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Is the MWR bus available to those almost finished with A school?
My son wants to fly home for the holidays. The taxi rates to the airport are outrageous. Is the MWR bus available to all or just new PIR folks? He is at GL and had a PIR of 10-5. It's our first leave and we don't have a clue!!!! Any help is much appreciated.
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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The MWR bus is for the main side students...he needs to talk to the barracks staff about buying a bus pass ...they have been on sale for a week now or so. Keep in mind that the bus ONLY takes them to the airport, he will need to save up money to pay for a taxi when he gets back from leave and has to get back to the base, they do NOT have shuttle that runs, nor do they send out a duty driver.
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Permalink Reply by Ctownmom (Ship 13, Div 011) on
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Sarge says that his.cabs.are about $60 to the airport and the fare is by the cab not by person. You have to believe there is a way to ride share. my sailor is in GL as well but we are unsure if he will get leave during standdown.
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Angie,
I should have known you would know!!!! I think your brain is an encyclopedia of all things Navy!!!! You're the best. My sailor keeps trying to talk his dad into picking him up from GL- We are in coastal NC! I KNEW there was a way to get him to the airport. They can't get anything over on us moms when we stand together! Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Riverlady ship 13 div 181 on
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What about the metra train that is close to GL base. I rode it on PIR weekend with my son to Chicago, I believe I was told it goes to O'Hare...or maybe close and you can take a subway to O'Hare. When my son's gf and I left the area we returned her rental car and took a subway right into O'Hare.
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official...I just asked my son how he is getting to the airport and this was his reply:
Train. We have all been briefed over and over again about our options. They have shuttles running from here to all
three major airports all day that Friday, for 18$ a pop. Cabs, as always, run from the gate to the airport. I'm going to
take the train to Chicago, and then another train to O'Hare, for a grand total of $5.25.
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