Recent content by chickwebb

I'm a parent of a '17 Mid. I found something called the "Midshipman Stipend and Annual Budget Book" online. It is very informative and helpful. I'd post a link here, but I don't have enough posts to be able to do that yet. So, Google is your friend! :rolleyes: Obviously, the details will...

For the record, over the past weekend the Pentagon determined that USNA civilian employees (most, if not all) "contribute to the morale, well-being, capabilities and readiness of service members," are therefore essential, and could be brought back to work per language in the "Pay The Military...

Yes, I suppose. But the signal-to-noise ratio on these interwebz is high enough without my adding to it. Memphis, thanks very much for your response, BTW - I tried to send you a PM, but... With regards to "Bobby" and the restaurant scene in "Five Easy Pieces", I believe that he got thrown...

This appears to be the "official" info and looks to be very helpful. My DS is USNA '17 and I would have found this to be most helpful when he was pursuing his nomination. Congressional Nominations to U.S. Service Academies: An Overview and Resources for Outreach and Management -...

Memphis9489, tried to PM you to take you up on your offer, but I don't have enough posts! :rolleyes: Can you PM me with info on avoiding the draft so that I can share that with DS? Thanks.

:shake: Yeah, this. The level of pain you have to endure - muscles, joints, backs, lungs - in order to do this well and perform at a high level is astounding. I feel sorry for any walk-on that thinks rowing is anything other than continual, self-inflicted agony. If my DS (Class of '17) had...