Does anyone know when NAPS offers will be going out? I’ve been informed by one of Letters of Rec writers that the USNA was interested in my App for NAPS back in December. Haven’t seen any appointment offers as of yet so I’m just curious.
Could be almost anytime, but most of the appointments go out late March early April and some even trickle in May to June. Good luck. Work on Plan B and C to keep busy and have as insurance just in case.
Could be almost anytime, but most of the appointments go out late March early April and some even trickle in May to June. Good luck. Work on Plan B and C to keep busy and have as insurance just in case.
Hello and congratulations to those who have gotten their NAPS appt! My M/C is currently there, played football in the fall, and now counting down the days to spend his last summer home, and on to Plebe summer! The time has flown! If you happen to be an upcoming football Mom for NAPS ‘25, USNA ‘29, please reach out to me. Navyprepfb2025@gmail.com
***** JOIN YOUR LOCAL PARENTS CLUB ****
So turns out it's pretty hard to find Mids and NAPsters! I'm with the NM Naval Academy Parents Club and we're setting up our annual send off - which means we need to know if you exist! If you live in NM, are heading to Annapolis or Newport...or if you know anyone who is, please share the following. Thank you!
Congratulations on your appointment or NAPS offer! The Naval Academy Parents Club of New Mexico would like to welcome you aboard! We would like to encourage you (and of course your parents) to send us an email at usna.nm.parents@gmail.com so we can organize our annual send off before you report and share the group's events during your time in Annapolis and Newport. We also have a website at https://myusna.com/topics/9983/homefor parents.
We're excited to meet you and welcome you and your family to the club!
Yay! Congratulations! She hasn't received anything yet. We'll wait for the packet before heading to the Naval Recruiter. I think we have til June to do so.
CaptMJ lead you to the best primer on NAPS. DD is currently there. I can share some tips and gotchas from last year:
Follow the checklist in the linked pdf, religiously
Get all vaccinations current and the record of such
Find the local law enforcement agency that can fill out the criminal background check - took us some calling around as some LEAs did not want to bother with it. They said they would fill it out but would not mail it - so we uploaded it to USNA via the CIS portal.
There is a deadline to enlist in the Naval Reserve before reporting - this is whole different packet of forms to fill out, besides the ones from the CIS portal.
They will want a copy of the DS/DD's HS diploma, so we had to wait until graduation to meet with them
You will need to find a Navy enlistment office that has one or more officers assigned - most don't. This is because you need an officer for the oath taking. As the chiefs and petty officers will not get credit for the enlistment they don't show much interest (our experience). We had to call 4 different offices to find one with officers.
Make an appointment ASAP with them and go over the documents and forms - believe it or not most enlistment offices are not familiar with NAPS. There is a USNA POC if they have questions to call. They enter NAPS as E-1 Naval Reserve. This is so they can get paid. They will muster out the day before USNA Indoc day next year.
Finally, once ready, make the enlistment appointment - will take about 2 hours, lots of signing and copying. You can have either an active duty or retired officer do the oath taking as an option.
Make your own copies of everything - the enlistment officer forgot to send one form to NAPS and one week before reporting they called saying they did not have it. Trust but verify and make copies
Your DD/DS will bring a copy of most of the forms and must present them upon arrival, including social security card. We made 2 extra copies of the packet - one with us at drop off and the other in the car, just in case.
NAPSters directs report on the last Tues of July and will have an assigned 30 min window to report. Unlike plebes they can bring suit cases and duffle bags, etc. We dropped off our DD at 9:15am and came back at 4:30 for the oath taking. After that we had 15 mins to say goodbye. You won't see them for 6 weeks the end of September.
To get on base you will need to fill out the DoD SecNav forms for each person over 18 who will be there, except your NAPSter and email them back to the POC. Do this ASAP as it is a preliminary background check and takes some time. The guards at the base will look at that approved listing against your IDs. Access should be good for a year. A google document link will be available to check your status.
Reservations: for IDay not much problems. For the parent weekend in September, problems - they arrange every year to coincide with Newport RI's Yacht weekend, a four day festival with crowds and filled up hotels. If you plan to attend make reservations ASAP - go online and find the dates of the Yacht event as a guide. You see your DD/DS on Friday after a parade in review and have until 10ish, pick them up again Saturday morning after a football game and have them from then until Sunday evening. Make sure they are not late reporting back.
