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RTC Graduation

RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021

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Moms of IS (Intelligence Specialist) sailors.

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My son has found the perfect job for a teenager! When I ask him, "What are you doing?", he honestly tells me, "Sorry, Mom, I can't tell you."

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Latest Activity: May 17, 2023

IN MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN MILITARY. THANK YOU.

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Comment by Laura on August 28, 2012 at 12:04am: The busses drop the sailors off at O'Hare not too far from the location of the USO. Best place to meet your sailor is at the bottom of the stairs leading up to the USO. It is the USO before you go through security. (There are 2 at O'Hare)

Comment by ProudMaMa-USS Triton 305 on August 27, 2012 at 11:49pm: Thanks for the insight, wish it was 7pm departure. So u went straight to airport after liberty? Wow i wonder why the 1am shuttle. I thought they were out of boot. Wonder if that is typical? Has anyone else had same travel shuttling?

Comment by Dakota's Mom on August 27, 2012 at 9:54pm: Regarding their orders...I'm not sure when they first receive them but parents don't see them until you visit at the airport. They only thing we knew during PIR was that he would get a few hours sleep when liberty expires and would be shuttled from GL to the airport at 1am.

Comment by Dakota's Mom on August 27, 2012 at 9:36pm: I'm pretty sure they were on the same flight. We stayed at the airport until 5 am. We were told we could go back to the gate with him but we had been awake for 25 hrs at that point so we needed some sleep. We took his phone to him at the airport. They had a layover in Atlanta. I'm not sure exactly when they arrived but he called me that evening and said they had just gotten settled into their rooms.

Comment by ProudMaMa-USS Triton 305 on August 27, 2012 at 9:17pm: Briesmom - were u informed of her travel orders before? I would like to see him at the airport to give him his personal items. Were the two on the same flight? Dakota's mom said he arrived Saturday evening, it is a short flight, was her flight at 7 am or 7 pm? I may have to stay at the hotel at Ohare so we can meet up with him if it such an early shuttle.

Comment by ProudMaMa-USS Triton 305 on August 27, 2012 at 9:17pm: Hi Ladies, I have the son PIR 9/21 with a start date for IS A School of 10/1 - that is what was on his sheet. I am hoping that he will get settled and start, I think that Tumbleweed's son will be in the same class, and yes they can start right away, there are no "P" style days at A school. However if they are waiting for the class to convien then they will do watch and PT and they will be on restriction for a while. I will try to find the low down on IS A, I read it before. Dakota's mom - was he shuttled at 00:30 to OHare as Bries mom's SR was?

Comment by Dakota's Mom on August 27, 2012 at 8:32pm: My son also graduated 8/24 and arrived in VA Saturday evening. He said they won't start classes until a week from tomorrow. However, he said they still have PT and other responsibilities.

Comment by BRIESMOM-ship11 div 261 on August 27, 2012 at 8:19pm: My sailor just graduated BC 8/24 shes IS @ Dam Neck. Her group left the RTC at 00:30 to go to Ohare. Their flight was at 7:00 it was a long night at the airport.

Comment by Tumbleweed on August 27, 2012 at 4:23pm: Hi! My son is at GL with a PIR of 9/28, then on to Dam Neck for IS A school. Question...

1. when they fly to Norfolk the weekend after graduation, do they immediately start A school (because I saw one is starting 10/1)? Or do they do misc. check in stuff for at least a week first?

2. Do they have any kind of "family day" during A school where we are invited to come visit that I will want to plan my schedule around? Thank you!