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ALUMNI OF PIR 3/16/2012 TG 18 — 14 Divisions (087–096, 807–808 & 918–919)

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This site is for families and friends of Sailor Recruits with PIR March 16, 2012. This is a great way to share information, concerns and to connect as we continue the journey through bootcamp to PIR and beyond.

Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir03162012
Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
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Latest Activity: May 18, 2013

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Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on January 29, 2012 at 7:51pm: That's nice that they get to go home before their duty station...I am sure going in the hole is worth it.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on January 29, 2012 at 7:48pm: Liberty is "normal" time off...weekends and holidays.

Leave are earned days off that you must put a chit in for to take.

Here is a blog on Leave vs. Liberty written (orignally...has updates) in 2009 by AntiM who is former Navy.

It actually says she has seen as low as 50 and as high as 400 for the distances area for liberty

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on January 29, 2012 at 7:40pm: They actually earn 2.5 days of leave per month (30 a year) and Demetris is correct...No leave between BC and "A" school or during "A" school. The only time they have been given leave that I have seen so far was after the 12/29/2011 TG PIR. They were granted a weeks leave...I believe it did eat up their five days if they used it (but remember they were going to be returning to their "A" school and having NO leave so they would start earning the remainder). This was because the bases go on Holiday Standown. RTC does not ship new recruits in during their two week standown ....but Boot Camp carries on as usual.

In every "A" school they have Phases...1-3 where they earn more privileges. By the tme they get to Phase three most have overnight off base for liberty and can travel within a certain distance from their base. Usually about 250 miles.

Comment by diannep on January 29, 2012 at 7:32pm: Moonbeam: There is also a Springhill Suites in Waukegan...which is very close to Sarge's MeetNGreet the night before PIR. So check that one out. They do use the PIR shuttle service. As does the Residence Inn Waukegan and the Courtyard Waukegan, all very close to each other.

Demetris: You are right about the undesig sailors. I am in touch with a mom whose son just finished GL A School and he just arrived home for leave this past Friday. He heads to his duty station in Japan in about 17 days. Guess he is "in the hole" on his leave days, but he won't be using any for quite some time anyway, she says.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on January 29, 2012 at 7:24pm: Undes Seaman go to Great Lakes and Undes Airman go to Pensacola from what I can make out on the Undesignated group.

Comment by Demetris on January 29, 2012 at 5:40pm: Also remember your sailor is only earning 1.5 days a month while on active duty. With bootcamp only being 8 weeks they will barely earn 3 days and the Navy is not too keen on new Sailors going into the "hole" right out of bootcamp...

Comment by Demetris on January 29, 2012 at 5:35pm: If I am not mistaken undesignated Sailors go to the 3-4 weeks combat training (I think at NAS) then they head to their permanent duty station. New sailors usually get leave AFTER their A school or if it is a long A school and there is a holiday during the time they MAY let them go home for the weekend. I know when I went to Corps school (at Great Lakes) it was pretty long but halfway thru we were allowed to have vehicles and allowed to go home and get them.

My son went to Pensacola for A school after bootcamp about 2 years ago and he wasn't allowed leave UNTIL AFTER the school was complete. But that is usually the policy. You have to think most recruits are sent to bootcamp according to the date in which their A school is available so leave cannot be added to that equation. Make sense??

Comment by Demetris on January 29, 2012 at 5:27pm: Hey moonbeam....Lincolnshire is a bit of a drive from RTC. Check with the Navy Lodge at Great Lakes. Families of graduates are allowed to stay and you can get a room with a kitchen for $66 or one without for $65. The link is https://reservations.staydod.com/listHotels.do?action=ShowList. If you dont want to stay there you can look around the Gurnee Mills area as well. Hope that helps....

Comment by sheryl Navy 2 on January 29, 2012 at 5:23pm: Hi we stayed at the Hotel Indigo in Vernon Hills it was an easy drive from OHare ,and not far to GL .we are staying there again for this graduation too.
It's very clean , nice European feel to it and rooms a good size we had 2 college kids with us and not cramped . Hope that helps moonbeam.
Good luck

Comment by Moonbeam on January 29, 2012 at 4:47pm: Hello, My SR is 03/089 graduating on March 16. I am trying to figure out hotels. I got the brochure listing the hotels, and called the Ramada and also Springhill. The one I called is in Lincolnshire. I haven't heard anyone talking about staying there. The person I spoke with at the hotel said there was not a shuttle. Not sure how important a shuttle would be...we will have a car since we are driving there. Any thoughts or idea for us on best place to stay??

Thanks!