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Divisions: 019 - 024, 904 and 905. This is a place to share information and support family and friends who have Recruits graduating from Boot Camp on Friday, 12/17/10. *****PLEASE NOTE: GROUP LEADER IS NOW****** BETSY, Almost There! ***

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Comment by hisgirl2010 on December 24, 2010 at 6:49pm: I cantt wait till i get to see my baby again :) he makes me life worth living i love him so much

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on December 24, 2010 at 2:11pm

Comment by Anti M on December 24, 2010 at 11:27am: LOL... Glakes is similar to P-Cola I meant to type....

Comment by Anti M on December 24, 2010 at 11:25am: Liberty = normal tim eoff such as evenings, weekends and holidays

Leave = earned time off, vacation days.

Liberty can be no more than 72 hours, and can be "secured" (taken away). If the sailor has duty, and Glakes has a four day duty rotation, there is no liberty that day. Leave is taken by submitting a request chit and getting approval. Liberty has a mileage limit for travel (300 miles, usually), leave does not. So no flying home on those three day weekends on liberty.

Great Lakes is similar with liberty phases. Phase one is very limited, they can't even leave the base. Phase two means civilian clothes, going off base, overnights on the weekends. No one goes on liberty by themselves, they have to have a liberty buddy or two. Married sailors still have to earn phase two liberty to get permission to live off base with their spouses.

Oh, and if they mess up, they can be set back to square one for liberty. So don't mess up.

Comment by Cindy in Snowy MN on December 23, 2010 at 2:14pm: Thanks Anit M, I love all your insite. I always look for your posts, because it is so informative!

@Betsy...not sure if he did paperwork that entire time, all I know is his plane landed at 11:15 and then he texted me at 2:30am with a message saying arrived, still doing paperwork!" Yes, a friend of his From Boot Camp went strait to Pensacola from PIR, I am not sure if that is the same 'buddy' he was with though?!

@sportsmom Lori, I am only going by what he told me as far as Liberty. I beleive after their work is done during the day they do get a few hours of "liberty" until "A School" convenes on January 3rd. Since a lot of new Sailors are still on "Leave" until the 28th. What does 'phasing up' mean?

Comment by Anti M on December 23, 2010 at 1:00pm: Part of indoc is to sit down as a group and make sure the paperwork is addressed step by step. Each and every form has to be done 100% correctly; they walk them through everything.

One of my married friends went to an A school in Texas, the flights were delayed and she missed the first day of indoc. As a result, she missed filling out the form saying she was MARRIED!!! So when her orders arrived, they were for Diego Garcia, which is an unaccompanied tour. She got it changed, but it was a real hassle.

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on December 22, 2010 at 7:59pm: Cindy, wow they have 2 1/2 hours of paperwork? I'm glad my A is going in Sunday night. Glad to hear that he has made a buddy already. :)

Comment by Cindy in Snowy MN on December 22, 2010 at 7:56pm: @ Lori, my son said the same thing and was very stressed after Monday...he said there is a lot to know and do and its stressful!! I am assuming because it was overwhelming, and he was sick and had arrived late Sunday night at midnight...and was still up at 2:30am doing paperwork. I am hoping after they once again settle into this phase, it will be OK! Tonight he text-ed me saying he was on the way to the mall with "A Liberty Buddy!" Since MEDICAL was closed and couldn't get in :( !!!

((HUGS))

Cindy

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on December 22, 2010 at 4:27pm: Lori, sportsmom, glad to hear that your daughter is doing better now. ((hugs)) I have a feeling that the date that my son gave me for his graduation from A school will change.