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  1. ca2midwestmom

    "Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens" A few of your favorite things (to counter the Petty Grudge thread)

    The smell and view of any ocean/beach any day of the year, especially when you live in the heartland. The perfect song on the car radio at full volume. Fresh pasta, fresh tomatoes and fresh basil in any restaurant in Italy.
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    Gotta Petty Grudge? Secret Grievance? [Nothing Too Serious]. Foibles Welcome. No Judging!

    Definitely AT&T -- spam calls, customer service, outrageous "fees & taxes", service
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    Gotta Petty Grudge? Secret Grievance? [Nothing Too Serious]. Foibles Welcome. No Judging!

    Lovin' the shared grievances -- Neighbor who walked his dog across my newly seeded lawn (seeded from dirt, not a thick lawn)...every single day, after watching me water daily for a couple of weeks. Same neighbor who allowed same dog to use my new lawn as a toilet. (and yes, I had multiple...
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    LGBT at West Point

    Google First Captain and 2016 Class President EJ Coleman and all he achieved while at West Point.
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    Is USMA more "liberal arts" than USNA?

    Assuming this is still correct for current classes, but for the class of 2018 all graduating cadets earned a Bachelor of Science degree regardless of their major, be it History/English/Sociology or Engineering/Computer Science/Applied Statistics. All cadets took engineering courses as jl123...
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    West Point Barracks Renovations?

    4 done, 5 to go with Pershing next, tentatively expected to be finished in 2022 (per this Nov 2018 article). Saw another article where Eisenhower was the 5th renovation on the schedule (so maybe Pershing is 6th?)...
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    Then there are these "words of wisdom and advice" from a current USNA MID 2/C

    This is the picture I was looking for earlier. Even when moving from point A to point B, Army beats Navy in marching.
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    Then there are these "words of wisdom and advice" from a current USNA MID 2/C

    Just sayin' -- they need all the practice they can get.
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    Cadet Trust Fund

    Top off is the $$ left over in the cadet account at the end of the year after all expenses (real and imagined) have been deducted. Plebe year has the most (uniforms, laundry, barber, sports/spirit items, etc) (you can find a list on USMA website...
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    Cadet Trust Fund

    My DS took top off at some point...and every time it was offered thereafter. Other parents relayed stories of their own cadets who left the top off in the account, only to find it missing the next year.
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    Cadet Trust Fund

    Another thing to consider -- some scholarships can be used at West Point to offset the $2,000 deposit (check the wording on the scholarship award). BUT, if the scholarship is for less than $2,000 and you plan to pay the difference, funky things can happen in the treasurer's office. My DS had a...
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    Cadet Trust Fund

    If you can afford to pay the $2,000, do so. Like Walman888 posted, the Plebe net pay is not much to begin with. There will be weekends where the mess hall is closed, or a cadet can't make it to dinner and will need to buy food at Grant Hall or get delivery from one of the Highland Falls...
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    Congratulations Class of 2018 parents!

    Congratulations to all parents of Class of 2018 cadets & midshipmen as we head into grad week. It has been quite the roller coaster ride over these past 4+ years. Thank you all for being there with me. Forum members have answered many of my questions, provided support and calmed the...
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    Received VP Nomination and a TWE in the Same Day

    No, as time2 noted with the links, a Presidential nomination requires a parent with x number of years military service. A VP nom is available to anyone that fills out the application but a very small number of cadet candidates' are appointed using the VP nom.
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    Received VP Nomination and a TWE in the Same Day

    I'm pretty sure I read in the past that a VP nomination is given to anyone that applies for it, but WP only uses it for a small number of CCs. If the VP nom is your only nomination, and your portal has the "TWE," it sounds like this is the end of the road for this cycle. Good luck with your...
  16. ca2midwestmom

    Scramble ?

    I have lost track of how many times the class of 2018 has scrambled -- after Beast, after Plebe year, (after Yuk year I think?) and before Firstie year. I thought some of these changes happened because of the Commandant at the time (cadet is on his 3rd Comm). Thankfully he has had one...
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    Timeline for Appointments

    My now Firstie never heard from his MOC (other than the nomination letter). A BFE arrived in the mail one Saturday. As DrMom said, you may find out (BFE or TWE) anytime in the next few months and you may or may not get a "heads-up" phone call. Be patient and work on Plans B, C, D.
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    Allowed to have ____ Plebe Year?

    No to refrigerator. Pretty sure microwave is a no also. Small appliances, limited # per room. Most important after beast will be a box fan (sold at cadet store) if you're in barracks that doesn't have A/C.
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    Sports at USMA

    My Firstie calls it "the prison." 113 and a butt days until graduation.
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    Right Handed Left Eye Dominant

    My Firstie is right-handed, left-eye dominant. Not sure if he knew that ahead of Beast (was a Boy Scout and did plenty of target practice). It will all work out. One plus was that it was easier to find my kid in pictures posted during Beast because his rifle was slung across the opposite...
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