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Also know that every detailer is working harder and longer than any plebe during PS and that they are constantly being evaluated and (if necessary) corrected by their detailer peers, CoC, and supervising officers. For the detailers, it is the single most important job they will have at USNA.

If you have any decent kind of grades in college (especially math and physics), you probably have an excellent chance of selecting subs. My DS went subs out of USNA with a history major and was allowed to early select (March of 2/C year). The most important factors (as a non-engineer major)...

I bet they’re giving everyone at Goose Creek the day off. Kidding.

Going Subs? Zyns.

Do you have grads from the three military SA’s who know you and your proclivities that could help you decide? What’s the best fit for YOU in terms of SA and post SA? My DS was fortunate to have my cousin’s husband as a sounding board when beginning the application process (I have no military...

I thought it still is. (Or am I dense?).

Across multiple congresspersons for our district, neither the nominees nor those receiving appointments are made public. Our senators no longer make nominees or appointees public either. Is this public information? Seems like it is. I have no idea why this is the practice. Also, our MOC and...

Be aware that EVERYONE wants to get their DBIDS card on the morning of I-Day. It takes a few minutes (fingerprinting and photo) and you will need either a Real ID drivers license or a passport. I-Day may not be a great day to try and get this. The day before or some other day would be a...

You can definitely Uber from BWI and probably not need a car - but a car does add some flexibility. Because we have a family place to stay in NW DC, we often flew into Reagan but I would not recommend Reagan as a place to Uber to Annapolis from. During rush hour, figure 2 hours from Reagan...

My son wrested at 152 and got his butt kicked by a female wrestler at a tournament in high school. Female wrestlers are tough!

Just my opinion. I recommend not going too early to the Annapolis-DC area before I-Day. I don’t care how confident your soon-to-be USNavy officer in training, it’s going to be a mental challenge-and also for you (maybe not their siblings so much). The time for DC site-seeing is PPW, not I-Day...

Taking mids out to dinner whom you’ve never met during plebe year is a great experience.

Hah! The first 3 months, he claimed power school was ridiculously easy (compared to the hype) and he didn’t have to put in any extra study time. Then…EE and there was a quick reevaluation of nights and weekends. He confirms it comes at you so fast and “drinking from a firehose” is spot on.

I think he received excellent advice. Diffy-Q, according to my history major son, now at Nuc power school, was advised to take Diffy-Q to make it more likely he could choose Subs, even if, as a youngster who validated Calc1&2 he had no intention of going subs. They suggested to keep his options...

This is a big reason my DS is now a USNA grad. In his case, it was seeing a USAFA award at a senior night when he was 12. It started the discussion in the car on the way home.