Today we have a guest author, yes we know it is not Guest Author
Sunday, but this is a special post due to the recent rumblings that Disney may
eliminate the 4-Day Military Promotional
Tickets, which are good through September 30, 2012. This is a little closer to
our family as our two sons are both in the military, our oldest being in the
Coast Guard for the last fourteen years and our youngest in the Air Force for the last
eleven years. Also my father was in the
Marines for thirty-one years and my oldest brother is still in the
Marines, well over twenty years . We have used these tickets many
times with my parents and with our sons, so I asked our oldest to write from
the military’s side today, so here is our Guest blogger today, Chief Petty
Officer Paul Roszkowski, USCG:
As a member
of the military and a lover of Disney I have takenadvantage of the Disney Military Salute program several times. As a senior enlisted member I get paid a little more than the majority of the members of the military but I still have to save to go to one of my favorite places. I have some advantages as a military member when I visit Disney. We have our own hotel, The Shades of Green, where we can stay and we get a special price on tickets. The Shades of Green charges based on rank so junior members can receive significant savings on rooms. If Shades of Green is booked we receive discounts on other rooms at Disney hotels.
My job requires me to travel away from home for more than 160 days each year; other military members are gone for even longer. This program gives them the opportunity to be together with the ones they love in a magical place away from the stress of military life in an affordable way.
