Recent content by Blondie1

DS had asthma under 10. Put it on his application--was never brought up. He is a 2C.

Our son chose not to apply for any scholarships. He had his appointment in hand and did not want to take scholarship funds away from anyone else. That was his call. He has never regretted that choice. You can report on IDay with nothing but the clothes on your back and survive just fine without...

Any method of selection will have its drawbacks. Admissions at the academy is just looking at information on a piece of paper --so many nuances to the depth of a person are lost in the written word. And the writer of those words won't always be the candidate. The panel for our MOC consisted...

It's been a few years now--but I believe our DS requested those writing him LOR to write 4 or 5: 1 for USNA, 1 for each senator, and 1 for our district rep--then if needed additional ones for his back up universities. Those writing the LOR's tagged who each of their letters were for.

We were asked to attend BGO interview with DS at the BGO home. He told us about the academy, showed a quick video about the academy, and asked us if we had any questions. He then asked us to leave for 30 minutes so he could interview DS alone. I think they want to see your interaction with your...

We bought a pull-up for DS's doorway--every time he went in or out he did as many pull-ups as he could.

Mine didn't cry IDay--he cried PPW--each night when we took him back. He tried to hide it and we pretended not to see. He now openly admits each night he didn't want to go back. My husband and I just wanted to grab him and run like hell to the airport. He's 2c now and when he visits home I...

write short notes everyday! Just write mundane stuff--weather, color of the sunrise etc--this might be wrong, but I've never told my DS-rising 2c-that "I'm proud of you for going USNA" for some reason I always felt that just put too much pressure on him. We did tell him during plebe summer to...

We didn't even know what a Service Academy was. Son decided summer of 10th grade--so we sent him to the sports summer camps at USNA--he was never interested in any of the others. After he did NASS there was no stopping him. I think it is VERY important that it is son/daughter's choice. We can...

Our son ('18) tried to hide his fears and uncertainties from us. We noticed tearing up at the airport. Now he willing admits he was TERRIFIED! He was worried he wasn't tough, enough, smart enough, or strong enough. He told us there were times he cried in his rack he was so uncertain about his...

Heard the class of 2020 will be shot gunned after plebe summer--not sure if that is true or not--so could mean companies will change after plebe summer.

For pictures join the academy alumni (I think that's what it is) they post tons of plebe summer pictures--have their own page you can find them on. Also there should be closed group for class of 2020 and USNA MID MOMS AND DADS. They are closed groups --you will have to show pictures of the...

Now the truly wild ride begins.

An hour before it even started last year people had staked out real estate--so get there early and set up chairs and blankets. We watched in shifts!

I have no answers to your question--but I recommend you research OCS programs as that is the route you will need to go. I'm sure folks in OCS programs would be able to answer all you questions and then some. Best of luck!