It seems to me like there are more parents on here taking about their dear ds and what not, rather than the actual students. Is it the parents or the kids that want to go to the Service Academy/ROTC/SMC? At all of the admissions events I have been at, all of the admissions counselors make a point about not wanting to talk with mom and dad and actually talking with the applicant. I totally understand when parents are talking to each other about the service and what not but when they are saying things like " My ds wants to know... " it kinda throws a red flag that mom and dad want the kid to go to the Academy or SMC or whatnot and that they kid may actually not want to. There are plenty of kids here that don't have their mom and dad asking questions for them. Just wondering