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What to bring to GL after Boot Camp, if Sailor is staying
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Permalink Reply by abuon18 on
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Hi Lisa,
He will be allowed to have it all but he won't have room for it. My advice is to wait until he's settled at his first duty station. When they move from GL to SD they have to pack all of their belongings in their seabags and backpacks - the Navy doesn't pack them to move from school to school, only their first duty station. If he really can't live without his game system or computer bring that but I'd wait on most of the clothes and other personal items. At first he will have to wear uniforms everywhere he goes, but eventually he will be allowed to wear his civilian clothes again (within just a couple of weeks) so I would bring some but certainly not all. He is allowed to have his cell phone back so definitely bring that. They have limited storage space so keep that in mind - once he gets to SD he can reassess his storage situation and you can always ship more of his stuff to him! -
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Thank you. I tried to suggest this, that perhaps he might have to haul his TV with him, but sometimes....
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Yes, I can imagine trying to carry a TV onto a plane wouldn't go over too well! There are lots of resales sites... when he is done with boot camp and moves over to the training side of the base, there are going to be people who are leaving who are trying to get rid of their things. He will be able to find things like TVs for cheap, and he can re-sell it when it's time for him to leave. Truly, bringing all of his dtuff isn't a really viable option for him.
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Permalink Reply by Jenn PIR 5/30 Ship 4 Div 188 on
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I do not recommend bringing too much stuff to GL since he will be going to SD next. They will not pay to move his stuff to SD from GL. He will basically be carrying all of his stuff that he owns when he flies out to SD. Whatever he can't fit, he will have to ship to himself or back to you. He won't know his address and room info in SD until he gets there, so he will have to ship it all to you and then you will have to ship it back to him. That is a lot of risk of something getting damaged and pricey. My husband recommends he waits to get his stuff when he gets to SD. Until he gets his PCS (permenant change of station), the Navy will not pay to move his stuff. Hope this helps!!
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Also, just a FYI...He may be in GL longer than 6 weeks. He could be on hold for weeks until he gets assigned a class. My husband ended up staying in GL 3.5 months because he was on hold forever!
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Permalink Reply by Bchgrl68 on
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Good question! Mine is the same, but ships in August. 6yrs active, 2 Reserve.
I appreciate this question and the responses!!
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Hi Missy, I wouldn't worry about adding the international plan to her cell phone unless she actually gets stationed overseas. When my husband deploys we rarely get to talk on the phone. They cannot talk on their cell phones while the ship is at sea, and when they are in port they usually can find someplace with free wi-fi to connect to for free video calls or phone calls over the Internet. If she is stationed as her permanent duty station overseas then it would be worth it.
Is your daughter a 4 year or a 6 year STG? They usually find out their permanent duty station orders in the last month of school but depending on what is available it might be later.
I would bring her a few changes of clothes and one or two pairs of shoes to Great Lakes. As it gets closer to her graduation date next year, you can ask her what she would like you to bring. Keep in mind for the first few weeks she won't be able to wear civilian clothes anyway, so I suggest even letting her settle into her new barracks after graduation and then mailing her some clothing. (Bring a few things though, like definitely pj's! She'll want her own after having to sleep in bootcamp-issued ones for 2 months!)
While they are in school they can usually only visit home while they are on holds between classes or for the holidays. You should plan on visiting her more often than she will be able to visit you.
My husband (we were dating at the time) left most of his stuff with his parents, who moved from Florida to Kansas (his mom got tranferred) the month before he left. He packed a suitcase of things he wanted, mostly clothes, and kept that st his aunt's house while he was in boot camp. In a letter he told me what he wanted me to bring him to graduation (a pair of his shoes, a couple t-shirts and a couple pairs of shorts). The rest I held on to and then mailed to him once he was able to wear civilian clothes again.
We got married while he was in A school. After we got settled in San Diego, his parents drove the rest of his stuff out. -
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