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    Comparing other colleges (non SA's)

    When DD was "in the market" and recalling my own uni experience, one factor we used was: what proportion of the faculty was native speakers of English. I know that that sounds prejudicial but if you're paying $2000 or more for a class ($20k/yr for maybe 10 classes) then I think it important that...
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    108 Billion Forgiven......

    Also there's the sad fact that people are working much longer than in previous generations. My office is filled with 60-70 yo boomers either unable to or unwilling to retire. That shuts off the pipeline for those trying to enter the workforce. There's also the inherent exploitive fundamental of...
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    Is enough, enough?

    You don't list what courses you're taking. If they're not at least AP (or the highest level offered at your school) and in STEM then all the rest of the list probably doesn't much matter.
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    Repay!!

    Update: House and Senate negotiators announced a compromise Tuesday that would permit the Pentagon to forgive debts
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    "The Few, The Proud"

    Coming in late... I know I'll step on some toes but ...what is about the word "uniform" that the brass fails to comprehend? This doesn't look very uniform to me...
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    Lowering of Physical Standards

    So you're admitting that PT standards are job dependent ?
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    Lowering of Physical Standards

    Can't speak for "the military" but take a walk around Naval Station Anywhere and you may not like what you see. It always struck me as disingenuous to have only two PRTs per year and that they're announced well ahead of time. If physical fitness is a job requirement then all should be able to...
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    President Trump, Commander in Chief. Thoughts?

    Reminds me of the sign posted above the bar at my favorite dive: "Free beer tomorrow" Milly: tell your DD not to worry too much about what was said during the campaign. When was the last time a politician fulfilled his campaign promises?
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    Wow...What a night!

    Has me thinking of the curse: "May you live in interesting times." ** (** attributed to the Chinese but the interweb says otherwise...)
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    USS ZUMWALT Commissioning Oct 15 2016

    Amazing ship...but then there's this little tidbit: Just three weeks after commissioning the USS Zumwalt, the U.S. Navy has admitted it is canceling ammunition specially developed for the ship's high-tech gun systems because the rounds are too expensive. The guns, tailor made for the destroyer...
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    Are Congressional offices made aware of LOAs

    When DD was interviewing she received a call from Senator #2 asking, "Even though you have a nomination from Senator #1 for USNA, do you not want to change your request list to include the other SA's in case she didn't earn an appointment to Navy?" When she informed the staffer that she had an...
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    Navy-Notre Dame Game this Saturday

    Watched Navy-ND in the Meadow Lands when DD was a plebe. We were seated in with a large group of ND fans dressed in our USNA regalia. When a few began to get on us a bit they were rapidly put in their place by many of the other ND fans in the vicinity. Had a great time. N 35 - ND 17 :)
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    Communication on Subs

    On the other end of the deployment...you will not know when he'll be returning until a couple of days beforehand.; and the actual time not until maybe 24 hours before. And don't be surprised if he's called out for another deployment right away - the boat most ready to go to sea is the one that...
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    Repay!!

    "...I am ordering a series of steps to ensure fair treatment for thousands of California National Guard soldiers who may have received incentive bonuses and tuition assistance improperly as a result of errors and in some cases criminal behavior by members of the California National Guard." Ash...
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    Club Sports

    I doubt the coaches of the club sports have any influence on the admissions process (with one possible exception that I won't go into). During plebe summer there is information distributed about each club. That said, it can't hurt to contact the coach but I would wait until you have the BFE in hand.
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    Should I be looking to apply to all service academies?

    If it is your desire to become an officer in service to our country, then yes, by all means apply to all of the SA's. Even with a nom to USNA there's no guarantee that you'll earn an appointment (with a few exceptions: principal nom, LOA, 4.2 40 yd dash...) If it's your dream to see the world by...
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    Medical requirements for pilots

    My DD is not quite your height and is about to finish primary flight training (Marines). While at the academy she underwent a physical screening that measured things like elbow to wrist length, hip to knee length etc., you get the picture. From that they told her what platforms she could fly and...
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    Flooding in DTA on October 1-Yard Affected?

    Alex makes the cover of a NOAA publication. http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/publications/NOAA_Technical_Report_NOS_COOPS_073.pdf This is from 2014 - estimates of sea level rise have only gone up since. SLR will likely become topic #1 for the Navy in the not too distant future...
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    What don't I know enough about to know about?

    Just guessing but I'm thinking that this would be DS's #1 reason FOR having a car.
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    Navy Doing Away with Rates

    'bout time https://news.usni.org/2016/09/29/navy-eliminating-241-year-old-rating-system-new-enlisted-rank-overhaul But why did they not just call them MOS like Army/Marine Corps?
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