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Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.
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Indiana parents /Family access to care packages
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Ship11/Div365 PIR11/12/2010
Started by Lonnie'smomShip11Div365. Last reply by Lonnie'smomShip11Div365 Sep 30, 2010. 4 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Kaye S. on December 7, 2009 at 9:11pm
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Don't forget to take a little white bag with you!
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Comment by Pat on December 7, 2009 at 9:10pm
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I would take that ride...wouldn't survive...but I think I would give it a try!
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Great pixs...Makes me want to travel!!
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Good heavens, Mark, where'd you get that photo?!!!! There is no way to look at that and not smile! I'm going to put a copy on my fridge to keep me in the holiday spirit this month! STILL LOL!!!
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Mark, I agree... no Jim is like no Santa around here! He's our own big, jolly guy! With you, I hope all is going well in Florida and we're sending best wishes to all his family (old AND new)! k.
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JEALOUS! JEALOUS! JEALOUS! (stamps feet...) But, luff ya'! k.
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I would check out the Master of Arms group found on the 'Groups' tab just under the banner at the top of this page. While you are there...check to see if there are any groups for special ops.
I would definately ask what the options are for your son based on his ASVAB scores, then do some research on each of the options and try to find the best fit!
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Looks like Navy Dad has more up-to-date information. My best to you and your soon to be sailor!
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I recommend that you discover how many divisions are graduating that week. The more divisions the fewer seats will be available. My son was out of boot camp fall of 2007, so things may have changed, but we didn't have 'tickets' just names on a list. We actually had five people with only four names on the list and it wasn't an issue, but we were prepared for one of us to not get to go in.
Have you been on any of the many boot camp pages on this website? Especially the one with his PIR date? Jon may be your best source for information, because he will know whether there are any, few, or many recruits from his division without family attending.
If the PR site says don't ask...I definately wouldn't ask! You don't want to draw unwanted attention to your recruit.
Remember that extra seat or seats that you take are taking away from another family. One from our group waited to sit with us until almost start time, to make sure that all families in the division had seats, if none were available we would have split the group and sat in the balcony.
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