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2013 summer cruises
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Permalink Reply by Strider223 on
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Wow. I know my son would not want to volunteer to not participate. I think that if they are training these young men and women to be officers then they need to have more exposure than the college classroom and campus.
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Our 2/C MIDN told me over the weekend that as far as he knows no one in his Unit has heard anything. Usually by this time they've all been asked to put in their requests & a few people even have an idea of where they will probably be going. Perhaps he's just not "in the know," but either way we knows HE hasn't been asked for his request or told anything at all.
I'm hoping some MIDN will ask about it today at common hour :] I wanna make tentative summer vacation plans!!
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Our son said they filled out their summer requests on Thursday. Now we play the waiting game.
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Permalink Reply by joelle on
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Sorry for the late reply. DS had completed paperwork quite some time ago, but was just told a couple of weeks ago that there will definitely be CORTRAMID, however there may not be spots for everyone and they would not have a choice of coast - they will go to coast closest to home. If there isn't room for all MIDNs the spots will be doled out by standing in the battalion.
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Permalink Reply by NavymomBarb on
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I heard that there will be less spots and that they may cut out all summer training except 1st class cruises. But that may not start until next summer.
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My son has not yet heard about his first class cruise though he was sent to Whidbey Island last month for a swim test and survival training to qualify for an aviation cruise.
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Our son hasn't heard about his 1/C cruise either. He wasn't sent for a swim test nor survival training, but staff took him to Great Lakes for a VERY thorough physical to qualify for an aviation cruise.
Interesting.
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Let me know when your son hears about his cruise and I will do the same.
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6 days ago DS received notice that he will attend CORTRAMID West starting May 23. Awaiting further instruction. 3 from his battalion are going west, all others going to east. We were surprised since we live in Michigan. The MIDNs were not able to put in requests.
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Our son got orders yesterday, after i posted he hasn't heard anything lol, that he is going to Hawaii at the end of the month for an aviation cruise. Don't know any more than that. I'm still curious about the "survival training" and swim test your son had to take ChiMom, i'll have to ask him about those!
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