Recent content by Dr. Strange Love

. Our DD finished the Spring semester of 2020 in “lockdown” at NAPS … then headed for Plebe summer 2020 (Class of 2024) wearing a mask …. It’s all bitter sweet … I’m crying tears of Joy right now. .

. Yep … Newport only has two seasons … Summer & Winter … .

. That’s right … lead’m by the horns and grab’m by the ba… .

. I think these two quotes from Robert Frost might be appropriate here considering the confidence and trust we are placing on each and every Midshipmen here on the Yard … and after they commission and leave the Yard: “Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your...

. I will assume that your DS will get to chose his 1st, 2nd, 3rd … choices from the “RL” list … not from the UL list … during the Service Selection phase as a 1/C But he may not get his preferred choice later in the selection sorting/assignment process … and if he is selected for Marine Ground...

. Well … if your DS/DD can do this … an appointment is assured … .

. You’re trespassing … get off my Yard!! .

. So, your Narrative has included some really suspect broad brush statements as in the above ^^^ …. Either you can provide us a link to the Study, or you can do one yourself, as in: 1. Create the Hypothesis 2. Detail your study Categorical features 3. Detail what your “Expectations” (Counts)...

. Yep … and this thread is Anchored in the Naval Academy Fan Section !!! Please take the service at any cost Narrative to some wider vehicle …. It doesn’t belong in the Academy Fan section. .

. Give these kids & mostly naive parents a break …. It’s not your right to discount how they choose to apply to SAs and ROTC based on your beliefs and your methods, and however you steer your kid. Some folks will only drive a Ford, others will only drive a Chevy … Our daughter has played...

. Give me some studies. Give me real numbers. Where is your Narrative going from here? .

. Are you sure that it’s love? …. $$$ .

. This ^^^ is why we’re here …. We all know and continue to him-haw about the commissioning path and how it doesn’t matter …. But these SAs have their mystique and time honored tradition, and they are so much more than College-U …. The SAs are Square Pegs, and we like it that way. So in this...

. Your DS will know where his future should be if you set him up in the Annapolis area during May 17th - 25th, 2024, the United States Naval Academy Commissioning Week. — GO NAVY* Beat Army — .

. The Academy can be brutal. The extra year at NAPS will toughen you up — academically, physically, and mentally. NAVY* is giving you more time to develop. This is a very positive thing. .