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Question About Visiting, Phases, Liberty, etc.
1) How long do the phases last and what are the liberty privileges like?
2) How hard is visiting these first few weeks and when does it get easier?
3) His roomies are phase III so they can do quite a bit. How hard would it be to get a little alone time in a hotel and then get him back with them? It sounds dirty, but I really just want to sit and talk just the two of us.
THANK YOU. =)
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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He must be past phase one or he couldn't leave base. Phase two last around four to six weeks, but depends on what he does when to qualify for three, it is not automatic. He still can only have overnights on the weekend in phase three.
If he splits off from a liberty buddy, and that guy gets into trouble, he gets into the same amount of trouble. If you do it, never admit it anywhere, including here.
He can put in a special request chit asking that you be allowed as a liberty buddy. Some of the schools do approve these requests.
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Permalink Reply by Sandy's_sailor son on
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Brandon'sgirl,
At first when my son was at Great Lakes there were only 2 phases. As time when by there were then 3 phases of liberty. When my son was there in 2010 and 2011 a Sailor could not leave base until he/she reached phase 2. Earning Phase 2 Liberty takes 6 weeks. This is because Sailors have to do extra watches and duty. They also have to take a comprehensive exam which includes lots of stuff learned in boot camp. The Twelve Orders of Sentry is one (I hope I spelled that right)
Rules and regulations change often, depending on what goes on at GL. If too many Sailors break the rules than privileges are taken away for everyone.
There have been many Sailors who have separated from their Liberty Buddies and have gotten into trouble. As Anti M said, Liberty Buddies are responsible for each others actions.
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Permalink Reply by Mrs.B_Div 302_Ship9 on
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Like Anti M said, don't EVER admit it, if you guys do get alone time, anywhere!!!!!! Very important. :)
And as to the phases, when my husband was there, it was only two phases, so I really can't answer your questions there. Things change all the time.
One thing to remember tho, is rules change all the time. It will be your Sailor's responsibility to know them and follow them. He will be in a LOT of trouble if he doesn't obey them. And if he breaks the rules and the SDC *student division commander* finds out, ALL the Sailors will get in trouble. They'll have extra duty, attention time and all sorts of other trouble. It's best to just follow the rules. It gets easier once they're at their new duty station. Life goes back to being pretty much normal and the "normal" at duty stations just become the regular life. Military life does have it's complications and "rules" that everyone has to live by, but it just becomes the normal and everyone learns to follow the rules like they do traffic laws, etc.
While he is in A-school, I would suggest you all go to the mall up there and have the guys he is with walk apart from you guys and get some alone time there. I know that sounds horrible, but that is what my husband and I did. My husband had some extra liberty rules because he was married and I was pregnant (had the baby while he was in A-school....they even let him off to come to the birth).
And once he is in phase III, that is when I would suggest you get the alone time you really want. :) That way he doens't run the risk of getting himself and everyone else into trouble. It's no fun, trust me. My husband had 2 guys get his division in trouble and he was stuck on base for 3 weeks because of them and I could only see him for 30 minutes every 4 days. :( it sucked!!!!!! Especially with a new born baby!
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Permalink Reply by brandonsgirl0918 on
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I'm getting so many different answers here, so I think I'll just wait until he knows what is going on and he gets his orders. Thank you all though for the input =]
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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If your boyfriend leaves his liberty buddies at ANY TIME, he can and will get into trouble! Not only will he get in trouble but so will his liberty buddies!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Training-Support-Center-TSC-Great-Lak... is the schools FB page.
You aren't getting different answers...everyone is saying the same thing DO NOT DO IT! He WILL get into trouble if he leaves his liberty buddies...and as you being a girlfriend you can not sign him out as a liberty buddy.
End result just wait for him to get the right phase. If you don't know the phases go to the link I posted and look in the notes it is all written in there.
Also with you visiting on weekends, you should check with him when he has duty, as he will have it ever 4 days and that means no going off base, and depending on his ship no visitors on the base (though unless you have an ID card you can't get on the base with out him, and he wouldn't be allowed to go get you)
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I meant I'm getting different answers about what all is involved within the phases, so I figure I'll just wait for him to explain to me when he enters the next phase and what each phase entails.
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