Recent content by FutureAcademyDad?

Mimic this as far as non-military courses are concerned: https://www.usna.edu/Academics/Majors-and-Courses/Course-Requirements-Plebe.php

And you'll have a built-in underclass to pin your shoulder boards and he'll receive a silver dollar when you commission. Good deal on both sides.

You might want to follow your own advice...

I'm guessing that the wrestler never got in the pool with the water polo player. It all depends on the environment in which you're competing.

LOL, so they should only prioritize wrestlers over any other sport? There are a total of 9 athletes on the Squash team. That is a statistically insignificant number compared to the population of the Yard. I really don't even know what the heck you're trying to say. But I do know that the number...

Total roster across all varsity sports for 2023-24 was roughly 1350, not discounting dual sport athletes. So approximately 30%.

Call it North Charleston, SC.

@Heatherg21 DD1 had many of the same issues last year. Didn't get her orders finalized until a week or two after commissioning. She was fortunate that she was able to coordinate with prior year Bowman scholars and arrange for taking over a shared house in Monterey at a ridiculously good price...

I agree that to a great extent, it is the Regiment that has to effect positive change in the Academy culture. Leadership can institute rules all day long, but the Cadets have to live them. Agree also that I have been vastly more comfortable with my DDs living at the academies than I would have...

Lol, as soon as I read the words, the guitar solo started playing in my head. :band:

DD1 went to NASS and AFASS and received offers of appointment to both Academies. But, she did not attend AIM or SLE and also received offers of appointment to both Academies Shouldn't she have been turned down by USCGA and USMA? The reason that you see a correlation between attendees and...

USMA men's team was ranked 39 in the country. USNA was ranked 36. You have to be an elite swimmer to make either team. Same for both women's teams. Just being a club swimmer isn't going to cut it. You need to be at least Futures level, if not Junior National. DD1 was a California state...

I think you need to add humility to that list.

If anything, you can blame the MOCs that didn't give a nomination. If USNA is trying to find a place for a candidate, the fact that the MOCs turned down the candidate makes it incredibly harder for the Admissions staff to work that application into the mix. It is a positive commentary on the...

Just stop. The snarky posts do not belong in this thread. As others have said, we realize that you are hurt that your DC didn't receive an appointment offer to USNA. However, it is somewhat classless to continue to post anti-USNA comments in what is, after all, a USNA appointment-waiting...