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well, my nuke to be left on Wednesday for Great Lakes, and of course the only thing on my mind is PIR in about two months. For those of you who have been there, done that, if your sailor is headed out to Goose Creek for A school after boot camp, how much time is in between? From what I can tell is it's just the evening after graduation, and then he could possibly fly out the next day. Is that right? Do you get enough time together to take them out to a nice dinner in Chicago or something? Can I bring him his cell phone so he can take it to the airport with him?
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Permalink Reply by Cleaver6 on
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My son went through this almost one year ago. His PIR ended at about 1030 and he was able to leave with us immediately, but only for the day. He had to be back to the base by 1900, if I remember correctly. We rode the train into Chicago, did some sightseeing and had dinner.
He flew out the next (Saturday) day. We were able to spend a couple of hours with him at the airport before we left (our flight left before his). -
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We just had PIR 11/2/12 and he left around 2 AM. We only had till around 5 PM with him cuz he had guard duty the evening of PIR. All some of them wanna do is hang out at the motel and RELAX on something soft. I wouldn't make big plans. They should have their travel arrangements when they make their "I'm A SAILOR" call home. Some are allowed to bring their phones back but most not. Lots of families meet them at the airport to pass their phones to them and the airlines gave us gate passes to wait with them til their flight. Some are later Saturday also. Good luck!!
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Permalink Reply by elizabeth77(USS SAN FRANCISCO) on
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I believe that everything you have been told is true of almost every graduating Nuke. The timeline seems right and yes you can pass him a phone. a laptop and black carrying case for it. You can also give him some underwear or socks or something he may like of his own. I gave my son a pair of lounge pants and he was able to fit it in his sea bag. I only know of you being able to pass it to them at the airport.
I don't know of any sailor that has been allowed to bring a phone back to base.
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Permalink Reply by karens (alumni ship 13-Div 366) on
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My Sailor (son) had PIR Nov 9th, we had him for about 6 hours on Friday, he had watch Friday night, then left about 2am for the airport, we met him there at 4am and were with him until 8;30 when his plane left, we also gave him his phone, watch and laptop to take to goose creek with him. Congrats to you and your son, this is an incredible journey.
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Hi Yvonne! We had hoped to be able to take my son to Chicago but he ended up having to stand watch immediately after PIR so we didn't feel comfortable trying it. We had time to have a good dinner nearby and relax together at our motel. He had to be at O'Hare at 0230 and was in the air by 0500. All we did at the airport was follow him around. The USO was so full we couldn't get in it. None of us got a chance to sit down at the gate; as soon as they got there, they were boarding.
I'm not complaining, honestly, just relaying our experience. And I was surprised that there were no RDCs etc at the airport. The only directions given were by USO staff. Some of the sailors seemed to have a leader role, they might have been carrying that over from boot camp.
I can't imagine having my son in boot camp over the holidays. Prayers for the SRs and their moms. -
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Permalink Reply by MichPad(STA21 Officer Mom) on
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Yvonne, my son is a nuke as well. He's been in almost two years. At first he told us he would have till Tues, and at the time that had been the case in the past. We changed our tickets to go home on Monday so we would have more time with him. At the "I'm a Sailor" call he told us that no, he would be leaving early on Saturday. I was beyond bummed out, as was he. Since then it is SOP for the Nukes to head out on Saturday morning to the airport. Even if they're plane doesn't leave till 7:00pm they are taken to the airport at 3am. I brought his backpack (although we did buy a black backpack at the NEX) with his laptop, cellphone and charger, cards from friends/family back home, his favorite lounging pants and BOXERS, his favorite snacks and gum. I bought a money clip with the Navy emblem on it as a PIR gift, with his name and PIR date engraved, and clipped some money to it so he would have cash in GC if he needed it.
We didn't do much after PIR, went to a mall and had lunch at the Rainforest Cafe, and just walked around the shops. We went back to the hotel where he took a shower, changed into his boxers and lounging pants and then went through all his cards. The hardest part was taking him back to the base at 8:00 (after a stop at Taco Bell). His little sister was beyond devastated that he had to leave, as was I and his fiancé. It's been almost two years but it feels like yesterday.
If you are on Facebook look up Nuke Moms. It's a great page with lots of support from Moms at all stages in the pipeline. Mine is still in GC, finished with school (a Qualified Nuclear Reactor Operator) and is now a staff instructor at Prototype. Good luck over the next few weeks. It feels like forever, but once the letters start coming it goes by pretty fast.
Michelle
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Thanks, Michelle! I couldn't find the Nuke Moms page on FB. Do you have a link?
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/nukemoms/ I never paid much attention but it is a secret group, so you wouldn't see it. I'm Michelle Padilla if you want to friend me, then I can add you. You do have to be added by an Admin though.
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looks like there's lot of Michelle Padillas on FB, and even with a link, nukemoms is still private. Can you add me? www.facebook.com/bdginger :)
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Thanks for the info, ladies! Now I'm just waiting on that box and first letter!
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Permalink Reply by NAVY-em's_Mom on
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My nuke left this past Tuesday (Nov 20th) for GL. I got a phone call from the USO at the airport, but no further phone calls. I'm just anxiously waiting anything....phone call, kid in a box, letter....I just hope that they don't have extra P days because it's Thanksgiving week.
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