Recent content by berserk87

Parents can indeed join the Alumni Association. My wife and I are members. Their photo website was a great way to get pics of our son during plebe summer.

My son did the same thing. I think that from all sides it's looked on favorably because it demonstrates commitment to the service(s). He ended up being accepted at West Point and the Naval Academy, but when you are applying, you have no way of knowing beforehand if it will happen. We prepared...

My son appears to be enjoying it. There are annoyances, but he had those at home.

I am stretching my memory but I think that the Blue & Gold Officer will have whatever information has been submitted with the application thus far via the online portal. I recall that he had a file with him with information about my son, and we did not have to provide anything on the spot during...

Just chiming in on the food situation. My son is going through plebe summer right now. He has said in his letters and his one phone call that he thinks that there is tons of food available. He's been a selective eater at home, but says that he is digging the food situation there. He likes...

Fair enough. Thanks for the explanation.

You are talking about perfect scores, are you not? A 1600 on the SAT and 36 on the ACT are as high as you can get. How many folks are getting these scores? My son is at the academy now, going through plebe summer, and his scores were very good, but not close to perfect. As noted, there are a...

I would also like to obtain the password if you could spare a moment, please. Thanks for your help - Mike

If I recall, you have to have things postmarked by May 15th - it's not the due date. I would double check that to be sure.

Received my son's in Indiana yesterday. He arrives home from DC tonight after wrapping up the national "We the People" competition.

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Yes - that's what I was looking for. As the war on terrorism will be over at about the same time as we win the war on drugs, you could expect this to be the 21st of Never - so it looks to be not an option. Thanks for the assist on this info.

Another consideration is applying to transfer to another service branch after your 4 academy years are up. If you go to West Point, you can apply for a transfer to the Navy. I can't recall the name for this process, but it happens each year, with a very small percentage of graduates.

Hi Militarymom - We are from Indiana (Todd Rokita's district). Thanks - Mike

Hi - My name is Mike and I have lurked on this forum for several months. As my son has just accepted an offer to the USNA, I figured that it was perhaps time to finally join this forum as an active member. He also received an offer from West Point on Monday, but is committed to the Naval...