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Comment by BeachBunny on September 13, 2013 at 12:44pm

He will have INDOC and processing to go thru and be in phase one for liberty. On Thanksgiving last year they did have a special meal for them. Students didn't have the weekend off, still have muster, duty and watch to do. He may not know much until he gets his schedule and INDOC class done...do you live close to Pcola?

Comment by ALNavyMom on September 13, 2013 at 12:24pm

My son will be coming to Pensacola for at least the first year as Air Rescue Swimmer from RTC.  He will go to Pensacola the week of our before Thanksgiving.  Can anyone tell me how Liberty would work around Thanksgiving?  We are more than happy to go there to see him around  Thanksgiving; just wandering what time we may have with him, if any.

Comment by BeachBunny on September 7, 2013 at 12:48pm

Did you check for a facebook page for them or ask on the Norfolk group...:)))

My sailor is leaving Pcola soon after being there for 7.5 months...found his new squadrons  facebebook page and most ships have facebook pages too....you don't have to have a facebook account to view the page...

Comment by Knicksmom(ship12 div 360) on September 7, 2013 at 12:44pm

Does anyone know about the dusty dawgs squadron in Norfolk, Vs.

Comment by BeachBunny on September 7, 2013 at 11:40am

Welcome....Andrewsmom..

Oh...that's great that your sailor knows about the holds in Pcola, some are caught off guard about that...he'll have processing and INDOC class were he'll learned the rules and policies of Pcola...they can have OTC meds but each job has a list of what they can and can't take...he can buy them at the NEX when he gets there or let you know so you can send him a package of goodies with approved OTC meds...each package is opened in front of a PO in the mailroom..they will throw away anything not approved....

There's a few ATI mommas on here...one of the longer training programs at NAS....Mine was told 4 month wait for ATO but it turned to be 2 month wait, he'll just have to be ready, I hear it's going faster now.....:))

Comment by Andrewsmom on September 7, 2013 at 9:47am

Hello All!  My son will PIR on 9/13, so he will be in PCola next weekend.  I've been reading all the great information in this group for a few weeks now.  I've included a few tidbits in my son's letters.  In his last letter, he actually listed some things he wanted me to find out!  I already know some of the answers, but have another question.

Are the Sailors allowed to have OTC meds (Advil, Sudafed, allergy meds, vitamins, etc...) in their dorm rooms at A school?  If so, is it from phase 1 or later?  Are there any restrictions?  (He said he's had a runny nose and cough the entire time at BC.  Thinking allergies.) 

Also, his rate is AT I and would love to connect with Moms who have sailors with same.  I am aware of the 2 to 3 month hold for this job.

Comment by BeachBunny on September 6, 2013 at 3:27pm

That's right...sailors have to walk over to the mailroom..it closes most days at 2pm...always use a tracking number and have tracking information sent to them...go online at usps.com...enter tracking number and have uldates sent to your sailor...

Comment by Navy-mom on September 6, 2013 at 2:58pm

I do believe that is correct. That is how my son told me to send his also. I just went today and mailed him a great big package of his personal belongings so I am keeping my fingers crossed that is the right way!

 

Comment by Navy-mom on September 5, 2013 at 3:39pm

Thanks for that link! I did go check it out and it seemed to clear up a little more for me.

Comment by martiheg on September 4, 2013 at 9:04pm

Hi Nancy ~  There's no real answer to that. They won't get their orders till right before PIR. They could fly out immediately after (Grad n Go) or any time over the weekend. My son ended up having the entire weekend free, leaving the base Sunday midnight for a Monday noon flight ( !! ).

The two big upsides to that were a) that I met him at the airport Monday morning and had a few more hours to hang with him and b) got to hand him all his much-missed electronics to take to PCola with him. BTW, you CANNOT hand those to your sailor as long as they still have boots on the ground in Great Lakes, PIR grad or not.

So to be safe, maybe book a late Sunday/early Monday flight home? Or, book with insurance that you can change flights for any reason at the last minute (like I did. That's how I managed to get the last few airport hours to spend with him)

As for the hotel, ask if you book the extra nights and don't use them, can you cancel the day or two before and not be charged. I ended up being lucky the hotel had my room available for the extra night. They're all very accommodating to PIR attendees, so I'm sure they'll work with you.

As for which airport they fly out of, again, depends on those last-minute orders. Could be O'Hare or Midway. Of course, we each flew out of different airports that day, but they're a pretty short distance apart along main highways, so running from one to the other was relatively easy.

Sorry it's not a more definite answer, but that's the Navy for ya. Good luck with the planning and have a great time at PIR! Once those huge doors open and the Sailors start marching in, it's SO emotional. (I'm having a Mommy-Moment right now, tearing up at the memory of it, lol). 

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