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    Barney web cam

    Not good news..... Here's what I got when I asked.... The Academy is in the early stages of redesigning its general web site. In the interim, the web cameras have been removed for annual maintenance and some long deferred (but very necessary) network maintenance. Since we now have a...
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    Academic difficulty

    Have the plebe talk to the women who runs the Peachman ACE. Her name is Victoria Gigante. She's great, and very responsive too. She's a staunch advocate for the plebes. She'll send out an email that let's everyone know it's okay to look at videos from academically focused websites. Wolfram...
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    Parent's Weekend - Sunday

    Our DS watched us drive away for as long as he could. Brought tears to all of us.
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    Upper Classmen

    A tour is one hour of marching back and forth with a rifle, looking straight ahead in your dress uniform. It's fun, it really is. You ought to try it.:rolleyes:
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    leaving

    The one I heard ..... The one I heard was the D/S D/D called Dad and wanted to come home. The Dad asked if the D/S D/D remembered why they wanted to go to the academy and all the hard work in getting there. The D/S D/D did. The Dad hung up. D/S D/D stuck it out and never looked back.
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    Study aids

    1. go to http://www.wolframalpha.com/ 2. enter "Calculus & Analysis" or "Physics" 3. get cool stuff. :rolleyes: 4. can download pdfs too! WolframAlpha's long-term goal is to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable and accessible to everyone. They aim to collect and curate all...
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    Question for the oldies

    Every obligation in the military is 8 years. PERIOD. For a regular enlistment it's 4 or 6 years active depending on the contract and 2 or 4 years on the inactive reserve list. That's how individuals are extended incountry. For the service academys and ROTC it's 3 or 5 years depending on the...
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    NCAA approved snacks

    The key is little or no processed sugar. At parents weekend our DS described soda as tasting like the tears of god. :rolleyes: I think, he increased his grasp on self control.
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    Buying Plane Tix

    I use these rules. The latest flight from LGA on the earliest day liberty commences. On the back trip the earliest one to LGA on the day they need to be back. Yah it shortens the visit by making those days into travel days, but it reduces the stress on everyone, both parents and mids...
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    KP Merchandise

    I could not find a KP logo on the sweat shirt I wanted. I had a logo design shop setup the standard KP logo that can be used on professional grade embroidery equipment. The logo is sizable so it can be as large or small as you like. Send me a PM if you care to have a copy.
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    Tatoos

    The "bad stuff" doesn't live in the needle, it lives in the ink. :eek: DS made the decision on his on by researching the USMMA regs. Two days after it was done, I smacked it good and hard. Didn't know it was there. He had to bury his head in a pillow to finish the scream....
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    Multirole, 1 month flying 1 month sailing.

    9 months sailing, 9 months flying Why don't you sail on a carrier? That way you could get both?:eek:
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    ACCEPTED!

    Indoc starts in..... Indoc starts in: 91 days 14h 53m 38s. Good luck!
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