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Just want to provide a shout-out and hardy congratulations to the Navy Women's Rugby Team for making the USA Rugby Final 4's Championship round. This year, the final 4 consist of Navy, Penn State, Stanford, and Norwich. We've followed the team from the internet this year but we will be in Palo...

A bit off topic but if you have not seen the movie "Act of Valor" do so. It is an amazing movie and well worth the price of admission. Talk about showcaseing unsung heros. At the end of the movie the audiance was absolutlely silent with a lot of "tough guys" wipeing their eyes. At the very...

This coming weekend, both the Navy Men's and Women's Rugby Teams will be competing in the Collegiate Rugby 7's championship. As the title suggests there are 7 players on a side instead of the normal 15. It is an extremely fast paced game with lots of scoring. The best part is many of the games...

Shout Out to Navy Womens Rugby Team! They are currently in Blaine Minnisota at the Womens Rugby National Championship Sweet 16 tournament. This is Navy's 10th or 11th consecutive appearance in the sweet 16's. Just got the word from my Mid, Navy beat Colorado State 41 to 18. Navy moves on...

The afternoon of December 1st is Service Selection Notification for the Firsty's in the class of 2011. It's one of the most anticipated days in the career of a Midshipman. While many have a good idea that they will get their first selection, stress levels have been building for the past couple...

UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY (USNA) CANDIDATE AWARENESS SEMINAR LOCATION: USS HORNET FLOATING MUSEUM Former Naval Air Station Alameda Alameda, California DATE: Sunday, November 21, 2010 TIME: 1200 – 1600 (12:00 Noon – 4:00 PM) You and your family are cordially invited to...

To the Plebe parents a heads-up. In the scheduled upcoming phone call and in future letters you are going to hear that your son or daughter is sick. The symptoms are usually a sore throat, light fever, coughing, and generally feeling like crap. There is a name for this malady and it is...

Check out the USNA facebook site. They already have up a bunch of pictures of the NAPS kids processing in. You can tell from the bearing and eyes these kids have seen this before and are dealing with everything just fine. Tomorrow will be a little different..... Got the following text from my...

Tuesday the 18th is Sea Trials for the plebe class of 2013. Eleven long months ago, their journey as plebes began and Tuesday marks their one last hard day as Plebes. Their day starts sometime around 0 dark 30 and will end sometime around 1700. They will be bruised, muddy, and maybe a bit bloody...

The USNA Admissions Forum held this past Saturday in Alameda onboard the USS Hornet was an excellent event. Attendance was over 450, with prospective midshipman and their families attending. The hanger deck of the Hornet was the perfect venue and it was a pleasant surprise that the Men's Glee...

Grabbed this from the Capital News in Annapolis Applications to the academy are at an all-time high, officials said. The academy has received 17,416 applications, or 2,100 more than last year, for about 1,100 spots, Dean of Admissions Bruce Latta told the board. Even Summer Seminar, a...

Heard from my Mid 2 for 7 signing was last night. Mid was excited, relieved, and thoughtful of the moment and commitment it represented. Quote: " Dad, the Navy really owns my ass now." says it all. Proud Dad

A lot of you in the incoming class of 2013 are very good athletes’, but were not recruited for the prominent D1 programs at Navy. There are alternatives for you. USNA offers some very competitive sports programs under the Club Sports category. The club sports programs are mostly walk on programs...

Just a heads-up, the Military Channel will be rebroadcasting the three part series " Inside America's Military Academies" on May 27th. Times I have listed are part 1 starts at 9 AM PST, with parts 2 & 3 starting at 10 and 11 AM respecivley. Check the times in your local area. Not the most...

Congratulations you are soon to be plebes........ Right now a count down clock, that has less than 90 days, is running for each of you. When you report for I-Day it will be an overwhelming and emotional day for both the plebe to be and parents. The time between today and I -Day is a precious...