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Don't Give Up the Ship reacted to Sealion II's post in the thread Investing while at the Academy with
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Your mother is kind. My DD did the same, but I don't reimburse her. :) -
Hey all you incoming plebes! I am so excited for y’all (and so so happy to not be a plebe pretty soon!) I lurked all over these pages...
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Don't Give Up the Ship reacted to severn's post in the thread Your Son/Daughter is Going Where?? Round 2 with Like.
... so most of my conversations regarding USNA occur in dentist, optometrist, and medical clinics. It goes like this, "oh, my son is...
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Don't Give Up the Ship reacted to hopefulhockeymom's post in the thread Your Son/Daughter is Going Where?? Round 2 with Like.
this was a great read! we found that although we had a lot of friends who weren't super familiar with the process (and admittedly we...
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Don't Give Up the Ship replied to the thread Your Son/Daughter is Going Where?? Round 2.He goes where? What, the Navy has a college? Is it a four year accredited degree? Annapolis, in Maryland? …
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Don't Give Up the Ship reacted to Capt MJ's post in the thread Sailor charged with espionage with Like.
Ugh. Of course I support due process under the law. But I vote for this place as next PCS...
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Don't Give Up the Ship reacted to A1Janitor's post in the thread USNA Admissions FAQs -- "What Are My Chances" with Like.
Search through the forums. Multiple candidates from the same MOC can get appointments. We don’t know who candidates are assigned to.
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. I don’t see your name in the 2028 appt list …. Copy, paste, and 50 or so key strokes and you’re done. Now you can focus on getting in...
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Today is my “cake day” on these forums (one year since I’ve joined) and I would like to celebrate by sharing some wonderful news. I have...
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Don't Give Up the Ship replied to the thread Container Ship Strikes Scott Key Bridge in MD.Yes, not a "fail safe" system design. Low cost design for the bridge and its protection. Ship issues are a separate concern. Human error...
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Don't Give Up the Ship reacted to AF6872's post in the thread Container Ship Strikes Scott Key Bridge in MD with Like.
Don't think they had any pier protection dolphin or otherwise. Yes a lot of kinetic energy and hard to stop.
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All military cadets/midshipman, officers and enlisted get free TSA precheck. They just use the number on the back of their CAC ID card...
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Don't Give Up the Ship replied to the thread Container Ship Strikes Scott Key Bridge in MD.I thought about that incident every time I transited under a bridge on a ship. Terrible incident. Another bad one was the USCGC...
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Don't Give Up the Ship reacted to AF6872's post in the thread Container Ship Strikes Scott Key Bridge in MD with Like.
In 1980 a freighter hit the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay and 35 people died when the main span came down. The new design...
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Don't Give Up the Ship reacted to Ihavenoidea's post in the thread Container Ship Strikes Scott Key Bridge in MD with Like.
Thank you. That is what I figured as the ship has to have some speed for steering and control