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From 4 years of commentary ... the food was not very good. Hard to feed the entire Wing with meals that are on point ... but, really I saw some pretty poor execution when I compare that to what was served many years ago at MSU's Brody Dining Hall which I believe was at some point (and, may...

FYI. My DD Class of 2019 has done all of what has been mentioned. Started a ROTH IRA in her 1st year at the Academy through Wealthfront and has done quite well with the return on that investment. As you may know the stock market has done very well over the near term and has been at record...

Don't know where this falls in the calculation ... but, my DD has a non-correctable depth perception issue which disqualifed her from pilot. IMHO it would be good for any candidate that wants to go pilot to be absolutely certain that their vision will not DQ them, otherwise they, as was my DD...

Thank you for the replies. I've felt helpless before and that was OK, because I knew that they were all growth moments from which my cadet would grow and that has been the case for most of them. I would like to leave this one alone too ... and, hope that I can; but it just seems too...

I have never stuck my nose into anything that my cadet has done for the last 4 years! My cadet has handled every aspect independently. But, a situation has arisen in which I feel compelled to attempt to assist and potentially bring some kind of third party perspective and potentially advocacy...

Computers issued to 2019ers were not very good (especially for the money spent) - my cadet's computer is limping to the finish line and has had much service done to allow it to do so. Time is precious and the computer struggles have frustrated my cadet greatly given that so much of your work...

Really wish there was a clear cut answer here. Continues to be a gray area to me; but, it seems to me that there may be a misconception going on OR maybe I just don't understand (entirely possible as I am certainly no tax expert), but I don't think that whether USAFA qualifies as a "eligible...

Seems to be pretty confusing with regard to the various service obligations, whether they run concurrently, when they start running, when counted towards retirement, etc. Anyone happen to know if there is a particular combined source where the various graduate school options and their related...

In follow-up, FYI below is the response we received from TurboTax while working on taxes & trying to get a clear cut answer on whether a cadet can claim the "Credit for Qualified Retirement Savings Contributions" IRS Form 8880. Unfortunately still no clear cut answer ... so may be an iffy claim...

Thank you for response – not trying to split hairs (although the IRS might), but this is the rub I’m seeing; the referenced information … of which I have seen variation of in other comments on other sites … seem directed towards educational credits for the cadet/mid &/or dependent exemption for...

Looking for some advice on whether cadets can claim the "Credit for Qualified Retirement Savings Contributions" IRS Form 8880? They wouldn't qualify if ... for IRS purposes ... they are defined as a "student": meaning enrolled at a "school" which includes "technical, trade, and mechanical...

Thank you all for the informative responses. Much appreciated.

Thank you for the information. Makes sense.

Thanks for the information - appreciate it.

While I may be mistaken: “The Affordable Care Act requires plans and issuers that offer dependent coverage to make the coverage available until a child reaches the age of 26. Both married and unmarried children qualify for this coverage. This rule applies to all plans in the individual market...