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Some additional information: http://www.cga.edu/blog.aspx?id=1085 http://www.cga.edu/blog.aspx?id=1085 http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/1463563/Coast-Guard-Academy-Combat-Arms-Team-participates-in-nationals...

My son served on the combat arms team beginning in 2008 for 4 years. He thoroughly enjoyed it. The application process began early November after the students had settled down into their classes and studies. At that time the team generally added 4 new members each year. Occasionally...

I know of 3 SUNY graduates in Marine engineering who started at $5000 above the quoted average two years ago and are now making approximately $100,000 at this time. They are working approximately 150 miles north of New York City in a rural area. In the same survey, SUNY maritime is rated...

Shin splints I would suggest that you get several pairs of padded inserts for your shoes and use them all the time. Don't wait until you have shin splints to put the padding in your boots. Putting them in on day one will help prevent or at least greatly reduce the likelihood of getting shin...

Shin splints I would suggest you will get several pairs of padded inserts for your shoes and use them all the time. Don't wait until you have shin splints to put the padding in your boots. Putting them in on day one will help prevent or at least greatly reduce the likelihood of getting shin...

Looking from a different view Bigdog, I have to agree with the many knowledgeable posters that the Academy made the right decision in disenrollment. Your son's actions indicate that he is not sufficiently responsible to take a leadership position in 22 days. I however, find it hard to...

Your chances for flight school are as good as you make them during your stay at the A My son is eight 2012 graduate of the US Coast Guard Academy. His first billet is flight school at Pensacola Florida where years currently about to enter phase 2. He just loves flight school and hopes to fly a...

Nuclear Engineering Options! First of all for nuclear engineering, I would avoid West Point since any training he received would not be practiced on active duty. The Naval Academy, or Naval ROTC as well as the USMMA are excellent choices as are any good technical school with good...

Things to consider! You might want to consider the following thoughts: • the class of 2017 is expected to be the smallest class in the last decade at around 230 to 235 • a good number of the appointments will be made during this phase of early admissions • your PFE will only influence...

And a better one! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36zjKP5A3S4

See the tall ships led by the Barque Eagle. More information contained at the links below. http://opsail2012ct.org/index.php http://opsail2012ct.org/events.php

SUNY maritime college has an excellent NROTC program, and a fantastic waterfront campus overlooking the East River and Long Island sound. It is diagonally across the East River from the USMMA. Their graduates frequently qualify for the Navy flight program and consistently qualify for the Navy...

Try and simplify your choice! 1) In your question, you state that you have grown up in an Air Force family and love the Air Force. You further state that you want to become a civil engineer. And finally you want to get a fantastic Academy education which is available only at the USMMA. There...

Merchant Marine jobs are widely varied My son graduated SUNY Maritime College last May with a bachelor of Marine engineering degree and US Coast Guard third assistant engineers license. During his second-class summer cruise he served as a cadet observer on a conical Phillips supertanker which...

For those interested in nuclear school! My son is currently attending the Naval nuclear school at Charleston as a civilian. The school has two parts, one being for enlisted Navy personnel and the other for Naval officers. Nuclear school for officers has approximately 90% naval officers and 10%...