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Any leave during A or C school?
I was wondering if anyone knew if sailors are allowed leave during A or C school? For example, how many weeks until they are able to be away for 12-24 hours?
Thanks.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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That would be when they re in phase three of liberty in A school. That takes four weeks or so, perhaps more, they have to earn the privilege.
That short amount of time would be liberty, not leave. However, most school commands will not let them travel more than 300 miles away.
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Permalink Reply by philipmom on
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Thanks for the help and the correction of terms..leave vs liberty. So if they earn the privilege for liberty, how long does that usually last. 2 hours? 24 hours? We are trying to figure out when we might be able to see our son.
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Here is the link to the Great Lakes liberty policy. Every A school uses something similar.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/training-support-center-tsc-great-la...
Liberty is "normal" time off, such as weekends and federal holidays. Some student sailors have night school so their liberty hours are daytime hours. And all students stand duty, usually every four days or so, and don't get liberty that day.
So they usually do have weeknight evenings off, with a curfew, and once they get to phase three, they can spend the night offbase on weekends. During the first two weeks, their liberty is quite limited.
If you want to know about liberty on PIR weekend, it will differ according to where his A school is located. If you know his rate/job he will be training for, someone here can fill you in on where he will be going to school.
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Permalink Reply by taylorsmom on
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My som came home after A school ,had to reroute his ticket for C school for a small fee was home 6 day was real nice but bitter sweet with the send off again, but worth the cost. just needs to keep in touch with his commander or assigned person that helps with all questions.
He went from great lakes to texas then texas to calif. and calif to florida. he came home for the holiday was a little more expensive to come home but again worth it.
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