<p>I am all for the focus to be on academics and military readiness. Extra-curriculars are just that; and mids shouldn’t be missing class and study time for it. That being said, I thought we were training our next set of officers who needs to be well-rounded individuals with broad experiences so as to be able to make sound decisions amidst a variety a situations. Oh well. But, my concern in terms of spending more time in the fleet is do they have the budget for it? I know many mids’ cruises were cut short or cut entirely (like protrimid sp?) due to budgets. Also, during a time of war, the last thing the fleet needs are a bunch of mids hanging around to learn from them. So be it. There have definitely been some problems and this is just a different approach. I am hopeful that things will go well. Admiral Fowler has a good group to work with so things should be fine.</p>