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True Story: I used to do work for the Admissions Office as a cadet. I volunteered to give what I used to term "The Parent Talk" So you go for a day visit, your cadet picks you up, and you leave your parents in the nice conference room to listen to the admissions officers. And in walks...

Your son's in for a battle. I'm a grad, and a current company commander. One of the paragraphs I've read to every Soldier I've chaptered is that getting the upgrade is very hard. In addition, as he is applying to ROTC, they're probably going to look VERY closely at his previous record, and...

bzzzt here. Yes, same bzzzt that started Minority Report: A Girl's Guide to West Point back in May of 2006. I tend to wander back to the forums when my job slows down enough for me to wonder about the new crop. Scary thought, those cadet candidates are now Second Lieutenants. I keep...

I'm a high school Class of 2002 grad. I started my application to USMA in August of 2001. For the rest of the year, my mom dealt with "How can you send her off to war? She's going to die." This is in the wake of the huge upswelling of patriotism from 9-11. Mom was tough and strong and...

Watching it Work, and taking notes... I'm an '06 grad. I'm in command. I'm married. And I consider keeping my feet and knees together important for more than Airborne School. But my Battalion Commander is an O5, married to a former service member, who retired, and they have four kids...and...

Hi! Migrating from the CollegeDiscussion Boards, invited by Tactical Nuke. West Point grad, c/o 06, cannot wait for the end of May and my official assumption of the title of "Old Grad." Stationed in Korea, MP, Army Brat. Areas of Expertise Threatening letters concerning academics from the...