I know the commander was selected (or at least, to the best of my knowledge he was), and should be Capt. Scott G. Ullery (also commander last year). I'm hoping to go this year, perhaps serve as a TAC. I haven't made it to an encampment in about 5 years. Plus, NYWG owes me a free encampment for designing the encampment logo - so why not go?
A little birdie told me that it will be at Stratton ANGB again. It will be the usual timeframe (last week of July - first week of August), and will be limited to 200 attendees.I don't know if that's 200 total, cadet and senior, or 200 cadets (staff and in-flight). I just heard 200.
If they aren't offering NCOA again this year, I think I'm going to go to another wings encampment. Not that I don't like NYWG encampment, but Stratton is not on my list of good places to hold an encampment. Hopefully Drum will become available again soon.
Quote from: YodaIf they aren't offering NCOA again this year, I think I'm going to go to another wings encampment. Not that I don't like NYWG encampment, but Stratton is not on my list of good places to hold an encampment. Hopefully Drum will become available again soon. Why not apply for Cadet Staff is NCOA isn't available? I had the most fun out of my four encampments as a cadet while serving on executive/support staff. As for Stratton ANGB, I agree. It was a great location for the pre-encampment staff training, but certainly not for the whole encampment. There was talk at Wing about seeking out West Point at a possible location, if Ft. Drum were still unavailable. There are other possibilities, I'm sure, but with the short notice of last years change they didn't have time to properly seek out the best location and get it secured. Let's cross our fingers it's at a good location this year. Has anybody heard anything?
This year's encampment will take place from 21-31 July for staff (23-30 July for in-flight cadets). Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, NY has not only stepped up to once again host this year's encampment, but have also proposed various measures aimed at doubling the capacity. This means that roughly 120 in-flight cadets will be accepted.There will be two staff weekends: the Leadership Workshop on 6-8 May and the Staff Skills Workshop from 10-12 June. Both weekends will be held at Stratton. More detailed information on the encampment, staff weekends and application procedures will be sent out in the near future.
QuoteThere will be two staff weekends: the Leadership Workshop on 6-8 May and the Staff Skills Workshop from 10-12 June. Both weekends will be held at Stratton. More detailed information on the encampment, staff weekends and application procedures will be sent out in the near future.
There will be two staff weekends: the Leadership Workshop on 6-8 May and the Staff Skills Workshop from 10-12 June. Both weekends will be held at Stratton. More detailed information on the encampment, staff weekends and application procedures will be sent out in the near future.
Do the deployments from Ft. Drum really make a substantial difference in their ability to allow us to use the old post?
Further word on the street is that encampment will be at West Point, now, according to an email I read coming from the New York Wing Liason Officer. I have yet to see the official announcement to this effect, but I imagine NYWG HQ wants to make sure all the arrangements are settled before doing so, to prevent another last-minute encampment venue change. The remaining staff workshop is supposedly still at Stratton ANGB in Scotia, NY. What do you all think of having the encampment at West Point? It should prove to be very interesting, if anything else.
Well, as the encampment date nears, there's still no official word on West Point - just more chatter from above.
Quote from: Pylon on May 25, 2005, 08:46:40 PMWell, as the encampment date nears, there's still no official word on West Point - just more chatter from above.Interesting..............the 2005 NJWG Encampment is going to have a "reunion" banquet type thing, and it'll almost definitely be at West Point.