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    Misc. questions

    Do travel light I went back for Rday the year my son was cadre. Seeing him in command was great. Seeing him stop his rant, turn his head away from swabs and toward his mom, give her a wink and smile--that was priceless. Incoming class, do travel light. One company was exiting the bus after...
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    USCGA Parents Association

    Congratulations. Our Coastie is graduating in May. Do visit http://www.uscgaparents.org/. The previous poster is correct. The listserve is truly indispensible. There are some changes afoot for the USCGA parents association. One registration will enroll a family in both the national association...
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    NASS 2010 Acceptance Thread

    My son accepted for session 2. Ironically, my oldest son was NOT accepted for USCGA AIM (summer session), but they asked him to visit campus the following fall and offered early action admission. So those who do not, for any reason, get into the summer program should NOT give up on regular...
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    How Sick Is Sick?

    Generally, it is true. You will not get a call. But never say never. When our cadet was a swab, he called home one evening, inside a week of R-day. Gulp. He was struggling a bit and had gone to the chaplain. As I remember it, the chaplain let him make a call home, sensing that a few minutes...
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