About 250 attend, ~20 from Coast Guard, about 50 or so Priors and the rest either recruited sports or directs. A year later approx 190 plus or minus are at Annapolis. To get there they must have GPA above a minimum, no failed classes, pass the PRT and have a clean record. For some the BMI requirement meant extra workouts and dieting.
You get them for Thanksgiving (5 days) and Christmas (2 weeks). Flights from Boston and Providence are closest airports. Have your kid get a sponsor and they can drive them to the airports and back. Again, for 5 days in March for Spring break.
Some tips for InDoc: lasts 3 weeks (mini version of plebe summer) and starts the moment they enter Ripley Hall. There are detailers from the USNA and USCGA waiting for them. There will be more screaming and barking than these kids have ever experienced before. They will be shell shocked by the time you see them for the oath ceremony. Tell them ahead of time to expect it and not take it personal - it is somewhat of a game and no one gets graded on InDoc. All go to bed the first night asking themselves what have I gotten myself into? No phone, no TV, no music, nothing for 3 weeks. They get one call each Sunday then return their phones to the detailers. Many depressed first calls, but by the second call 99% are fine, by the end of the 3rd week 99.999% got the hang of it and teams and friendships are forming. They earn town liberty after October which means out at noon back by 9:30pm on Saturday and on Sunday back by 5pm. They are allowed cars.
There will be a parents only Facebook page set up for each NAPS class - join it, lots of good tips, info and advice along with pictures being posted.
It is a roller coaster but it is over in a New York minute. Enjoy the ride.
CaptMJ lead you to the best primer on NAPS. DD is currently there. I can share some tips and gotchas from last year:
Follow the checklist in the linked pdf, religiously
Get all vaccinations current and the record of such
Find the local law enforcement agency that can fill out the criminal background check - took us some calling around as some LEAs did not want to bother with it. They said they would fill it out but would not mail it - so we uploaded it to USNA via the CIS portal.
There is a deadline to enlist in the Naval Reserve before reporting - this is whole different packet of forms to fill out, besides the ones from the CIS portal.
They will want a copy of the DS/DD's HS diploma, so we had to wait until graduation to meet with them
You will need to find a Navy enlistment office that has one or more officers assigned - most don't. This is because you need an officer for the oath taking. As the chiefs and petty officers will not get credit for the enlistment they don't show much interest (our experience). We had to call 4 different offices to find one with officers.
Make an appointment ASAP with them and go over the documents and forms - believe it or not most enlistment offices are not familiar with NAPS. There is a USNA POC if they have questions to call. They enter NAPS as E-1 Naval Reserve. This is so they can get paid. They will muster out the day before USNA Indoc day next year.
Finally, once ready, make the enlistment appointment - will take about 2 hours, lots of signing and copying. You can have either an active duty or retired officer do the oath taking as an option.
Make your own copies of everything - the enlistment officer forgot to send one form to NAPS and one week before reporting they called saying they did not have it. Trust but verify and make copies
Your DD/DS will bring a copy of most of the forms and must present them upon arrival, including social security card. We made 2 extra copies of the packet - one with us at drop off and the other in the car, just in case.
NAPSters directs report on the last Tues of July and will have an assigned 30 min window to report. Unlike plebes they can bring suit cases and duffle bags, etc. We dropped off our DD at 9:15am and came back at 4:30 for the oath taking. After that we had 15 mins to say goodbye. You won't see them for 6 weeks the end of September.
To get on base you will need to fill out the DoD SecNav forms for each person over 18 who will be there, except your NAPSter and email them back to the POC. Do this ASAP as it is a preliminary background check and takes some time. The guards at the base will look at that approved listing against your IDs. Access should be good for a year. A google document link will be available to check your status.
Reservations: for IDay not much problems. For the parent weekend in September, problems - they arrange every year to coincide with Newport RI's Yacht weekend, a four day festival with crowds and filled up hotels. If you plan to attend make reservations ASAP - go online and find the dates of the Yacht event as a guide. You see your DD/DS on Friday after a parade in review and have until 10ish, pick them up again Saturday morning after a football game and have them from then until Sunday evening. Make sure they are not late reporting back.
