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As a NASS detailer from last summer, I can say that we definitely appreciate those who put out the extra effort all the time. I personally think there's nothing wrong with being bothered by others being lazy and not taking advantage of the great opportunity to learn and strut their stuff (we...

You'll want to give them the contact info for your academic advisor or someone else who has access to all of your school records. I'm not entirely sure what information they provide; I'd guess they give school information like how it ranks in the county/state, the graduation rate, and average...

My parents mailed my my guitar at the end of plebe summer -- the detailers all make a huge deal about me receiving such a large package and made sure that there wasn't any contraband or anything packed inside of it.

There's a piano in Smoke Hall, one in Mitscher, and one in Mahan. Midshipmen are allowed to play them whenever they want, and it's actually surprising to see how many talented pianists we have here. There's always somebody playing while walking into King Hall (the cafeteria) through Smoke Hall...

Now a question to Memphis and Mongo -- to what extent, if any, did you ever end up using Russian in your military careers? I'm really enjoying the language and plan on going to the Ukraine next summer for language immersion, but I'm not really sure how much I'll ever use it after leaving here...

This is true. And yes, you can take Russian or any other language with any major. I'm majoring in mechanical engineering and minoring in Russian. However, some overloading may be necessary -- I had 18 credits first semester plebe year and 19 second semester, and am scheduled for 22 credits for...

1) It can be taken plebe year. 2) It's the same as any other language -- you'll go as far as you want with it. If you just want to make passing grades, then you'll never become proficient, and on the flip side, you can take advantages of opportunities abroad to practice speaking and become...

You can video chat during the ac year, but skype specifically is not allowed. It doesn't really make any sense because oovoo, google chat, AIM, and every other video chat client is allowed, but for some reason that's how it is.

I would say that Nevada is of average difficulty in terms of getting an appointment. It's definitely more competitive for USAFA due to Nellis AFB in the south, but I managed to get all three appointments for USNA even when I thought that I had done poorly in one interview. Long story short: if...

I would have been there (my roommate and I are on the team) but unfortunately didn't have enough money to pay for the registration and tournament fee. I know they won at least two of their four matches today (and lost one), but I don't know how their final match went; I've messaged a couple of...

We were all issued desktops and netbooks. The desktops are actually high quality and I've never really had a problem with them. The few instances where I had trouble was when I had to deal with all of the USNA network/security/updating software that was preloaded onto it by the IT department...

To go along with what Hurricane said, our PMO just recently told us at a formation that firsties who fail the upcoming PRT will be recommended for separation - and that's neither an academic or honor-related problem. There have been multiple times where the Dant has specifically told the...

As far as I know, plebe summer detailers and any mids staying in Bancroft over the summer for summer school or other programs will continue wearing khakis as they have in the past.

Oops, yes I meant Monday at 1800. Entirely used to two day weekends.

The Brigade Commander said as follows during noon meal announcements a week or two ago: 1) the game is mandatory for 4/c and 3/c class midshipmen, but they all get overnights that Saturday night and Sunday night, and have to be back on Sunday at 1800 2) the game is not mandatory for 1/c and 2/c...