LT thanks for the reply. We need to get in Gate 8 (easiest) to get to the boat house for a meet and greet. Provided that we cannot get a temp DBIDS the day before I-Day to go to the boat house (driving through gate 8) is the best option to find parking outside of gate 1 and walk across the...
Can someone explain the DBIDS process briefly? Specifically, if we hand carry the paperwork on Wed morning to the office will we get a temporary card then? (yes we found out Saturday that we should have mailed in the paperwork weeks ago) We are trying to figure out the logistics of making a...
Is there a downside to getting pulled in early? Son has a report time of 0700 and was planning on being there at 0630 hoping to get pulled in early and start the day. It seems that 30 minutes early might be "on time" and not "early"?
Also, he was invited to the boat house to meet the...
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