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Comment by cristinab on May 23, 2015 at 2:24pm

I have a question if they are going to A school in Great Lakes can they spend the weekend with us or they have to check in each night and can only be with us during the day?

Comment by ChristineC on May 23, 2015 at 2:16pm

We're glad you've stuck around, diannep.  We really appreciate your help!  Glad you enjoy it.  

Comment by diannep on May 23, 2015 at 2:14pm

ellen, just the fact that I know that term makes you know I'm an oldie goldie!  :-)

Comment by ellen0502 on May 23, 2015 at 2:12pm

diannep, Oldie goldie

Comment by diannep on May 23, 2015 at 1:49pm

I also want to mention the possibility of those flying out doing so on Sunday, rather than Saturday.  Although most of the sailors fly out on Saturday when they are able to book flights for them, occasionally they have to fly on Sundays.  Soooo....if possible, try and schedule your own return flights on Sunday if possible.  If your sailor flies on Sat., after you visit with your sailor at the airport, you can use that extra time to do some sightseeing (that's what we did....you have Chicago and you are near the Wisconsin state line so can explore there too).  I just know it was always sad for families to have to say goodbye to their sailors before their Liberty ended because they thought they were leaving on Saturday, and they didn't leave until Sunday....so families had booked their return on Sat.  :-(

Don't want to get anyone's hopes up, because like I said, most fly on Sat., but it does happen that they fly on Sundays sometimes too!  Keep that in mind!

Comment by diannep on May 23, 2015 at 1:44pm

Oh, and Christine, we N4Moms veterans are not really assigned to any group.  We are all ladies who had SRs, then sailors, were on this site as our SRs went through, asking questions just like you all are doing of other N4Moms veterans working on here then....and we just stuck around after our sailors graduated to help out on here!  I'm probably the oldie goldie....both in age and length of time on here.... :-).  My son graduated in Feb 2010 and I have been helping every since then.  I love helping on here, even though my son is now out of the Navy....just completed his Bachelors this past December on his GI Bill....I just can't seem to pull myself away from this site!  Love helping!

Comment by diannep on May 23, 2015 at 1:39pm

Sorry, post below is actually for alabamatlab!  Sorry about that!

Comment by diannep on May 23, 2015 at 1:38pm

Christine:  Sarge's MeetandGreet is well attended, but there is plenty of room.  He provides a free meal for you, from restaurants in the area mostly.  He has lots of info....and can answer your questions!  We encourage all who are able to attend this to do so.  It is held the night before PIR at the Sundance Saloon (closed to the public during this).  All family members/friends of the sailors are welcome....including children!

Comment by cristinab on May 23, 2015 at 11:58am

Just got a call!!! 13/234

Comment by ellen0502 on May 23, 2015 at 11:23am

Christine, My son is stationed in Japan. :) He doesn't have an international phone plan, way to expensive for the amount of time he has to call home, but he does have two phones.

The phone he has in the US is put on military suspension when he is overseas, and can be activated and suspended as he comes home and leaves, no cost to do so. He got a phone in Japan for use there. We use FB video chat and Skype, for "phone calls", both are free, but in two years we have only "talked" three times.

I usually don't know when he is at sea, he can't tell me, OPSEC, but you learn to get a feel for it. Sometimes that little green dot showing he is online is my best friend. :)

They do have access to communication while out, but when out at sea the problem becomes time. They can be and often times are limited when or if they can get on the internet.

Congratulations on the phone call!!!

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