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Can't Go To Airport?
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Permalink Reply by corrie on
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I went to my son's swear in at meps then went to the airport and sat with him till his plane left.
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Permalink Reply by LisaMAmom on
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Corrie, was he at Shreveport MEPS? I just couldn't believe he told me that, but I didn't know any better. I plan on going to the airport, unless they tell me at MEPS that I can't
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Permalink Reply by Bandit1998 on
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Your son should check with his "instructor" at Great Lakes. We all went to the airport while our sons (in my case - grandson) were waiting for the plane for wherever they were being sent (even if it was 2:30 AM!! - we went). The recruits had to get a gate pass for us when they checked their luggage, but that was no problem. The airline people who check and tag the baggage can tell them where to obtain the gate passes. We stayed until our group boarded the plane. Sometimes I think recruiters are just out of touch.
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OOOPS! I missed the word that he was going TO GREAT LAKES. We could have gone to the airport when our boy left for boot camp, but we decided not to as we had to get back home and it was quite a drive. As it turned out, he was at the airport for several hours before he boarded the plane for Great Lakes.
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