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Can I pack a small bag for my daughter to take after PIR at the airport with some of her personal items?
I was wondering if I can take her a small duffle bag with some basic stuff she is missing, like her favorite pj's and her straight iron and favorite sneakers. Can I give her her phone at the airport? She is going to A school in Pensacola. Do they wear uniform during A school as well, and who provides them with the uniform? Thank You!
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Permalink Reply by sailorwifenmom on
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As a Sailor, she will always wear a uniform to work, it will be the uniforms that she was issued in boot camp, and she will be required to maintain. (She will get a uniform allowance once a year, year but she is still required to maintain them in the meantime.)
After a certain point in her training, she will be allowed to wear civilian clothes while on liberty (the time she's not at work or on duty).
You can meet her at the airport with her phone and some items, but keep in mind, she will be traveling with a VERY full (and large and heavy) sea bag and a backpack already, so she really won't have room to take a whole it of extra items. If you're talking ONE pair if pajamas ONE straightening iron, and a cell phone, probably ok, but she won't be in civilian clothes right away, and won't be able to add it to her stuff easily, so the rest is better off being mailed to her.
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Permalink Reply by Logan7817 on
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Thank you for the reply, I think I'll just take her her straightening iron, and mail her stuff later.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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When you do get ready to ship her things, be sure to ask for specific advice for her A school... in general, packages go to a central location where the sailor has to go get them, so don't bother with overnight shipping, and USPS flat rate is often the best deal.
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Permalink Reply by SRMom on
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Regular mail may be just as good because I think, and I could be wrong, they are allowed mail only on specific days.
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I know my daughter told me that they only get mail on Sundays. That was the only time they were handing it out. Maybe that was in the beginning...I don't know.
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At first, they need to get their SR who will be the "Mail PO" trained in federal mail handling. It takes a couple weeks to get that sorted out before the mail can "flow" on weekdays. They are only allowed to write on Sundays, if anyone is caught sneaking letter writing after lights out, they can lose privileges for a bit.
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