As a current midshipman I find myself saying "I hate this [expletive] place" every. single. day.
Our infrastructure is without a doubt the worst of the five, and also the worst I've witnessed of any federal installation in the United States. I have lost countless friends to the attrition and dated, grueling academics as well as the academic pace. I have sacrificed countless summer vacations/time off that other academies get simply because I could not take a pause from the place. Kings Point is my life, my job, and my hobby. Kings Point has the absolute minimum in terms of recognition in the real world (anything not maritime related.) I have been confused for an Annapolis student more times than I can remember and when I state that I am from Kings Point and not Annapolis I am usually told "Don't tell people that." The superficial things are also below average with no signs of improving. Hell they gave the campus security guards a new guard shack before giving their own students hot water, mold-free rooms, and edible dining hall food.
I have been treated like garbage on both the ships I have been on as a result of being from Kings Point, this place is not as revered at sea as many on these forums would have you believe.
BUT...
To answer the question above "Why don't you leave?"
This place is miserable and equivalent to a dungeon of pain and despair. I have more bad days than good days at this point, but the success I am going to feel in a year and a half walking through the gate for the last time with a job I EARNED with my own hard work will be delectable and exquisite. Finishing this hell and leaving it behind will be a feeling that I do not have the words to describe anymore. Dealing with the lack of positive identity this school has like USNA/USMA/USCGA/USAFA has made me a more mentally proud person as I don't give a **** who recognizes my school and it's accomplishments.
If I had the chance to come here again, I absolutely would. I'm suffering and I'm putting out as a result. I have become a much more capable, resilient, resourceful, and badass person than I ever would have if I had pursued the other academies or my other state school offers. The suffering builds character, and I really like the character I am shaping in to due to the disrepair of the institution.
Finis Coronat Opus
Our infrastructure is without a doubt the worst of the five, and also the worst I've witnessed of any federal installation in the United States. I have lost countless friends to the attrition and dated, grueling academics as well as the academic pace. I have sacrificed countless summer vacations/time off that other academies get simply because I could not take a pause from the place. Kings Point is my life, my job, and my hobby. Kings Point has the absolute minimum in terms of recognition in the real world (anything not maritime related.) I have been confused for an Annapolis student more times than I can remember and when I state that I am from Kings Point and not Annapolis I am usually told "Don't tell people that." The superficial things are also below average with no signs of improving. Hell they gave the campus security guards a new guard shack before giving their own students hot water, mold-free rooms, and edible dining hall food.
I have been treated like garbage on both the ships I have been on as a result of being from Kings Point, this place is not as revered at sea as many on these forums would have you believe.
BUT...
To answer the question above "Why don't you leave?"
This place is miserable and equivalent to a dungeon of pain and despair. I have more bad days than good days at this point, but the success I am going to feel in a year and a half walking through the gate for the last time with a job I EARNED with my own hard work will be delectable and exquisite. Finishing this hell and leaving it behind will be a feeling that I do not have the words to describe anymore. Dealing with the lack of positive identity this school has like USNA/USMA/USCGA/USAFA has made me a more mentally proud person as I don't give a **** who recognizes my school and it's accomplishments.
If I had the chance to come here again, I absolutely would. I'm suffering and I'm putting out as a result. I have become a much more capable, resilient, resourceful, and badass person than I ever would have if I had pursued the other academies or my other state school offers. The suffering builds character, and I really like the character I am shaping in to due to the disrepair of the institution.
Finis Coronat Opus