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    Recognition!

    Great day for the class of 2016!!! Congrats and "engage", for the next 3 years. :thumb:
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    Plebe candidate and family need help

    newbie question another newbie question. What's the Berthing??
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    Ring Dance

    As my Ds is his first year I have a lot of catching up to do. What is "Ring Dance"
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    Remembering When

    Lynpar, That's exactly what my Ds is saying, that they are all a-holes, LOL. He is doing better since classes started. And fortunately he is blessed in Math and Science, at least he has been all through high school, we'll see how that 3/day calc class goes. He told me "mom, why didn't you...
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    Newbie parent Relieved!!!

    Thanks to all for the uplifting advice. Happy to report that I got an email from my DS last night and he sounded much better. He said that apparently he has all of the hard teachers according to the upperclassmen. His response, "oh well, builds character." Now that, sounded like my typical...
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    Remembering When

    thanks so much!!! He did tell me before starting indoc to not let him wallow in self pity and tell him to "SUCK IT UP." That came in my letter I wrote this morning :) I'm hopeful that football and classes will be his outlet as he is very intense and actually loves math and physics. This too...
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    Indoc

    So good to know that my son is not the only one who has only smiled on the boat. I was beginning to get paranoid. However, he has always been so serious .... hopeful he learns to lighten up a little.
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    Remembering When

    newbie parent to USMMA So, I'm a wreck. My son just finished day 17 of indoc yesterday and his phone call was pretty bleak to say the least. He has always been so strong and no nonsense and just plugs on. His tone last night was dejection and no sense relief from surviving indoc stating that...
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    USMMA Parent

    Hello, My son is now a plebe candidate at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Day 18 into the year. Looking forward to the next four years.
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    USMMA class of 2016 FB page

    Yes, me too. I have requested to join. the parent's 2016 page but have not been accepted. Please advise
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