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Comment by blackbirdmom on July 7, 2017 at 12:09pm

I can laugh about that stuff now. At least they are doing their jobs.  The following night after our car search, the guard at the gate asked my husband if he was an Uber driver before looking at the IDs. Our FR and his buddy thought that was hilarious. 

Comment by misisu on July 7, 2017 at 10:24am

Thanks everyone, My SR is on Temporary Hold so he is not allowed to phase up on liberty. I will ask if he wants to request an overnight -that would be really nice. I wasn't aware of the alcohol rule so that is good to know.

I expected the ID check and we are prepared (funny story to go with that - the weekend of his PIR we went to the base all ready with ID's/insurance/registration - the guard reviewed them and stopped us pulled us to the side and started interrogating us because the registration was over 1yr out of date!) That was fun....

Comment by blackbirdmom on July 6, 2017 at 11:54am

Our FR is now phase 2, so he can wear civilian clothes and be around people who drink. Some of his friends are of age. Fortunately, they do not seem to be those that drink to excess.

I second being early for curfew. We had to wait in line to get on base and then drive to the ship, so it took a bit. Make sure everyone in your car has ID. Even your underage passengers. Without ID they will not be allowed on base. 

A funny story. (Now it's funny, wasn't funny at the time) We were taking our FR back to base one night and my husband was not paying attention to the sailor at the gate, and moved up before he was waved forward. That sailor took everyone's IDs, made them get out of the car, we had to explain relationships, then he surveyed the inside of the car with a flashlight,and even looked under it. Meanwhile, holding up the line. Poor Jake thought he was going to get in trouble, but he didn't. So, wait for them to wave you up at the gate when returning. 

Comment by Allison on July 5, 2017 at 10:47am

Misisu, so unless someone has a military ID, when you first get there you cannot go onto base. Your sailor will have to sign out to come to the gate and escort you back to his ship to sign him out for liberty. If he doesn't already have or requests overnight liberty, you will have to do this every day when you first pick him up. He should carry his chit with him the whole time. Drop your luggage off the first day because it will be a pain to walk it all the way around the base with him with it. They will check bags on the ship, so no weapons, even if you have a permit, and just keep it in mind when packing your purse if there's anything you wouldn't want his shipmates to see.

Comment by Anti M on July 5, 2017 at 12:35am

If he's underage, he can't be around if you have an alcoholic beverage.  No one gets to drink if he cannot.  Is he phase one still? In uniform?  Or Two, civilian clothes?

Be back early for curfew.  Don't lose any uniform items, that sucks and he must buy replacements.  Spot cleaning pens for his whites.  

Comment by misisu on July 4, 2017 at 9:08pm

We are looking to spend next weekend with our sailor. Other than the family chit to spend liberty time with, what other things should I be aware of? 

Comment by Anti M on July 3, 2017 at 8:48pm

Great Lakes has not always been quite so strict.  It is probably a good thing, LOL.

Chicago is terrific.  I spent a lot of time at the museums, especially the Field Museum.  I missed Chinatown, dang it.

Dungarees were so darn comfortable!  I even re-enlisted in mine, in the ET shop.  Everyone else was dressing up and thinking up wild places to re-up.  I really went against the trend and stuck to my workplace and work uniform.  Such a rebel.

Comment by blackbirdmom on July 3, 2017 at 7:12pm

Anti M - my cousin who was enlisted in the early-to-mid-80s also had dungarees with those denim look shirts. He gave me one of the shirts when he got out, and I still have it. He was on the USS Nimitz. 

Our FR mentioned they were changing the uniforms from the blueberries to green camo. I  understand why they would want to make them fire proof, but why green? He will wear coveralls on the job.

On another note, we were discussing why there are so many rules at GL compared to other bases where there are A schools. I told him it was just like anywhere else, when so many make trouble, those that run the place have to get stricter. His close buddies have now left him and moved on to their leaves or first duty stations. I'm proud to say, though, that he is making new friends and learning about new cultures. His newest friends introduced him to Chinatown in Chicago and they have been back a couple of times. 

Comment by misisu on July 2, 2017 at 12:19am

When I was stationed in Hawaii, we only wore whites and dungarees (didn't have peanut butters). On the ship we wore coveralls.

Comment by Anti M on July 1, 2017 at 5:33pm

Dang ... all black or all white.

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