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USAA offers some of the best insurance rates I have seen for your male drivers - especially those with a ticket or two. They prefer the car to be titled in the insured's name so it may be easy just to tranfer title

For boys, an electric razor is a godsend when you have so limited time to get ready. If I remember right, it was that and compression shorts (which were initally taken away, but returned a couple of days later) and a little cash that was all that was in my DS' backpack. He also had a folder...

Unless your DS or DD really objects, I recommend going to I-day if possible. It gives you a glimpse into what they are experiencing, and if you have not visited the Academy, a chance to see where they will be. Also the Swearing In ceremony that takes place the next morning is one of my most...

Just to clarify, the application process for a family to sponsor their own cadet is pretty easy; the application process to sponsor non family members is where the letters of recommendation etc are requried. However, sometime during that C4 year. we became the "defacto" sponsor to many of...

Everything (except car dealerships and Chick Filet) will be open on Sunday. Happy Shopping!

USAA has great auto insurance rates as well; saved my DS over $500 a year from previsous carrier. Also they waive the fee for under 25 to rent a car, which has come in handy on more than one occassion

Just FYI Way back in 2008 when my DS was a C4C, it was strongly recommended that he keep a separate account (gmail, comcast, aol, or whatever) for personal mail - the cadets get a TON on squadron and school related email on their official account, and this was a good way to help avoid...

Black Forest Fire 25 miles to the north, we are smelling the smoke (and it is strong) and visitbilty is very limited. All outside rec activities have been canceled, and our county farigrounds is overflowing with evacuated animals

I did order them because I knew I would never get my kiddo to stand in parade dress for a photographer of my choosing etc. They are the same over priced Prestige portraits as usual, but I was lucky and they got some really good shots, so I am not complaining. I ordered extra wallet photos and...

I remember from my DS's experience that the weight loss was not because they were not getting enough to eat at meal time, but because in his pre USAFA life he was a "grazer" and was use to eating 5 - 6 times a day. He would frequently be at the fridge within a couple of hours after a meal when...

I have been to both the march out and the march back... in fact, because Ilive locally, I went both times when my cadet was a Doolie and again both times when he was serving as a Squad Commander and leading his group on the march. I think the B-52 is the best place to view the march out -...

My recent graduate - who I would definately NOT classify as overly sentimental in most casts - also kept all the letters and cards that were sent to him during basic... At graduation this year we had a great time re- reading everything. We made a large picture /memento collage with important...

Just FYI... No watches are permitted during BCT... so not as much need to worry about toughness for that aspect....

Went to USAFA on Friday to watch the class of 2012 "take the hill" during their last noon formation.... quite impressive.... on que, all 1000+ of them broke formation and ran to the top of the hill on the T-zo, whooping and hollering away! Also saw several firsties take the plunge in to the...

Obviously whether to go to I day or not is a personal decision. We live within an hour of the Academy, so there no question that we would be driving our son down to USAFA...In our case I think it worked out well.... We took all our clues as to how things went that morning from him... He was an...