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The Cadet in the Pink shirt is Sam Ruby who is on the football team and happens to have a beautiful voice as well as a great sense of humor ! The cadet in the brown shirt w/#3 on t is my 2/c son Logan. They were in Florida doing a couple of "gigs" in Hobe Sound. Luckily for us, Doc has been able...

Wow! What an experience for him! I hope that his day at CGA was worth it after all of the travel issues! Good Luck!

There is a shuttle that runs from PVD to the train station, I believe every 1/2 hr. Your son can go to the information desk in the Airport and get info on the shuttle times. I think it is about $11. The train station in New London is only 5 min. from academy and is minimal in cost. My 2/c son...

If anyone is interested in viewing past issues of Tide Rips go to the 2nd floor of the Alumni Building next time you visit, or on Parents Weekend. There is a bookshelf with all of the past issues. They are very interesting to leaf through. There is also a large display case of all of the Class...

Here is a link to view pictures of the Eagle Sail-In on Saturday in Tampa. As an AAP I had the opportunity to ride along as she sailed into downtown Tampa. What a great experience! http://www.uscgaphotosdonahey1.shutterfly.com/ It gives you 2014 parents a glimpse of what your swabs...

Hotel alternative Last year we booked a 2 br cottage in Niantic through Homeaway.com for less money than we would have spent on a hotel room. We had a kitchen, living room, and even a deck and backyard. It worked out great, and it gave us some space to relax with our cadet. I also brought along...

Yes. Eagle will be in Port Everglades which is Fort Lauderdale.

We usually arrive on Thursday evening and depart on Monday morning. Parents Weekend activities begin early on Friday morning so you may want to think about arriving on Thursday evening. Activities include -attending your cadets classes, Boxed lunch with your cadet, Parents Association Meeting if...

Soooo... the higher the better???

Son still has an account here at home so we put the money in there when it was awarded. We then had him get the cash later (Thanksgiving?) and deposit in his Navy Federal account. Now some organizations want to see a schedule or something official from the school before they release the...

If someone official is presenting the scholarship to you they will read from a script that will give the amount as $300,000.

You hit the nail on the head USNA1982BGO with regards to the Recipe of R-Day. I am glad our son did not have a girfriend before he left for CGA. I really did not want to be sharing him the few times I would get to see him. He also commented that there were a few people who got dumped on, or...

I believe the tube socks are called "motivational socks" but can't remember why. I think they need to be high for climbing the rope on the obstacle course???

We travelled to New England from Florida a few days early and had a little mini-vacation in Boston prior to dropping of our son, Class of 2012. It was a great for the four of us to spend some time together and, actually, it was the last trip we could take together since he began CGA. R-day was...

I would agree with everyone who says to pack as little as possible. Your swab will have to carry their bag around so you want as small a bag as possible. An old backpack or gym bag that you don't care if you ever see again is the best choice. We never saw any of the white boxers, socks and tee...