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Comment by CatMom509 on September 16, 2013 at 12:42am

mom w,  :D

Comment by CatMom509 on September 15, 2013 at 2:32pm

Good Morning!

     "Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you.

      I do not give to you as the world gives.

      Do not let your hearts be troubled

      and do not be afraid."

                                              John 14:27

Comment by diannep on September 15, 2013 at 8:20am

Ladies:  A reminder that we cannot post BattleStations dates on this site.  If you have one you want to share with others, please post that you have a BattleStations date for Div ___ and ask others to contact you for it.  Thanks!

Comment by diannep on September 15, 2013 at 8:19am

Good Morning All !

Comment by CatMom509 on September 15, 2013 at 3:24am

boohoo,

Just so you know, my Sailor daughter flew out of Midway at 11:30 am.  My own flight left at 6:30 pm out of O'Hare.  We met her at Midway at about 2:00 am.  We left our hotel to drive there about 12:30 am, arrived at the offsite parking lot about 1:30 am, then waited for the free shuttle to pick us up.

So we spent from 2:00 am to 10:30 am with her all the way until she boarded.  We had plenty of time to get back to our hotel, nap, then go out to O'Hare to catch our flight.

When and where does your flight leave on Saturday? Where is your SR's A school going to be at?  You will at least be able to meet your SR at whichever airport to give him his cell phone, charger, laptop if he has one, adaptor cord, his own comfy underwear, maybe a little favorite snacks that he can only get from your hometown.  The only unknown is exactly which airport and the time when your SR will be flying out and that won't be known till after Battlestations. Ask him to tell you when his flight leaves, not when the buses are leaving RTC to go to the airport.  Based on what he tells you, you can decide if you need to check-out of your hotel when you leave to meet him at his airport or if you have time to come back and rest before you head out to your own flight. 

Don't forget to bring a change of clothes for him for when he is relaxing in your hotel room!!

Comment by diannep on September 14, 2013 at 10:21pm

booboo:  You can meet your new sailor at the airport and give the phone to him then.  They will be bussed to the airports in the wee hours of Sat. morning, so if you don't leave until that afternoon, you should have time.  And, correct, although we have heard of some sailors "sneaking" their cells back on RTC after Liberty, that is VERY unwise to do and could cause them big issues.  So plan to meet your sailor at the airport on Sat. early.  Hopefully, you both are flying back from the same airport!  If not, they are only about 25 minutes apart so you should be able to work it out.  If that doesn't work, you can mail it to him at A School.  I did that with my son....just sent it Priority so it got there quicker.

Comment by booboo on September 14, 2013 at 7:36pm

from my understanding my son wiil be flying out to A school. i will be flying back home sat afternoon . my question is he wants his cell Phone but i have read that cell phones are not allowed back to RTC?  Will he be able to take his phone or will i have to mail it  to him at Later

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Comment by CatMom509 on September 14, 2013 at 3:49pm

Hello All!

     "Because of the Lord's great mercies,

      we are not consumed,

      for His compassions never fail.

      They are new every morning,

      great is Your faithfulness."

                    Lamentations 3:22-23

Comment by diannep on September 14, 2013 at 9:33am

For those looking for something to do, either with your sailor or after your sailor leaves, here is a link for things to do in Chicago.  30 minutes away....cheap train rates (military gets discount), station right next to RTC:

http://traveltips.usatoday.com/top-ten-sights-see-chicago-53658.html

Comment by diannep on September 14, 2013 at 9:20am

Just passing along a post from a mom who recently attended her 2nd PIR:

Our 2nd sailor had his PIR 9/6. I was going to post Monday, but it takes awhile to come "down" from PIR. I have some recommendations for your visit to Great Lakes. This time we tried not to go to too many chain restraunts.

Comment by landlockedmom (Jo) 10 hours ago

THE POINT located at the junction of hwy41 and hwy 21 in Gurnee. Open for breakfast and lunch. Wonderful food and lots of it. Terrific wait-staff. Very homie feeling. We had breakfast there both times. WONDERFUL. They have some killer red velvet pancakes!

Timothy O'Toole's next to the Hampton in Gurnee. Good food. Not a chain.

Steven's in Gurnee. Great steaks. 4 of us ate for $145. The girlfriend had salmon and she loved it.

Dockside Ice Cream about 1 1/2 miles north of the base. Nothing super special but it was a nice place along the lake, had a picnic area, also had a hotdog stand next to it. You would walk out on the breakwater and get a great view of the lake and watch people fish. Very relaxing atmosphere.

We also ate at Chipolte Grill not far from the base. It was really good. We ate there once in Kansas City and we don't have one near where we live. It is a chain.

We overheard several people looking for a Golden Corral. So we directed them to the closest one we knew of...next to the Hampton in Gurnee. It looks like it is a fairly new restraunt.

Please google all these places for directions and reviews.

ENJOY PIR!!!!

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