Much respect for the folks running this site! We shipped our Son off Sept 20 and I found great comfort from navydads.com! We received his form letter yesterday along with the curve ball of a Thanksgiving Grad (Nov 23). I thought I would reach out and tap into others experience. I am wondering if the process will be 'normal', with the recruits flying out the next day or will there be a bit of variance here due to Thanksgiving? If his Liberty will include T-Day, then we would want to plan for that and set up a Thanksgiving in deployoment :) Any info/thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
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RTC used to have something called "Grad and Go" When they used to fly out the same day as PIR. It is correct that RTC quit doing that some time ago. Five years sounds about right.
Thank you for the update. I will plan accordingly!
David Derocher said:
I just spoke to public relations again over the phone and confirmed again that the recruits will not fly out until Friday or Saturday and WILL have liberty for T-Day. The lady on the phone said they have not flown out the same day in over 5 years... The recruits themselves are being fed other info so I have been uncertain up to this point. I think with this confirmation, which matches previous members confirmations, we can likely assume T-Day liberty.
Anyone have any updates; on whether or not Sailors will have liberty on T-day?
He will probably want a long shower too, showering by yourself is a huge treat after boot camp!
Margaret,
Much appreciated! your comments/thinking are likely on point. Seems like the evidence points toward T-Day liberty at Great Lakes and all we can do is hope it goes not go another direction. I know my son is hanging onto the prospect of liberty for dear life at this point. That and cuddling up to his beloved phone...
It would be highly unlikely. They are in phase one liberty, which has a curfew. Now if they are allowed to take three days leave en route to their school, that would be highly unusual but not 100% impossible, and the only way they could go home if it is out of bounds. For the last few years, no one has shipped the same day as PIR, but it doesn't mean it can't happen. Just is not the most likely thing. And RTC cannot guarantee what liberty the A school might grant, other than T-Day is a day off for anyone who doesn't have duty. If they are staying at Great Lakes, yes, they check into their school, than have liberty that evening, and then the next day.
Generally, any federal holiday will be a day of liberty. They'll still muster in the morning and have curfew in the evening at RTC, but travel is probably not going to be on the table for those going out of state. Friday or Saturday as a travel day is a safe~ish bet. Depends on when the Navy got the contracted seats on flights.
Liberty limit on PIR weekend is 50 miles instead of the usual 300.
David Derocher said:
Tony, I must have missed this. My son is Luke and he is also in Ship 12 Div 008. Their Division is really small due to some issues. Luke says they are only in week 1 of basic this week, so they had a long processing period. He was able to tell us some really hilarious stories during a security clearance phone call today. Sounds like they have decent RDC's
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