Phases and Liberty

[Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours)]

LIBERTY:



Once your sailor has completed INDOC he/she will permitted weekend liberty. Liberty is broken up into three phases, which they must earn. All students arrive Pensacola in Phase I, even those who have completed some schooling in Great Lakes. Liberty is their time off and should not be confused with LEAVE. Leave is similar to Annual Leave or Vacation time in the civilian world. Leave must be requested on a CHIT (in writing) and approved, in advance, by every one of rank up the sailor’s Chain of Command to and including the Commanding Officer.

Added per request of Connie ....Love you!

They are on the clock and expected to be in uniform until liberty is called each day...now granted they normally call it at 4 or 5 each day and on Friday it is normally until Sunday night



This is probably why some go crazy in the hold and waiting times...they are up...dressed in uniform...have nothing to do much of the time and can not lay down on their bed in uniform!! Can only relax in comfy clothes (meaning their PT gear or sweats) after liberty has been called and only in their room until Phase II Then they can wear civi's...in other words in Phase I will be in some sort of navy issued wear 24/7. In Phase II they wear uniform mon - fri during working hours and once liberty is called they can change into civi's
PHASE I – Must wear their military uniforms at all times outside of their barracks. The sailors can leave the base on liberty with a buddy (never by themselves), must be in uniform the entire time and must return to the base no later than 2200 (10:00
pm). While in Phase I, the sailors will muster 2 to 4 times a day. To muster,
basically, means that they gather, in uniform, and take a head count to make
sure all personnel are present and accounted for and is usually performed at
their barracks. Phase I is normally for approximately 2 weeks.



PHASE II – May now wear their civilian clothes, but still are restricted to leaving the base only with a buddy and do not have to return to the base until midnight. Phase II is normally a 3 week evolution.



PHASE III – In this phase the sailor can leave the base on Friday night and does not have to return until 2200 on Sunday night.



While on liberty the sailors are restricted to be within a certain number of miles from the base. I am not sure what the exact limit is for this area but it is normally 230 - 250
miles. Panama City, FL and New Orleans, LA are on the off limits/restricted list.



The various phases of liberty are earned by each sailor. They can and will be taken away from ALL sailors based on the actions of one sailor. In other words, if one sailor gets into some sort of trouble, EVERYONE in that sailors group, school or barracks could also be busted back in their liberty phase.
This is a very hard lesson to learn for some!!

[jodybrock]

Hello. My son just had PIR this morning, and flies out to Pensacola at 7 AM.  It was a short 8 hours with him, and especially difficult for he and his gf to say goodbye, as they have no idea what to expect in Pensacola, or when they will see each other next.

Any words of wisdom or advice on this?

From what I see about Liberty above, about 5 weeks before he will have a weekend free?

[LilLady88(Ship 04 DIV 819)]

Jodybrock: my new Sailor had PIR on Thursday also and left at 6am yesterday, Sept. 2. He is now in Florida and I have no idea what to expect either. I am hoping to get some advice too on this like I received during bootcamp. I am sure I will be seeing you around here now =)

[jodybrock]

I found the information about bootcamp to be so tremendously helpful, and it feels so odd to be in the dark suddenly! I just mailed him his cellphone, so hopefully once he gets it he will be able to answer some questions. Were you able to meet your son at the airport and give him his cell?

[LilLady88(Ship 04 DIV 819)]

I know exactly how you feel about being in the dark!! I am not offended since this is N4M, but he is my boyfriend lol! My sister and I met him at 1am Friday since his plane left at 6am!! I gave him his cell phone and he has called me 4 times so far =) Did you get your son's address? Mine just called an hour ago to give me his. He is on hold for a whole month so far. I absolutely love this site and always have so many questions answered!

[April]

