Recent content by Fergsonfire

All, It has been quite sometime since I have been back to these boards, but I come to ask you help. I have a photo that has the chance of becoming published in ESPN the Magazine of our football team and the pride in our country. If any of you can go and vote for the photo and/or send it around...

Please keep voting and passing this along. Given the number of views here there should be quite a few votes, but only 134 showing up. Any help will be greatly appreciated. The Academy can really use some positive press these days.

Thanks Jamz! Already at 118, I can use everyones help with this so please keep voting!

Already up to at 90 votes! Let's push it all the way through to the top. Please spread this to anyone you know.

Thank you everyone who is voting. Please do not hesitate to send it out to everyone you know as well. I definitely agree that this sheds a very positive light on the academies. Plus, lets be honest, who wouldn't want to win a photo contest. Anyways I really appreciate all of the support and I...

Hey everyone, the site is back up. Any and all help is appreciated!

Apparently there has been so much traffic that it has temporarily crashed the contest website! I appreciate all the help. I will repost when I know it is working again

This is the photo in the running. Any help is appreciated.

All, It has been quite sometime since I have been back to these boards, but I come to ask you help. I have a photo that has the chance of becoming published in ESPN the Magazine of our football team and the pride in our country. If any of you can go and vote for the photo and/or send it...

While I see that many have looked at the changes being made to the Academy I may also remind everyone that changes are not smooth. Some of the new blood that has been brought in to implement these changes, the low level officers such as LTs, seem to not have an understanding of what the overall...

Pride Does Run Deep! Glad to see a fellow submariner, albeit from a time well before mine. I was a nuke and am now 2010 so its all possible. Going back to the pig boats if I can. 3 years and 2 deployments will keep ya interested.

Submarines are not a very popular choice because once you get here everyone is very "motivated", god I hate that word. Everyone wants to go marines or pilot or SEALs so that they can go beat up the enemy. However subs are a wonderful career and definitely where the money is. Having been an...

Apply for everything!!! I had a Presidential Nom from my father, Retired Captain of 26 years and a 72 grad. I also had a SecNav Nom, they will figure out which nomination you are actually going to use once you get there.

If he wants it do college and then reapply. I applied 5 times before I was finally accepted. If this if what you really want, put in the effort.

Ship his unit and give him orders to go with it, then in 30 days when he is not there shoot him for being a deserter. Problem solved, remember this is a time of war and deserters can be shot.