About 250 attend, ~20 from Coast Guard, about 50 or so Priors and the rest either recruited sports or directs. A year later approx 190 plus or minus are at Annapolis. To get there they must have GPA above a minimum, no failed classes, pass the PRT and have a clean record. For some the BMI requirement meant extra workouts and dieting.
You get them for Thanksgiving (5 days) and Christmas (2 weeks). Flights from Boston and Providence are closest airports. Have your kid get a sponsor and they can drive them to the airports and back. Again, for 5 days in March for Spring break.
Some tips for InDoc: lasts 3 weeks (mini version of plebe summer) and starts the moment they enter Ripley Hall. There are detailers from the USNA and USCGA waiting for them. There will be more screaming and barking than these kids have ever experienced before. They will be shell shocked by the time you see them for the oath ceremony. Tell them ahead of time to expect it and not take it personal - it is somewhat of a game and no one gets graded on InDoc. All go to bed the first night asking themselves what have I gotten myself into? No phone, no TV, no music, nothing for 3 weeks. They get one call each Sunday then return their phones to the detailers. Many depressed first calls, but by the second call 99% are fine, by the end of the 3rd week 99.999% got the hang of it and teams and friendships are forming. They earn town liberty after October which means out at noon back by 9:30pm on Saturday and on Sunday back by 5pm. They are allowed cars.
There will be a parents only Facebook page set up for each NAPS class - join it, lots of good tips, info and advice along with pictures being posted.
It is a roller coaster but it is over in a New York minute. Enjoy the ride.
Got a DM asking about NAPS thru the M/C's eyes. So here are the highlights:
You report on the last Tuesday in July at a specified 30 min window.
You may bring a suitcase or duffle bag of personal items, however, there are very few times you will be allowed to wear civilian clothes at NAPS. You will be wearing cammies, track suit, t-shirt and shorts, or your Service Blues most of the time.
You will sign up for a Navy Federal account for direct deposit. You get paid on the 1st and the 15th of each month. Your pay level is E-1.
Unlike the USNA you may bring a car for personal use.
NAPS starts with about 250 students and ends with about 200 after 10 mos.
There are about 15 Coast Guard cadets along with 25 priors (currently enlisted sailors or marines) then the rest are recruited athletes and directs (directly from high school).
You go to 4 tables/stations situated outside when you report and then into Ripley Hall, your dorm. Then the screaming starts.
You will hand over your phone. Make sure it is off and bring a battery charging pack and turn it in too.
There are detailers from the USNA and the USCGA for the next 3 weeks.
You will be given socks, shorts, t-shirt and cap all with NAPS on them. Bring a good pair of broken in running shoes.
You will have a room mate in a room with 2 beds. No bunk beds. You may not put anything on the walls.
You most likely will change room mates after winter break and possibly change platoons, too. Up to the Captain's whims.
Cont with Indoc: you will be assigned to one of 3 Companies, a platoon and a squad. This is your family.
The yelling and screaming will continue.
You will start marching in formation, badly at first, The detailers remind you how bad you are.
The oath ceremony is around 5pm or so. Your parents will be allowed back on base for this. After the ceremony you have 15 mins to say goodbyes and then form up, again. Get yelled at and run back to Ripley Hall.
By the end of the first day 99% will be shell-shocked by all the screaming and commands. Remember not to take it personal and it really is a game, though a serious game. Also, you are not being graded on how well you do at InDoc, just do your best, take it seriously, try to improve and enjoy the humor when it appears.
Lots of running, so start running as soon as you get your NAPS appointment. Run, run, run, and run some more.
You will have 30 mins to call home on the next 3 Sundays. You will be standing on the football field in formation and the detailers will give you your phone back for the call. Make sure you turn off the phone when done before handing it back in for safe keeping. If you have phone problems the detailers will loan you theirs.
A good percentage of M/Cs on the first call home will express doubts - this is normal. By the following week most doubts will have vanished and by the third call you will actually be having fun.
