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    Pictures

    I agree with those who say to wear the suit. Shorts and a t-shirt? Come on, have some class. You are not just going to college, like your classmates. You are going to West Point and USAFA and will be officers in the best army and air force on the face of the earth! Just be careful what you say...
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    Principal Nom- Wait List

    Good point. As I mentioned on another thread a while back, our MOC (who has been in office forever) told us right to our faces that, if he didn't have a committee to screen applicants, he would only nominate candidates of a certain minority race!
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    Summer Seminar

    Because NASS is a recruiting tool for USNA, candidates from under-represented areas have an advantage when applying. Don't be discouraged. Plenty of those who didn't get to go to NASS were ultimately accepted to the academy. If your application is strong enough, you will be assigned a candidate...
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    Principal Nom- Wait List

    Have any of the BGOs on this forum commented on this situation? I would be interested to see what they have to say.
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    Principal Nom- Wait List

    I certainly hope the situation is rectified. What a bummer, getting a principal nom, being sure you will receive an appointment, and then being wait listed! It seems like somebody messed up somewhere along the line. Good luck to those in this situation! We are pulling for you!
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    Principal Nom- Wait List

    I wonder if the MOCs who designated principal nominees that were wait listed had someone else from their slate admitted instead of the principal, or if no one from the list got an appointment. Do any of the known principals have any info on this?
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    Permit to Report

    Sorry. Didn't mean to stress anybody out. We were actually trying to encourage those with early report times.
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    Permit to Report

    I agree, an earlier report time is better. My DS didn't report until 0900. The whole day was very rushed for him. I don't think he had much time to eat, and very little time to get settled in to his room. It was also very rushed for us. Looking back, I wish we had gone to the yard the day before...
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    USNA Wait List–Information?

    I wonder if this EAP story is really true. Would a BGO know about it? And considering the bit about the Senators "redistricting", the whole thing sounds like BS to me.
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    Still in the game

    Spark, I hope you didn't think that I was making such an assumption in my post. There are many, many fine athletes who are outstanding scholars and well-rounded people. My comment was regarding the principal nominees who should have received appointments but were wait listed instead. One...
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    Still in the game

    It was always my understanding that an LOA does not trump a principal nom. For that reason, an MOC could name a principal and put the LOA recipient lower on the list, thus making it possible for both candidates to be appointed. I suppose that there would be some shuffling around as to where the...
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    Joining CAP at 16?

    I don't know about CAP, but in Sea Cadets, the only people you call "Sir or Ma'am" are (adult) officers. Petty officers and the like are called "Petty Officer, LPO, MAA, etc." At least that's the way it's done here.
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    summer assignments for 2014 summer

    ...just wondering if it was an option for those who may not have the money to travel home (or wherever). I'd hate to see a homeless midshipman panhandling in the streets of Annapolis during his/her leave.:eek:
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    summer assignments for 2014 summer

    So my mid, whom I can no longer claim as a dependent, still needs my financial support because he will be booted out of Mother B for a month and will need to travel and live some place during that time. HE certainly doesn't make enough to pay for all these flights every time they are on leave...
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    summer assignments for 2014 summer

    Wait, what? Doesn't the Navy pay for travel to/from assignments? And they book their own flights?
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