KOOLNAVYMOM
09-02-2007, 07:20 PM
GOOD AFTERNOON NAVY FAMILY I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD LEAVE A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION REGARDING SAILORS THAT ARE GRAD AND GO'S.
I HAVE ASKED AROUND AND FOUND THIS TO BE TRUE THAT THE FIRST 3-4 DIV'S GRADUATING AT PIR ARE SET TO GRAD & GO. THIS MEANS THEY WILL LEAVE THE BASE WITH IN 2-21/2 HOURS OF GRADUATING. IF YOUR SAILOR STATES HE/SHE IS A GRAD AND GO EVEN IF THEY ARE GOING TO A-SCHOOL THERE IN GREAT LAKES THEY WILL LEAVE WITHIN THE 2 HOUR TIME FRAME AS WELL BUT SOMETIMES THEY CAN GO CHECK IN AND THEN YOU CAN PICK THEM UP AT ABOUT 4PM.
IF YOUR SAILOR TELLS YOU THAT THEY ARE LEAVING ON SUNDAY, MONDAY , TUEDAY ECT THEY ARE NOT A GRAD & GO BECAUSE THE DO NOT LEAVE RIGHT AWAY. GRAD AND & GOS LEAVE ABOUT 2 HRS AFTER PIR.
SO YOU THINK YOU WILL NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME WITH YOUR SAILOR IF THEY ARE A GRAD & GO WELL I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CALMING INFORMATION FOR YOU.
FIRST THING YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER IS THAT THE SAILOR CANNOT LEAVE THE BASE. SO YOU CAN EAT AT THE NEX THERE IS A KFC, TACO BELL AND SUB WAY INSIDE. THERE ARE TABLES AND SOME BOOTHS BUT THEY FILL UP FAST AND YOU MAY NOT HAVE A PLACE TO EAT. SO GET THERE QUICKLY IF YOU CAN SO YOU CAN HAVE A NICE RELAXED VISIT WITH YOUR SAILOR.
YOUR SAILOR WILL START HIS/HER WAY BACK TO THE SHIP BY 10 TIL 1PM TO FINISH PACKING AND TO SAY HIS/HER LAST GOOD BYES AND LASTLY TO GET ON THE NAVAL BUS TO THE AIRPORT.
WHILE YOUR SAILOR IS GETTING READY FOR DEPARTURE YOU CAN MAKE YOUR WAY BACK TO THE HOTEL TO RETRIVE THEIR COMPUTER, CELL PHONE A CHANGE OF CLOTHES, HAIR CARE PRODUCTS, SHAVING CREAM AND RAZOR, AND ANYTHING ELSE THE SAILOR MAY REQUEST FROM HOME. THEN MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE AIRPORT AND GO TO THE AIRLINE TICKET COUNTER AND TAKE A SEAT. YOUR SAILOR WILL ARRIVE SHORTLY ALONG WITH MANY OF THEIR SHIPMATES.
WHEN HE/SHE ARRIVE'S DEPENDING ON THE DEPARTURE TIME YOU MAY HAVE ANOHTER 2-6 HOURS AT THE AIRPORT WITH YOUR SAILOR. THIS IS NICE BECAUSE YOU NOW GET TO DO WHAT MANY OTHER FAMILIES ARE DOING AND THAT IS FINDING OUT ALL THE DETAILS OF BASIC TRAINING. THIS IS ALSO A GOOD TIME TO TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES AND TO GIVE THEM THEIR GRAD GIFT. AS TIME GOES BY THEY WILL THEN MAKE THEIR WAY TO THEIR DEPARTING GATE AND LEAVE TO THEIR A-SCHOOL, BUT THE GOOD THING ABOUT THIS IS THAT NOW THEY CAN CALL WHEN THEY LAND FOR A LAYOVER AND WHEN THEY ARRIVE AT THEIR BASE. AND IT IS EASY SAILING FROM THAT POINT UNTIL FINAL ORDERS.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL AND YOU WILL MAKE IT THROUGH I DID.....SOMEBODIES KIDS HAVE TO BE GRAD & GO AND MY SON WAS ONE OF THEM. BUT MONIQUE LEAVES FOR A-SCHOOL ON TUESDAY AFTER PIR SO I THANK GOD THAT AT LEAST WE HAVE SOME TIME WITH HER BEING SHE IS ONLY 17 I STILL NEED TO GIVE HER (MY) RULES.......LOL
HOPE THIS HELPS
BLESSINGS TO YOU AND YOURS
MELODY PNM OF A SAILOR AND A SEAMEN RECRUIT!
