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Comment by lovemysailor on March 2, 2014 at 5:24pm

Tell him to go to the gtmo connections facebook page under files and download the file 4650.1a visitor pdf file. It will tell him all he needs to know.

Comment by lovemysailor on March 2, 2014 at 5:08pm

My husband is also an ma here :) they probably. Work together! We have not had anyone fly down yet but I do know that everyone has to get background check, be in good health, he has to fill out chit to get approved, need passport, sponsorship paper to get on plane to come down, and he has to have a room at hotel booked for everyone before co will approve the visitors. Can only bring so many people at a time cant stay for more than month at a time and can only have visitors every so ofton cant remeber exactly how long in between each visit.

Comment by LedaB on March 2, 2014 at 11:19am

My son is an MA there and loves it! We are wanting to travel there this summer to visit. Has anybody here gone there? If so can you tell me how you got there and the procedures?

Comment by lovemysailor on October 31, 2013 at 11:32am

It is important to know that communication will be very different than you are use to. no cell phone to just text and see how they are doing. Most to communication will have to be initiated by him. I have found that facebook messaging and video calls are the best. I downloaded the messenger app which allows you to call for free!!! it is also great for sending messages back and forth and if you have a computer with a camera on it you can video chat using facebook. Responses will be a bit delayed and picture choppy but it works. also if he has a vehicle you will want to send that down as well or he can buy one here but most are not in the best of shape. There is not much to do on base so anything to keep him entertained is always a good idea. Other than that he will be fine. Love this base!!!! sorry for late reply haven't been on in a while. will try to do better at getting on more often. :)

Comment by daisy72 on August 5, 2013 at 3:17pm

Thanks lovemysailor for the info.

I had heard there was no cell service. But thought the internet was ok. Good thing he likes the movies. lol

Comment by lovemysailor on August 5, 2013 at 11:29am

michaelsmom- in order to get to cuba he will need to put in a chit for approval for you to get on base. you will need passports.other than that you should be good to go.

daisy72 gtmo is not as bad as it sounds. from what my husband tells me it is just boring and he hates the horrible internet and tv service. cell phones are do not work down there so communication can be limited. there is a movie theater that has up to date movies and a lot of other acivities to do. 

Comment by michaels mom on August 2, 2013 at 3:33pm

My son is in GTMO and says we can visit? We are interested in visiting next spring break.  Has anyone here visited there?? Anything we need to know?? Anyone???? :)

Comment by daisy72 on July 30, 2013 at 3:33pm

My son Just got his first orders for Cuba. He graduates A school in September. Any info for this worrier mom would be great!

Comment by debbiel on July 11, 2013 at 4:20pm

Thanks lovemysailor for that info.  I will look into KIK

Comment by herbgarden(Ship12Div085) on July 9, 2013 at 8:43am

Thanks debbiel for the USPS info. My sailor finally got her box. It was at the base, it was sitting there waiting for her. I sent it Priority Mail, so I did expect it to be a little faster, and it was. There was some kind of miss-communication, apparently. Some mix-up with her location or address, so they did not notify her that it was there. Probably why I got the letter send back marked "moved address unknown"!  Also my sailor did not go to the post office and ask about her package!? She bought new clothes on the internet, that's probably why, lol! It was a 53 lb. box though, she needed to get a ride to the post office, she could not have carried that back to her apt.

lovemysailor, I call my sailor. Her roommate had a phone in the room, so my sailor gave me the number.  I did mention it to my husband, but he did not notice any unusual expenses on the phone bill. We live in a different state than all our family, so we are used to long distance charges. He probably just thought I called my mother, lol! She says it's very expensive for her to call us, so we call her. My sailor says KIK is the best, she got it on her phone before she left, so she could talk to shipmates overseas. She wanted me to get it before she left, but we never got around to arranging it.  I think I would need to get a new phone though, not sure my simple phone would support an app like that. 

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