Recent content by mysonusna06

There is also a series written about 1910, Dave Darrin (sp?) at the Academy...four books cover the four years at USNA, then series continues through his career. Fiction...very dated for reading, but an interesting look at life at the academy in that period. We bought the series on Ebay.

parents clubs please forgive me if this has already been said, but the parents of those accepted to USNA have clubs throughout the country, and they support each other very well. Look for a parent's club in your city/or state and go to them for experiences, advice, comraderie, etc. Very...

Men of Annapolis Sorry, but we can never get that series. The only copies that exist are at the Nimitz Library at the Academy (for library viewing by mids only - no duplication) and the originals are at the University of Wisconsin or some U. in that general area (they made copy available to...

Just a note to all the parents of mids and cadets - if at all possible, get to at least one Army Navy game in December. It is cold, it is not necessarily cheap or easy, but it is something that you will remember for the rest of your life...and whichever you root for, you will feel sympanthy for...

response Ah, but think of all the money you've saved on tuition, room and board and living expenses!!!! For all that we spent visiting the gift shops and ebay, we still got off cheap. You might want to start saving up now for the sword at graduation...they don't come cheap either.

fear of the academies When there is a violation at the service academies, it makes headlines because it is rare (not that there isn't a bit of the male chauvenism there - as might be expected given their histories), but the number of incidents per student as compared to any private or state...

My son graduated from the Naval Academy in '06 and the entire 4 years was as much an adventure for his parents as for him (though not as grueling for us of course). During that time we got hooked on USNA stuff on EBay and collected a set of Wedgeware dinner ware, first issued in the 1930s then...