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My daughter is a current 2/c and wants to leave her options open for flight school. She just had a PRK evaluation about an hour ago. She stated that as a 2/c she must have the procedure done fairly soon to be able to apply. She understands that even with vision correction she might not be...

Class of 2011 assignments It would be great if other opportunities open for 2011. My DD (as a 3/c) was assigned to a 378 all summer and is looking forward to other assignments. Could her summer experience be counted toward 378 experience even though she hasn't graduated yet?

Yes...Shopping at the Academy Hubby proudly wears his blue Hawaiin shirt with the Coast Guard boats on it. Just the opposite for the cadets-- Our 3/c came home for her summer break and we went clothes shopping. She saw an adorable tank top with anchors on it. As she was shopping, she kept...

Buzz--it's me. I posted the picnic info because I think you left the date off!! see you later!

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Great Lakes Parents Association Picnic The Great Lakes Parents Association picnic is this Saturday, June 12 at 12 noon. New swabs and parents please join us. PLACE: US Coast Guard Station Michigan City, Indiana 10 On the Lake Michigan City, IN...

After sending in Acceptance Letter Yes, we remember all those errands (dentist, shots, passport) after our daughter sent in her acceptance letter last April. We scheduled the appointment to have her wisdom teeth out the first week of June (right after high school graduation, but enough time to...

Climing the masts during swab summer All of the swabs will have an opportunity to climb the masts aboard the Eagle. If your son or daughter wears contacts, there is a good chance he or she will wear glasses during swab summer and on the Eagle as there is really no time for contacts. Our...

Last year our daughter received a reply on December 22 I believe. We did recieve a letter a few weeks earlier stating that she would be notified by December 24 about an appointment. It seemed as though the whole admissions process is very organized and we were acutually surprised when she...

Typical application and LOA Our daughter is a fourth class cadet at the Academy. Last year she just used the standard application deadlines and completed her application by the end of October. She also applied to other schools as one does not know what the future holds. As soon as the CGA...

Just a question for the CGA staff representatives... Our daughter will be on the last phase of the Eagle (Portsmouth to New London). It would be great to see her after her experience onboard like so many other parents enjoy. At Portsmouth she will just be starting the journey so it would not...