▁Mid ship men ▁( both ▁Navy ▁and ▁Marine ) ▁travel ▁to ▁either ▁San ▁Diego ▁or ▁Nor folk ▁for ▁C ORT RAM ID ▁( C are er ▁Ori entation ▁and ▁Training ▁of ▁Mid ship men ). ▁The ▁Mid ship men ▁spend ▁a ▁week ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁primary ▁Un rest rict ed ▁Line ▁communities ▁( Sur face , ▁Sub marine , ▁and ▁A viation ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁week ▁with ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁decide ▁which ▁community ▁to ▁join ▁when ▁commission ed . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁sum mers , ▁Navy ▁Option ▁scholar ship ▁mid ship men ▁spend ▁time ▁with ▁either ▁a ▁surface ▁ship , ▁sub marine , ▁or ▁av iation ▁squad ron . ▁A viation ▁cru ises ▁are ▁only ▁available ▁to ▁Mid ship men ▁for ▁their ▁First ▁Class ▁Cru ise . ▁ ▁For ▁each ▁summer ▁cru ise , ▁they ▁select ▁which ▁war fare ▁community ▁they ▁would ▁prefer ▁to ▁train ▁with ▁and ▁are ▁given ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁train ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁summer ▁cru ise ▁in ▁between ▁the ▁s oph om ore ▁and ▁junior ▁years ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁second - class ▁cru ise . ▁They ▁are ▁assigned ▁an ▁en list ed ▁running ▁mate , ▁from ▁whom ▁they ▁ac quire ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁the ▁en list ed ▁experience . ▁The ▁summer ▁cru ise ▁in ▁between ▁the ▁junior ▁and ▁senior ▁years ▁of ▁college ▁( known ▁as ▁the ▁First ▁Class ▁Cru ise ) ▁is ▁required ▁for ▁commission ing , ▁and ▁it ▁focus es ▁on ▁integr ating ▁the ▁mid ship