I'm not even a Naval Academy parent (USCGA All Day ;) but I have been silently rooting for you and hoping you and your fellow plebes were able to dig deep and push through! Very proud, and thank you so much for following up!!
I don't have the link but highly encourage you to join Facebook just for the parent communication. It is basically the only reason I am on FB right now! The groups are very active and so so soooo helpful!
No, this is something I wasn't aware of either and had planned on seeing him that week. But they are so busy and do not typically have any liberty that week.
This is when all cadets are brought back to the campus after summer break (cap) and winter break (map) and set up their new rooms, figure out their classes, meet with their advisors etc.
A couple of people have called. The most official answer anyone has gotten was a security supervisor confirming that Real IDs will not be required for R-day this year.
It feels as if the website is definitely not as clear and direct as USNA's website (thanks for the comparison Capt. MJ!). From the FB conversation/thread, it seems as if it is still not being enforced as of yet and a regular driver's license will suffice.
We chose to fly our son home last year for Thanksgiving. I learned from someone on here (or the facebook page) to always buy one way refundable/changeable tickets (Southwest is great with this!). I originally bought Wednesday tickets but then was able to change them to Tuesday afternoon once he...
Yes! Absolutely! That's one of the biggest takeaways that I have had since being on this forum. All of the Academies are truly looking at the whole class and the whole individual. They are creating a balanced class and at the end of the day that may look different every year but they are...