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    Best place to stay overnight for different events?

    R Day(July) - We stayed Fri night at West Point Motel (decent, but outside hallways and the breakfast is worthless) Saturday night and then Holiday Inn Express in Ft Montgomery (much nicer, but a little further, good breakfast) on Sunday night. We originally were going to just spend Sun night...
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    LOA and nomination

    Absolutely continue to pursue the other noms. At a minimum, it will be good experience for her in a pressure interview.
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    Purchasing Boots On-Post

    Find contact information for the post exchange at https://www.shopmyexchange.com/ Give them a call and they should tell you that you need to provide id, acceptance letter and boot letter to access the base (might be a specific gate you need to got to) and shop at the exchange. You could also...
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    Sport Recruiting help

    The term recruited can be used loosely. Below is my unofficial assessment of WP sports recruiting in increasing order of what I consider being recruited: 1. E-mail/phone call with a coach 2. Attend sports camp at WP 3. Request from coach for game film (not applicable for all sports) 4. WP coach...
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    Pro Tips from 2020 Plebe

    Thanks for the taking the time to post Spongebub! What would you recommend for a pack list for R-day? I've heard extra socks and athletic underwear, leatherman, blister care. You mentioned flashlight with a red lens and glow tape. Anything else?
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    Passport renewal

    DS's passport expires shortly before R-day. I assume we renew it for 10 years, but before we spent the $$, wanted to check to see if I'm missing anything. Do cadets get a military passport? Is there such a thing?
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    When is A-day and PPW?

    I found this blogger helpful. There's about a half dozen blog entries re: West Point http://www.mybilingualproductions.com/2015/03/10-things-i-wish-i-had-known-my-first-year-as-a-west-point-parent-reception-day-r-day/
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    R Day 2017

    Not many hotel rooms available for these dates unless you go to Fishkill. A few VRBO and AirBnB, but quite pricey.
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    R Day 2017

    I believe A day starts August 19, not July unless they're going easy on the cadet candidates this year
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    USMA 2021 Appointment Thread

    ^I assume USMA notified the MOC once approved.
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    My Yearly Rant.....

    25th for us this year as well. We took a divide and conquer approach. DW does things she is good at / requires to be done a certain way, and I do things that fit my skill set. Not always stereotypically gender tasks. She dusts, I vacuum. I used to offer to fold the towels, but I wasn't...
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    Deepwater Horizon movie

    Decent movie, but typically over-dramatized
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    MI Noms

    Not sure if all have seen the press release from Stabenow ... http://www.stabenow.senate.gov/news/senator-stabenow-nominates-45-michigan-students-to-military-academies
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    USMA 2021 Appointment Thread

    Around January 10, DS received a call from nominating Congressman informing him that he would be receiving his appointment packet in the mail in a few days. It arrived Jan 14 (letter, certificate). I assume USMA notified the SA once approved.
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    USMA 2021 Appointment Thread

    1. WestPointRudy / DD / LOA / Appt. Dec 28, 2016 / Accepted / MN - 03 / Congressional Nomination 2. SBBM9901 / DS / LOA / Appt. October 24, 2016 / Accepted / FL / Congressional Nomination 3. ebbinns / DS / LOA / Appt. January 14, 2017 / Accepted / MI - 02 / Congressional Nomination
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