Recent content by Monikat

I have a plebe DD (actually as of yesterday, she is now a "pluk") Although I'm in favor of the bubble wrap approach, I could not stop my DD from doing athletic things before Beast; it's just so counter to who she is. That aside, Half Dome is not the kind of hike you'd break your ankle on...

I don't think they are blocking fathers per se--they are blocking everyone who is not a mom of a cadet. So to view the website, applicants have to answer questions about themselves and their cadet, which your wife at one point must have answered. There is also a book you can get on amazon that...

I'm a mom of a plebe and I'm seconding @CoffeeMama's West Point Mom's Facebook page recommendation. It was not "nuked" it is alive and well. I don't exactly know if you can get on there if you are a Dad, but the mods will assist you. I'd write an anonymous post. Many moms there have tons of...

My DD is a fit at USMA--she's happy, if that's possible for a plebe. She likes to ruck and be outdoors, and doesn't want a job where she is inside or sitting down. (Literally hates sitting in a chair--at this moment she's opted out of going to a movie with sister and friends to go for a night...

I haven't read the replies because I'm bookmarking this page and coming back with pen, paper, and highlighter. But my financial advisor told me this: One way to deal with it is if your cadet has a sibling (or siblings, but let's just go with one sibling for purposes of this example) 18K is...

My current plebe did USMA (SLE) and USNA (SASS, summer session) back-to-back. She had to reschedule her finals to get to SLE (take her finals a week early). There were significant differences in the two programs. My kid likes being outdoors getting muddy, so she decided Army was the better...

Mom of current plebe here. I want to echo Jetbill's comment about tons of stuff to do, so it's good to get ahead of it. I think, if you want to accept now, that the "getting ahead of the avalanche of stuff to do that is going to be coming down on you in three waves" is the persuasive argument...

My DD, who is now a plebe, got the following boots. And we got the recommendation from a mom on this website whose DD also got these boots. So hopefully they will be on the list this year: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09Q4QHS2K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Re low...

This is great news!

My DD is a plebe now and she said during SLE, kids were throwing up all over the place. So...oddly, if you know that you may throw up, and are okay with it, and know that it's a common thing and you won't be disqualified for it, that might help you psychologically.

Can we back up a minute..."Cadet out of beast" are you saying 1) you are done, have your phone back and can answer questions, or are you saying 2) you got sent home for injury or did not pass something, so you are "out of" beast? If No. 1 is the case, congrats and looking forward to seeing...

DD would like to join, her username is nataliaj#3787

Thank you! I'm printing your thoughts out to show my DD, who is enthusiastic and a positive can-do person... but a bit shy on the "talking to adults" aspect (she finds a workaround, which is great for developing independence, but not great for getting a mentor!) So this will help! Best wishes...

What does "second detail" mean? thank you!

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