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P-days & Bootcamp days?
Does anyone know what the schedule for Saturdays and Sundays regarding P-days and Bootcamp days? For example, if they started their 1st P-day on the night they get to GL on a Tuesday, do they continue right through the weekend? I am one of those mom's, who look at the daily schedule to see what they are doing on each day. :-) thank you in advance
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Permalink Reply by ColoradoMom Nuke ET on
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Weekends and holidays do not count toward days. They are still busy, though.
Also, the number of P-Days varies. Of course, so does their schedule. But I know what you mean about wanting to follow along. I did that, too, when my son was in boot camp.
The best thing to do is ask your SR, when you can, to tell you what training day he/she is on. After that, you can keep track easily.
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Permalink Reply by SailorMom92 (DIV 244) on
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thank you :) I will add a "P.S." at the end of my letter to him today.
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I sent my SR a 3x5 index card.
I printed a space labelled Today's Date and then a space labelled Training Day.
I explained in my letter that I wanted him to fill it out and mail it with his next letter.
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Permalink Reply by MomofDarren (Ship 11 Div 252) on
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I did not know we could follow along and see what day they're doing what..... please tell me how I can this also.. 1 more question.... what happens when they get held back, and you have already purchased airline tickets? My son is only a couple days into bootcamp so this has not happened I'm just a curious....
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http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=433
We are only 3 hours away from Great Lakes, so we'll be driving but I still have to make reservations for lodging
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If you suddenly find your SR is not going to PIR on the day you thought he was, you'll have to change your reservations. For us, hotels and rental cars were easy to change. Airfare can be an issue. Southwest Airlines offers no-fee rescheduling, so we got tickets on Southwest. Check with your airline.
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