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    Naval Academy Superintendent Change of Command Ceremony

    . The Naval Academy should achieve a standard of ZERO, simply because it does not (and should not) compare to a civilian college. -Agree 1000%
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    Herndon 2020

    Class of 2022 plebe no more mom- we stayed Saturday -Wed the week of commissioning 2019 for Herndon( Monday) - class of 2022 climb was 1 hr 5min BTW!!!- if you can stay till Tues/Wed the Blue Angels practice/ demo is not to be missed- Wednesday was command changeover at noon formation -
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    USNA class 2023 multiple name tags?

    sometimes the entire company gets "training"(punished) to teach them to help remind each other
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    USNA class 2023 multiple name tags?

    By the end of plebe summer last year DS was affectionately known as "thunder thunder thunder"
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    Just Dad's PP challenge

    :oops2:
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    DS plebe address IS WRONG???

    P Company is 29 & 30th my DS was Papa 30th 2022 P29&30 are together they skip a letter they only go up to 30 companies not sure what letter is skipped but P is correct
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    Parents Weekend

    Yes, you get your Plebe Friday after noon meal formation till 10 pm back to Bancroft . We arrived Thursday morning- used that time to hit up Mid Store, get Dibs card taken care of, Fri morning check out Pep at 5 am- there is the parade on Saturday morning then your plebe is released after...
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    Only applying to one Academy

    My Mid class of 2022 only applied to USNA and was adamant his interest was only with the Naval Academy - he applied for NROTC scholarships but was only wanted to be a Naval Officer and stated so in his essays and interviews. He received a nomination, a LOA and an appointment and will be...
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    Happy Anniversary, Youngsters!

    I asked my son what he remembers from I day, he said it was long, it was hot , there was a lot of yelling,
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    On the eve of I Day

    but 2022 started with 1209 at the start of plebe summer .
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    DBIDS Card Question

    They have been known to lose the mailed in paperwork -be prepared with copies. will speed up wait time. I day and PPW will be crazy but the days before or after a little calmer so if you you are arriving a day earlier or staying a day later take care of the Dibs then and get a card for each...
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    DBIDS Card Question

    Does anyone know if these Ids are helpful other than USNA? we will be picking up our Mid from his summer cruise and I'm wondering if these id's are needed or useful on base in GA.
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    I-Day + 2

    they did not do noon meal formation the first Friday after I-day last year ( plebe class 2022) they usually wait till the first Monday so the plebes get some practice in- and by then they have already witnessed a few and possibly bared a couple punishments already. My plebe was already wearing...
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    HERNDON - Class of 2022

    agreed and yes -to be there and watch with each failed toss and hear the groan and then to see it stick and the cheers that went up-the experience was like no other
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