Recent content by CGA17

Your DS/DD will be on tricare, like all other military members from the newest nonrate up to the admiral. My recommendation is to keep them on yours (usually very cheap) as an “insurance” in the event they leave CGA. That’s what my parents did. Their medical needs will be tended to, however...

So, every case is different. This officer apparently graduated. With things like this it is not binary—what is the level of reaction to gluten? I’m not a doctor nor do I pretend to be. Everything should be with the authority of dodmerb. Act early, act quickly...

Loving the math. Remember this whole process is HOLISTIC. If you have a 201 PFE, you have 7 AP/IB under your belt, you wrote 700/700 on SAT, you’re the XC captain and ran for 4 years, you’re an Eagle Scout, you play Oboe in the all state band, you speak Pig Latin, and you wash kiwi birds for...

FWIW, and this is not my area of expertise, and this was long ago, but I had a shipmate have an epi pen on them swab summer and another that didn’t take well to tree nuts... Praying it works out for your DD. It all will work out “how it’s supposed to” 🙏

It’s a personal choice. Day one (formerly R-Day) is an emotional day. I’ll say keep your eyes peeled once pre-reporting comes out, this year could look different (schedule varies year to year). Mystic flag is great—many moons ago it was nice to see my mom, but, even better (sorry mom) was...

Waiting is agony. My best advice is to read the email traffic twice, verify with your admissions officer if you are unsure and are that concerned. If you’ve given it all you got, followed the directions from the emails/your admissions officer, updated scores/fall grades, that’s all you can do...

Yes; shoot me a PM. Was it a “no” or an offer for DS to reapply RA?

Sounds right. Why not reach out to an admissions officer? 🤔 another opportunity for a quality interaction …

If has team cap’n, PFE 200ish, 4.0/1200+, AP/IB, etc., what makes you, YOU? Music—so what why is it special? Did you stand up to a bully sophomore year? Did you overcome familial adversity? Do you speak another language? Do you train wiener dogs? Fact is—be YOU, and tell the academy how this...

Make sure you can STAND...Most of SSTP is waiting in line studying your indoc, but we don’t remember it that way, unless you see it as an outside staff who’s with the swabs all summer. HYDRATE weeks leading up to it especially if you’re not from New England. Run, run, run. Practice the stuff in...

I'm not necessarily "sold" on the whole "most probable" way to get into CGA. I think it all comes down to the person. If one enlists, works hard, retakes PFE/Scores, enrolls in some online classes after getting those baseline E-2/E-3 quals, I think they stand a good chance of getting in. Now, if...

Understood. Glad applicant is keeping their head up and is trying to get the score in the competitive 200+ range. Remember, PFE is SCALED. If he can focus on parts of the PFE which in my mind do not involve the injury (pushups/situps) he should be able to clear 200 easily without aggravating the...

PM me if he needs help reapplying and is really passionate, I went through something similar 10+ years ago and I know it can be difficult. I am willing to help re-applicants but not parents of candidates, just a heads up. Thanks...

Look into the RISE program through the Office of Inclusion and Diversity. And, I'd book hotels NOW if I were you...

What was PFE? How much attention to detail did the essays have?