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I'll preface by saying I am the mom of a youngster at USNA. We will be attending the AF/Navy football game at the end of September. What is a good seat (For the Navy side, of course) in the stadium? Thanks in advance for your help, and sorry, but GO NAVY! :)

Great phone call from my plebe yesterday. He asked if we were going to go to church on Sunday, so, of course we are. So pleased he is continuing to nurture his faith at USNA. My question, are clothes like Dockers and a open collar shirt, or a polo style shirt (for dad) and nice capris/blouse...

My son will be entering USNA with the class of 2019. I know I am most likely putting the cart before the horse, but I am curious how summer leave / assignments work at USNA. Any former/current mids want to enlighten me? When do you find out when you have leave? Is there a more common time...

My son has been appointed to USNA and has accepted. We have not notified his back-up school (a state U that awarded him a full academic scholarship) that he will not be attending yet. I'd like to wait to let them know till after I-day, just to make sure. However, we are now receiving...

I saw today was a "snow day" at USNA. So what exactly do the mids do on a day off from classes?

My son recently received a Principal Nomination to USNA. He is already medically qualified with a 4.4 GPA and 34 ACT. CFA scores came out to average those of past appointed candidates. Any idea on how long it might take the Academy to send a final verdict? Thanks

My DS has been invited to his first set of MOC interviews. Advice on what types of questions he may be asked?

My son received his letter from DoDMERB to call and schedule his eye exam and medical physical. He called the eye doc and made an appointment with no problem. When he called to schedule the medical physical with a Concentra clinic, he was told that he did not need to make an appointment, that...

I was looking on my MOC's websites regarding nomination apps. It asks the question if the applicant has a Pre-Candidate file at the SA of your choice. Not sure what this is. My DS had applied for summer seminar at both USAFA & USNA. Is this sufficient? Sent using the Service Academy Forums®...

My DS has applied to NASS. Due to the fact that he plays competitive baseball, he is only able to attend session one of NASS if selected. Boys State is the same week. Which one would be more advantageous on his USNA application? Sent using the Service Academy Forums® mobile app

My DS, who is a junior, and I will be attending an information night put on by some of the local BGO's next week. We have attended twice before, but now the time is quickly approaching for him to start applying to NASS. Are there any specific questions he ask the BGO's? He has also had some...

My son will be applying to USNA beginning with Summer Seminar applications in January 2014. My question is, he scored very well on the ACT (32 composite). Does he still need to take the SAT? My husband is worried that if he does not do well on the SAT, that it could hurt him. Any thoughts?