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GROTON, CT. SUBSCHOOL & "A" SCHOOL MOMS

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hi My Son is currently in Groton, Ct. for Submarine School then "A" School.

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Comment by Funkymom12 on August 1, 2018 at 5:17pm: @sunnflowerlynn,

i hope you do too! Sense I don’t know when I will see him again, I cherish those unique moments with him.

Comment by SunflowerLynn on August 1, 2018 at 5:04pm: Thank you, FunkyMom12. I’m hoping we get to spend that extra day with our sailor, too. We’ll see how it turns out.

Comment by Funkymom12 on August 1, 2018 at 1:27pm: @sunflowerlynn, I took him to Chicago and he had to be back before 10pm that night.

Comment by Lauracat19 on August 1, 2018 at 7:03am: Thank you!!!

Comment by WearsLargeHats on August 1, 2018 at 12:43am: Once they are at the airport, the restriction is in the number and type of bags they can carry. They don't have a lot of space. An extra carry-on might have to be no-larger-than and/or a particular color (black), and it is something else to keep track of. It is easier to just pass them their cellphone and other small electronics, and send civilian clothes and such by UPS or USPS. He won't need them right away.

Comment by Lauracat19 on July 31, 2018 at 11:51pm: Great information. Thank you! Taking our son a carry on with civilian clothes is out of the question then?!

Comment by IL Matt's Mom on July 31, 2018 at 11:42pm: All,

My son graduated boot camp Friday morning 9:00am, 4th August, left Great Lakes on bus to O'Hare airport 3:30am (03:30) before dawn on Saturday 5th August. He was on a plane to Providence RI (Groton) at 10:00 pm (22:00) Saturday 5th August (22 sailors on same flight).

After PIR on Friday, the sailors leaving Great Lakes are on buses leaving the base at 12:30am (midnight), 3:30am or 5:50am for the airports. Most go to O'Hare. There is a slight possibility of going to Midway Chicago (MDW) or Milwaukee (MKE) airports. These two are not likely used due to Groton's location and flight schedules (direct, but not charter). Closest airports to Groton / New London are Providence (PVD) and Bradley in Hartford, CT (BDL).

Yes, if you do the math he was at ORD for 18+ hours. You can get a gate pass to wait with him at the airports. You can give him any electronics only at the airport. Kudos to the USO volunteers at O'Hare. They did a fabulous job receiving the multiple bus loads of kids, providing info to them and us family, and feeding them.

Once arriving in Groton, he was able to call freely on his cell phone. Internet is not free, but he can access it in a shared group area for limited amount of time per month. He waited for awhile before starting BESS and graduated 13Oct. Once his BESS class formed, his graduation date did not change. We did attend BESS graduation which was much more low key than boot camp PIR.

Comment by SunflowerLynn on July 31, 2018 at 9:05pm: So Funkymom12, if you don't mind my asking, what did your son do on the Saturday after graduation? Did you get to spend the day with him?

Comment by Funkymom12 on July 31, 2018 at 6:05pm: My son was the the airport at 3am on the night of Sunday/Monday and he didn’t left until 8am flight. It was nice to spend time with him while waiting.

Comment by keckiesue on July 31, 2018 at 12:12pm: My son graduated on a Friday and left for the airport to go to Groton very late Sunday night/Monday morning (around 2 a.m.). Some families choose to meet their Sailors at the airport at that time to give them their phones, etc. Other families FedEx those things to Groton.