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On what weekends do you recommend parents visit during the year? For instance, can we pick a random weekend in January/February during winter gloom? Will our cadet be able to leave post, at least to a local hotel?

Do you recommend memorizing information before Beast commences? I was given a book by a graduate that contains songs, poems, ranks, patches, alphabet, etc. Do we need to know all of this by A Day?

What is the SAW and where/when can you volunteer to carry it?

Our Congressman called DS this past Wednesday night to personally announce the appointment, then the offer showed up on the portal Friday morning. Super excitement and limited sleep the past few days. He has not received BFE yet.

USERNAME DS/DD/SELF LOA/No LOA APPT DATE STATUS STATE NOM SOURCE DIRECT/NON-DIRECT 1 Vogelsang Self LOA 3-Nov-21 Accepted ME Presidential Direct Appointment 2 nunz6 Self LOA 20-Oct-21 Will Decline NY Presidential Direct Appointment 3 TropicJustice DS LOA 22-Oct-21 Undecided VA...

The answer seems to depend on your appetitte for risk. If you are happy in your current situation, then consider if it make sense to uproot yourself, move across the country, lose a year and risk being unhappy at WP. The withdrawal rate is between 15%-20% at WP so you have to be 100% committed.

My son is academically & physically qualified with a nomination. He was scheduled for a medical examination today but tested positive for Covid a few days ago and had to cancel. They have not provided a reschedule date, but probably mid to late January. We are aware of January 31 deadline. How...

My son is academically & physically qualified with a nomination. He was scheduled for a medical examination today but tested positive for Covid a few days ago and had to cancel. They have not provided a reschedule date, but probably mid to late January. We are aware of January 31 deadline. How...