Recent content by Kangaroo

Oh, and Congrats on that!!

USNA sent a copy of LOA to our MOCs.

While changing into PT gear in the hotel, I noticed my DS was hanging/clipping his pants upside down rather than folding them over the coat hanger. I asked him if he got tired of having to keep his uniform so perfect. And he said, "No, I love this uniform. When we tried it on the day before the...

Can they use Yard Card at the Navy Exchange?

In the meantime, you can also go to the websites for your MOC to find out their process/requirements. My DS had to write 8 essays for one of the Senators, 4 for another Senator and 1 for the Congressman. That took him forever! Even though my son is a really good writer, the essays were the only...

Is the mid # the same as alpha #?

My DS asked for a massage (never had one before) and a cream cheese Danish. He said not to bring the Wii and his Mac book Air as planned.

My DS is one of few that didn't play sports and got an appointment. Well, he was in karate from 6th to 9th grade, but stopped in Dec of freshman year after earning a blue belt. I'm not even sure he put that on his resume. He was a leader in many other "team" activities though, and maxed a few...

Sorry, I was trying to add on to HurryupandWait's answer to Firefox1 in post #19, but I didn't do it correctly.

My DS applied for NROTC scholarship in May last year, as soon as it opened, got notified in Sept, got USNA appointment in Dec, turned down NROTC in Feb.

I don't know if any of you have the USAA app, but if you do, they have this nifty little military pay calculator given branch of service, rank, number of years, and location. On the home page, scroll down to Military Life, then Joining the Military, then Find Out How Much You Could Earn In The...

Thanks for the help. I think I get it now. We don't want the scholarships to merely cover the amount of the Ace loan, we want them to cover all the expenses. And the expenses amount to around $17K.

Hmm I don't know the answer to your question, but if she hasn't been vaccinated due to religious views, I'm curious to know if her religious views would prevent her from killing someone if necessary to defend our country.

Why apply for so many scholarships? If the ACE loan is $5K, wouldn't my DS only need $5K in scholarships since any amount over that would have to be returned?

Welcome to the forum. My DS got in from San Antonio Central Catholic TX-20, and he knows of another (friend of a friend) from O'Connor HS that got in, but not sure if he's from TX-20, 21 or 23. Good luck.