I HAVE ASKED AROUND AND FOUND THIS TO BE TRUE THAT THE FIRST 3-4 DIV'S GRADUATING AT PIR ARE SET TO GRAD & GO. THIS MEANS THEY WILL LEAVE THE BASE WITH IN 2-21/2 HOURS OF GRADUATING. IF YOUR SAILOR STATES HE/SHE IS A GRAD AND GO EVEN IF THEY ARE GOING TO A-SCHOOL THERE IN GREAT LAKES THEY WILL LEAVE WITHIN THE 2 HOUR TIME FRAME AS WELL BUT SOMETIMES THEY CAN GO CHECK IN AND THEN YOU CAN PICK THEM UP AT ABOUT 4PM.
IF YOUR SAILOR TELLS YOU THAT THEY ARE LEAVING ON SUNDAY, MONDAY , TUEDAY ECT THEY ARE NOT A GRAD & GO BECAUSE THE DO NOT LEAVE RIGHT AWAY. GRAD AND & GOS LEAVE ABOUT 2 HRS AFTER PIR.
SO YOU THINK YOU WILL NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME WITH YOUR SAILOR IF THEY ARE A GRAD & GO WELL I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CALMING INFORMATION FOR YOU.
FIRST THING YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER IS THAT THE SAILOR CANNOT LEAVE THE BASE. SO YOU CAN EAT AT THE NEX THERE IS A KFC, TACO BELL AND SUB WAY INSIDE. THERE ARE TABLES AND SOME BOOTHS BUT THEY FILL UP FAST AND YOU MAY NOT HAVE A PLACE TO EAT. SO GET THERE QUICKLY IF YOU CAN SO YOU CAN HAVE A NICE RELAXED VISIT WITH YOUR SAILOR.
YOUR SAILOR WILL START HIS/HER WAY BACK TO THE SHIP BY 10 TIL 1PM TO FINISH PACKING AND TO SAY HIS/HER LAST GOOD BYES AND LASTLY TO GET ON THE NAVAL BUS TO THE AIRPORT.
WHILE YOUR SAILOR IS GETTING READY FOR DEPARTURE YOU CAN MAKE YOUR WAY BACK TO THE HOTEL TO RETRIVE THEIR COMPUTER, CELL PHONE A CHANGE OF CLOTHES, HAIR CARE PRODUCTS, SHAVING CREAM AND RAZOR, AND ANYTHING ELSE THE SAILOR MAY REQUEST FROM HOME. THEN MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE AIRPORT AND GO TO THE AIRLINE TICKET COUNTER AND TAKE A SEAT. YOUR SAILOR WILL ARRIVE SHORTLY ALONG WITH MANY OF THEIR SHIPMATES.
WHEN HE/SHE ARRIVE'S DEPENDING ON THE DEPARTURE TIME YOU MAY HAVE ANOHTER 2-6 HOURS AT THE AIRPORT WITH YOUR SAILOR. THIS IS NICE BECAUSE YOU NOW GET TO DO WHAT MANY OTHER FAMILIES ARE DOING AND THAT IS FINDING OUT ALL THE DETAILS OF BASIC TRAINING. THIS IS ALSO A GOOD TIME TO TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES AND TO GIVE THEM THEIR GRAD GIFT. AS TIME GOES BY THEY WILL THEN MAKE THEIR WAY TO THEIR DEPARTING GATE AND LEAVE TO THEIR A-SCHOOL, BUT THE GOOD THING ABOUT THIS IS THAT NOW THEY CAN CALL WHEN THEY LAND FOR A LAYOVER AND WHEN THEY ARRIVE AT THEIR BASE. AND IT IS EASY SAILING FROM THAT POINT UNTIL FINAL ORDERS.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL AND YOU WILL MAKE IT THROUGH I DID.....SOMEBODIES KIDS HAVE TO BE GRAD & GO AND MY SON WAS ONE OF THEM. BUT MONIQUE LEAVES FOR A-SCHOOL ON TUESDAY AFTER PIR SO I THANK GOD THAT AT LEAST WE HAVE SOME TIME WITH HER BEING SHE IS ONLY 17 I STILL NEED TO GIVE HER (MY) RULES.......LOL
HOPE THIS HELPS
BLESSINGS TO YOU AND YOURS
MELODY PNM OF A SAILOR AND A SEAMEN RECRUIT!