After PIR

[Tracy]

At what point in bootcamp do the SR's find out their flight info to leave for A school? I'm assuming in time to write home and let family know if they will be able to spend any time with them after PIR. Providing plans don't change at the last minute, of course.

[LT Guppy]

There are 4 options.

Grad-n-Go Great Lakes. The people who have A school at Great Lakes. These people usually get overnight liberty all weekend.

Grad-n-Go other location. These people fly out right after PIR. They usually have a couple hours with their families.

Non GNG Great lakes - These people stay in their bootcamp barracks all weekend. They usually get weekend liberty, but not overnight.

Non GNG other locations - These people stay in the bootcamp barracks and fly to their A school later in the weekend. They usually get weekend liberty, but not overnight.

[vabchsue]

I know I've posted this before but my son was not a GNG and on Thursday night this was changed and he was a GNG. Bad part being we didn't know that till after PIR was over and we got only a tiny bit of time to spend together before he left O'Hare.

[AVSailor]

you get your orders before pir after you pass battlestations

[cttaef21]

We got our orders the week of PIR on a Tuesday. My orders did not come in on time(lucky me)..So I had to go to THU for a few days and ended up flying out the next Wednesday....It all depends on flights and prices, but typically if you are going to NSTC, you will move over right after PIR...People coming down here to Pensacola usually come on Sundays, this week it was Monday though....Most of my division left Sunday, but like I said, it varies.

But you won't really be able to write and let them know...Had a lot more phone calls leading up to that point, but my parents didn't know my orders didn't come in until after PIR.

[llamayamaa]

When will we find out our PIR date so family can buy plane tickets? And is it common to get set back in BC and have that date change?

[LT Guppy]

You will get the date in the form letter, which comes in week one or two. But yes, people do get rolled back and don't graduate on their original date.
If you can hold off until week 4 or 5 to buy tickets, there's less of a chance of them being rolled back at that point.

[Ncnavymom]

Also one change those staying in GL for A school do get liberty all weekend but it is no longer overnight. You'll get to meet your family right after PIR but then you need to go move over to A school. The process can take about 5 hours then you'll get the rest of the evening with your family, and then the whole day on Sat and Sun.

[Haasino]

We've had 2 sailors come back on RAP duty who went to Pensacola for A School... both of them graduated on a Friday, and had Fri afternoon/evening with family. One of them went to the airport Sat morning, and the other got Sat with family and went Sun morning... but they both said they were delivered to O'Hare before 1200, and didn't fly out until much later (1800 & 2000), so they were able to leave the airport with their family and spend one last afternoon with them. The Navy was responsible for getting them from RTC to the airport, but it was up to them to be on their flight... nobody forced them to stay in the terminal.

[cttaef21]

When will we find out our PIR date so family can buy plane tickets? And is it common to get set back in BC and have that date change?

during P-days, you will go into a room and fill out some forms and enclose it to mail it back to whoever you choose...It will have your address, grad date, division #, etc....It is not common unless you are injured for whatever reason....The only healthy people that seem to get ASMO'd are idiots

[Laworlo]

If you are an ET or FC, this is what happens. You are a Grad N Go for Great Lakes. You get out of the Drill Hall roughly 1030 and then you can spend about 45 minutes with your family. Then you have to haul ass back to your ship, pack up your stuff, and get on a bus. I was picked up at 1230. Then they take you across the train tracks to your new ship. There is get a really small indoc, fill out 3 pieces of paper, and then they march your small group to the front gate (about .5 mile or so) where you can meet your family. They usually release you at about 1500. You have until 2200. The next day, liberty call is at 0500. Liberty expires 2200. Same goes for Sunday as well.