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R Day(July) - We stayed Fri night at West Point Motel (decent, but outside hallways and the breakfast is worthless) Saturday night and then Holiday Inn Express in Ft Montgomery (much nicer, but a little further, good breakfast) on Sunday night. We originally were going to just spend Sun night...

Absolutely continue to pursue the other noms. At a minimum, it will be good experience for her in a pressure interview.

Find contact information for the post exchange at https://www.shopmyexchange.com/ Give them a call and they should tell you that you need to provide id, acceptance letter and boot letter to access the base (might be a specific gate you need to got to) and shop at the exchange. You could also...

The term recruited can be used loosely. Below is my unofficial assessment of WP sports recruiting in increasing order of what I consider being recruited: 1. E-mail/phone call with a coach 2. Attend sports camp at WP 3. Request from coach for game film (not applicable for all sports) 4. WP coach...

Thanks for the taking the time to post Spongebub! What would you recommend for a pack list for R-day? I've heard extra socks and athletic underwear, leatherman, blister care. You mentioned flashlight with a red lens and glow tape. Anything else?

DS's passport expires shortly before R-day. I assume we renew it for 10 years, but before we spent the $$, wanted to check to see if I'm missing anything. Do cadets get a military passport? Is there such a thing?

I found this blogger helpful. There's about a half dozen blog entries re: West Point http://www.mybilingualproductions.com/2015/03/10-things-i-wish-i-had-known-my-first-year-as-a-west-point-parent-reception-day-r-day/

Not many hotel rooms available for these dates unless you go to Fishkill. A few VRBO and AirBnB, but quite pricey.

I believe A day starts August 19, not July unless they're going easy on the cadet candidates this year

^I assume USMA notified the MOC once approved.

25th for us this year as well. We took a divide and conquer approach. DW does things she is good at / requires to be done a certain way, and I do things that fit my skill set. Not always stereotypically gender tasks. She dusts, I vacuum. I used to offer to fold the towels, but I wasn't...

Decent movie, but typically over-dramatized

Not sure if all have seen the press release from Stabenow ... http://www.stabenow.senate.gov/news/senator-stabenow-nominates-45-michigan-students-to-military-academies

Around January 10, DS received a call from nominating Congressman informing him that he would be receiving his appointment packet in the mail in a few days. It arrived Jan 14 (letter, certificate). I assume USMA notified the SA once approved.

1. WestPointRudy / DD / LOA / Appt. Dec 28, 2016 / Accepted / MN - 03 / Congressional Nomination 2. SBBM9901 / DS / LOA / Appt. October 24, 2016 / Accepted / FL / Congressional Nomination 3. ebbinns / DS / LOA / Appt. January 14, 2017 / Accepted / MI - 02 / Congressional Nomination

ebbinns / DS / LOA / Appt. January 14, 2017 / Accepted / MI / Congressional Nomination

My DS has an LOA and just received 2 noms to USMA. Will he know which MOC gets charged once he gets a letter of appointment? At what point, if any, would he notify one of the MOC's that he is declining the nom because the other MOC is getting charged for his appointment? Would like to free...

Yep, DS got noms to USMA from Stabenow and Huizenga in the mail today. I've heard Peters come out later.

Your LOA should indicate that an appointment will be reserved for you if you meet certain criteria (3Q, DoDMERB, Nomination). If you are 3Q, DoDMERB and you have an LOA, all you need is a nomination. Once you get the nomination, you will get an offer of appointment, most likely early in the...

The term recruited can be used loosely. Below is my unofficial assessment of WP sports recruiting in increasing order of what I consider being recruited: 1. E-mail/phone call with a coach 2. Attend sports camp at WP 3. Request from coach for game film 4. WP coach indicates that he would like...