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don't know....but all twe's state not offering to usna or naps....maybe it's not filled. anyone know status of foundation?
 
Pay and allowances

Ok so You guys that are not prior service enlist as e-1s how much is deducted from your pay and for how long presumably to repay uniform costs etc.
 
Remember that NAPS and Foundation programs are traditionally for those that are in need of academic strengthening. This is really specific to NAPS. If you are going strickly on the TWEs that are being sent out then you need to go look at each individual that received those to see if they were scholastically qualified. If they received such notification at any point during the application process then they would not be eligible for NAPS.

NAPS will have a waiting list just like USNA does. I do know that those who have been offered NAPS appointments have until May 1st to accept or decline that appointment. After that, then they will go back to the waiting list to offer additional slots until the class is full. There are a limited number of slots at NAPS due to housing abilities though, but that number for the class is just over 300.

For what it is worth, our daughter did not receive a TWE from USNA but rather the Blue Folder with her NAPS appointment. She got hers around this time of year as well.
 
js3486 said:
Ok so You guys that are not prior service enlist as e-1s how much is deducted from your pay and for how long presumably to repay uniform costs etc.
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For those with deducted e-1 pay they get payed roughly 300 every two weeks and it's usually payed off before spring break.
 
mejmichael said:
Can someone explain what the general schedule will be like at NAPS. For example I heard that we start off with 6 or so weeks of boot camp and from then I think we would start our academic courses. Can someone clarify that up for me? Oh and what vacation times do we get in NAPS?
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It's about 23 days of indoc probably the easiest thing I ever did with no sense of accomplisment at the end. july 28 - aug 19

You do the same thing every day causing you to have a distorted perception of time and you start to give off an aura of apathy.

Could be different next year.

christmas is 13 days
spring break is a week
long weekend for certain days I.E. thanks giving

I have no faith in VADM Fowler to make logical decisions anymore from what I have seen at NAPS

NAPS has made me bitter towards the naval academy and their double standard for athletes and minorities. I now feel like I am going to the academy just for the commission and not to disappoint others. However the institution does have a lot of opportunities.
 
Why do you say there's no sense of accomplishment? And what do you mean by an aura of apathy?
 
You would imagine boot camp or indoc to be difficult right? Wrong it has been made less stressful so those who cant hack it remain I.E. the star athlete who never worked a day in his life. It was more like a summer fun camp with some yelling here and there. I felt like a joke when it was over and they handed me my naps pins.

When I say apathy I mean I dont care if someone was to approach me right now and tell me i cant go to the academy. I know it is the chance of a life time but the enthusiasm just isnt there.
 
NAPS has made me bitter towards the naval academy and their double standard for athletes and minorities. I now feel like I am going to the academy just for the commission and not to disappoint others. However the institution does have a lot of opportunities.
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WRONG REASON

Seriously, you should re-think your motivation in going to USNA. If you don't want to be there then don't go. Find something else to do.
Will Mom & Dad be dissapointed - yep. Will they get over it - yep.
Time to grow up.
 
Every ounce of me wants to be in the military. Everything else seems mundane in comparison. It feels as USNA has lowered their standards and the impressive academy of the 1950's is no more. I know my parents would get over it if i left thats not my problem. The problem is the academy isn't using tax payer money to produce effective Military leaders but rather to fulfill politically correct agendas. Thats what bothers me most.
 
Napster2010 said:
Every ounce of me wants to be in the military. Everything else seems mundane in comparison. It feels as USNA has lowered their standards and the impressive academy of the 1950's is no more. I know my parents would get over it if i left thats not my problem. The problem is the academy isn't using tax payer money to produce effective Military leaders but rather to fulfill politically correct agendas. Thats what bothers me most.
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Strong accusations from one who has yet to take the Oath as a MIDN.

Since you were not alive in the 50's how do you know what the selection process was and what the standards were?
Truth is - the academic qualifications of all the academies have increased tremendously over the past couple of decades.
Many of the academy mids who gained entrance in the 50's. 60's, 70's, 80's would not gain entrance today because they would not be "qualified". For example, thirty years ago hardly any high school student took calculus in high school. Now it is unusual not to.

The fact is kids who are entering college today are probably the highest quality cohort that has ever entered. If you have a problem with the Naval Academy admissions standards and your perceived quality of your future classmates then maybe USNA is not for you.
 
The accusations are strong and usna may not be for me but, I am open minded and willing to give it a chance.
 
Xtra currics

Any chance that there is a choir, because if i can't sing, i might go insane, and could i bring an instrument?
 
How much muscle mass/body weight is gained/lost respecitvely during the summer at NAPS?
 
My son's weight stayed exactly the same. He said some NAPS friends lost weight, while others gained (!) it, but he didn't. He'd intentionally lost pounds after his sr yr h.s. football season, and had done a lot of running as NAPS prep.

When we visited, we were impressed by all the appealing starchy food opportunities @ the food service. He stuck w/ healthy options. Wish I had his discipline!
 
mejmichael...only after INDOC is over. Not enough time during then to properly take care of them and you really do not want to risk getting an infection. You will be issued BCGs and will also need them for Plebe Summer at USNA so don't lose them.
 
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