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    Roller coaster I: Get You (The Parents) Through Plebe Year - Class of ‘27 🎢

    Multiple name tags can mean multiple things and varies from company to company. Same with multiple covers. Don't read to much into the wrist bands - they disappear after plebe summer. enjoy the Waldo hunting! Have a great call today!
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    Summer Training Changed Again

    Don't read too much into it. It happens.
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    Being the Best Plebe/Leader/Teammate During Plebe Summer

    You want to be the best plebe? Remember and follow the honor code and remind others to remember it and follow it too. Carry that through your time with the Navy/Marine Corp and life. Plain and simple.
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    Best credit cards?

    AMEX was suspended for about two years @thateuropalegendlad but last year reinstated for SA Mids/Cadets. My DS has one and has been quite happy with the perks.
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    All Academy Ball

    NYC/LI had their AAB last week - huge success 188 people. I saw Western PA and maybe Arizona had a casino night portion - would love to see/hear more details.
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    Class of 2024 “Class Rings” pre-order?

    There are many combinations - from the crazy expensive to the very affordable. For some it's the ring of a lifetime and for others it may never come back out of the box after commissioning. Lots of chatter in FB world right now about the ring and what is right and what is wrong. Truth is - it's...
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    Army Navy - Pre-Covid - What to Expect???

    GRAZI!!!! Perfect! Thank you!!! Who runs up the stairs - the football players or do Mids leave early to do this?
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    Army Navy - Pre-Covid - What to Expect???

    Ha Ha! I wish! Mid has one set of plans - and they don't include me - which means I have another set of plans. All good! I respect the desire to do the friend thing and not the mom/dad thing!
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    Army Navy - Pre-Covid - What to Expect???

    I read here, there, and everywhere that there were festivities prior to the Army Navy game pre-covid. 2024 parent here - first game was in West Point (blah blah blah) and last year was in the Meadowlands, but it seems the return to Philly might mean a possible return to Pre-Covid times? What is...
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    Can I change the information on a complete Application?

    I am having a hard time understanding this mistake. A change in courses is one thing and is valid to request a modification, but how do you accidentally select SAT with Accommodations? I hope you can change it - but let this be a lesson to you - don't be in such a rush to hit submit. Final is final.
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    High school buddy at plebe summer...questions on appropriateness in letters

    Just when you thought you saw it all along came this question. I really hope the Plebe outgrows these "friends". He would be better off!
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    essay review

    Ha! Sometimes takes me two or three days to write an email! I concur with the "let it marinate" approach!
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    Care package “any plebe”

    @OldRetSWO your comment made me cry! But I am so happy for these young men and women that they stuck to it and lifted themselves up by themselves. Hats off to them. :groupwave:
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    Care package “any plebe”

    They have their sea bags - and those bags hold a lot of stuff - but I will defer to the other here to weigh in on garbage bags.
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    Care package “any plebe”

    You can! I have in the past. I actually got a letter back once - which was cool and unexpected.
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