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If you ever have the chance to be a "SecondTimer" at the Academy, all I can say is that it is a LOT easier. For the parents at least. I don't know that our mid would say the same, but clearly it has helped to have a sibling who attended. We knew where to stand, what to expect, and how to...

The information about branches, service opportunities, "cool job" and other such information will come at the appropriate time. IN other words, after your mid gets through the summer. Plebe summer is all about transitioning for the plebe AND the parents. As the admiral said: Parents, time...

Yup, forgot about the possiblity of using Alumni Hall. Heck, that would be better. Its cooler and the lines of site are better. But I suspect that would play havoc with the after-swearing-in goodbyes.

While the water in the air may not be coming down in the form of rain, you can bet the atmosphere will be, to put it mildly, extremely "moist" on I-day. In the air and in the eyes, there will be much moisture. There are simply too many people milling about to direct everybody into Bancroft...

Pretty well said. We are looking forward to I-day for the SecondTime. Even though we know what to expect, we are still nervous, apprehensive, hopeful, happy, excited, and whatever else you can think of. We have our blanket ready, our cold drink ready, we are skipping the parent picnic [been...

First Time In fact, once I thought about it, this reminded me of the FirstTime. We had a family friend who ran the local office of our US Senator. So, we thought, why not ask him to "check on" the application. As it turned out, the other Sen. nominated our FirstTime and, accordingly, the...

The letter, assuming it can ADD VALUE [which is dubious for many of these kinds of letters], is probably best directed towards the nominations board. The Academy does not want extra recommendation letters. As mentioned, unless it is truly EXCEPTIONAL and PERSONAL, I doubt it would be...

If I remember correctly, the personal swearing in ceremonies are after the plebes are released to meet with their family members, i.e. after the mass re-gathering in the afternoon. About 6p? Up in Memorial Hall? Wearing the uniform all day, given the crowds, heat, etc. would be trying...

Not a soul will give two cents about what you or your family are wearing. [MAYBE your mid, but probably not.] The only reason you might care about what people are wearing is for photo purposes. During our FirstTime, the President was the commencement speaker, he didn't seem to care what I...

Interesting that OP has not re-posted. Suspect answers are not to his/her liking. I like the one that says something like: Say goodbye at home rather than airport. The essence of all these posts are correct in that applicant did not get ther alone. I guess he/she will not want parents at...

What is the computer being issued these days? Has NA gone to laptops yet?

Interesting. Comments from parents of male mids have been along the lines of: "Its very different for females." Even though they have no direct experience and they admit that their sons have very close female friends from the Academy. Comments from parents of female mids have been along...

All the above is well-written. I have a great photo, taken around the back side of Alumni Hall, where our older [now LT] mid was descending the stairs before haircuts. Two kids ahead is a [soon to be] friend who lived across the hall [same company] for four years; they attended TBS together...

I just had an interesting exchange with a BGO whose son is a graduate. She suggested the Academy is not a place she would wish for her daughter. Her issues had to do with: 1. Difficulties of being a woman at the Academy; having to be on the defensive much of the time. There are simply...

See what I mean . . . too easy to think one thing and type another. Memorial Stadium [one here locally], Alumni Hall, it all runs together sometimes.

BUT, the process is more or less understandable. This is our second go-around and we knew a great deal more this time than the first. We understood teh SS process. We knew the Academy We knew how to answer the various questions. We knew what to expect from the BGO We knew that it takes...

You are correct in your assessment that only the people in admissions know "exactly" how it works. And, to be frank, even they sometimes describe certain aspects of the process incorrectly. The language can be precise in its meaning and one person's "nomination" can be understtood by another...

it should be considered that a significant percentage of operable aircraft in the AF [I was told 50% or more but I cannot vouch for that statistic] are now "pilotless" drones.

One person's manila is another person's brown. In the end, it doesn't matter who told me . . . you'll either get a BFE [manila, brown, or even orange] or you won't.

The admissions forums are designed for those who have limited exposure to the Academy. Certainly, if you have ANY questions about programs, careers, etc., it would be worthwhile to attend. You should not undertake extradordinary measures to attend [3 hour drive!] in the thinking that...