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A School the day after Boot Camp
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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Yes, he will most likely fly out the day after PIR. Only your Sailor will know his flight arrangements for certain and even Sailors going to the same "A" School could be on different flights or fly from different airports depending on flight availability. Send him an index card about a week before PIR so he can write down the flight details to give to you following PIR. He will have Liberty from about 10:30 when Liberty is called until sometime in the evening (usually around 8 to 9 pm) and he will need to be back at the RTC about a half hour before Liberty expires to be certain to get back to the ship on time. He will let you know what airport he will fly out of and when so you can meet him at the airport and spend time with him before his flight and give him his cell phone, laptop, and other things that will fit in his black backpack. All of the Sailors are taken to the airports at the same time (sometimes as early as 2 am and sometimes as late as 6 am) regardless of when their flights are, so some may be at the airport for a short time and some may be there for several hours. The only exception is if he is in the Thanksgiving TG; those Sailors will have LIberty on Thursday (Thanksgiving Day) as well and fly out on Friday.
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I forgot to say, arrive the day before PIR and go to Sarge's Meet and Greet (go to Events on the right and move the calendar to the day before PIR and then locate it) and maybe part of another Meet and Greet (Ramada Inn has one and sometimes Flanagan's) and then plan to leave late Saturday or on Sunday to have the most time with your Sailor if PIR is on Friday.
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Permalink Reply by Alison(LS A school) on
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I'm not following the index card suggestion. Can you explain? Sorry, I know I'm missing something. Lol
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Some Sailors or family members have gotten so excited that they have forgotten some of the flight details. If you send your SR an index card, then s/he can write the flight details for you, so there is no mistake made when the information is passed on.
If you wanted to put something on the index card, you could put the following:
Name of Airport:
Approximate arrival time at airport:
Date and time of flight:
Airline:
Flight number:
Best place to meet (if known):
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Oh I think I got it. You will see them before they fly out tho, right?
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Yes, you are able to meet your Sailor at the airport and spend time with him/her and give him/her his/her cell phone and other electronics and perhaps a few other things that will fit in his/her black backpack (favorite undies are a frequent request since the guys are ready to be out of the "tighty whities" and the gals are ready to be done with the "granny panties"). Take some snacks with you as well since it may be a long day and you may be able to fit some of them in your Sailor's backpack.
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Thanks lemonelephant , your knowledge is amazing and so much appreciated. You are very patient with everyone and I am grateful.
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You are very welcome and thanks for that.
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Permalink Reply by harpist mom on
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My son's PIR was Friday, 3/9/12, and he was sent to A school in Pensacola the next day. A large group of sailors were bussed to Midway Airport around midnight that Saturday night 3/10/12. My husband and I met up with him there as he was checking in and got a military pass to accompany him through security and spend time with him before he departed around 6:30 a.m. on Sunday. I took civilian clothes and electronics to the airport and gave them to him there.
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Someone in his group must have flown out around 2 am then because they get them to the airports about 1-2 hours before the earliest flight.
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so how did you obtain a military pass to accompany your sailor thru security? We want to spend as much time with our sailor as possible
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We requested it from the person who checked our sailor in at the counter. Everyone who wants to go through security must have ID ready.
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