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Break between BC and A school?
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Permalink Reply by kristie 09/016 on
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What I understand is that there is no break but that the school shuts down from Dec16- Jan 2 so if he wants to use some of his leave time he can. I'm hoping that is true since my son is graduating on Dec 2 and will remain in GL for A school too.
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Permalink Reply by rdoerr on
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This makes me feel a little bit better...thank you :) I really hope this is the case.
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Permalink Reply by paybacks398 on
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My grandson graduated from BC on 3/11 and went straight across the street to A-school. He did not have a break. he is home on leave now-he just graduated A-school and is now on his way to San Diego for C-school. He was in GL from Jan 7 until 15 days ago-9 months from BC thru A-school
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Permalink Reply by HalfOfMyHeart on
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There is not a break between boot camp and A school. My husband is at Great Lakes for a school right now and they start school/training right after their liberty weekend. There is usually a break they can take between A school and C school though.
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I wonder if it will be any different with Christmas coming? Hopefully the school closes. My son is set to graduate somewhere around the end of December.
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if they have enough leave saved up, then they have a little over two weeks in december. Break starts the 16th of December I think it ends January 2nd but not sure. If you go on FB they have it posted on NavstaGL's page :)
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Permalink Reply by MELISSA 995 on
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But they do get liberty weekend. Do you know how much daily hours or do they get to spend the night?
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Permalink Reply by Mrs.B_Div 302_Ship9 on
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Depending on when he arrives, when he classes up and what his LPO's decide, there could be a possibility of a break. He can request leave, but if he doesn't graduate bootcamp until near the end of December, he may not have time to get his leave chit in and get it approved.
With the military there is a lot of "hurry up and wait" stuff and it's frustrating. But the easiest thing to do is just learn to roll with the punches, because it never really gets any easier.
Remember, A-school is just a spin-off of Boot camp. They still have lots of rules to live by and when the rules are broken, they have to have extra duty, or all sorts of things. There are phases they will go through in A-school. Phase 1 is the most difficult, because they can't leave base, they have lots of duty and are required to be in their uniforms at all times. Phase 2 is a lot less strict. At times it seems harsh, and trust me, I hated it!!! but it's something that comes with being in the military.
Once your son graduates boot camp and gets settled into his new "ship" in A-school, have him ask his LPO about Christmas leave.
My husband was there during Thanksgiving and they gave him 2 days off. He was able to stay with me, in my hotel and my parents came up to visit us there. We went out to eat at Golden Corral. It's not your typical holiday, nor was it as comfortable, but it was a lot, LOT better than not having anything at all. Maybe, if he can't leave for long, you guys could at least go up there and see him for a day or two.
If you are willing to go up there, have him tell his LPO that is family is coming up to see him. That often changes everything. They will give him some nice time off and you will at least get to see him and spend some time with him. The Recruits are allowed to travel within 300 miles of the base...so also, if you're in that radius, maybe he can travel home.
Hope this info helps!!!!!
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Ummm..if they don't move to the "A" School side they are ONLY allowed to go 50 miles away from the base. Also after PIR they are NOT allowed to stay out overnight...it doesn't matter if family is in town or not! That changed the start of this year.
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Angie, I was meaning if they were in A-school, and A-school only. Not directly after PIR. They have to have gone through Phase 1 at least to get even have the possibility of getting a chit to leave base with their families/friends...
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They may be on hold between the two but no leave unless they graduate before the Christmas Standdown. They will start getting weekend liberty after they move from Phase 1 to Phase 2 and they will let you know. Most of the time they can start having their phones and computers after moving to the A school side of the base. Mine got everything on PIR weekend because he moved the day of PIR. Others did not move until the following week and did not get to keep anything until they moved. They can't have any phones or computers on the BC side of the base. A huge NO-NO. Once they start getting liberty on the weekends they can take the train into Chicago and start exploring the area. If you live within 300 miles of the base, they can come home because it is still liberty. Leave is when they have to go further than 300 miles and you need permission. Liberty they get with no permission.
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Leave is more than just going further than 300 miles away...it also means they don't have to muster, or stand duty, nor return to the barracks everynight.
Liberty...they STILL need permission! They can't just leave when they want, also they MUST be back at a certain time while on liberty.
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