The first 2 weeks of InDoc are the hardest and the detailers are doing their best to be like Marine Drill Instructors. By the third week they throttle back and start to talk to you normally (most of the time) and will have question and answer sessions about life at the Academy, sports, academics etc.
At the end of 3 weeks the detailers leave and hand you off to the Marines assigned to NAPS. Next you take placement exams for physics, chemistry, math and writing. Based the your scores you can be placed in Advanced, Regular or Fundamental level of each class. By the 3rd day after Indoc you are in the classroom. You will be given a laptop and a NAPS email account.
The WiFi in the dorm is somewhat sketchy and slow. My DD and her roommate split the cost of a private connection using the ViaSat WiFi service on the base ($60/mo split two ways) which was much better.
The commissary (grocery store) and the Naval Exchange (Navy's version of Target) are a 5 min walk from Ripley Hall. Also, there is a Starbucks with good WiFi nearby.
Sign up for a sponsor family - good for getting rides to and from the airports (Providence or Boston).
Typically, the Battalion is required to attend all home sport events like football, lacrosse, and basketball.
You will be tested on the PRT during InDoc and throughout the 10 mos. You must pass the final PRT as part of your admission to the USNA. So stay in shape and run, run, and run. The base has a modern and new fitness center - use it. It is a hike from Ripley but you can jog over or go with a friend who has a car.
You will be on the base from I-day until Parents weekend. This is usu the third weekend in September. For most this will be your first time off the base if your family visits. You will have Friday afternoon til 9:30 off, then 12 noonish through Sunday, back by 4:30pm.
Have your family make reservations for Parent Weekend ASAP. NAPS seems to have this event the same weekend as Newport Internatinal Boat show and it is very hard to get a hotel room.
Then back to the base until after the first marking period and if the Captain thinks you earned it you may get Town Liberty on the weekend, starting beginning of November. Town Liberty varies and don't expect it and don't expect it to be every weekend, either.
When on Liberty you must wear your Navy Service Blues uniform. Exception, leaving for holidays, then in civies.
Rules of Town Liberty: starts after 12 noon on Saturday, back on base by 10pm. If Sunday back by 5pm. 50 mile radius. Sometimes, both days, sometimes one day. Many hit Newport area or Providence.
If you get in trouble or have poor grades you will go on restriction and no liberty for you.
Exception to leaving the base are the Sport Teams (ex football or Cross Country). Members do leave the base for offsite events.
If the Battalion is doing well the Captain can give overnight Liberty, starting 12 noon Saturday back by 5pm Sunday. These are less .
You get 5 days off for Thanksgiving. Typically you will be released no sooner than 12 noon on the Tuesday before so make your plane reservations with that in mind.
You get 2 weeks off for Christmas. Again released at 12 noon.
If you have a Member of Congress nomination interview you will do it remotely from NAPS on your laptop. If you not get a MOC nomination the Secretary of the Navy will give you a nomination.
In November you will all go to visit Annapolis. Leave on Wednesday on buses and back on Sunday. You will be assigned MIDS to stay with in Bancroft hall and you can shadow them. Also, there are presentations by former NAPSters to tell you about being at the academy. You will then go to the football game on Saturday and sit together in back of the Plebes. After the game you have Town Liberty and if your family is there they can take you out to eat and see the sights. Back at Bancroft by 9pm on Saturday.
Most years you get to go to the Army Navy game - last year it was in Boston so an hour ride for the Battalion. For 2024 it is in Washington DC, so don't know if they will spring the cost to send you there.
There are regular "field trips" related to the military in the region.
Returning after Christmas you may have a new roommate and be assigned to a new Company, Platoon and squad.
There is a BMI requirement for admission to the USNA. Those who are affected will need to eat healthier and increase their workouts to make the cut by the final PRT in April.
Winters in Newport are cold, windy and gloomy. It is the dark ages. It does snow but not much. Lots of rain.
Spring break is 5 days in March, again you are released on a Tues at noon and back by 5pm the following Monday.
Your final PRT physical test is beginning of April - required for admission to USNA.
Come the end of April are finals followed by review board (only if borderline, then your last chance to make your case, but if you have done what is expected of you then you will not need the board).
First week in May you should get the appointment notice on the USNA's portal. Click Accept!
