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Son said he will be in GL one week after PIR
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Permalink Reply by Navymom18 on
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Our Sailor graduated last August, so the process *may* have changed since then. He was placed in a THU (temporary holding unit) after PIR (for 8 weeks!). Immediately after PIR, your sailor will have to check into his new THU. Once all the other sailors that are also being placed in THU have checked in, then they can leave for liberty. They can have their cell phones, laptops, gaming systems, TVs, etc. They will have to report back to base each night but they are free to leave with you during the day. Please keep in mind, anything he takes to THU, he has to take with him to A school/next duty station. Let your sailor know that when he puts his personal belongings in his rack in the THU, it's not secure. Good luck and congratulations!
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Permalink Reply by Chipmunk on
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Navymom18 - Please refresh my memory, as it has been a little bit since BC. I was thinking that if they went to THU, it was basically the same as the sailors staying in GL. I thought those sailors were able to spend the night or weekend with their family - but I could be remembering incorrectly. You said that even with THU, they have to return to the BEQ's over in the GL School area? They are not allowed to spend the night in the hotel with family?
Thanks for your clarification.
Chipmunk
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Chipmunk - THU isn't the same as staying at GL for A school. THU is a separate ship in a different part of RTC. The sailors have what is essentially phase 1 liberty; 0500-2100 on Saturday & Sunday. Monday-Friday they can leave after the work day is done but they still have to muster at 2100. They are free to go with family and friends in a 50 mile radius of GL. If they leave base with non-family members, they have to go with two other sailors.
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Joy, Navymom18 replied, but I was just going to say, that some families have actually appreciated the extra time they can have with their sailor since they are in THU. I don't know your plans for PIR, but you have just a little bit of time to arrange for the new circumstances and hopefully able to stay throughout the weekend. I would advise though, also stay flexible that he might actually get his orders all together and fly out after all, in which case, he will get moved back to RTC, and not be able to have his cell phone, until you take it to the airport and meet him there.
My son was in that situation, and we didn't have as much time with him after PIR, because it was spent trying to get his medical signed off for his orders. I don't know what your son's rating is but be sure to join the group associated with it. Others there may have had similar experiences as well.
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