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Comment by ellen0502 on December 23, 2013 at 4:06pm

Your Division Discussions have been posted up above. Please use them to get to know each other even better on a "Divisional" basis...BUT remember that you all have the same PIR date and many of you will be attending the same Meet and Greets...so please continue to post on the Main Wall here.

Also, please continue to post your questions for us "veteran moms" on the Main Wall here. We can have 7-8 active PIR groups going at one time..that's 70-90 Divisions! We try to get to the Division Discussions but with that many it is difficult! We don't want to miss any questions as ALL are important...no dumb ones...for many of you this is your first servicemember and we want to be there to help and lend support.

Comment by ellen0502 on December 23, 2013 at 4:06pm

N4M's Community Guidelines and OPSEC apply to the Discussion Forum area as well. The Division Discussions are viewable to all...just like the Main Wall here.

Please do not start new Division Discussions.

The Discussion Forum area is set to show titles only and is set at ten titles at a time for now. (This can be adjusted by the group creator or an administrator)

It is also set to show the "latest activity" (there are other settings). So whatever has just had a reply added to it will "bump" that Discussion to the top. The discussion will stay up there at the top because it has had "activity"…until the next Discussion has activity. If there are over ten discussions, whatever is at the bottom will disappear from view…but not from the Discussion Forum. So, if you want to see more, click "view all" at the bottom right hand corner of the discussion forum area. It is right up there above the Blue Comment Wall bar.

To "bump" up a discussion to the first spot of the DF area when you don't really want to add a reply...in other words someone is looking for it...just type whatever you want in the reply box and click "add reply". I just type one letter or even a period and add the reply.

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Comment by diannep on December 23, 2013 at 9:26am

RAINE1:  I assume you are talking of Navy Gateway which is the hotel on the A School base.  You must have military ID to stay there. Navy Lodge is different...they allow all to book in the SR's name. Navy Lodge is located about a mile from RTC and many have enjoyed staying there.  I believe you can get a room for about $66/night if you don't need a kitchenette.

The only thing about Gateway is this:

1.  Your sailor will have been on base for a very long time.  Many want to visit a hotel "off base" and enjoy the civilian side of the area! 

2.  If your sailor will be going to GL A School, they will need to get a chit when they move over there (shortly after PIR) in order to visit you at the hotel.  This is not a hard process, I don't believe, but the GL A School students are normally not allowed near the hotel. 

3.  If your sailor will be flying out the next day to A School, I don't believe there will be a problem with him/her staying there.

We do not recommend staying at Gateway if you are able to stay somewhere else in the area (off base).  Be sure to check out Days Inn, Comfort Inn, etc. and be sure to ask for the Navy Graduation discount.  Another suggestion is to look into a hotel that is not as close to base, which could be cheaper.  I actually googled "Great Lakes Hotels" when my son was there...and found ours.  Just remember that the costs reflected there do not include the Navy Grad rate.  You must call the hotel directly in order to obtain that rate.

Good Morning All !

Comment by RAINE13 on December 23, 2013 at 2:19am

Good evening, I was looking at the hotel on  base at great lakes, have anyone stayed there before, I would like to know how the stay there was, it is about $20.00 cheaper then navy lodge, I really dont need anything fancy,but i would still like to hear past experiences, and would people who aren't in the navy,or a spouse to someone in the navy able to stay?

Comment by diannep on December 23, 2013 at 12:09am

Link to show you what they are doing at bootcamp:

http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=433

Comment by diannep on December 23, 2013 at 12:07am

Just to let everyone know....they have the local shuttle service to/from PIR at most of the area hotels....$3/pp each way.  Ramada has its own shuttle van so it is free to guests.  Sarge (has a MeetandGreet for you the night before PIR) also has a shuttle service from the hotels, same price as the local service.  If you use his shuttle service from the airports, he will take you to PIR for free.

Comment by diannep on December 23, 2013 at 12:06am

Maryv76:  Families of the new sailors are allowed to stay at Navy Lodge....that is why you need to call them directly and book in your SR's name.

Comment by Maryv76 on December 23, 2013 at 12:04am

I keep seeing ppl say they are staying at the Navy Lodge is that just for active military or can family members stay too it will be my husband and my 2 sons and myself going to my daughter's PIR

Comment by Beth on December 22, 2013 at 10:14pm

My son is Ship 11 Div 090
I got the letter yesterday his PIR is Feb 7th I started to cry I was so happy to see anything with his handwriting on it. I just booked my room at Days Inn Great Lakes was the closest to the base and offers limousine service to the graduation for $3 they also give free shuttle service to your sailor from and back to base. Decided to fly into Midway, is a bit more $$ but O'Hare seems to have more flight delays or cancellations. So excited to finally get the date!!!!!!!! I've heard moms already getting calls, some even 3 calls, anyone else heard from their loved ones? I've kept my phone by my side even at work just in case

Comment by sarahmadeliene on December 22, 2013 at 10:11pm

tjsmom, I haven't heard from my husband in div 807 either. hoping for maybe Christmas? I will let you know if I hear from him though.

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