Hi Everyone!  My husband has been down here in Pensacola since May and I joined him in June.  Basically when they first get down here they are in phase 1.  They can have a cell phone with them but their computers and electronics are locked up in a locker untill they earn phase 2. Like it said up on the post...phase 1 they have have to be in uniform all the time. My hubby got phase 2 in 4 days of being here.  Almost everyone has it within 2 weeks.  When you are phase 2 you get all your electronics and more freedom.  After the work day you can wear civi clothes and you have to be back on base by 10 pm mon-thurs.  And midnight on fri and sat.  However, they can fill out special liberty chits for the weekend if you are down here visiting them or if your wife or gf are down here and they will get approved most likely.  That way....they can stay with you all weekend and report back to base on Sunday night.  Hold time can vary down here as well.  My husband was on hold about a month before he classed up to aircrew school.  Aircrew school was a few weeks I believe.  Once they graduate aircrew school they now earn phase 3!  Phase 3 is a little diff from 2.  They still have to be back during the week at 10pm  but on weekends they do not have to fill out a special liberty chit.  So they can just go out on fri and return on sunday night.  I believe that the mile restriction is 50 miles but I could be wrong.  So we usually just got to the beach or hang around the apartment.   After aircrew your sailor will be on hold and then go to starboard d.  Starboard D is a holding/training period right before RSS.  Your sailor could be in Starboard D for a couple weeks or a month...just depends on how fast they are classing people up.  When they are in Starboard D they are working out, or "survivors" for the RSS students.  They are in the pool playing out senarios and the RSS students rescue them.  When they class up to RSS that is when the intense stuff happens.  RSS is 5 weeks long and sailors can get rolled back for mistakes and what not.  They will usually get another chance to finish.  Once they graduate RSS they will find out what platform they get (Sierra or Romeo) and they will move across the base for A school.  Sierra is around 6 weeks of training and Romeo is 6 months. I am not sure on the rules for A school.  But I do believe that they have to sign out with a buddy to go anywhere.  My husband is still in RSS so Ill find out in a month or so about A school.  When they finish A school they will got to Sere and Frac.  

 

Pensacola is a small city.  The beaches are nice and the base is nice as well.  Everything is spread out a bit and I feel like it takes 20 mins to get anywhere.  

 

I hope this helps you out!

 

 

 

[jodybrock]

Thanks NavyWife- that helps a lot!! I also googled NACCS, so got some info there..

@Lillady88 - sorry for the mixup! I pass the info I learn here on to my son's gf. She thinks I am brilliant! Who am I to tell her differently?  ;-)

I have to say, that after the stress of bootcamp, especially the stories about the 800 divisions, I am feeling so much better about Pensacola!

Thanks everyone!

[Eric]

Hello Ma'am. I'm not a sailor as of yet, but I am seriously considering and looking into all the aspects. My question in regard to Phases is as a husband and father at what point (if any) would my family be able to join me durring my training? I understand how difficult ACCS and RSS are, but it would be encouraging to my wife to know she and our children could be with me amidst the struggle.My second question would be is it possible (or at what point) could I live off base durring the phases of training? Thank you very much for any response/advice.

Eric

[ALNavyMom]

My son is about to leave for bootcamp (Monday) and as of now will be headed to Pensacola afterwards.  He should arrive there the week of Thanksgiving.  I am curious if we would be able to see him any over Thanksgiving.  I'm also curious when we could take his vehicle to him.  Thank you!

[ALNavyMom]

MOB4 so far my son is in Backlog and Phase 1. Expected school start is January.

[ALNavyMom]

Backlog is what they call holding until there is room for a new class or a whole new class is available to start. In this case things got behind during shutdown for one, but as I understand Pensacola often gets behind schedule and while they are there and ready for school, the school isn't ready for them:). Yes he got to Pensacola 11-16. They workout twice a day and don't really do much else so he is very ready for school. It makes for long days and causes them to be a little homesick not being busy.

[MOB4]

Thanks for the help. A lot of the posts are so old I am happy to find a mom who is active. Will your son get to come home for Christmas? We are really hoping our son will. Not sure about anything yet. I understand how slow time moves when not busy. My son says the same thing. From 18 hour days to morning muster and a few hours of mindless work he is going crazy. Lol. I hope he gets moved to Pensacola next week.
Few more questions. Sorry. What is C school? I have only ever heard of A school. Also, I am assuming this is a 6 year contract? My son shined for 6 when he went seal but his initial corpsman was for 4? I really feel like I am starting over except now he is states away instead of at home where we could ask his recruiter.
Thank you!

[Jodi-alumni Ship 4]

Hi. Welcome to the group. You will get your questions answered more quickly on the main page. Lydia is very helpful. My son is in FRAC right now, which is the last step of schooling before they get assigned to a squadron. Pensacola does shut down for Christmas. Most if not all of the sailors get to go home for the holidays. My son came home around 12/21 and stayed until 1/2 if I remember correctly. But have them find out when they can leave before you book the flight unless you get refundable tickets. My son didn't get permission to leave until late so the tickets were much higher. I suggest your son volunteer since it will keep him busy plus it looks good to the higher ups. There is a lot of things to volunteer for. C school is actually RSS school which they do before A school. It is where your son will find out if he has what it takes to become a rescue swimmer. It is a very physical program so your son needs to be in the best shape he can be in so keeping in shape is very important. I wish your son the best of luck.