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I’ve been thinking about offering up this thread for a while; I hope it has legs. I found this site about 8 years ago. My DD had an Appointment in hand, and she’d felt a strong draw to become a Mid on a recruiting visit. DD was very uneasy with her lack of knowledge about life at USNA and in...

Doubt anybody has heard of this band. They used to play house (frat) parties around the University of Washington neighborhood here in Sea Wa (or as DD would say “in PacNo". I catch-em around town and at zoo concerts in the summer. Not “big time” but they’ve been noticed and have a fair amount...

DD recently moved to NSW. Between training up for deployment and Hamas/Israel her work weeks have been 7x12. As a result she really hasn’t seen much of VB. As a kid she attended a ton of Husky FB games with Just Dad, but with her work load when asked if she planned on watching the last PAC12...

DD has done 2 (really 1.5) tours as a FIWO in the INDO-PAC. As I understand it, in that role, one of her jobs it to provide Info to air and surface assets in real-time/near real-time. I gather she was pretty aggressive in getting info out to air assets quickly. She earned some atta-girls from...

#1 Throwing out one of my favorite old songs for the 1Cs and their parents. Seems like a good fit for graduation. A Steven Stills piece that never got the attention it should have IMHO. A really great lyric for someone who just pushed their way through the USNA, if you listen closely. #2...

Just got a note from DD asking me to join her for a "Tiger Cruise" on her CVN as it comes off deployment. Hawaii headed East for 5-6 days. I'm thinking of going but I am wondering: how big my state room will be? If there is a cigar-bar on board? how large is the fitness center? Shows...

I have a couple of "coins" given to me by USN and USAF for work I did as a private sector employee supporting DoD programs. I guess I did good work, (hard to remember so far back), but it seemed to me that the coins I received were as much about commemoration of an event/program as anything...

I wave a JO on her first Deployment. ONI, Intel Billet on a CVN deployed for the next 9 months or so. She has asked me if there is anyway I can send her copies of Netflix videos (or videos from any source) that she can plug into her laptop and watch in her bunk. She is "in love" with her...

Dropped the Kid off for IDay in June 2015. 61/2 years latter she's finally got her feet wet. I received an underway email via Navy.mil from her this morning, asking me for a favor. "Dad can you send me stuff to read on what's going on in Africa? or, Economics, Etc.." Nothing having to do...

Can anybody tell me what a Fleet Information Watch Officer Does? I am looking to flesh out an understanding beyond standard definitions of "Fleet," "Information" and "Watch". Can't find much on the net. If there is a white paper type description of the role, or better yet a book that is...

BEAT Air Force!! I'll be watching;............... beats the "Human Sacrifice" my school will be this weekend

Dropped my Kid off at the USNA in June of 2015 and it looks like she will finally deploy sometime in 2022. She is tight lipped these days, but I know from her job type she will be on a carrier, headed to the PAC. My question to SWO and Aviation Types: Was there anything really cool, fun, or...

Just trying to grab some intel for my kid. Has anybody on the board been there? I've learned that Fallon is the site for Top gun which I understand has evolved from a fighter tactics school into support training simulations for entire air groups. With the squadrons stationed there and the...

First, best wishes to all the plebes and their parents. My own DD is an alumnus now, but the USNA was such a powerful experience for DD and our family that I find myself returning here to follow the progress of others. Your kids made such a GREAT choice! Unlike most colleges, the USNA actually...

What is the difference between "Intel" and "SWO Intel"? Looking at the service assignments for 2019, I see Intel listed for 8 mids, but I don't see a SWO Intel category listed. Does "SOW Intel" describe those LQ mids selected for Intel?

Service Selection/Assignment. I understand this happens in November. Is there an "event" around this, or does the mid just get a notice that they got their first-second-thrid choice? Is there a specific date set for service selection/assignment? Anybody know what that date is for USNA...

I'm going to be back East for work in Sept. and I figured to drop in on DD for a 1 parent visit and catch the FB game with ECU that weekend. I dropped by the CBS 130 Football Poll, (didn't even know who ECU was). While there I checked out USNA's ranking---92nd in the nation. I went back up...

Welcome to the Just Dad Challenge. The challenge is found below, but first some background. Feb 2016 I flew back to USNA to spend a 3day weekend with DD. We spent two nights in DC and then back to The Yard on Monday. Over a quick dinner before she reported back Monday evening I mentioned that...

I am headed back to the DC area on business and I figure to Boondoggle some time with DD in Annapolis. While I am there, I was thinking of taking her to see a tailor. Yes, I know that USNA has tailors available. DD has her Moms small waste and chest, toped by seriously big shoulders. The...

------- I just deleted a few paragraphs of venting------ DD has been working hard toward a coveted service selection spot for a line qualified mid doing the "thing she most wants to do for the USN for the next 20". She has been killing it----really! But a TS Clr is getting in her way, and she...