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12th February 2012
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Parents & Families of USMMA Class of 2016
Hello!~ I would like to personally welcome all the parents of USMMA Class of 2016, and let them know that I have created on FB the following closed group, aimed at instruct, and hopefully help as much as possible new, incoming parents. I am attaching the link. Please feel free to PM me with info about yourself and your family if you are interested in joining. Thank you, and WELCOME, NEW USMMA FAMILIES CLASS OF 2016!!!!
 https://www.facebook.com/groups/3270...group_activity 
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#2
17th April 2012
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Joining USMMA Parents Page of 2016.
I would like to add to my original post the following: The page on Facebook for Class of 2016 was created for Parents of Plebe Candidates/Appointees only, not the actual Plebes Candidates/Appointees. This is not an official page managed by USMMA, but simply created by a couple of parents who felt it was a good idea to gather documents and information needed by families to be able to handle the first few months upon acceptance, but also to follow along the 4 years, in order to support each other through good and bad times. We do not mean to keep any information secretive, neither are we trying to refuse entrance indiscriminately. We believe only parents can actually benefit from the information gathered. We incite the new Plebes-to-be to create an account for their parents in order to allow for the information to be scattered amidst family members, but managed by the parents themselves. We do not believe that parents would feel as at ease to disclose their thoughts, concerns or opinions on this page, if scrutinized or observed by Plebes Candidates. As a matter of fact, I think it would be a really good idea for the new Plebe Candidates for Class of 2016 to gather and create their own FB page right now, before Indoc, so as to exchange information, opinions, fear, facts.....and I think that page should be absolutely close shut to parents!! ~ Finally, I would like for all Plebes not to feel rejected in any way, as we are all a big family at USMMA, and are extremely proud of all of you, but above all, we are truly looking forward meeting you all comes July 5th.
Last edited by cesca972; 18th April 2012 at 12:04 AM.
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#3
27th May 2012
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2016 PARENT facebook page and 2016 STUDENT facebook page
Dear 2016 Parents and 2016 Candidates-
If you have not done so yet, you will want to join your PARENT 2016 fb page. It is a closed group. You will have to ask to join and once confirmed, will be added. 2016 parents are already chatting and asking lots of great ?'s. They are sharing information and there will be thousands of pictures posted during INDOC as well. There are already many valuable documents about shopping hints for INDOC, taxi info, hotel info, sports info, Parents Assoc. picnic links, All Academy Ball links, Birthday Cake information, Info about Wisdom Teeth, Dental X Rays, the Logging In Book, links to Spirit Wear-to purchase shirts and sweatshirts, ETC ETC- *The parent fb group will become a wonderful and positive support group that you will enjoy and cherish as the year progresses. Many parents that join have never done fb before and THAT IS FINE- no big deal!-- you will DEFINITELY want to join your parent fb group! No ? is too big or too small. And you won't be made fun of for asking a simple ? as well... it's a "safe place" for concerned and supportive parents of current USMMA students. We look forward to meeting you. WELCOME 2016 Parents and students! <3 Your LINK to the parent page is; Parents & Family of USMMA ~ Class 2016https://www.facebook.com/groups/3270...7068044001552/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ The LINK to the STUDENT ONLY 2016 facebook page is;USMMA Class of 2016 https://www.facebook.com/groups/3270...4955391585594/ Last edited by aooga15; 27th May 2012 at 02:48 PM.
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#4
30th May 2012
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2016 PARENTfacebook group
Happy to announce that thus far, the USMMA PARENT 2016 facebook group has 216 members. 2016 parents are meeting and chatting and asking great ?'s. If YOU are a 2016 parent and have not joined your 2016 facebook group, I invite you to do so! You'll LOVE it!
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#5
11th July 2012
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Parents of incoming Plebe Candidates, Class of 2016. A clarification is in order. The creation of a Facebook page has never been intended to “replace” this forum. The intent of it was to add a “face” to the name and “handle” of a person, so as to encourage friendships, a support system in the same geographical area, and a “venting” platform when needed. During Indoc it was nice to meet some of those same faces who had become familiar, and although it still felt awful to watch your kid disappear behind those doors, at least some of the faces around you seemed "known." We have accepted other family members as well as the parents of the candidates, so they could follow closely the progress of their favorite nephew or niece, their cousin, their brother or sister who by leaving home, have also left behind siblings who miss them greatly. Many times having a good connection with families who live close to the Academy may help when students live too far and need a friend or a contact near the academy, who can reach out and help during the holidays or short breaks. This forum and a Facebook page are two different sources of information entirely. I strongly encourage any incoming parent to stay on this forum, consult it, gather information, listen to the opinions of the people who have been there and more often as alumni have lived through it, because their opinions are straight forward and unbiased, then join the Facebook page to meet and greet other incoming parents and their families. After all, from the little we have learned about the Academy, we understand KP is all about team work, companies, battalions, camaraderie, help and support each other, and we think our families should all learn the same as our kids. The big picture in fact is that all of us, whether on this forum or Facebook, want what is best for our kids, we want to learn as much as possible so not remain in the dark, feel isolated and ignorant about all the changes and improvements that happen daily at KP. I for one am thankful of what I have learned consulting this forum. Thank you~
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#6
12th July 2012
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As a parent, I appreciate the value of both. I have been an avid reader of the SAF for the past year & 1/2, although not really a participant. The advice has been very helpful and when strong viewpoints have been discussed, I felt I was also being trained in the government/maritime culture.
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#8
22nd July 2012
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Ok, so maybe I am the last remaining soul to not get into Facebook. Just not too interested in having one more thing to monitor. Likely, I am missing out on all sorts of info...
Does anyone know where to find information on Parent's Weekend at the academy? Do I need tickets for anything? How do I get them? Costs? What events are "must do", and which ones aren't? Any advice would be awsome. Thanks in advance
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#9
22nd July 2012
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