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Comment by KC'smom on December 18, 2012 at 10:57pm

CTI + CTI = cuuuute baby :)

Comment by MSgtRet DIV 912 on December 18, 2012 at 10:43pm

@ TxNavyDad All the best and Happiest of Holidays to you an dyour family!!!

Comment by NYRican924 on December 18, 2012 at 10:02pm

@TxNavyDad; awesome to hear of your son's arrival. Happy Holidays to you and yours :-)

Comment by TxNavyDad on December 18, 2012 at 9:37pm

@the airport waiting for 23 more minutes until our sons plane lands!!!
EEEEE HAAAAAA!!!! BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT EVA!!!

Comment by greenoak on December 18, 2012 at 8:54pm

MSgtRet, I thought O hare was the only place they left from bit midway is not too far away, maybe your sailor can give you more info after PIR.

Comment by I'm Laurie the Sailor's Mom! on December 18, 2012 at 1:47pm

I met my sailor at O'Hare at 4 am on Saturday after PIR to hand over his gear.

The USO facility was packed, but the chapel just down the hall was empty and peaceful. Spent a couple of wonderful hours in quiet conversation and mutual contemplation--a treasured memory,

Comment by TxNavyDad on December 18, 2012 at 1:15pm

@MSgt... Thank you sir for all the very helpful info. I will definately use it as a guideline when my son reenlists to make sure all the i's are dotted and t's are crossed. We will not go thru this mess again. I will make sure my son has backup copies of all official documents in his possession when he gets to GL, just in case. One thing I have found out is, there are way to many areas where things can get fubar to easily, so we will most definately have official backups.
Thank you again sir for all your very valuable guidance and info.
I will contact you sir as soon as my son reenlists.
Also, thank you sir for your service to our great nation. Thank you doesn't seem adequate, but sir, Thank you from the bottom of my heart. We greatly appreciate your sacrifice protecting not only out country, but my family as well sir.
BRAVO ZULU SIR!!

Comment by MSgtRet DIV 912 on December 18, 2012 at 1:04pm

Going to try a query on the Wall that may not have been seen on an old discussion, to which I posted it earlier.  Without any specifics on times, airlines or anything else sensitive, has anyone experienced a sailor transferring from Boot to DLI flying out of anywhere other than O'Hare (if a direct transfer not interrupted by leave)?  Trying to meet mine on the Saturday after PIR to pass on electronics & clothes, and booked @ O'Hare hotel for Fri & Sat nights. Flying home Sunday.

Comment by MSgtRet DIV 912 on December 18, 2012 at 12:58pm

@TXNavyDad  --  it's good to hear how things are working out for your son.  I look forward to hearing from you in the times to come.  And YES, absolutely correct paperwork is the only way to go.  As a retired AF NCO formerly with same clearances and also a now-retired College Dean, I insisted my SR take a sealed, official copy of his transcript, just in case.  [Came home in his box, but he had it, if needed.]

What I didn't expect and did occur were disquieting Official Calls (yep, two of 'em) from him on behalf of the security clearance folks, needing his {AF brat born abroad} State Dept birth documentation, again, first call, then yesterday, copy of his passport.  Dreaded it when I saw the area code & US Govt - ha ha.

Was a bit of a 'goat-rope' for the first request, but done same day, then yesterday he didn't remember the passport was in papers he had left with me, and luckily I found it.  In both cases, attached PDF files to an email sufficed.  Oh, and they only need the picture page of the passport.  I found that out after I tried to send a huge 24MB PDF of the whole thing!!  Bounced by server!   LOL

The fact that some documentation was submitted at MEPS, doesn't necessarily mean it was forwarded to the clearance folks, and they do have strict guidelines.

Comment by proudmom on December 18, 2012 at 2:37am

DocRenee - that was a wonderfully stated comment!

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