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So what actually happens in Groton?
my son will be to Groton after bootcamp and I am very confused as to what happens. He will be a sonar tech. I have heard things like bess, att, and a schools. I was told he would be there 6 months but am reading different things. I am just trying to make some sense of everything! I do have a considerable amount of time, yes, but I just like to be "in the know". Any information you have will help! YIKES!
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Permalink Reply by betsy on
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I'm with you, Jackie!! Our son just left for A-school in Groton on Saturday 3/3/12, and I have a bunch of "mom" questions. For starters, I would like to keep sending letters (and hopefully, other things) to him. How long does it usually take for the new Sailors to find out their Groton mailing address? Is it frowned on to send baked goods at this point? (Someone sent their SR a batch of brownies at Great Lakes and it was NOT a good thing for that recruit.) Thanks for the advice, in advance!
Betsy
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Permalink Reply by Nana Donna (nanaTo2Saliors) on
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Things in Groton are much much better than they are in Great Lakes. They have their own dorm like room that they share with 1 or 2 others. Once they arrive I think it takes a week or two to get their address, then you can send them whatever you want. My grandsons wife and Mom send him cookies all the time. They love it. When they first arrive they have to "earn" privileges like going off base, staying out late, wearing civilian cloths etc...but it happens with in a few weeks. I hope thi information helps some of you. My grandson arrived in Groton on 5/7/11 and is going to graduate A school March 16 and then will be leaving Groton to be stationed in New Hampshire
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Permalink Reply by Melissa(Sub Mom) on
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Hello Everyone I am Melissa, my son just graduated from GL and he is now in Groton. He absolutely loves it there. He has 2 other Sailors in the room with him. I do not bake but would love to send cookies and things of that nature to him. (he loves beef jerky) he said that it would be about 2 weeks before he actually received a mailing address.
I am so happy to have found this forum, I know Jackie and I were talking a bit while they where in boot camp so a special hello to Jackie, we made it through. Hooyah!!
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Permalink Reply by jackiequeen/ship09div076 on
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I know...but now I feel we are on the next wave of the "unknowns" LOL!!!!
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That is so true. All I know is my son keeps saying god I love the Navy now that I am out of GL. LOL
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Permalink Reply by carolyn19 on
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My son graduates from GL 3/30 and will head to Groton. Do they get to use their phone right away after they get their? I have heard that they do get to use the internet. Do they usually leave early Sat morning or can it be anytime? I am really anxious to see him after PIR and would like to see him at the airport Sat. if possible. Thanks everyone who has already given info. It is such a help.
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Permalink Reply by Jo (Wife of an ET Radioman) on
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It can be anytime. My husband left on Friday morning instead of Saturday.
They may have their phones off base during liberty, but as soon as you get to the gate for base, that phone better be out of his personal space.
Once at the airport or in Groton (however it ends up working out for your sailor) they may have their laptops, phones, game boys, whatever else it is they want.
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Carolyn Congrats on your son graduating. I have a grandson also graduating on 3/30 and then heading to Groton.
Last year in May I had a another grandson go to Groton after boot camp, he just finished his schooling and will be heading out the end of the month. Anyways they take them to the airport about 2 or 3 in the morning you can meet them at the airport and give them their phone and any other electronics they want to take with them. They have to be put in a plain black backpack (no logos)if you do not have one you can buy one at the NEX in Great Lakes when you get there. They will be able to use their cell phones as soon as they get to Groton but will have to earn other privileges like going off base, wearing civilian clothes etc.
I am just bummed out that the two cousin will miss each other in Groton by just a day, they are like brothers rather than cousins.
What division is your son in? What is he going to Groton for?
Have fun at PIR it is amazing, I went last time but am unable to go this time
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Just to add also, when you do go to the airport try and get there around the same time they do if possible. My son called me and said that I needed to get there before he went through security because he had to get me a pass to come airside with him. Not sure if that was accurate or not but just wanted to put it out there. He wanted to make sure that we were able to be with him before he left. Very emotional time for us just because we had been without him for so long and we had to put catch up time in 7 hours. I am so glad we have constant contact with each other now.
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Thanks Donna, That is too bad that the cousins missed each other by just a day. My son is doing SECF, I am not sure which specific job. He said in his last letter that he thought he would be in Groton for all of school.
He is in Div 920 at BC. Did your grandson that is finishing up at Groton get any time off? I don't know what it is called when they get to fly home but I was hoping he might get to come home sometime this summer. We live in AL so it is far. Do you know the difference between Leave and Liberty?
We are looking forward to PIR. We have heard so many good things about it and it is very emotional.
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Leave is an extended period of "vacation". Liberty is a short period, and there is often a distance limit on how far they can be from base.
For example, my husband had two days of liberty (if you added up the hours) because he graduated the day before Thanksgiving. That Wednesday, Thanksgiving, and most of Friday morning I had to spend with him.
Leave is like when they come home for holidays. There MIGHT be a distance rule about that, but Hubby managed to come 1000 miles back to Wisconsin from CT. so I haven't a clue.
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