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I obviously did miss the "*". How does someone graduate from USNA or USMMA and bypass their service obligation? Those that do must be such a small number that those institutions should probably not be included in the list. I understand medical benefits, housing allowance and etc is included...

http://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report-2014/full-list-of-schools This probably needs to be taken with a grain of salt. For some reason KP is not listed though, I'm guessing, if it was it'd be at or very near the top. I also don't understand how an 0-1 in the Navy and an 0-1 in...

Jumping in a little late here and all my info if from a single source. Transocean interviewed 12, 6 Deck and 6 Engineers, and took 4 total. Crowley Marine couldn't fill up all their interview slots. MSC took everyone who applied. Not sure what other parents heard from their mids, but...

Could this also be a kickback for the deal that Adm Greene had worked out with the AAF to financially support the Admiral's "Strategic Plan" which Marad subsequently refused to approve???

I'll second the Hyatt Place in Garden City. Lots of KP parents there Parents Weekend. We've stayed there three PW's as well as a couple of other visits to KP. Again, highly recommended.

Don't hesitate to call the admissions office and ask the status of your application. No one is looking out for you but you!

Since everyone does not accept their appointment to KP, KP sends out more appointments than it has room for, e.g. KP may have room for 300 incoming plebes and they send out 320 appointments. The first 300 to sign and accept their appointment get in. If your acceptance is number 301, you may be...

No. What I'm saying, or meant to say, is there are major infractions and minor infractions. Minor infractions keeps one on restriction while school is in progress, normal weekends, three day holidays, as in Veterans Day Weekend, etc, not when school is out or during normal breaks, e.g. semester...

Kram1 - you've got a lot of gall telling parents who may have a DS/DD on restriction "so what"! One, you don't have a clue as to what they are on restriction for which really does make a difference. Two, I don't know where you live, but I live on the left coast and have spent quite a bit of...

Leadership goes both ways. Those in charge must exhibit leadership traits of leading by example, not "do as I say, not as I do". This goes for both Midshipman in positions of leadership as well as the Company Officers and above. Handing out BS demerits accomplishes nothing. There needs to be...

We have a good friend who recently did a day visit to KP, having visited USNA the day prior. One of the first things she told me was, in general, the Mids at KP seemed much happier than those at the Naval Academy. They ended up waiting over an hour for a cab to take them to the airport. While...

I love having this discussion with my DS so here goes . . . How can a disciplinary program have any backbone if one gets holiday's off?? Why should a Mid care whether or not they get caught breaking a reg if they know they'll still get to go home over Christmas? Whereas if I'm under 21, and I...

I find it very hard to believe KP was not in the top 5! I wonder if KP was even considered?? The 2012 Officer Pay Chart I look up on line has an 0-1 with under two years of service earning just under $3000/mos. I'm not sure where they come up with $72,200. Benefits add some but I'm fairly...

Give Capt Kennedy a chance to get his feet on the ground. There is, and has been a leadership void at KP. Capt Kennedy is no slouch as he just retired as Senior Marine Corps Officer and the Director, Humanities and Social Sciences Division at the U.S. Naval Academy. This is a very visible...

KP is not perfect and neither are any of the other SA's. As parents, we are taking a risk when we send our kids off to college hoping we've instilled the values and maturity which will keep them safe, out of trouble and able to stand up to peer pressure. With the SA's, we expect a higher level...

Phil11 - I'm an USNA Grad and DS is KP 2013. I most strongly recommend KP over other SA's simply due to the options available at graduation. Additionally, the other SA's are trying to keep up with the big boy's, KP isn't. At heart, KP is a vocational school, your son will learn a trade that...

Whether it's due to setting correct priorities for disbursement of funds, priority in staffing, overseeing maintenance projects, maintaining cleanliness, to a high pressure water leak running for three days, it all boils down to a severe lack of leadership. Hopefully the new Commandant, no...

Although a little bit of thread creep, I felt this falls in line with the current discussion. Hope I'm not duplicating it from another post: STRATEGIC SEALIFT OFFICERS - THE NEW MERCHANT MARINE RESERVISTS The Merchant Marine Individual Ready Reserve Group has recently become the Strategic...

KP receives approx 300 new plebes every year from throughout the country. As parents, we all like to think our kids are honest, ethical young adults who do not lie, cheat or steal, they are perfect young adults. There is absolutely no way my DS/DD would ever accept a copy of a stolen test to...

One, we don't know that he's not a KP grad who spent a career in the Marines, and two, while I initially had the same feeling, after giving it some thought, I'm not so sure I agree with you. Prior to Adm Greene's selection, I had a back and forth with Jasperdog where he convinced me the Supe...