Recent content by jomass

Reading through the many very well qualified TWE's, it's impossible to say what gets one an appointment when so many are qualified, but don't beat yourself up. It's basically a hard lesson that life isn't always fair. Turn your pursuits in another direction for the time being, and think about...

How many during Plebe summer are in each company? In each Platoon?

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Lone Survivor Recommended reading re SEALS: Lone Survivor

Yes and No. (sorry, couldn't resist) :shake:. Check with the Dept chairman.

I should hope so. Honestly, can anyone defend why NAPS and other preps are even necessary? With upwards of 19,000 apps this year and over 17,400 apps last year, how can anyone logically select hundreds, maybe a few thousand, perfectly qualified and nominated apps and tell them no; yet take...

Been on both sides.... Our family has been on both sides of this, the rejection and the appointments, so I know how you feel, but in our case, persistence paid off. DD was 3Q'd and Nom in the spring of 2009, but couldn't get a needed medical waiver for her eyesight. And there were tears of...

Sadly, too many people want to be the first to post rumors and usually are distributing bad info like those above. The Herndon Climb IS taking placed and WILL be greased, on May 23rd. Those posting above way back in December, when I am certain no decision was even made yet....tsk tsk. IF you...

AF6872...please re-read my post. I didn't mention eye surgery BEFORE admission; I mentioned that I'd heard that the USNA will pay for eye surgery while you are there. (Whether it's LASIK, PRK, or some other one I don't know). That being the case...my point is why are people disqualified...

Question on vision waivers... Regarding medical waivers, can someone please explain the eyesight one? I have heard that the USNA will pay for Lasik surgery at some point during their 4 years. So if that's true, and the candidate has no interest in aviation to begin with, why are people...

Still hazy on how this works. Two questions: 1. For all those services (laundry, barber, cobbler, activities fees, yearbook and other service charges, etc) are these paid by each mid on a 'pay as you go' based on how much they use each service? Or is a flat amt deducted from every mid and...

Regarding the formal picture noted above, I don't know anything about this. Does the Academy take such a pic and is it available for purchase? What time of year do they do this and what are the prices like?

I would rate Thornton as "ok"; a C grade at best. Potential to be really good, except their user interface is about circa 1996 (which is dinosaur era for the internet). The searching capability is just awful. And the watermark stripes make it hard to see who's who (I understand the need to...

Tsk Tsk Tsk...have you no GUILT! :eek: LOL These guys and gals have been up at 5:30 am, six days a week for 6 weeks, and you can't go 1 day? You'll regret not seeing what PEP is all about. Sun rising over the Severn. Fresh air. Sea gulls squawking. And to hear them count...4sir, 5sir, 6sir...

BTW...PEP doesn't mean it's a "PEP Rally". If you go, just stand back and observe. No shout-outs, banners, signs, cheering, etc, etc. I'm sure they don't want distractions, which might have happened in years' past.