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DS’s sports, work, and volunteer schedule are already full
Adding on CAP might have been a good fit.
DS’s sports, work, and volunteer schedule are already full
Adding on CAP might have been a good fit.
We looked at it and it just wasn’t going to work with his schedule (directly competed with sports). Agree, would have been good if he could have fit it in, but he chose to focus elsewhere.DS’s sports, work, and volunteer schedule are already full
Adding on CAP might have been a good fit.
Osprey. Don’t forget Boys/Girls State. That adds a lot of points to WCS. Need to apply in Feb/Mar 2019. Only military experience at Boys State is marching and PT making proper beds under Marines guidance. Also West Point and USNA have Candidate Overnight and CVW. You can go to those. They are different from SS in that you shadow a Cadet or Midshipman over 2 days. Will give more insight to AC year as a Cadet/MIDN. In contrast, SS offers limited exposure to what to expect in Plebe Summer. USNA and USAFA have comprehensive Summer STEM for 9-11th grades. West Point only offers for rising 8th grade.
Thanks @Hoodlum15 , we had looked at those camps but none of the info online indicated any military component, so wasn’t sure it was worth the price of admission (given our needs). Also wasn’t clear that you would get to interact with a lot of cadets. Do you know this is the case for sure? Seems like just another sports camp at USAFA from the info I’ve seen. Would be cool for DS to stay at USAFA for a week, but really want DS to get to experience the military side of the equation this summer.USAFA also has sports camps that he could attend guaranteed. My understanding is that the past few years they have tried to make the sports camps have more USAFA-related activities and a more military feel. Obviously it wouldn't be as good as SS, but he would get to be at USAFA, interact with a lot of cadets, and get some glimpses into cadet life.
Thanks @Hoodlum15 , we had looked at those camps but none of the info online indicated any military component, so wasn’t sure it was worth the price of admission (given our needs). Also wasn’t clear that you would get to interact with a lot of cadets. Do you know this is the case for sure? Seems like just another sports camp at USAFA from the info I’ve seen. Would be cool for DS to stay at USAFA for a week, but really want DS to get to experience the military side of the equation this summer.USAFA also has sports camps that he could attend guaranteed. My understanding is that the past few years they have tried to make the sports camps have more USAFA-related activities and a more military feel. Obviously it wouldn't be as good as SS, but he would get to be at USAFA, interact with a lot of cadets, and get some glimpses into cadet life.
[QUOTE="Osprey, post: He is not interested in USNA.