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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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Here is a link for the liberty phases ... yes, they are for Great Lakes, but every training command uses something very similar. He won't have much freedom for the first couple of weeks/month, can wear civilian clothing during phase two, and can have overnights on the weekends once he earns phase three.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/training-support-center-tsc-great-la...
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Permalink Reply by Peyton's mom on
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Thank you for replying. We are trying to plan spring break and would like to see him if possible.
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My son was in A-school in Pensacola Fla.for 6 months.the answer to the question is yes but it takes a few weeks before they can.We live in Georgia so my son was able to fly home and drive his truck back to base.They can get weekend passes as long as they are passing in school and are not on duty.
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The "weekend pass" is also known as an "out of bounds" chit. There's a liberty limit of 250 miles unless they get specific permission.
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You will be able to have him with you for the whole weekend (Friday-Sunday night about 9-10) once they phase up.
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I appreciate all of your replies. I'd like to plan a visit around Christmas time and was hoping that my son could get a few days of leave or whether he could come visit me. Now I have some answers; thank you!
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Weekends are Liberty not Leave. He should be able to spend the whole weekend with you but will probably need a liberty buddy. Your son will know the rules for leaving base on liberty just ask him. Enjoy your visit.
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If he is in school/training during the holiday stand down, he gets to take leave and come home for a week or two. They will walk him through the process, and he has to pay for his own travel.
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Permalink Reply by Samantha315 on
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how long do they usually have for a holiday standout? My daughter will be in A school starting right after Thanksgiving and will be there till Feb
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The stand down is two weeks around Christmas, official dates have not been released. Some commands only let them take a week, but most can take the full 14 days. They use their earned leave (paid vacation days) which they accumulate at 2.5 days per month from day one of boot camp. If they do not have enough days, they can borrow forward; be cautious, "going in the hole" may mean no leave after A school en route to their first command.
One of the few times they are guaranteed to have Christmas leave.
Not every training command authorizes Thanksgiving leave, and if they don't have a lot of earned leave, then there is no practical way to take both holidays.
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Wow--this is great news!!!!! Thanks for sharing.
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