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Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.
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Enjoy every second Joy!
Yeah It really is SOOO much easier being able to drive onto base. It will give you and your sailor probably 30 extra minuets together at night because you don't have to drop them off super early and walk back! Although you still will want to get on base maybe 20 min before they are supposed to check in (normally 8:45) because there will be a huge line of people waiting to sign back in!
If you don't have a military ID your Sailor is still going to have to walk to the gate to come get you in the morning, but you can then drive with him in the car back on base to go sign him out.
You ladies are lucky, the base became unrestricted today! You are allowed to drive on again! So if you have a military ID (wives/husbands or other military members) and sailor is staying in GL make sure you go with him to the visitors center with your Military and registration and proof of insurance and you can get a temporary pass to drive on base with out him in the car.
If you don't have a military ID you can still drive on base as long as your sailor is in the car! For the past almost 2 months you weren't able to drive on base meaning your sailor had to walk to the gate, get you, walk back with you to his ship so you could sign him out, and then you had to walk back. and same thing for dropping him off at night.
Hey ladies! I added some places to eat / things to do in this discussion!
Good luck to everyone and have a great time at PIR and a safe trip back home!
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir06172011/forum/topics/places-to...
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