Recent content by YaTYaS

Date of Rank How does date of rank work with College ROTC officers graduating and getting commissioned earlier than the Academy grads? Or does it start when they finish their MOS training. Any thoughts

Only one school allows you to become part of The Long Gray Line. You can always go back to Gator land and get your graduate degrees. My DD loves it in Gator land. My DS has 28 and a butt day left at West Point and has made life long friends from all over the country. May your choice be a wise...

Just got off the phone with my Cadet. Did I miss understand him when he said Wednesday’s are going to be a study day with no classes starting next year?

You will have a chance to walk on during the end of Beast ( I'm sure this will be vetted by the coaches). It's not easy. My DS (now a cow)was on the bubble of walking on after he received a hand written letter from the Head Coach just before R day. He then saw his class schedule for the fall and...

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Several weeks ago I had dinner with a West Point Grad c/o 58. During our conversation we were talking about admissions to WP. He mention that he graduated with a MOH winners son that automatically received an appointment that I already knew, but what I didn't know is that a MOH winners DD/DS...

We heard the same, mid April. We are pressing on with plan B and hoping for the best. Good luck to your DD.

See what happens when you give everyone trophies and participation ribbons. Back to the Military (Happy Veterans Day). I gave my DD this advise when she started applying to the military service academies . The main goal of the military is to kill the enemy in a proficient manner. Ask your...

1. Hurry up and wait 2. Get on line. Let pick up some brass.

Agree with Grunt. Those few words will go a long way.

Worth the wait. When our Congressman called DS's school to make notification my wife who is an administrator at the school was with a student didn't recognize the number and sent him to voice mail. Glad he left a call back number. Now my DD is attending SLE this summer. Not ready to ride that...

SLE.. Hands down. It will give you an inside look at USMA for a week.

All in one day (3 weeks ago). VP nomination along with appointment.

Stay safe. Wish I could send you some of this FL. Weather.

"If the Marine Corps is willing to raise the standards for women in the Corps to the same as men, this whole thing will be a nonissue." - Terminal Lance He makes a good case.