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After PIR - Liberty & Friday and Saturday Departures
Friday and Saturday Departures
Friday Departures
Means those Sailors attending “A” school at Great Lakes. They “depart” Friday, after Graduation, to move over to Naval Station Great Lakes from RTC. This can take from 3-5 hours. I do not know how much time they get directly after graduation to spend with you before they have to go move their things and get settled and briefed. I am sure it is not very long though.
When they are done they may spend the rest of PIR day with you. They will be given a time to report back to their compartment. Then they should get Saturday and Sunday to spend with you. Times and such will be given to you by your Sailor. This could change daily!
Saturday Departures
Means those Sailors attending “A” school somewhere other than Great Lakes.
They usually get to leave right after PIR and spend the rest of the day with you. This is subject to change. The time they report back to RTC on Friday …is subject to change! (Are we seeing a pattern here?) It is usually 8-9 PM.
They then get ready (or already are) TRY to get some sleep and then muster up and board the buses to go to their airports around 1-2 AM Saturday Morning (this can vary). Thus the Saturday Departure. Their flight could be ANYTIME on Saturday…the Navy only makes ONE trip for all Sailors.
There are three airports. Midway, (Milwaukee-don't hear much about them departing from here), O’Hare. You won’t know which one probably until PIR day.
Here is what happened to me:
Mine PIR’d on a THURSDAY (Memorial Day weekend) and was supposed to depart FRIDAY AM. (Think Friday and Saturday as the norm). He was attending “A” school AWAY from Great Lakes.
While I was flying to PIR on TUESDAY he called and left a detailed message that everything had changed and he would now not leave until Sunday around 1-2 AM!
“Subject to change.”
His report time every night was different. His Pick up time in the AM each day was different. He had watch on Friday from 4-6 PM and none on Saturday.
So, what I was told to do was book to stay the extra days if I could.
I am so glad I did because it ALL changed! I would not have got to spend time with him if I had gone home Friday and he would have been stuck on base. I just decided that IF he did leave Friday that I would take a vacation!
SO...
The Basics are:
Friday Departures
Great Lakes “A” school- need 3-5 hours after PIR to move over to Main Base and get the rest of the day and weekend with Family. (No overnights though)
Saturday Departures
Those traveling to other bases for “A” school should be a Saturday Departure-but there can be variables (such as leaving on Sunday etc.).
You won’t know anything definite until you speak to your SR. They will keep you informed. Mine did, but it changed twice during BC and AGAIN while I was en route.
It’s just the way it is.
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Permalink Reply by Macaroni2 (12/008) on
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Hi FTLW! Thanks for the info! Did your son have a week a two at home before leaving for A-school? I've seen some Sailors come home for 2 weeks here in South Florida before going to A-school, but they put in a few hours a day at the recruiting office. Have you heard of any other Sailors doing this?
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Permalink Reply by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on
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No...it was straight to "A" school. I have "heard" that and then all the "vets" on here say no it doesn't ever happen...UNLESS it is a holiday stand down time possibly. I'd love to know more details if you have seen it happen. Bear in mind that even if it is during a holiday stand down your Sailor is using unearned Leave time. It is earned at 2.5 days per month...so it has to be built up. I am guessing that the first year of a Sailors career he will build up that leave for the next year. Sailors just out of BC have not accrued leave time yet and have to "go in the hole", borrow ahead basically and have to "pay it back"...it's not authorized very often because of this.
If those Sailors are getting the leave time they are putting in the hours to probably "pay it back", to make up for "going in the hole".
Here is a blog post by Anti M about Leave vs Liberty:
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Permalink Reply by tlh_3119 on
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Hello, FTLW,
I'm concerned about when to depart from the Great Lakes. With PIR on a Wednesday (11/23), the day before Thanksgiving, will Sailors still depart for A school on a Friday or Saturday? I'm not sure when to leave - Friday morning, evening, or Saturday to be safe? Do you have any suggestions?
Thanks
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Permalink Reply by Jo (Wife of an ET Radioman) on
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As of the most recent letter from my 11/23 grad, he is going to fly to CT on Friday morning.
May be helpful to you, maybe not. But it's something. Which will probably change. :p
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Permalink Reply by debjleroux on
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My sailor has been told he's heading to the airport between 1 and 2 Friday morning. We are flying out Friday night.
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