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Hopeful, I'm the mother of a midshipmen who went to BMU during plebe summer and got dismissed. He went on regiment runs with bilateral pneumonia ( and other things-- if I remember, it was strep) which was only diagnosed after he collapsed after winning the telephone pole thing and had...

White spandex.

UPDATE.... Well, I saw my Waldo in the PEP photos that were uploaded today by the alumni association. He mugged for the camera so ridiculous that the only thing worse would've been to hold up rabbit ears on himself. Apparently he's alive.:sofa: Alright, I've taken a chill pill with a glass if...

LOL forum junkie. Point taken. He'll be one of those old geezers telling fishing stories to the class of 2070, "Run a 5k?!? Heck, back when I was a plebe, I did THE ENTIRE Plebe Summer with bi-lateral pneumonia without a chit....Kids these days! Get off my lawn!"

More update: one chaplain called and said he was removed from her watch list. So I hope that is good news. She said she'll track him down. He's probably already back at it.... His letter said pneumonia has given him confidence-- imagine how easy plebe summer will be without running during...

Thank you so much. I don't have the CO information, so I followed your suggestion and called the Chaplain. They said they'd check on him and call us tomorrow. When he had The Plebe Hack, he was SIQ. I don't understand how he was released back without being recovered? I'm really trying to...

So my son got The Plebe Hack and went to the doctor. He said the doctor "gave him some pills". I asked what they were on the July 24 phone call. He didn't know. Fast forward to today and I received a letter dated July 27 from my son saying he has double pneumonia. He was proud that he won...

How many kids are in a squad? Just wondering about the squad that's now down to six kids....about how many left?

HMCoF2021, I noticed you have great grammar. It's the first thing I notice with Hopeful Plebes in their "how do I rate" posts. I bet admissions does, too!

Along with your ACT/SAT score, look up your state's academic recognition program (i.e. Governor's Scholars) and work on your application to that. My son was homeschooled until high school and is now an incoming plebe. (We didn't send him to school so that he could apply to USNA, but so that he...

What is the one thing that surprised you the most? Has anyone in your company left? If so, what was the reason?

#56 accepted

My daughter received her STEM acceptance a few weeks or month ago. She is in the first session.

My kid chose USNA (appointed) over USAFA because of the campus. Not a great reason, but it is what it is. (He has no idea what he wants to do for a career.)

^^ Regarding the nicer hotel, I just wasn't sure what is involved with PPW. I didn't want to spend extra on a nicer hotel with a suite or renting a house if we weren't going to be there. Also, when I made my reservations, I thought my kid would be staying with us. Reading the forum, I see that...

I'm looking online to right now to book and wondering: Are we spending our time on grounds at USNA or do we have our kids to ourselves and should just splurge for the waterfront house/nicer hotel?

PERFECT! Thanks, gokings814!

Good point on the fact that there is no tuition. However, if they leave after the two year mark, they have to pay back the tuition/costs. So there has to be a number assigned somewhere? Thinking out loud...

When I submit to our high school the dollar value of the scholarships awarded to my son, what value to I put on the USNA appointment? (And USAFA if anyone knows that number off the top of their head?) I searched on Google, but I could only find old numbers.

FINALLY! Got a phone call tonight from our congressman (no portal change). Adding to the appointment list from a state that hasn't posted yet! 1)Letsdothis/DS/Jan 20th Appointmentand Acceptance/VA-07 CongressionalNom 2)MABlue/Jan 22ndAppointment(notaccepted yet)/MA-03Congressional Nom 3)...