After BC

[Carole O.]

My daughter is graduating from BC on 10/19. She is supposed to go to sonar school and was told she would go to San Diego by the recruiter. If she is going to San Diego will she go the day after PIR or will she have liberty so we can spend some more time with her?

[lemonelephant]

Do you know if her rating is Sonar Technician – Surface (STG) or Sonar Technician – Surface (STG) AEF? 

If her rating is Sonar Technician – Surface (STG), then she will fly out to "A" School and she will most likely fly out the day after PIR. Only your Sailor will know her flight arrangements for certain. Send her an index card this week so shecan write down the flght details for you and give you the card after PIR.  She will have Liberty from about 10:30 when Liberty is called until sometime in the evening (usually around 8 to 9 pm) and she will need to be back at the RTC about a half hour before Liberty expires to be certain to get back to the ship on time. She will let you know what airport she will fly out of and when so you can meet her at the airport and spend time with her before her flight and give her her cell phone, laptop, and other things that will fit in her black backpack. Plan to arrive at GL on Thursday and go to Sarge's Meet and Greet(PIR 10/19/12 SARGE'S MEET AND GREET) and perhaps part of one or both of the other two, PIR 10/19/2012 Ramada Meet and Greet and PIR 10/19/2012 Flanagan's Meet & Greet, that evening and plan to leave late Saturday or on Sunday to give you the most time with your Sailor.

Here is the Fact Sheet for STG, http://www.cnrc.navy.mil/Graphic-Elements/Rating-Factsheets/STG-Son...

If her rating is Sonar Technician – Surface (STG) AEF, then she will stay at GL for 6 weeks of Apprentice Technical Training (ATT) prior to flying to San Diego, CA and going to the Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center for about 9 weeks.  In that case, she would have daytime Liberty each day of the weekend. She will call you after she checks in at the TSC on the day of PIR, which takes about 3-5 hours, and will have Liberty until Liberty expires that night at 10, but you must drop her off about 30 minutes before to give her time to get to her barracks. She will be able to take her cell phone back with her that night. Then she will have daytime Liberty (pick up 6:30 or 7 am and drop off 9:30 pm or so) each day of the weekend. Have her bring her black backpack on Saturday and maybe Sunday so she can take things back with her.  If that is the case, you will want to leave late Sunday or on Monday.

Here is the Fact Sheet for Sonar Technician – Surface (STG) AEF, http://www.cnrc.navy.mil/Graphic-Elements/Rating-Factsheets/STG-AEF....

Join the group, PIR 10/19/2012 TG 49-7 Divisions (339-344 & 949), to connect with others with loved ones training with your SR. 

You may also want to join, or at least check out, STG (Sonar). Boot Camp Moms, PIR Reference Information, and New Members Stop Here.

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