I got the call - was in a meeting so I did not see it; wife did though. He was fired up on the call - he sent me a pic. long four year journey - graduation will be a hoot.
Spoke to DS today - in some way they have changed the prep materials as compared to the actual exam; different from the past. He said Mass Maritime deckies had a 58% pass rate last week on the first try. Good luck to the 1/C's.
Spoke w DS today and he sounded exhausted. License prep is taking a toll. When I said the end of the tunnel is near he replied that it is 25 days until exams - I think he is starting to see some light after four grueling years. Cannot wait until graduation.
If you look at the links that I posted you will see the ticket order form for all of the events that weekend. The heading reads;
The Class of 2011 would like to extend our invitation to the
Graduates, friends and family to this year’s Commencement Dinner Cruise
The cruise is supposed to...
The parent's page on the USMMA website has changed - at the bottom of the page are three links that represent the final schedule, dress code and order sheet for various activities. Note that it says there is no ticket limitation and the event will be held outdoors rain or shine (bring your...
It was sent out Jan 21st and contained no additional details - this is a copy/paste of the word document that was attached to the email that my DS forwarded. Based on past years schedules I would use this as a reliable guide as to the dates you will want to around Great Neck - time to make your...
Our DS had appointments from Kings Point and Annapolis by early March. We made an agreement that he would make his decision and notify both academies no later than April 1st based on not taking up a slot that could be offered to another candidate.
Here is my suggestion. Call CGA - figure out...
With all due respect KP2001 - although this was indeed a question in this thread, it was not really the question even though the discussion trailed into a delineation between military service, federal service and maritime service. The original question was why did the presidential staff decide...
Here is a thought to get you past the systematics of this discussion. Ask the President's staff to tell the families of Lt. Frank Toner or Lt. Will Donnell that they did not attend a "Service Academy". It is called the Regiment of Midshipmen for a reason and to not recognize the USMMA as a...