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Comment by watson on November 25, 2011 at 10:55am

I would never take the chance of taking my sailor out of the airport for fear of not getting him back on time. I want to meet up with him there so I can hand him his cell phone. And of course say hello and goodbye one more time! I told him I would mail cell phone if I cannot get through, but he has been without it for 8 long weeks so would be a nice thing for him to get it before he boards plane.

 

We booked our flight home for Saturday because I had no idea how much time I would have with my sailor. So we are going to do some shopping downtown Chicago....hopefully the crowds won't be too crazy! LOL   

 

All of you thanks so much for the support! I agree no one understands what we are feeling ......you have to go through this to really get it! 

Comment by FireTeamLeaderWife aka FTLW on November 25, 2011 at 2:50am

We don't recommend you taking your Sailor from the airport. Some will report that it was fine...but I personally think it is a huge risk.
The USO at Midway is past security...so you need to prearrange to have them meet you for you to get a gate pass. O'Hares USO is BEFORE security...so you should be able to meet them fine. Make sure your Sailors have a working phone card so they can call you. That's the most I know as far as general info.
My own personal experience...I went to Midway and arrived when the Sailors did. There was an airline rep instructing them on papers to fill out, tagging there bags, instructions for USO. He also told us he would be the one getting us our gate passes. Unfortunately...there was a problem as half did not have boarding passes and it took longer for those Sailors to check in...mine was one if those. There wasn't time to get us passes and go through as they had a 5AM flight. We said goodbye at the ticket counter.

Comment by Diana(PO3/IT3) on November 25, 2011 at 2:31am

Good luck to those trying to hook up with their sailors at the airport. I've heard so many takes on that...one recruit even said they were told to discourage so many families from trying to get through due to security issues and so many travelers this weekend. I can't imagine it's ok to take your sailor away from the airport, even if they have a very long delay. Would you want to risk them missing their flight? I don't remember Sarge saying that we could take our sailors someplace else...

I just know the timing didn't work out for us to be there to say good bye. I do wish the rest of you luck. Looking forward to hearing how all that went....

Comment by Jo (Wife of an ET Radioman) on November 25, 2011 at 12:58am

Sarge said something similar, so I'll go with that and see what happens. Taking the gate pass might be a good idea! Hadn't thought of that. :)

Comment by watson on November 25, 2011 at 12:35am

This is what I was told on the facebook site when I asked this question site.......

" Go to the Airline ticket counter, tell them your son/daughter is deploying and you need a "non-boarding pass". There was no problem and we met him at the gate "

 

I am going to take my airline info and navy gate pass ticket info with me in the hopes the person at the ticket counter  will let me through.  

Comment by watson on November 25, 2011 at 12:31am

The graduation was absolutely wonderful!~  I have had a very emotional 8 weeks. :)

Life is full of growing pains ...... and some of these are love growing pains. Separation and letting go can be difficult, but knowing it is all for a higher more divine purpose helps,  

Comment by Jo (Wife of an ET Radioman) on November 25, 2011 at 12:29am

Matt intends to call me and let me know where he is so that I can meet up with him. When he DOES call (which I assume will be before he goes through ticketing/security, or so I hope), I'll ask him how he wants to proceed.

 

 

I suppose you could always call Sarge, too!

Comment by watson on November 25, 2011 at 12:27am

I want to see my son off at the airport tomorrow also. He leaves at 2:00. I have seen a little info on how to be able to do this but really not sure? Do we go to ticket counter and ask for a non boarding pass to see our sailor off? Is it really that easy or is there anything more we need to do? My son will already be in the airport through security so he will not be with me at ticket counter. 

Comment by Jo (Wife of an ET Radioman) on November 25, 2011 at 12:19am

Is anyone else planning on sitting around with their Sailor this early morning? I think Matt's flight leaves between 7:30 and 10:30 (I've heard both times mentioned, so I figure it's somewhere in there). I intend to be there as soon as I can. Poor kid is nervous as all get out again. The three RedBulls today may have something to do with that! LOL.

 

Still sucks majorly that we didn't get all weekend, but as a future Navy wife I'm learning to let go. He has his things to do; I can't always be there (or have him here) like I want to be. His family, on the other hand, is having a much harder go of it. 

Comment by Ship12 Div 008 Kendra on November 24, 2011 at 11:00pm

I know they have to be back at base by 8 but when they are dropped off at the airport... There is a 14 HOUR delay til their flight leaves Sarge mentioned they didn't have to sit in the airport for that long that we could go get em...

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