There is a graduation Ball on a Thursday followed by graduation the next day. For 2024 graduation is May 10 and it starts at 1pm and ends at 3pm. When it ends you are free to leave.
You have about 45 days before reporting to Annapolis. Do not get injured, don't do drugs or alcohol, and stay out of trouble. Repeat, don't get injured.
You will be getting the Permit To Report packet with lots of forms to fill out - just like last year for NAPS except no enlistment forms. Your medical information should be handled by DoDMERB since you are coming from NAPS.
Continue running, have two new pairs of running shoes broken in by the time you report to the Academy.
As a NAPSter you will report the Wednesday before the official I-day that is on the last Thursday of June. This is so you can muster out of the Naval Reserve and the Academy can you use the 200 or so NAPSters for a dress rehearsal.
CaptMJ lead you to the best primer on NAPS. DD is currently there. I can share some tips and gotchas from last year:
Follow the checklist in the linked pdf, religiously
Get all vaccinations current and the record of such
Find the local law enforcement agency that can fill out the criminal background check - took us some calling around as some LEAs did not want to bother with it. They said they would fill it out but would not mail it - so we uploaded it to USNA via the CIS portal.
There is a deadline to enlist in the Naval Reserve before reporting - this is whole different packet of forms to fill out, besides the ones from the CIS portal.
They will want a copy of the DS/DD's HS diploma, so we had to wait until graduation to meet with them
You will need to find a Navy enlistment office that has one or more officers assigned - most don't. This is because you need an officer for the oath taking. As the chiefs and petty officers will not get credit for the enlistment they don't show much interest (our experience). We had to call 4 different offices to find one with officers.
Make an appointment ASAP with them and go over the documents and forms - believe it or not most enlistment offices are not familiar with NAPS. There is a USNA POC if they have questions to call. They enter NAPS as E-1 Naval Reserve. This is so they can get paid. They will muster out the day before USNA Indoc day next year.
Finally, once ready, make the enlistment appointment - will take about 2 hours, lots of signing and copying. You can have either an active duty or retired officer do the oath taking as an option.
Make your own copies of everything - the enlistment officer forgot to send one form to NAPS and one week before reporting they called saying they did not have it. Trust but verify and make copies
Your DD/DS will bring a copy of most of the forms and must present them upon arrival, including social security card. We made 2 extra copies of the packet - one with us at drop off and the other in the car, just in case.
NAPSters directs report on the last Tues of July and will have an assigned 30 min window to report. Unlike plebes they can bring suit cases and duffle bags, etc. We dropped off our DD at 9:15am and came back at 4:30 for the oath taking. After that we had 15 mins to say goodbye. You won't see them for 6 weeks the end of September.
To get on base you will need to fill out the DoD SecNav forms for each person over 18 who will be there, except your NAPSter and email them back to the POC. Do this ASAP as it is a preliminary background check and takes some time. The guards at the base will look at that approved listing against your IDs. Access should be good for a year. A google document link will be available to check your status.
Reservations: for IDay not much problems. For the parent weekend in September, problems - they arrange every year to coincide with Newport RI's Yacht weekend, a four day festival with crowds and filled up hotels. If you plan to attend make reservations ASAP - go online and find the dates of the Yacht event as a guide. You see your DD/DS on Friday after a parade in review and have until 10ish, pick them up again Saturday morning after a football game and have them from then until Sunday evening. Make sure they are not late reporting back.
About 250 attend, ~20 from Coast Guard, about 50 or so Priors and the rest either recruited sports or directs. A year later approx 190 plus or minus are at Annapolis. To get there they must have GPA above a minimum, no failed classes, pass the PRT and have a clean record. For some the BMI requirement meant extra workouts and dieting.
You get them for Thanksgiving (5 days) and Christmas (2 weeks). Flights from Boston and Providence are closest airports. Have your kid get a sponsor and they can drive them to the airports and back. Again, for 5 days in March for Spring break.
