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Vehicle Access to Base
Okay, from all the posts I read you are supposed to have recieved a code or password to print a gate pass that can be used to drive onto the base for PIR. This password was in the form letter mailed by your recruit during the first few days at boot camp. My son left on January 24th and his PIR is April 6th and we never received a form letter. The box filled with his personal belongings came and we have gotten many letters and a couple phone calls but no form letter. Do we need the code? My father-in-law will be with us for the graduation and he is a retired Army Colonel so I was wondering if he can get our vehicle on the base?
My father was retired military and I remember him just showing his id and we drove right onto any military installations. Has this changed since 911? Proud Dad
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Permalink Reply by JessicaB-Sailor Mom on
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Yes, you need the code if you plan on driving on ase. But, many take a shuttle (cab) and then you don't need it. You only need it if you plan on driving your car on base.
Did you get a letter from RTC about the same time as the box with info about graduation...it would have his grad date, address, who he put on the 4 person invite list.
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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Write to your SR ASAP and ask for the password. You could let him know that you never got the form letter and ask if he can send out another one or just the password. Otherwise, you will need to take a taxi or shuttle to the gate and walk in or park across the street at the Metra parking lot and then walk in. Even those with Military ID must have a gate pass if they plan to drive onto the RTC.
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RTC base is a closed base, meaning that NO ONE is allowed on the base with out the proper paper work. Active duty and retired are NOT allowed on that base unless thay have a knot sticker, which you can only get if you are stationed on that base.
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Permalink Reply by CMD on
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There is a hotel on the base, for military - active and retired. There is shopping on base that is for military, active and retired. There must be access for these people. We are active duty Army and plan to see our son graduate, and from reading the website of the hotel it doesn't seem like access is any different than most other bases.
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The hotel, the Navy Gateway Inns & Suites, is located on the main base, about 1.5 miles from RTC. It is not on the RTC. Yes, there is a small NEX on the RTC, but it is not there for the benefit of others who are not currently at the RTC, although they are able to use it once they are on the RTC. You will be able to access the main base accross the street just as you have any other military base, but the RTC is different, you must have a gate pass for your vehicle or walk in.
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