes on the 24th. The Navy does not take breaks when it comes to boot camp. It will be 8 weeks. My son went in 9/8 and his PIR is 10/30. Holidays will be treated as a standdown day or a Sunday, day of rest.

Randy

Jim Butler said:

Our son said he's shipping out to GL on Nov 24th, but that doesn't seem right to me. I've also heard different lengths of time for bootcamp, 7, 8, 9, and 9.5wks. Can someone chime in with the answer to that one? :)

Thanks,

Jim

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Permalink Reply by Jim Butler on October 28, 2009 at 9:53am

Thanks Randy. He met with his recruiter yesterday for his final "P-test" lol, and the recruiter told him 9.5wks, so don't know. He said that the week of the 24th was P-week, and his bootcamp would start the following Monday.
It'll all be clear soon enough.

Jim

Randy Weston said:

Jim,
Yes on the 24th. The Navy does not take breaks when it comes to boot camp. It will be 8 weeks. My son went in 9/8 and his PIR is 10/30. Holidays will be treated as a standdown day or a Sunday, day of rest.

Randy

Jim Butler said:

Our son said he's shipping out to GL on Nov 24th, but that doesn't seem right to me. I've also heard different lengths of time for bootcamp, 7, 8, 9, and 9.5wks. Can someone chime in with the answer to that one? :)

Thanks,

Jim

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Permalink Reply by Jim Butler on November 26, 2009 at 7:15am

I don't believe they get any leave or liberty at all until boot camp is completed and they're "sailors", unless it's due to a family emergency.

Jim

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Permalink Reply by TJ creech on November 20, 2015 at 10:52am

Can anyone verify that sailors who complete basic or technical training may request 10 days of leave en route if their first duty station is in the CONUS (within the states)?

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Permalink Reply by Z Dad on December 18, 2015 at 9:38am

I received a letter from my son last week and he wrote that the SRs in GL (at least in his div) might...MIGHT...get day leave for Christmas. That means they might get leave for the day and have to be back on base that same night. This, I understand, is also contingent on how well the SRs do in training, obedience, etc. That is why it is a huge MIGHT

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