Some tips for InDoc: lasts 3 weeks (mini version of plebe summer) and starts the moment they enter Ripley Hall. There are detailers from the USNA and USCGA waiting for them. There will be more screaming and barking than these kids have ever experienced before. They will be shell shocked by the time you see them for the oath ceremony. Tell them ahead of time to expect it and not take it personal - it is somewhat of a game and no one gets graded on InDoc. All go to bed the first night asking themselves what have I gotten myself into? No phone, no TV, no music, nothing for 3 weeks. They get one call each Sunday then return their phones to the detailers. Many depressed first calls, but by the second call 99% are fine, by the end of the 3rd week 99.999% got the hang of it and teams and friendships are forming. They earn town liberty after October which means out at noon back by 9:30pm on Saturday and on Sunday back by 5pm. They are allowed cars.
There will be a parents only Facebook page set up for each NAPS class - join it, lots of good tips, info and advice along with pictures being posted.
It is a roller coaster but it is over in a New York minute. Enjoy the ride.
Got a DM asking about NAPS thru the M/C's eyes. So here are the highlights:
You report on the last Tuesday in July at a specified 30 min window.
You may bring a suitcase or duffle bag of personal items, however, there are very few times you will be allowed to wear civilian clothes at NAPS. You will be wearing cammies, track suit, t-shirt and shorts, or your Service Blues most of the time.
You will sign up for a Navy Federal account for direct deposit. You get paid on the 1st and the 15th of each month. Your pay level is E-1.
Unlike the USNA you may bring a car for personal use.
NAPS starts with about 250 students and ends with about 200 after 10 mos.
There are about 15 Coast Guard cadets along with 25 priors (currently enlisted sailors or marines) then the rest are recruited athletes and directs (directly from high school).
You go to 4 tables/stations situated outside when you report and then into Ripley Hall, your dorm. Then the screaming starts.
You will hand over your phone. Make sure it is off and bring a battery charging pack and turn it in too.
There are detailers from the USNA and the USCGA for the next 3 weeks.
You will be given socks, shorts, t-shirt and cap all with NAPS on them. Bring a good pair of broken in running shoes.
You will have a room mate in a room with 2 beds. No bunk beds. You may not put anything on the walls.
You most likely will change room mates after winter break and possibly change platoons, too. Up to the Captain's whims.
Cont with Indoc: you will be assigned to one of 3 Companies, a platoon and a squad. This is your family.
The yelling and screaming will continue.
You will start marching in formation, badly at first, The detailers remind you how bad you are.
The oath ceremony is around 5pm or so. Your parents will be allowed back on base for this. After the ceremony you have 15 mins to say goodbyes and then form up, again. Get yelled at and run back to Ripley Hall.
By the end of the first day 99% will be shell-shocked by all the screaming and commands. Remember not to take it personal and it really is a game, though a serious game. Also, you are not being graded on how well you do at InDoc, just do your best, take it seriously, try to improve and enjoy the humor when it appears.
Lots of running, so start running as soon as you get your NAPS appointment. Run, run, run, and run some more.
You will have 30 mins to call home on the next 3 Sundays. You will be standing on the football field in formation and the detailers will give you your phone back for the call. Make sure you turn off the phone when done before handing it back in for safe keeping. If you have phone problems the detailers will loan you theirs.
A good percentage of M/Cs on the first call home will express doubts - this is normal. By the following week most doubts will have vanished and by the third call you will actually be having fun.
The first 2 weeks of InDoc are the hardest and the detailers are doing their best to be like Marine Drill Instructors. By the third week they throttle back and start to talk to you normally (most of the time) and will have question and answer sessions about life at the Academy, sports, academics etc.
At the end of 3 weeks the detailers leave and hand you off to the Marines assigned to NAPS. Next you take placement exams for physics, chemistry, math and writing. Based the your scores you can be placed in Advanced, Regular or Fundamental level of each class. By the 3rd day after Indoc you are in the classroom. You will be given a laptop and a NAPS email account.
The WiFi in the dorm is somewhat sketchy and slow. My DD and her roommate split the cost of a private connection using the ViaSat WiFi service on the base ($60/mo split two ways) which was much better.
The commissary (grocery store) and the Naval Exchange (Navy's version of Target) are a 5 min walk from Ripley Hall. Also, there is a Starbucks with good WiFi nearby.
Sign up for a sponsor family - good for getting rides to and from the airports (Providence or Boston).
Typically, the Battalion is required to attend all home sport events like football, lacrosse, and basketball.
