I heard, although I can’t recall the source, that one to two Naval officers show up for the high school graduation ceremony for incoming USNA Plebes to be. Has anyone heard something similar?
That last strikes me as a bit ridiculous. Schools across the country do things with different dongles to recognize some achievement. My DS's college had a red, white, and blue dongle for graduates who completed the military science courses in the various services. It's tasteful, fits into the miter/gown thing and doesn't really attract much attention - unlike messages on the miter itself. Oh well. Welcome to America in the 21st century.This seems to be school and district dependent (and also what part of the country you're from, whether your in the city or burbs or country, etc.). DS's high school made nice accommodations for recognition during senior awards day - but the only attendees are the parents of other seniors receiving scholarships and awards (about 30 kids in total).
My DS's school has a strict policy of "no decorations" on graduation garb. It's because people are taping messages to the top of the miters and back of the gowns. Good policy, IMHO. But DS received a red, white, and blue cord with an Eagle dongle by the local National Eagle Scout Assn. chapter to recognize his Eagle and his appointment to USNA. He's been told he can't wear that during graduation because if they make an exception for him, then they would have to do it for everyone.
That last strikes me as a bit ridiculous. Schools across the country do things with different dongles to recognize some achievement.
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... The senior administration of our school district has not been friendly. It's been an eye-opener for us (I guess we are naive).