Recent content by wmbns

These words need to greet every young person, not just candidates when they turn on their computers or smartphone - should be their wallpaper. Excellent advice and so true.

+1

Couldn't agree more. I keep telling my DD who attended NASS a few weeks back, "make sure it's what you want to do, not what everyone else wants for you."

Eloquent and absolutely on-point. Bravo, LongAgoPlebe. :thumb:

+1 CoMom, GoSox & Vista123 Should my DD be fortunate enough to receive an appointment to USNA next year, I will be less concerned about her well being than a civilian university. Young men and women have a great deal of control with regard to their social activity - know where you are and...

Baez & gavigane14 - congratulations, that's awesome news.

Again, thanks for the information - we have been looking at NROTC and starting the conversation today about other SAs as well. DD has already stated that she will reapply after her freshman year should she not get an appointment out of high school.

Thank you, Tim, and good luck to your DD at USMA. Thanks, we will certainly do that.

Thanks - and I am sure those ups and downs will be harder for us than our DD.

Thank you, Jamzmom for the warm welcome. It's greatly appreciated. I've been reading through this forum for several weeks now and the information has been invaluable - not to mention I am finally able to read the forum without constantly referencing The Acronym List. DD came to us as a...