You will be tested on the PRT during InDoc and throughout the 10 mos. You must pass the final PRT as part of your admission to the USNA. So stay in shape and run, run, and run. The base has a modern and new fitness center - use it. It is a hike from Ripley but you can jog over or go with a friend who has a car.
You will be on the base from I-day until Parents weekend. This is usu the third weekend in September. For most this will be your first time off the base if your family visits. You will have Friday afternoon til 9:30 off, then 12 noonish through Sunday, back by 4:30pm.
Have your family make reservations for Parent Weekend ASAP. NAPS seems to have this event the same weekend as Newport Internatinal Boat show and it is very hard to get a hotel room.
Then back to the base until after the first marking period and if the Captain thinks you earned it you may get Town Liberty on the weekend, starting beginning of November. Town Liberty varies and don't expect it and don't expect it to be every weekend, either.
When on Liberty you must wear your Navy Service Blues uniform. Exception, leaving for holidays, then in civies.
Rules of Town Liberty: starts after 12 noon on Saturday, back on base by 10pm. If Sunday back by 5pm. 50 mile radius. Sometimes, both days, sometimes one day. Many hit Newport area or Providence.
If you get in trouble or have poor grades you will go on restriction and no liberty for you.
Exception to leaving the base are the Sport Teams (ex football or Cross Country). Members do leave the base for offsite events.
If the Battalion is doing well the Captain can give overnight Liberty, starting 12 noon Saturday back by 5pm Sunday. These are less .
You get 5 days off for Thanksgiving. Typically you will be released no sooner than 12 noon on the Tuesday before so make your plane reservations with that in mind.
You get 2 weeks off for Christmas. Again released at 12 noon.
If you have a Member of Congress nomination interview you will do it remotely from NAPS on your laptop. If you not get a MOC nomination the Secretary of the Navy will give you a nomination.
In November you will all go to visit Annapolis. Leave on Wednesday on buses and back on Sunday. You will be assigned MIDS to stay with in Bancroft hall and you can shadow them. Also, there are presentations by former NAPSters to tell you about being at the academy. You will then go to the football game on Saturday and sit together in back of the Plebes. After the game you have Town Liberty and if your family is there they can take you out to eat and see the sights. Back at Bancroft by 9pm on Saturday.
Most years you get to go to the Army Navy game - last year it was in Boston so an hour ride for the Battalion. For 2024 it is in Washington DC, so don't know if they will spring the cost to send you there.
There are regular "field trips" related to the military in the region.
Returning after Christmas you may have a new roommate and be assigned to a new Company, Platoon and squad.
There is a BMI requirement for admission to the USNA. Those who are affected will need to eat healthier and increase their workouts to make the cut by the final PRT in April.
Winters in Newport are cold, windy and gloomy. It is the dark ages. It does snow but not much. Lots of rain.
Spring break is 5 days in March, again you are released on a Tues at noon and back by 5pm the following Monday.
Your final PRT physical test is beginning of April - required for admission to USNA.
Come the end of April are finals followed by review board (only if borderline, then your last chance to make your case, but if you have done what is expected of you then you will not need the board).
First week in May you should get the appointment notice on the USNA's portal. Click Accept!
There is a graduation Ball on a Thursday followed by graduation the next day. For 2024 graduation is May 10 and it starts at 1pm and ends at 3pm. When it ends you are free to leave.
You have about 45 days before reporting to Annapolis. Do not get injured, don't do drugs or alcohol, and stay out of trouble. Repeat, don't get injured.
You will be getting the Permit To Report packet with lots of forms to fill out - just like last year for NAPS except no enlistment forms. Your medical information should be handled by DoDMERB since you are coming from NAPS.
Continue running, have two new pairs of running shoes broken in by the time you report to the Academy.
As a NAPSter you will report the Wednesday before the official I-day that is on the last Thursday of June. This is so you can muster out of the Naval Reserve and the Academy can you use the 200 or so NAPSters for a dress rehearsal.
I’m in the same position as USMC Crayons’ DS — pending, no nom, but I do have a question — are there opportunities for musically-inclined NAPSters during the year? Just wondering if I’d be looking at a year (ish) away from playing or not so much.
