Christmas Exodus

sweetmtn · 06-08-2012, 01:41 PM

OK, my son was at boot during Christmas as well. His PIR was January 6th, so he was there for New Years as well. Way back then, family and other families were allowed to "adobt" recruits on Christmas day, but they have had problems with that, so now only the church group has permission to take ONLY those recrutis scheduled to have their PIR the following Friday, the rest have a holiday routine day only.
And for those that want to know about Thanksgiving, it is just a holiday routine day...period. My son was there for both, well actually 3 holidays counting New Years! But he was one of the lucky ones before they changed the rules on family over Christmas, his brother was allowed to adobt him and take him off base for that day...they went to dinner and the movies and had to be back on base by 2100 hrs. But too many sailors got in trouble, or drunk or what ever, so it is no longer allowed. Now only the church can take those that the RDC's feel deserve it and are close to PIR.

vabchsue · 06-08-2012, 08:09 PM

Sue - I guess our sons were lucky then. I just remember him calling home a couple of times on Christmas day and he sounded happy so that helped us deal with it. He also PIR the first week of the New Year.

Haasino · 06-08-2012, 11:12 PM

Does anyone know how Christmas Exodus works while at NACCS (Or A School, for that matter)? If all goes well, I'll probably be in Pensacola for the 25th...

sweetmtn · 06-09-2012, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Haasino

Does anyone know how Christmas Exodus works while at NACCS (Or A School, for that matter)? If all goes well, I'll probably be in Pensacola for the 25th...

Many if not most of the A schools close down for Christmas, but I would guess it would depend on when the start of the school is. They actually call it Holiday Stand Down...but if you are in fleet, dont count on it!

Gizmo007 · 11-05-2013, 07:31 AM

Are there specific dates for Christmas Exodus every year? Like from mmddyyyy to mmddyyyy. Or is it different everytime? I'm finding out that in the military it can be one way for this person and something totally different for the other.

jzhaun · 11-05-2013, 07:49 AM

At my school the dates are different every year and released several months before so that everyone can get their leave chits in.

Maximum of 2 weeks, but you can take one or none if you want.

But like they said further up, this is an a school, not a fleet thing. You're pretty unlikely to spend multiple christmases at a school - I'm in an 18 month school and even I will only spend one christmas here.

D.Brothers · 11-05-2013, 09:07 PM

Wow it just really hit me that I will be in RTC for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years...

06-08-2012, 11:12 PM	#3
Haasino Active Duty Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,439 Rep Power: 0	Does anyone know how Christmas Exodus works while at NACCS (Or A School, for that matter)? If all goes well, I'll probably be in Pensacola for the 25th... Last edited by Haasino; 06-09-2012 at 12:02 AM.

06-08-2012, 01:41 PM	#1
sweetmtn Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,792 Rep Power: 0	OK, my son was at boot during Christmas as well. His PIR was January 6th, so he was there for New Years as well. Way back then, family and other families were allowed to "adobt" recruits on Christmas day, but they have had problems with that, so now only the church group has permission to take ONLY those recrutis scheduled to have their PIR the following Friday, the rest have a holiday routine day only. And for those that want to know about Thanksgiving, it is just a holiday routine day...period. My son was there for both, well actually 3 holidays counting New Years! But he was one of the lucky ones before they changed the rules on family over Christmas, his brother was allowed to adobt him and take him off base for that day...they went to dinner and the movies and had to be back on base by 2100 hrs. But too many sailors got in trouble, or drunk or what ever, so it is no longer allowed. Now only the church can take those that the RDC's feel deserve it and are close to PIR.

06-08-2012, 08:09 PM	#2
vabchsue Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,295 Rep Power: 0	Sue - I guess our sons were lucky then. I just remember him calling home a couple of times on Christmas day and he sounded happy so that helped us deal with it. He also PIR the first week of the New Year.

11-05-2013, 07:31 AM	#5
Gizmo007 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	Are there specific dates for Christmas Exodus every year? Like from mmddyyyy to mmddyyyy. Or is it different everytime? I'm finding out that in the military it can be one way for this person and something totally different for the other.

11-05-2013, 07:49 AM	#6
jzhaun Active Duty Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 627 Rep Power: 0	At my school the dates are different every year and released several months before so that everyone can get their leave chits in. Maximum of 2 weeks, but you can take one or none if you want. But like they said further up, this is an a school, not a fleet thing. You're pretty unlikely to spend multiple christmases at a school - I'm in an 18 month school and even I will only spend one christmas here.

11-05-2013, 09:07 PM	#7
D.Brothers Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Great Lakes, IL Posts: 154 Rep Power: 0	Wow it just really hit me that I will be in RTC for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years...