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USNA2020 - It sounds as if you need to pursue your dream of attending USNA, if it has been your dream all this time. If you don't, you will always wonder what you've missed - it will be hard to forgive yourself for not being true to yourself and taking that first step and accepting. At some...

tugboat, you said that a cadet will be presented with a computer before R Day. How is this done? My cadet will not be at the academy before R Day ---

on the phone I was told that we should send the email to the Recruiting Officer and Military Science Professor at the new school, to let them know - official document will arrive later

502-624-7371 is number for Cadet Command. Kathleen Barnes answered and is the ROTC Branch Chief.

usmacandidate2020 - there is something you should seriously consider when making your decision whether to accept ROTC at an ivy league school (or any school) vs. USMA. You want to make sure that the ROTC program at the school you are considering is strongly supported by the school's...

Thanks - does the service academy (USMA) have any issues with a plan B school, do you know?

The idea of a Plan B backup school is something that really concerns me. My DS accepted his appointment to WP two days after receiving his appointment offer in January. He is committed 1000% to attending WP. That said, what if something happens between now and R Day (injury while rowing...

Okay, thanks. It seems worth the deposit to the Plan B school to have that peace of mind ... does USMA have any issues with a cadet-to-be having a plan B school, does anyone know? My DS is 100% committed to WP -- the plan B would only be in case of injury, etc. before he gets there --

My DS has accepted his appointment to USMA. He also received a 4 yr. AROTC scholarship offer to a few schools. Would anyone advise that he accept the ROTC scholarship to one of the schools, as a Plan B? That would give him insurance against any injury, etc. that may DQ him from USMA in the...

My son just received a transfer of his 4 year scholarship award to a school that was not one of the 3 schools that he was awarded scholarships to. The school he now has a scholarship to was one of the 7 that he listed on his ROTC application, though.

My son also requested a transfer of his 4 year scholarship from one school (that he did not get in to) to another. He submitted his transfer request by email on April 3rd. A few weeks later I called Cadet Command to find out the status of the request. I left a message the first time, and kept...

To me the idea of a backup plan would also be for insurance for the two months between now and R Day. It would mean that for any type of injury or anything else that would be DQ to WP, he could still go to college next year. Is it common that there is a plan B school, especially if your...

Our local law enforcement agency (town) also said that they don't provide police reports for minors. My son had been 18 for 2 days when we visited them. They have a stamp that explains their policy, and also stated that my son had a clean record for the 2 days since his 18th birthday. Your...

Has anyone stayed at the Inn on the Hudson? If so, is it nice and not too far a drive to WP? We'd like to stay at the Thayer but for 2 rooms R-Day weekend (2 night minimum) it would cost about $1,500!

It was also Grandfather's 89th birthday that day :)