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Prototype Graduation - Goose Creek
I am to be sending my son an email of questions for him to ask his staff advisor - but I will ask here as well. He is in GC and I just found out this morning that Prototype Graduation is at the Yorktown. Is an invitation sent out the family, like after Power School? Is there a limited number of guests? Do we have to buy a ticket to get on the Yorktown? What time is graduation? or should I say what time do we need to be there? Hopefully a recent attendee will be able to reply. Thanks!!
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Permalink Reply by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on
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I don't have answers as B graduated prototype in Ballston Spa in a community center - no limit on visitors and we didn't received an invite either!
I know we have plenty of members here who went to proto grad on the Yorktown so hopefully you will get a quick response ;-D And I do believe space is limited on the Yorktown.
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Permalink Reply by Nukelukesmom on
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This was our experience when our son graduated in late February. We received no invitation to Prototype graduation. No limit to the number of guests and you don't have to buy a ticket for the Yorktown. You need a parking pass from your Sailor to park for free. There were 2 graduations the day of my sons (one for each boat I think) and his was the earliest of the two. His ceremony started at 10 and the second started at 1. It was a short ceremony and lasted less than an hour.
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Permalink Reply by Chipmunk on
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Thanks!!
I will add the question about the parking pass to my list for my son. Also, I need to know which ship.
Did you need to show ID and were they checking your name off of a list like they did for PS? That is good to know that there is not a limit of guests. My youngest is still weighing several factors before making a final decision to go with us.
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There was no list and we didn't have to show ID. We just went up to the ticket window and told them we were there for the graduation and they directed us from there. Our son got the parking pass the day before from his Chief.
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Permalink Reply by JayDee659 on
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Chipmunk, we never got an invitation had to get all tje pertinent info from our Nuke. There were two prototype graduations that day, one at 9 and one at 11. We got there about an hour early
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Thank you both! My son knows I like to know what to expect in situations, so the more questions I ask and can have an idea the better. Then it is Semper Gumby!! Which my youngest asked me what that meant. He knew semper, but not Gumby. I told him to Google it!! Which he did and started watching videos.
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Now, that we have been to Prototype graduation, I will answer my own questions, based on our experience April 19, 2019.
Parking passes were handed out on Thur prior. My son was told there would be signs and they were to park in the gravel lot, however we pulled up to the main gate at Patriot's Point with our sailor in the front passenger seat and the parking pass in view and the guard just waved us on through, without asking any questions. - So we did not have to pay a fee for the parking.
Since we had our sailor, we didn't even go to the ticket window. We had the second graduation and muster for my son was at 10 AM. Maybe it was because it had been raining and probably the other cruises that take off from there were cancelled but I think most of the parking was for sailor families. We just walked past the picture taking area and went on up to the USS Yorktown. It appeared we were about the only ones there, except for a Boy Scout group.
There was no invitation sent out and no limit seemed to be in place for the number of guests. There also were not any programs as far as I know. We were seated to the left of the main entrance on the USS Yorktown.
To me this was the most intimate and family oriented of all of the graduations, but it could also be that it was the culmination of the pipeline. That said, there may be more changes that take place with the extra sailors coming to GC in the future.
My son contacted his staff advisor to verify the muster and ceremony time - but that information changed at least once - so make sure you get your times from your sailor.
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Remind your sailor to exit the stage and go around to the back side to get their picture taken! This is a Navy personnel taking pictures, they did not do that at the other graduations and my son almost forgot.
Also, my son insisted on wearing his name tag (he did not want to loose it, or have to line it up again) - but then that also meant his name was showing and those aforementioned pictures were posted on Prototype FB page, I think. You might want to check with your sailor and find out if they need their name badges on. If not, then maybe leaving it in a secure place for the ceremony so you don't have to black out his name in any pictures that are taken and then shared.
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Permalink Reply by Tracy on
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Thank you for posting. If anyone has any other info or experiences I would appreciate it. My sailor started Prototype beginning of December so we are estimating a June"ish" 2020 graduation.
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Permalink Reply by Proud Momma on
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The parking pass that we were given.
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Walking in with our Sailor ~ Sept 7, 2019
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