Sorry 2016
The academy is not going to send the entire brigade to Dublin. There was a meeting last week and the only people going on full NAAA funding are the football team, cheerleaders, and D&B/ Pipe and Drums. The MO will only have a little bit of funding, but they are trying to work a deal with a few colleges in Dublin to host MIDN. They are also trying to charter a flight with Aer Lingus that MIDN would contribute to instead of flying commercial. The class of 2016 will not be allowed to go, per the CDR who runs operations. They might allow upper class who do not get on the MO to pay there own way. They are still in the planning stages,but it is definite that 2016 will not be going. They will only be two weeks out of Plebe summer, and would not have earned the privilege to travel with the brigade yet.