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Comment by Navywife_Nuke on February 8, 2015 at 1:46am

Wait quick question, my husband is flying to goose creek after bc can he join me at the navy lodge that day until he has to be back or will he have to be back sooner

Comment by CatMom509 on February 8, 2015 at 1:28am

To clarify diannep's post, she means no overnight visits from your Sailors.  If your Sailor has to be back at RTC at 9:00 pm, then it is fine for him/her to be at your hotel (NOT Navy Lodge or Navy Gateway) after dark~~

Comment by diannep on February 8, 2015 at 12:42am

By the way, hotel visitations are daytime only.....all sailors must return to their base at night.  Those flying out most likely will do this the day after PIR, bussed late on PIR night.  But there is always a chance they won't fly until Sunday so try and stay until then if possible.  They won't know until right before PIR of their flight reservations

Comment by diannep on February 8, 2015 at 12:40am

Just another reminder, ladies, who will have sailors going to A School in GL.  There is a chance your sailors will NOT be able to visit you at Navy Lodge.  This is a recent situation that started a few months ago.  Yes, they are to request a chit at A School to visit you when they transfer there after PIR, either for the Lodge or Gateway (on A School base), but sometimes this is denied---we don't know why.  It has not been a problem for those with sailors flying out for A School.  But for those who have sailors staying there, you may want to reconsider staying at Navy Lodge/Gateway just in case.  There are other hotels in the area with comparable prices. 

The following hotels are recommended by others on this site:

Courtyard, Springhill Suites, Residence Inn, Holiday Inn Express....all close to Sarge's MeetandGreet held for sailors' families the night before PIR....about 4-5 miles from RTC.  Call these hotels DIRECTLY and ask for the Navy Grad rate.  They are all located in the Waukegan/Gurnee area.

Comment by diannep on February 8, 2015 at 12:34am

Welcome to the new members here!

Comment by diannep on February 8, 2015 at 12:33am

Giraldilla:  The form letter can take up to 2 weeks or so to receive for some.  They can only mail out one, so if you haven't received it by then, think if there is someone else your SR could have mailed it to.  The letter will contain his mailing address, info about PIR, etc (which we can provide you too) and a password for your gate pass if you plan to drive on base.  So put your letter in a safe place.

Also, many if not most of the SRs will be sick this early on....a combination of too many people in a small area and overload on vaccinations when they arrive which can temporarily compromise their immune systems.  They get through it!

Just a reminder that the mail is held from the SRs for the first approx 2 weeks of Bootcamp until the Recruit Mail Petty Officer is trained.  They normally get this first mail delivery on a Sunday, after they have written their first letters to you (collected then and mailed on Mondays).  Once they receive this first mail delivery, they will be able to write every Sunday, mailed out Mondays, and receive mail M-F.

Comment by diannep on February 8, 2015 at 12:25am

Southwest Airlines charges NO change fee if reservations have to be changed----just any difference in fare, which actually could be cheaper for your new dates.  2 bags check for free too.  They fly into either Milwaukee WI (45 min drive to GL, no traffic, cheaper car rental) and Chicago-Midway (hour+ drive to GL depending on traffic, but also one of the airports sailors will be flying out from, if you plan to visit with your sailor at the airport).  I also believe that if you book with Southwest, they will give you a discount car rental code for your rental car.

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on February 8, 2015 at 12:19am

SECURITY CLEARANCE CALLS

Here is something on SECURITY CLEARANCE CALLS:

There is the possibility of you receiving a phone call from your SR (Seaman Recruit) during the first one to two weeks (sometimes later as well) after their arrival for Security Clearance info. I received mine one week after my son arrived at RTC. Had no idea it would come that fast. I'd only really been on the site for a week or two, so I had NOTHING ready! (My son asked for two more names along with their phone number and address. Sometimes you may be asked to fax the info but he was told to get it from me right then.).So... if your Recruit has a rating that requires security clearance information...800 Divisions, IT's, CTI's CTT's Nukes, AT's (the list goes on!), anyone that handles confidential info...have a list of references by the phone.

This is a short business call and is monitored. No time for chit chat...but once in a great while the person monitoring the call allows a few extra minutes.

The area code for GL is "847". My security clearance call, the caller ID said "US GOVERNMENT". We have also had "PAY PHONE" reported and then area codes for the surrounding areas...so answer all...and just get rid of those telemarketers!

Also, if you receive a call from your SR (at any time...not just the Security Call) and miss it...please do not call the number back. Your SR could get in trouble.

(These will come during the "work week" usually.)

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on February 8, 2015 at 12:17am

Jodie - No there is not. :-) Not all of the Divisions will be able to make calls home this weekend. There are only so many phones and thousands of Recruits.

For this reason calls have to be scheduled when they are making them as a Division.

Extra calls home can be granted for good performance , either as a whole Division or an individual Recruit.

Calls home can be permitted and then cut short or taken away for reasons.

Calls home can also be "business" such as additional paperwork, info or for additional Security Clearance contacts (for those Recruits who have ratings requiring a security clearance. I'll post about those in a minute.)

Comment by Jodie on February 8, 2015 at 12:05am

Is there any reason we wouldn't receive a call this weekend? Just wondering.

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