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How common is it for nuke recruits to be grad and go???
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Permalink Reply by Dan's mom on
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My son's PIR is March 19th, and he is Grad and Go. He said he thinks the bus leaves around 2:00 a.m. on Sat. for O'Hare.
There are a lot of sailors leaving to different places at different times on Saturday. He's headed to Goose Creek for Nuke School. Depending on what time his flight is, we might go and wait with him at the airport. We can give him his phone there, since he can't take it back to BC on Fri night. We actually live 45 minutes from GL, so it doesn't really hamper our plans, except I would have liked to have him for the whole weekend. -
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Permalink Reply by ukmom on
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My son's PIR was Feb. 19th. They told him that the bus for O'Hare would leave around 2:00 a.m., but it actually didn't go until about 5:00 a.m. His flight to Charleston (by way of Atlanta) didn't leave until around 5:00 in the afternoon. We met him at the airport at about 8:00 a.m. and spent the day with him there. There were 24 nukes on his plane. They went on Delta. You can go to the Delta counter with your sailor and get a pass to get through security. We spent the whole day at the airport with him. Not an exciting day, but at least we were together. Hope this gives you some idea of how your day will go. Congratulations to you and your sailor! We brought his phone and laptop to him at the airport.
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Permalink Reply by Pat L. in IL on
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Hi Bluilori, Hey, I like your son's name as my sailor is Jeff,too!!! He was grad and go after his PIR and left for the airport that same afternoon. I have been a "Nuke Mom" for 2 years and this is how it appears to work. Let's say for PIR there are 5 divisions. Depending on available seats on an airplane they schedule the first divisions nukes, and then continue with division 2, and on to the rest of the divisions. The sailors can fly out of either Ohare or Midway airport. So the first ones to march into PIR have the best chance of leaving for Goose Creek the soonest. If this makes no sense to you, let me know and I'll try harder! Pat
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Permalink Reply by NonnaB on
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Hi Pat L, My son David's PIR is 4/30/10. Does it seem like all people in nukes are grad & go? Do you know how soon we will find this information out? We miss him but are so proud of him. Go navy!
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Hi. First of all, is the PIR class list for 4/30 posted yet? Look and see where his division is in the list. First ones have better chance of grad and go. When you get the PIR invitation in the mail (about 4 weeks into basic), it will say if they are grad and go. BUT, they get their final travel orders right around the Weds. before PIR so things can change. I know this info isn't really helpful in making plans but that is they way it goes. Be prepared to be flexible. Pat
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Permalink Reply by LC girlfriend [[ship12 div344]] on
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is the graduation invitation different from the form letter?
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LC girlfriend, Yes they are different. Invitation comes about 4 weeks into Basic Training.
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Permalink Reply by Karen on
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Pat L, We never received an invitation. Our PIR is 9/17. This is the first I've heard about an invitation...
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UH-OH, Karen, I think you better talk to someone in your PIR group. Your sailor should have put you on the guest list (which they check), And you have to print a parking pass. All the phone numbers are on the invitation and someone in your group will have them.
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Permalink Reply by Jennifer on
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Is there a way to find out what time the flight is? Can I call GL public relations to get that info? My son is G&G on 3/26 and also told he'll be leaving at 2 am for Goose Creek.
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Permalink Reply by Dana (David's Mom) on
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Mt son PIR'd July 24th 2009. There were 10 divisions and only the first two were Grad 'n Go. My son didn't leave until the following Wednesday. It used to be that the first two divisions were Grad 'n Go but not a hard and fast rule. If there are alot of Nukes they will want to space them out by a few days so that they don't have too many to intake at Goose Creek for the day but spread them out a little. Being a NUKE doesn't make you a Grad 'n Go. There were nukes in several different Div. but not all were Grad 'n Go's. But then that was last July and this was the same for several months before and after his PIR.
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Permalink Reply by Hope-Nuke ET Wife on
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From all that I have read and heard I am going to assume that my husband is grad and go.. So now to arrange the flight and hotels!
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