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Son is in Japan was approved leave to come home for holiday does he need a pass port?
My son was approved leave but I cant waste money on a ticket if he needs a pass port please help
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Permalink Reply by katlanta on
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Yvonne - I answered another discussion you made elsewhere...I think. Your son should be able to travel on his leave chit (ie. without a passport) - but I would definitely start the process of getting him one. make your plans! :-)
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Thank you :)
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Permalink Reply by Sherry on
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My husband 24 yr Vet said... Military ID works but he always had a passport just in case but he said he never had to use it.... My son came home on emergency leave when his dad passed and military id was fine for him too....
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My son came home on leave from Japan and he does not have a passport.
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Permalink Reply by Mary (Chris' mom) on
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If I have understood my son correctly, as long as he has the printed orders stating his leave approval and his ID that is all he needs unless he plans to go to Canada, Mexico or somewhere else while he is home.
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Permalink Reply by boocoo on
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My son is getting ready to go to Japan and was told by his Chief and the passport issuers, that he does not need a passport for Japan.
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yvonne - keep in mind we are all telling you your son does not need a passport to come home on leave - but please still make sure he gets one. when the ship is deployed and they pull into a port stop somewhere - sometimes the MWR plans excursions where it might be a good idea to have it. If my son had done his whole time in Japan without acquiring his passport, I would not be gaining my lovely new daughter-in-law or her two gorgeous little girls - my new grandbabies! :-) He's become quite the jet-setter in his time away from home.
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Permalink Reply by Kim on
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Yes, He will be given orders for his leave. (it might be called something else). My son did not have a passport while he was stationed in Japan. He came home 3 years in a row. He didn't want a flight plan that went through China or Korea, just in case.
The funny thing is that when he was leaving Japan for new orders in San Diego (ship was currently deployed), the navy decided that he MUST get a passport before he could leave Japan. They took all his original documents and sent to the Embassy in Japan. That was February 2011. The tsunami was March. His return was delayed, the Embassy was in turmoil and no one knew where his application was. They changed their mind and said he could leave without it. They wanted him to have his passport because they knew it might be tricky to fly him to his next ship. He flew San Diego - Chicago - Paris - Ethiopia - Djibouti.
The USA does not require your sailor to have a passport to fly with orders and they are given something (not orders) when they are on vacation. Other countries will have their own rules. Japan will take the military orders.
I don't understand why the military does not make it manditory that they get their passport as part of their enlistment process.
My sons passport caught up to him eventually, but we were worried. He was not born in the USA, so he had to send his citizenship papers to get his passport. You can always order a duplicate birth certificate if it is lost, but citizenship papers are not allowed to be duplicated. You have to start over.
He just started as a recruiter. I'm going to remind him to suggest this to his new recruits.
His wife is Japanese. She has her Japanese passport.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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When they're on leave, they have leave papers. Technically, it is temporary orders, but most sailors call them "leave papers".
What is really a disaster is if they misplace their leave papers... MAKE SURE THOSE PAPERS ARE SAFE. They can't get back on the plane without them.
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Like Katlanta said.....He should get his passport. I always worried that he would arrive at a port and not be able to leave the ship. (their country, their rules).
Make an appointment at the post office for him to get it while he is home on leave. You can mail it to him. It is good for 10 years.
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I forget which group it was in, but the son was coming home on leave while the ship was deployed. He was transferring, not regular leave, the 30 days between duty stations long leave. He wasn't able to leave from a US port, something about the military flight being cancelled, he had no passport, very nearly missed his wedding.
I think all the moms here should have a passport in hand too. Just in case they need to go to their child.
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