Recent content by Pmarol

Brief thought on Thornton's pics and dvds Why I'm doing Thornton's even with a Firstie... My son's plebe summer was normal. I agonized over the cost of photos and DVDs but bit the bullet and went for it. Then in the fall, a close friend of his and member of his squad during plebe summer...

My son kept his as his sponsor's house. Some of my favorite memories from this past plebe year are of sitting with him in the living room of their home while he attempted to: 1. Listen to his ipod 2. Read a book 3. Watch a movie on TV and 5. play a game on his computer and 6. Text on his...

My son went through this last year. He also landed great colleges with ROTC options. Zaphod's post about ROTC versus academy decided him for an academy. He knew he wanted military but had to work to narrow it down. He went over the various options possible in all three and for him, USNA fit...

About 9 months ago I emailed my son a post you put up about choosing a SA over ROTC and other options. Two days ago, I watched as my son took the oath at USNA. That was partly because of your post. On behalf of my son and my entire family, thank you. Go Navy!

DC. Call and Ask. It may depend on the country. I was told a number of times that he had to renounce now.

My son was born here. I'm a US citizen. My husband is an Australian citizen still. I think that having been born here, you will have an easier time with the paperwork than if you had been born outside the US...

Dual citizenship I'm the mom of the kid who is/was the dual US/Aussie citizen. I called the Australian Consulate to ask them about it first so that I could explain to USNA. It is Australia that said that they take up to a full year. I'm sure other countries have different times. When...

thank you! I appreciate your help! that is encouraging.

Just got news of a second award that my son has achieved that has a "check to his college" attached to it. How does this work with USNA? And forgive me in advance. I bet I've just overlooked previous threads on this...