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    SWO's picking their ship

    My Son is picking his ship as he is going SWO on Jan. 30. Does anybody know if there is a webcast of the ceremony ?? and or link ?? I know I watched one in 2011 via simucast I think
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    Does anyone know when the parents weekend will be for the class of 2014

    Thank you pre-med for the info. I hope you enjoyed the fall in West Point it is a beautiful time of year up there though I am sure you did not have alot of time to see the Hudson river and the fall colors.
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    Iday question

    We ended up just buying some snacks and water at the midshipman's store which is open for the families and it is right there at bancroft hall.
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    Does anyone know when the parents weekend will be for the class of 2014

    I know last year when my son went into the academy at the end of plebe summer there was a plebe parents weekend in August and I see there is a 2nd class weekend in october at the academy I was wondering if there was a weekend for the 3rd class midshipmen sorry if i used the wrong wording
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    Does anyone know when the parents weekend will be for the class of 2014

    has anyone heard when the Youngsters weekend will be for the class of 2014
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    noon formation

    Just a word to the wise when you go to the induction ceremony have some energy bars or snacks for your plebe .When we got the 15mins with him after the ceremony he had not had a real chance to eat since he reported at 8am that morning. I was glad we had water and cookies and energy bars for him...
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    2014 Herndon Climb

    Got an update from my son and she is okay and out side of a acouple of scrapes and bruises everyone can though with flying colors
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    Herndon climb

    Yeah but there is a lot to be said for tradition !!!
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    2014 Herndon Climb

    They got to the top in 2 hrs and 41 minutes but I did hear that a female midshipman was hurt
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    Herndon climb

    It is official 2 hrs and 41 minutes to do te climb !!!! Go Plebes.....I mean Youngsters !!!!
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    Issued Items

    The answer to what to bring for Plebe summer is to show up with socks and underware and personal grooming items like toothbrush, things for contacts,razor, comb, deordorant.I thing for the care package will be the clorex white sticks they come in very handy. The Navy will issue everything...
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    Plebe

    current Mid- The question then is if after taking lots of EI and talking to the academic counselors the plebe is still having trouble getting the homework done on the 2 classes he has issues in and studying for the tests where can they go for help or to talk to someone on how he should be doing...
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    Plebe

    I feel the pain, my DS is going from having the ability to do what it takes to get the classwork and studying done to little sleep and real time management issues.Sometimes I wonder if being validated in calculus I is not a good thing as he is struggling in cal II. It is hard to try to...
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    Boards

    No I would have no problem letting him skate I am just worried because I knew he was handing in his boards on sunday (for the second time) and I just hope it is not his board that was torn down to do again. he was completely stressed about getting it done and his classwork. Last week was a tough...
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    Boards

    I have not heard from my DS can you tell me which company it was ???
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