CTC TRANSPORTATION/CHECK IN INFORMATION

DO NOT BOOK FLIGHTS or TRANSPORTATION UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE TRANSPORTATION FORM AND IT IS APPROVED BY THE COTC.

Transportation Form -OWN PARENT/GUARDIAN

Transportation Form- Unit/Airline/Other than own Guardian/Parent

(Forms must be EMAILED to TRAVELCTC@yahoo.com)

MEMORANDUM

From: Commanding Officer, CTC MIDWEST

To: ALL Personnel

Subj: TRANSPORTATION TO/FROM CTC MIDWEST (ALL COMMANDS)

1. The following information is mandatory. Failure to comply could result in the termination of training orders, and return home. Due to the large numbers of cadets attending CTC Midwest, there is NO, repeat NO waivers for compliance to these schedules, and no exceptions will be allowed.

2. Airline Schedule information:

If your cadets are arriving by air, we will provide shuttle pick-up at CLEVELAND, Ohio’s (CLEVELAND HOPKINS) Airport ONLY.
 

FOR ARRIVAL AT TRAINING:

ALL CADETS MUST ARRIVE AT CLEVELAND AIRPORT BETWEEN 0700 (7 AM) AND 1400 (2 PM) ON SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2008.  THERE IS NO REPEAT NO PROVISION FOR CADETS TO ARRIVE EARLY, OR ON SATURDAY. FOR NLCC ORIENTATION, THE SAME TIMES APPLY, FOR SUNDAY 22 JUNE 2008 ARRIVAL.

FOR DEPARTURE FROM TRAINING: 

ALL CADETS WHO ARE FLYING OUT, AND NEED TO DEPART FROM CLEVELAND AIRPORT, YOU ARE HEREBY INSTRUCTED THAT YOUR FLIGHT CAN NOT BE SCHEDULED TO DEPART BEFORE  1500 (3:00 PM ON SATURDAY 28 JUNE 2008, AND STAYING OVER TILL SUNDAY IS NOT AN OPTION). FOR POLA CADETS DEPARTING ON SATURDAY 21 JUNE, NO FLIGHTS CAN BE SCHEDULED TO DEPART BEFORE 1500 (3 PM).

Shuttle travel time between Camp Perry and the Airport is approximately 55 minutes.  In order to have one of our representatives available to meet your cadet, we must know the following: full name of cadet, name of home Sea Cadet unit and name and home telephone number of commanding officer, parent's name & phone, and parent's home e-mail …also, name of airline, name of airport departing from, date and time of departure, date and time of arrival at Cleveland Airport, and flight number.

(A FORM TO FILL THIS INFORMATION OUT, CALLED THE TRANSPORTATION REQUEST FORM IS ON THE TOP OF THE PAGE) -  E-MAIL IT TO US at TravelCTC@yahoo.com .

If we do not have ALL this information your cadet may experience delay in pick-up and transportation to the training site … remember, cadets are the home unit’s/parent’s responsibility until picked-up at the Cleveland Airport.
 

Please e-mail this information to us at the designated e-mail address,    Travelctc@yahoo.com,  at the earliest opportunity (once you have orders in hand) so we can set up the shuttle schedule, but NOT Later than 3 June 2008. Failure to transmit this information to us completely or on time will result in termination of your cadets orders.

Upon arrival at the airport cadets should go to their respective baggage pick-up area where a uniformed Sea Cadet representative will meet them.

In order to set up a return shuttle, we will need the same information if the recruits or other personnel will be returning home by air. Name of airline, date and time of departure, date and time of arrival, and flight number.

Very strict time of arrival and departure limits will be necessary, due to the sheer numbers of cadets requiring transport. There will be NO exceptions to the times and dates required to arrive, and to depart.

Shuttle Bus: A shuttle bus will be running between CTC and the airport to pick up recruits, cadets, and staff personnel. A staff officer will be waiting in the baggage pickup area to direct personnel to the bus. Due to personnel and time constraints, NO OTHER SHUTTLE TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED. Travel time between the airport and Camp Perry is approximately a 45-minute drive. If your cadets/recruits are going to arrive by bus, train or to another airport, your unit will have to make your own arrangements for transportation to the training site, NO exceptions.

3.  For cadets arriving by other than by air; they will also have to fill out the transportation form … indicating their mode of travel and who will be transporting, etc.  Arrival for those driving, is between 0900 (9am) and 1400 (2 PM).

4.  All cadets, regardless of time/mode of arrival will need to pack/bring a nutritious lunch (NO pop/soda or candy/junk food), as the first meal that will be provided to cadets will not be until Sunday evening chow. 

Respectfully,

LCDR  J. S. Lukasiewicz
CO, CTC Midwest & Recruit Training
U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps