What happens at Encampment?

Started by 356cadet, June 06, 2008, 12:49:36 AM

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DC

Quote from: ThorntonOL on June 18, 2008, 12:03:54 AM
Of course the big thunder boomer at the end of the week was real nice to. We had almost the entire encampment underneath a pavilion or two waiting it out.
At the 05-06 SER WE the whole base (Tyndall) was under tornado warnings. They cancelled Pass in Review and did an abortive 'graduation' in the Enlisted Club. Then after I signed out I got stuck in the BX because of the storms. Then after we left the base we stopped to get lunch and locked the keys in the car, so we were stuck at a little seafood shack on the beach for four hours waiting for AAA. That was interesting.

mikeylikey

Quote from: DC on June 19, 2008, 01:45:07 AM
Then after we left the base we stopped to get lunch and locked the keys in the car, so we were stuck at a little seafood shack on the beach for four hours waiting for AAA. That was interesting.

Oh my.....that must have been terrible.  Stuck in a seafood shack on the beach.  Man.....I would do that as a vacation if I had the chance.   :D
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DC

Quote from: mikeylikey on June 19, 2008, 01:49:34 AM
Quote from: DC on June 19, 2008, 01:45:07 AM
Then after we left the base we stopped to get lunch and locked the keys in the car, so we were stuck at a little seafood shack on the beach for four hours waiting for AAA. That was interesting.

Oh my.....that must have been terrible.  Stuck in a seafood shack on the beach.  Man.....I would do that as a vacation if I had the chance.   :D
In driving rain after it had closed? We were sitting on the front porch watching three morons try to surf in a freakin thunderstorm...

mikeylikey

^ YA....I take it back.  Not such a great vacation wish! 

AAA is a lifesaver sometimes.
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ThorntonOL

Just remembered a fun event, Operation Charlie Sierra.
Not saying what it is because I'm not sure if they still do it during Encampment but anyone who was at NYWG encampent 03 or before would know what I'm talking about. Now if they don't do it anymore let me know and i'll say what it is. (Not punishment, don't worry.)
Former 1st Lt. Oliver L. Thornton
NY-292
Broome Tioga Composite Squadron

mikeylikey

What's up monkeys?

ThorntonOL

Is NY Wing still using Charlie Sierra  at encampment?
Anyone who has been there since 2004.
Former 1st Lt. Oliver L. Thornton
NY-292
Broome Tioga Composite Squadron

afgeo4

I don't think we do Charlie Sierra at Stratton. At least nothing that I know of as Charlie Sierra (they may have changed the name).
GEORGE LURYE

mikeylikey

^ So....what the crap is CS?!?!?!?!?!?!

Don't leave all of us in suspense!!!!!!!!!!!
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TEAM SURGE

Quote from: DC on June 06, 2008, 01:05:57 AM
Go and you will find out. That is my advise.

Typically half the fun in Encampment is not knowing what is going to happen. Do not expect to be privy to what is going to happen to you until the last minute.

True...i went to two, as a basic....WHY? Who knows? The first one was amazing and the second one I was like a pro
C/Msgt. Messman
PCR OR-114
Northwest Coastal Flight

-Eagle Talon 3
-Cascade Falcon X

"You only Live Once"  

ThorntonOL

Since they don't call it Charlie Sierra anymore I can reveal it. (Not much of a surprise when you know it.
Operation Charlie Sierra is also known as Operation Clean Sweep.
Basically every flight had to clean all the locations in the barracks we had been bunking in and the bathrooms we used.  When you hear the name Charlie Sierra as an in lfight cadet you think it's going to be fun. Well when they found out they where cleaning there was a lot of disappointment but we knew we had to clean. no way out of it, plus looking back on it, it helped develop teamwork.
Former 1st Lt. Oliver L. Thornton
NY-292
Broome Tioga Composite Squadron

dwb

Since we don't house cadets in barracks anymore, we don't do Clean Sweep.

However, there are still team building exercises that may involve light physical labor.  Last year, each flight built picnic benches, and they were donated to the dining hall to put on their outside patio.  The Mess Chief was very grateful.  In previous years, the cadets painted buildings on base.  It's a nice community service effort and it's a way to thank the base for their support.

ThorntonOL

Ok, so that's what they replaced it with. probably quite a few changes since we are no longer at Fort Drum for encampment.
Former 1st Lt. Oliver L. Thornton
NY-292
Broome Tioga Composite Squadron

dwb

Very much so.  You should attend a Stratton encampment to get an updated perspective on things.

When people ask me which is better, Drum or Stratton, I always tell them it's different: better in some ways, worse in others, but a different enough experience that you should go back on staff and give it a go.

You last went in 2003, which was the largest NYWG encampment in quite some time.  I much prefer the ~200 attendees at Stratton to the ~350 that last year at Drum.  The logistics (feeding, housing, moving from point A to point B) are just so much easier.

afgeo4

Quote from: dwb on June 23, 2008, 07:23:04 PM
Very much so.  You should attend a Stratton encampment to get an updated perspective on things.

When people ask me which is better, Drum or Stratton, I always tell them it's different: better in some ways, worse in others, but a different enough experience that you should go back on staff and give it a go.

You last went in 2003, which was the largest NYWG encampment in quite some time.  I much prefer the ~200 attendees at Stratton to the ~350 that last year at Drum.  The logistics (feeding, housing, moving from point A to point B) are just so much easier.
The picnic tables and benches were so popular that all other shops on base tried to "borrow" them. We're going to make more this year for other squadrons on base. It's our little "thank you" to the Stratton family for hosting us and basically giving the base to us for the week.
GEORGE LURYE

TEAM SURGE

Any body go to Cascade Falcon x or Eagle Talon 3?
C/Msgt. Messman
PCR OR-114
Northwest Coastal Flight

-Eagle Talon 3
-Cascade Falcon X

"You only Live Once"  

Eclipse

Quote from: TEAM SURGE on June 24, 2008, 08:02:42 PM
Any body go to Cascade Falcon x or Eagle Talon 3?

And those would be?

"That Others May Zoom"

TEAM SURGE

Quote from: Eclipse on June 24, 2008, 08:19:20 PM
Quote from: TEAM SURGE on June 24, 2008, 08:02:42 PM
Any body go to Cascade Falcon x or Eagle Talon 3?

And those would be?
Or i could have said Washington Wing Encampment or Oregon Wing Encampment
C/Msgt. Messman
PCR OR-114
Northwest Coastal Flight

-Eagle Talon 3
-Cascade Falcon X

"You only Live Once"  

SAR-EMT1

Was that the one where the CAP SM managed to check out a Humvee from the motor pool and a crate of M-16's from the range?
C. A. Edgar
AUX USCG Flotilla 8-8
Former CC / GLR-IL-328
Firefighter, Paramedic, Grad Student

DC

Quote from: SAR-EMT1 on June 28, 2008, 06:53:10 AM
Was that the one where the CAP SM managed to check out a Humvee from the motor pool and a crate of M-16's from the range?
:o  Did he have a wish to get the insider's prospective from Gitmo?