Recent content by YardDogg

From the cheap seats: there are all types at NAPS, including kids with college and/or post-grad schooling (Bridgton, Hill, Deerfield etc). In my platoon (2-2) alone (circa 20 yrs ago) there were 4 of us who came from college/pg school. Point being, it's not as rare as one might think. If...

"It's nice to be important, but it's important to be nice"- Kermit

Upfront: I didn't read the NYT article. Why? Because every 2-3 years some publication (Baltimore Sun, WaPo, Capital-Gazette, etc) writes a similar article besmirching the service academy prep school system. Is there an air of truth in any of these articles? Probably. However, NAPS is a...

Good catch! I was thinking the same thing too but wasn't sure if this doubled as a University of Northern Arizona forum. I guess not. Thanks for pointing that out. Have great day!

In addition to Plan B, I'd strongly recommend a Plan C and Plan D. You really need to think about other options. For example Plan C could be foundation school. You could begin looking at the many wonderful foundation schools (Bridgton, Hill, Northwestern Prep, etc) and start scoping their...

Congratulations! You must be very proud. And excited. I heard that President-elect Trump may decide to reduce the number of POTUS appointments for subsequent classes. I guess you got one of President Obama's last appointments. Congratulations on that, too. Before I forget... I love your...