"I’m assuming SATO is used for personal travel (leave) as well or just for assignments?"
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Travel from A school to home before first duty station
Started this discussion. Last reply by Chipmunk Jul 25, 2022. 15 Replies 0 Likes
Hi, when sailors finish a school and take a leave before their first duty station, do they have to get on a computer themselves and make their own flight reservations or is there someone at a school…Continue
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"Thank you! Already made his one way reservations Home. I figured when he gets home his sponsor can help him make his overseas flight reservations. So many new things to learn. Thankful to have a site where I can ask questions."
"SATO is the name of the Government Travel Agency (https://www.cwtsatotravel.com/home.html) All Official Government travel must be booked through them. Any time you book travel for your sailor make sure it is 100%…"
"What is SATO? I went to the site, but does it stand for anything? Asked my son if he’d heard of SATO and he said “what’s that?”"
"Yes, I look forward to him getting all this under his belt. He’s not the type to be aware of what he’s supposed to do (my oldest would have this all taken care of, each kid is so different) so the Navy will grow him up in this way. Like…"
"Thank you. I thought that was the name but was unsure. My Sailor told me to back off and he'd get it worked out and if not he'd call and let us know what he needed. It was hard because I really wanted him home most of all! He…"
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"Thank you! My son comes home the day after tomorrow so he’s been working on all that today. He called this morning and told us to go ahead and get him a ticket so we did. Hopefully he didn’t misunderstand and the navy…"
"Most of the time they have to book it themselves. They will meet with Travel staff to arrange their transportation and they can help them make the arrangements if necessary. "
"Hi TXnavymom and welcome to our group. We are glad that you are here. It depends on a few things, where will he be going to A school? Mine went to his A school first and then had to wait a bit before he could come home. At his A school he had to…"
Travel from A school to home before first duty station
Hi, when sailors finish a school and take a leave before their first duty station, do they have to get on a computer themselves and make their own flight reservations or is there someone at a school that helps them with that? I know they have to pay, just didn’t know if the navy helps get them a flight or they do it all on their own. Thank you!See More
"Phoenixmom, to clarify, you said he would make his arrangements…will he. Make those with somebody? Does the navy set up a flight for him and then he pays for it? Or does he have to make his own flight arrangements on his own?…"
"Thank you Phoenixmom! This is going not be challenging for my son but I know very good for him. "
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- At 10:14pm on July 24, 2022,
Chipmunk said…
I posted a link to your discussion in my group - Beyond BC - Navy For Moms (ning.com) - I invite you to come join the group and I also hope that someone else will notice your question to reply.
- At 10:04pm on July 24, 2022,
TXnavymom - I wish I had the answer for your question, but I don't. Things were a lot different with my son leaving after his school in SC.
I do want to suggest that you change the stage of your sailor above to Enlisted now that he is out of BC.
- At 6:40pm on July 4, 2022,
Alli - Congratulations on your son's graduation. Please feel free to also come join the Beyond BC - Navy For Moms (ning.com) - we are a private paged group that is open to all Enlisted family members to come just ask questions, find encouragement and stay in touch with other Navy families no matter where your sailor is located or what their rate is.
- At 8:42pm on May 4, 2022,
Hi Alli, I was just checking in on you and see how things were going!
- At 10:47am on April 27, 2022,
Alli - Welcome to the BC Moms group. I am one of the members on this site that follows our new members and I do my best to welcome you here to the group. Be sure to go to the group page, scroll down the page, past the discussion area and then you will find the comment wall. That is the best place to post your questions and to introduce yourself.
My sailor has been in almost 5 years and is currently out in the fleet.
- At 5:15pm on April 19, 2022,
B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) said…
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