2006 Summer Cruise Brief

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2006Summer Cruise Brief

• LT A.C. Peterson
• 09 FEB 05

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Who will go on cruise?

• Scholarship students
• 1/C College Programmers
• Early Appointment Leadership Scholarship Students
  by Exception

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Who will not?

• Students on LOA
• Students who have not been found physically
  qualified or waivered.
• Leadership Scholarship recipients with benefits
  beginning Fall 2006.
• Officer Candidates

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Eligibility Requirements

• Scholarship or Advanced Standing
• Completed DODMERB physical
• Free of injury or illness
• VALID Military ID
• Secret or Interim Secret Clearance
• At least 3/C Swim qualified
• Required Immunizations

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Navy Cruise Dates

• Phase I 30 May 25 June
• Phase II 26 June 21 July
• Phase III 24 July 15 August
• CORT. East 25 May 23 June
• West 06 July 04 August
• Mini-BUDS not offered

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USMC Cruise Dates

• Bulldog I 27 May 07 July
• II 08 July 18 Aug
• MW I TBD

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Navy First Class Cruises

• Surface
• Aviation at Sea
• Aviation Ashore
• Submarine
• Surface Nuclear (CVN)
• FOREX/JMSDF
• Mini-BUDS

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FOREX Cruises

• Argentina
• Australia
• Belgium
• Brazil
• Canada
• Chile
• Denmark
• Finland
• France

• Germany
• Greece
• Italy
• Japan
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal

• Singapore
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Spain
• Sweden
• Thailand
• Turkey
• United Kingdom

M/F Female only
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FOREX (cont)

• 50 billets
• Selection GREATLY increased if available for
  entire summer!
• Get a certified copy of birth certificate now.

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Wardroom Etiquette

• Stand behind your chair and wait until the CO
  sits then seat yourself.
• Be professional and maintain good etiquette
• Wait until the CO starts eating before you start.
• If you arrive to the meal late, request
  permission to join the mess. Once you have
  permission sit down and enjoy.
• If you must leave early- request permission to
  leave the mess.
• Ask your running mate about this!!

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Second Class Cruises

• Submarine
• Surface
• Mountain Warfare

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Second Class Midshipmen Cruise Perspective

• This is an extremely important cruise for you.
  You gain perspective on how your people will live
  and feel when you are in charge of them. Learn
  from them. 
• Sophomores you will live, work, and be treated
  essentially as enlisted personnel
• You are expected to interact socially with
  enlisted personnel.
• Go on liberty with them
• Stay Professional

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3/C Career Orientation and Training (CORTRAMID)

• 4 weeks in either Norfolk, VA or San Diego, CA
  (depends on where you live)
• 1 week exposure to Surface, Sub, Aviation, and
  Marine communities
• HAVE FULLY BROKEN-IN BOOTS PRIOR TO ARRIVING!!!!!
• You will have a PFA within 2 days of checking in.

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Requesting a Cruise

• Fill out on-line request form (09 16 Feb)
  http//www.tulane.edu/nrotc/summercruise.html
• I submit requests to NETC
• I receive billets a month or so before the
  cruises start, and I match mids to billets.
• Contact information is crucial
• Airport of departure is also critical!
• Departure Airport determines East or West Coast
  cruise. Exceptions include reasons in request

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Shots!

• Required Immunizations
• PPD (Mantoux) within 36 months
• Tetanus-Diphtheria within 10 years
• MMR (no periodicity)
• Yellow Fever (Africa, Cent South Amer.)
• Typhoid and Polio (Cent South Amer., Med,
  Caribbean, Africa, Middle East, SE Asia)
• Hand carry Certificate of Vaccination with you!

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Additional Requirements

• Sickle Cell screening required for Aviation at
  CORTRAMID.
• Hematocrit SHOULD be in your DODMERB physical and
  is required
• Submarine Cruises require Class-2 Dental

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Additional Requirements (Contd)

• 1/C Aviation Cruise Requires
• Physically qualified for pilot or NFO
• Current Aviation Up-Chit (good for 180 days)
• 2nd class swimmer qualified
• Certification as a Selected Passenger (Aviation
  Physiology)
• YNC will coordinate with you to schedule these
  items

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Issued Items

• SK1 will issue required uniform items according
  to this schedule
• Juniors 2/13 2/17
• Sophomores 36 3/10
• Freshmen 3/13 3/17

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What to take

• HAND CARRY
• Orders
• Military ID
• Medical, Dental, and Immunization Records
• Travel Claim and DDS account information
• Pre-addressed envelope
• CHECKED BAGGAGE
• Midshipmen Summer Training Handbook
• Full Sea Bag

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Also bring

• Appropriate Civilian Clothes
• Sufficient Cash to Cover Entire Trip
• Excess money should be in travelers checks
• Credit and ATM cards work most places
• Passports will be required for some cruises
• REMEMBER! You will have very limited storage
  space.

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Travel and Reporting

• Midshipman are to travel and report in Summer
  Whites unless traveling overseas.
• We will give you a one-way flight. The training
  unit books your return.
• Typically, someone will meet you at the airport.
  Otherwise seek out the Military Info Desk or USO.

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Travel and Reporting, contd

• Save all your receipts or you will not be
  reimbursed.
• Only selected items are reimbursable
• Fill out travel claim as soon as you return.
  (Freshmen will liquidate at CORTRAMID)

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 How to Get Onboard a Ship

• If the flag is flying on the ensign staff
• Cross gang plank, at the edge and the ship side
  of the plank, face aft and salute the ensign.
  Drop salute.
• Next face towards the OOD, salute again and say,
  Request permission to come aboard. The OOD
  will return your salute and tell you to come
  aboard

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How to Get Off the Ship (Liberty)

• Between morning and evening colors
• Go to quarterdeck face the OOD, salute, and say
  Request permission to go ashore. The OOD will
  return your salute and tell you to go ashore.
• Step on the gang plank, face aft salute the
  ensign. Drop salute and go on Liberty!

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How to Get On/Off the Ship (contd)

• Between Sunset and Morning Colors (when the flag
  is not flying) just salute the OOD not the
  flag.
• In civilian clothes the procedure is exactly the
  same except you do not salute just come to
  attention

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Other stuff

• Grooming standards
• Mark your clothes if you want them back
• Plastic Uniforms
• Drug Use
• Fraternization
• Ships Routine
• You represent the US when in foreign countries.
  Act accordingly.

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Other Stuff Continued

• No hard luggage
• No guitars
• Dont remove classified material
• No guns, knives, or other weapons
• Dont wear your NROTC insignia, or your
  midshipman rank shoulder boards

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 Overseas Leave

• Midshipmen may request permission to begin or
  terminate their active duty training in an
  overseas port in conjunction with their summer
  training.
• Catch you must pay the travel expenses as
  appropriate

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WARNING

• Excessive travel delays to and from cruise may
  occur during WESTPAC and MED cruises. Parents
  and friends should bear this in mind when
  planning to meet midshipmen at debarkation ports.

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Summary

• You are responsible for
• Submitting online summer cruise request (NLT
  1600, 16 Feb)
• Keeping me updated with changes to your summer
  contact information
• Obtaining proof of immunizations (NLT 07 Apr)
• Obtaining results of hematocrit(if needed) and
  sickle cell screening (4/C only, NLT 07 Apr)
• Reviewing the summer training handbook (posted on
  NROTC website, Summer Cruise Section)

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Questions?
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And now. . .

• Anti terrorism level 1 training!