School of biological sciences orientation camp

So I got a letter from ntu and the school’s official orientation camp is out. Its slated to take place at the end of
the month. The most unfortunate thing is that I cannot attend the event since I’m still serving ns. A couple of my friends have gotten the letter too and they have decided to go. I could probably beg my superiors to give me off on Jose days so that I can attend the camp. But it’s a long shot to ask for 5 days off, since that’s the entire duration of the orientation camp. The letter contained the brochures with lots of pictures of last year’s orientation and boy it does look exciting. Very dissapointed that I’m missing this opportunity to make new friends before the term starts.