Leave and Liberty at NAS Pensacola

[eas7888]

Sorry to bring up an old thread, but wondering what the Leave policy is like once you are in Primary/Intermediate at NASP. In this case, possibly for my own wedding. Currently engaged trying to line up a wedding for the Saturday after Thanksgiving (hopefully we get a holiday break of some kind) - does anyone have any experience with requesting leaving from the training wings?

Up at Whiting, I havent' seen it being too much of a problem for you to request a Friday - Sunday for leave. Anything more than that might take a little extra work on your part. The best bet would be for you to plan on doing your wedding BEFORE you class up/check in to the TRAWING/VT. Once training has started, it seems to be a lot harder to find any time off. If that won't work for you, then I suggest lining up your wedding to coincide with a normal 72/96 liberty, such as Memorial Day, the 4th of July, Labor Day, or Thanksgiving. It may be easier for you to add a day on to one of those holidays for you to have a semi-extended period of leave that won't put you behind your peers. I know someone who was married over their Thanksgiving break, and the CoC was pretty supportive. As usual, YMMV.

 

[Angry]

Thanks for the heads up - the Saturday after Thanksgiving is what we are looking at, so hopefully I run into a similarly supportive CoC and no scheduling conflicts. Unfortunately I'm still in IFS so I don't even know who to talk to or when would be an appropriate time to have a conversation.

 

[zippy]

Don't expect anything more then one fly day off- and that might be a battle depending on what part of the year it is. If you get it, don't expect your buddies in their training command to get it as well. A Sat on a holiday weekend should be ok though.

 

[Angry]

Thanks Zippy - does anyone know what the usual stand down period is for Thanksgiving at the training wings? My only Thanksgiving in the Navy I was in OCS and we had a full week off - I doubt its that generous down here. Is it Thursday to Sat or possibly longer?

 

[RadicalDude]

Thanks Zippy - does anyone know what the usual stand down period is for Thanksgiving at the training wings? My only Thanksgiving in the Navy I was in OCS and we had a full week off - I doubt its that generous down here. Is it Thursday to Sat or possibly longer?

I think it's typically Thursday-Sunday at CTW-6. Not a lot of time, but better than nothing.

 

[Angry]

Thanks for the info.