Recent content by peskemom

I am only the mom, but I can tell you from 'the other side' that once you put on that USMC uniform and are Commissioned as a 2ndLt....your 'former life' as a USNA grad means nothing. Now I don't mean that in every sense, but it is important to realize before you join the Corps that it not about...

If you talk to any mid or their families, they will sing the praises of the USNA Chaplains. They are THERE regardless of religious affiliation - for the mids ...especially during Plebe Summer. They are vital to the mission of morale and team building and support for each midshipman. I recall...

Our Sponsor Family (dad a USNA grad too) was AMAZING and still host our now 2ndLT grad since she is still close by. They are a wealthy family with much more than I could ever hope to get for them. So I decided to give them a 'local' gift from our area of San Diego/SoCAL. Everyplace that is a...

oops, you are correct memphis...I did type "beginning", didn't I? It IS the completion. It shows a reason why so many of our aviation officers do stay the full 20 - since by the time many of them actually get winged some of them are almost 1/2 way there by then! Thanks for catching that mistake.

Having a '10 USNA grad at TBS now Rebel91 has the accurate and still current information for how MOS's are granted. The one thing that isn't mentioned that IF a 2ndLT has an aviation contract their 'clock' doesn't start ticking with their service years of committment until they get to flight...

For LOA's it's not a matter of 'jumping on the super smart' - it's a matter of the USNA Admissions idea of the type of Class they want to build from the bottom up. They look for the Ivy-League type for LOA's, but highly recruited athletes also fall into this category. They consider unusual...

for the class os 2010 this was the case....our girl attended summer seminar and within a week after that USNA admissions contacted us and told us cryptically: "get your application complete as soon as possible" ( we were still newbies at this so we really didn't understand the import of this...

Proudmom....did your girl attend Summer Seminar? If so - there is a very strong chance she did so well it highlighted her application process already with USNA. Let us know and then I'll tell you what happened with us...

my understanding was that my girl had 5 requests and she listed Marine Ground first, Air second. But there were predetermined things that you already had taken which would affect the likelihood of your choices: things like the aviation aptitude test, DLAB tests, etc. Marine Air wanted her...

nosedive...it sounds like you need first off to go over to your local Marine Recruiting Office and ask to get connected to the Officer recruiter. They don't necessarily work in the same places - but one should connect you to the other. Also you should be able to get alot of information online...

Our mid only made one Thanksgiving trip home...and it wasn't Plebe year. The logistics to get a flight to and from the East to West Coast and make your sunday report time for her Plebe year just made the trip not worth her personal stress level. It was her call, not ours. She had an amazing...

Civil Air Patrol is a fine organization and excellent preparation for any Service Academy application. It is not only considered by USAFA. Our about-to-graduate mid told us on 9/11/01 that she was going to serve her country. Yeah, great - but she was 12 years old! On her own she scoured the...

If you ONLY want to go Marines....you have to 'take the risk' that USNA is not your best option. I say this because the ONLY way to 'guarantee' Marine Service Selection upon graduation is to be selected via the Marine-option ROTC. My mid had already gotten this slot, but chose USNA with the goal...

1964BGO....I've heard this for years and our own experience confirms that USNA Chem is the toughest in the country...but do you have any solid reason why? besides the fact that these young adults are asked to tackle a FULL load of military drill and a FULL load of physical training AND a full...

That year we were able to attend the Plebe Sea Trials, which the current Supe has stopped. We also saw morning PEP, another event no longer attended by parents. Plus as USNA alum there were several special activities for us with Plebes. Then there was the very public and wonderful Herndon...