DC Trip Approved for April

Our trip to the DC area has been approved for April 2-6. We will leave Wade Hampton around 8:00 AM on Saturday the 2nd and return to Wade Hampton around 9:00 PM on the 6th. This will be a fast-paced trip that shows our cadets a variety of locations related to our military history curriculum. We will be staying at the Comfort Inn Landmark in Alexandria, Virginia. Our trip will include visits to: the Pentagon, the US Naval Academy, Gettysburg National Battleground, the National Archives, Arlington National Cemetery, all the war memorials, and more. For fun we hope to get them by the Hershey Chocolate Factory for a tour of a major manufacturing industry. OK - and some shopping at the end.

All cadets attending must bring in a letter signed by their parents and a $100 deposit no later than Monday, February 28th. We are working a final price, but it will not exceed a total of $250. The remainder will be due no later than March 11th. The cadets will have breakfast at the hotel's IHOP restaurant, and we are trying to work in some free meals. But each cadet should have enough food money for 8-10 meals. Extra for souvenirs/snacks is encouraged. Cadets may bring food with them on the bus. There will be a refrigerator in each room. The dress for the trip will be school clothes except for the Pentagon tour which will be in short-sleeve uniform with wind breaker. Cameras will be allowed everywhere on the trip but inside the Pentagon.

This will be my fifth trip to DC with ROTC cadets. Almost to a cadet they preferred this trip over Florida. I think that says it all. Stay tuned for more info on this great opportunity.