Recent content by Jephson

We're executing a military move to Hawaii in a couple of months, and Hawaii happens to be the only state that doesn't participate in Boys State. Here in Maryland, my oldest DS (and P2B) absolutely loved his time at Boys State, and I'd like to give my rising junior DS a chance to do it next...

As a Civil Engineer Corps officer, we practice engineering/project management straight out of college, whether it be with civilian contractors or Navy Seabees. Very rarely would we ever design anything. We manage some cutting edge projects, but as with other Naval officers, our emphasis is on...

My son mentioned that he was interested in the Naval Academy out of the blue at dinner Christmas of his junior year after a midshipman came to speak at a high school assembly. Hadn't even mentioned it before then (full disclosure: I'm a Naval officer myself, but prior to then he had just...

I'm active duty and have the option to swear in my PTB. From the looks of it, the ceremony appears to be a cattle call with a whole bunch of folks doing it at the same time. I've heard it takes away from what little down time you have to spend with your PTB, not to mention wearing whites all...

DS just received an appointment for the Class of 2022 after being rejected for NASS. I've talked to some Academy grads who were picked up for NASS and some who weren't. Doesn't appear to be a true indicator of competitiveness for an appointment.