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    Retirement Move HHGs Storage Question during pandemic

    OK! USMA Class of 84 just retired from AD in the USAF on Feb 2020. HHGs in NTS until entitlement expiration date 31 Jan 2021. The pandemic put a wrench in our plans. I intend on applying for an extension of NTS under the Other Deserving Cases (rather than Medical/Education) category due to...
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    Advantages of going to the Coast Guard Academy versus the Navy Academy? difficult choice.

    Just left active duty with Army and AF time combined over 35 years. The standard comment I get when I told my friends in uniform that we had sons at USCGA was, "You know, if I had known about the USCGA and the mission I would have gone Coast Guard." I've heard this loads of times. Having said...
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    Accepted after five cycles of admissions to USMA. I'm a senior in ROTC who would start over.

    Not a problem. Fine decision with plenty of up side. You'll have two undergraduate degrees. You might do exceedingly well at USMA, which could open up exchange student opportunities while you are there. I know to some it almost sounds like you are starting in reverse. Been there, done that...
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    AFA Likely to Commission 60 Officers From Class of 2020 into Space Force

    This will be slow rolled until the election results in November. I think DoD is doing a wait and see approach with incremental measures. Probably wise to do so at this juncture.
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    Travel from USNA to DC Advice

    Thank you! That sounds great!
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    Graduation Celebration Question

    Our sons are USCGA 2021 and their final year is just around the corner. Over the years we've noticed folks renting out cottages for a week around graduation. Anyone know how much free time the 1/Cs actually get during graduation week? We wonder about the usefulness of the cottage option. We...
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    Travel from USNA to DC Advice

    Sooo, we will be celebrating Easter with our sons at USCGA and thought about swinging down toward DC to spend some time as tourists. We have lodging at USNA and thought we'd spend some time touring it first. The question is what is the best option for doing a day trip to DC after tour USNA...
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    Coast Guard Academy? So you're enlisting?

    I find most are surprised that USCGA has a football team. Then I'm asked where USCGA is located. Please pass on a hearty "Well done!" to your DS. Yes it deserves attention! Public service is a honorable endeavor. We have two sons at USCGA and I just retired Jan 2020 after 35 years in...
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    USCGA 2021 Appointments

    DS#2 just got the call. This means he and DS#1 will report for the Class of 2021!
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    Enlistment

    Sent you a private message.
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    Appointment from the Enlisted Ranks

    Thought as much. Glad to know I'm not off on my thinking. Thx.
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    Appointment from the Enlisted Ranks

    Hey, anyone else have a DS or DD coming in from the Fleet? It seems to us that in the past the enlisted folks had to report a few days earlier than everyone else at USCGA prior to the Swearing-In day. Perhaps we saw it on the forum last year. Not sure. Anyone know? Also my DS called the...
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