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    Plan B ideas?

    Plan B it's good to get your son thinking about alternative plans early. Here's the advice I would provide it it were my son and things to be aware of: 1. Neither an appointment to USNA or NROTC is a guarantee. For my son, the later was quite a shocker. He got turned down by NROTC (we still...
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    Plebe letters

    Why are you put off by it? Not to sound callous but the plebes are there to learn as much as they can in a very short period of time, not to sit around writing letters home to family and friends. We received two very short, one paragraph letters from our son and are thankful for them but also...
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    12 quit on I-Day

    1192 is the number the superintendent showed during his 230PM Parent's presentation on I-Day
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    Liberty question re: Plebe Parents weekend

    there is no such thing as time off for good behavior in the military. I think that only happens in the prison system :smile: As stated earlier, there is a difference between liberty and leave. Parent's weekend is liberty. The Thanksgiving break is leave.
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    Necessary Electronics

    the printer and calculator are issued but they are not free. They will be deducted out of the plebe's budget. Last year the calculator was a $150 charge and the printer was a $100 charge.
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    A potentially missed opportunity...?

    Leadership ?? Santech14 - I think the real question you need to answer is what your long term goals are. Reading your post, it's not clear to me whether you are really wanting to pursue a military career?? Everyone who has come out of a service academy will tell you that the #1 learning is...
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    Still in the game

    Well said billyb. This is the same logic used in corporate life and so many employees just don't get it. Companies are in the business to make money (at least the publicly held companies) and not in the business to employee people. While employee morale is an important point, it is not why...
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    Still in the game

    Great reply 2018midmom. I could not agree with you more. The entitlement mentality in our society today continues to be on the rise. I've spent the past 38 years in the corporate world and see this on a daily basis, especially from the millennial crowd who expect things handed to them without...
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    Still in the game

    BFE Received DS received his BFE last evening. CA District 2. Annapolis bound !!!!
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