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Does anyone happen to know what the Cost of Education is for USCGA? I would like to take the money out of my daughter's 529 plan and not have to pay the 10% tax on the distribution. I found a similar thread that has the expenses for USAFA...

DS applied Jan 31, received e-mail of acceptance on Feb 4th, received letter in the mail on Feb 7th.

It is good to know that we can expect a letter in the mail with more information! I also realize that it may be longer than 5 days since they are moving offices. I will be patient.

Same here. DS received a brief e-mail saying he was selected and that they were moving offices. No information was included on what session he was selected for or where to send the money, etc. I'm hoping the e-mail wasn't a mistake. Here is the complete e-mail: "Hello and...

I graduated from USAFA, but my daughter is currently a freshman at USCGA. So I am sort of unbias. USAFA is bigger and has more options (majors & careers). USAFA is stronger academically. I think the freshman year is much easier at USCGA, once academics start. For instance, freshman...

My DD had a $1K scholarship that she applied to her expenses (books, uniforms). Each scholarship is a little different (some have stipulations, etc). It also depends on who the check is made out to. Call the academy. I found them helpful.

Recruited athlete Whenever people pick on recruited athletes, I take it very, very personally. I was a recruited athlete to a service academy 20+ years ago. My stats: 420 SAT reading but a 800 SAT math. I participated in my sport all 4 years at the academy, was a team captain my senior year...

Where can we find photos from R-day and Swab summer? Just wondering if there is a website that I may be unaware of that I should be monitoring. Thanks...

Col Elton's previous assignment was at Hurlburt Field which is AFSOC headquarters. I believe this command has had a similar policy for the last few years of not wearing a flight suit unless performing actual flight duties. So his new policy at Cannon (an AFSOC base) would be more aligned with...

So how do they get to Halifax or the other ports? Bus or plane or train?

If something were to happen, I would advice her to talk to a chaplain, even if she isn't religious. The chaplains are really the only ones that have complete confidentiality. Besides counseling or just listening to her, they also understand the system and can advise her. Furthermore, she...

On the schedule is a Fall and Spring BOT. What is this?

This year, Parent's Weekend is Oct 5-7 and Columbus Day is Oct 8th. Will the parents be able to spend any time with their child on Columbus Day?

scanner, scanner, scanner! That is what I remember from our last claim. As they try to make the claims process more electronic, I found it took more time scanning all the inventories, receipts, travel orders, etc. I don't know how many electronics you were going to take with you, but I...