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Comment by proudmomma (14/176) on March 19, 2013 at 11:21am

One more question. If they stay there for A1 school does this mean we get more time with them? I was planning on leaving on Saturday but if I can spend time with him that day I wont leave till Sunday.  

Comment by msandi(13/170) on March 19, 2013 at 11:11am

proudmomma I would also like to know the answer to that. And another, Can they keep their cell phone, laptop and iPod at GL A-school right away or do they have to wait a few weeks? My SR will going to A school at GL

Comment by proudmomma (14/176) on March 19, 2013 at 10:51am

I have a question. If they are staying for A school do they get to take their phone with them? My understanding is that I will have to come back and pick him up. Is there a place on base that we can just wait and not have to leave? 

Comment by Erica on March 19, 2013 at 10:09am

Hello all, I am new to all of this. My husband left for boot camp last week (3/11), I received the letter with his grad date yesterday.. Still waiting for his box of things. I miss him like crazy. This is the longest we have ever been away from each other. I just hope this gets easier

Comment by Jacob'smom12/168 on March 19, 2013 at 9:50am

I am going to meet my son at the airport. He is going into the Nuke program if your son/daughter is going into same program I would be happy to give phone to them or even if its about same time I will help out if I can.

Comment by diannep on March 19, 2013 at 8:52am

Donna:  We stayed at Residence Inn, which was nice.  Has full kitchens too if you care to cook for your new sailor!  It is about 4-5 miles from RTC and has the PIR shuttle if you don't want to drive to the ceremony.  Your sailor can return with you on the shuttle, unless moving over to GL for A School.  In that case, your sailor will move over there shortly after PIR concludes and you will pick your sailor up later on A School base.

If you want a fancier hotel than Residence, you may want to "google" hotels in the Great Lakes area.  Actually, that is how I found Residence when I was looking around after my son left back in 2009.  A nicer hotel may be further from the base, but maybe you can get more "pampering" there!  :-)   Can't say that I blame you! 

Good Morning all!

Comment by diannep on March 19, 2013 at 8:48am

de40192:  If you get to meet some of the other families and they will be meeting their sailors at the same airport yours is at, you can ask if they can give your sailor the phone.  Hopefully your flights are not at the same time and you will be able to get out to your sailor's airport to visit first.  Better than that, hopefully you will be flying out of the same airport (unless you are flying out of Milwaukee...at this time, sailors are not flying out of Milwaukee yet, but could happen soon since I understand that they are getting/have gotten a USO there).

Comment by msandi(13/170) on March 19, 2013 at 7:01am

ellen0502 How did you get that picture of me?

Comment by ellen0502 on March 19, 2013 at 6:05am

Good morning!

Comment by ellen0502 on March 19, 2013 at 5:51am

Divisions are filled as the recruits arrive, so brother divisions can be all male or integrated (there was one all female division last year).

Each division trains with a brother division, so if one is integrated their brother division is too. The brother divisions will be assigned separate compartments within the ship, for training, mail, studying etc. So, division 001 is in one compartment and division 002 in another. At night and for personal hygiene, showers etc, if the division is integrated, the females from both divisions take one compartment, and the males the other. When it comes time to train they go back to their assigned ship.

Hope that made sense, I tend to talk in circles sometimes. :)

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