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Lawsuit: LaBelle threw water at tot in NYC lobby "...The lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages, comes five months after a West Point cadet sued LaBelle over a Houston airport scuffle with her bodyguards..."

In defense of rewards for an A+: I do not see it as sneaky or an inflation of grades to recognize and reward the best of the best. It is simply putting a higher target out there for cadets to shoot at. It aids in the pursuit of excellence to have difficult goals above and beyond. Doesn't...

An A+ in a class will cause it to be weighted 4.33 in the average. More info in part I of West Point's Academic Program document online.

Cow Drowning I don't think its possible to actually "validate" cow drowing, aka survival swimming. However, if you are fast enough during the plebe assessment, you are eligible to take it in a single week during grad week your Yuk year. That is what the swim team does.

Great article - thanks for the link :)

DS marked yes as he has had occasional hayfever. DODMERB tended to respond with "remedials" for every little yes he had on the questionaire. Then we had DS's pediatrician give us copies of all med records, sorted through and made copies of relevant (and only relevant) pages for each remedial...

P.S. You obviously love drama and are committed to it. Therefore do NOT give up this area of strength for the sake of multiple sports you have never played! Definitely try to add a sport, but it also sounds like you have leadership potential in the drama area. As you move forward in this...

Just my two cents as a mom (and that's probably what it's worth!) If you really don't care which sport, ask around about the teams. The teams will surely have different "personalities" depending on the coach, the participants, the traditions. If possible, join a team you already have a few...

TB TESTimonial This is a little late and I am sure you have already figured your situation out and moved on to Basic. However, I thought I would pass on my DS's TB test experience for others that may come across this thread: We were very surprised when DS tested definitely POSITIVE to the...

Heartbreaking So very sad...

LOL...well I though that was funny...

My DS was at Beast two summers ago when all boots were issued (none bought beforehand that year). He describes standing on some gizmo that measured his foot and how he distributed his weight. This determined which of the available brands was correct for his foot. In addition, when he tried...

Our DS flew on arrangements made through Wagonlit a la military and it turned out he had a free checked bag arranged (we didn't know). If you are avoiding checking to save the $$, maybe find out if the bag is free - might be easier to check a bag with what you want in the first place and avoid...

Sounds like a great price for the Leatherman Wave. We ordered the same one for our DS in oxide black - you can get them with name engraved. http://www.leatherman.com/products/product.asp?id=469&f=75&c=73

USMA majors Go to the online redbook: http://www.dean.usma.edu/sebpublic/curriccat/static/index.htm click part 4 (majors), then click one of the years to the right - all majors for that graduating class are listed along with links for their requirements:smile:

Thank you Mr. Mullen, Thank you for all you have done. You were a huge help to my son when he was going through his application process. You are so proactive and always seem to have a lot of candidates needing your help. I don't know how you kept up with it all but I'm grateful that you...

better boot socks During Beast a couple years ago my DS purchased some better boot socks at the C-store which he swore by. He asked me to buy and send him more but by the time I found out what exactly he needed it was too late to get them to him. This year for his summer assignment I pulled...

NCAA Swimming For Swimming, the coach can not call you until July 1 after your Junior year. That is when the recruiting really begins. Then there are other rules about how often they can call you, etc. However, you are always free to contact the coach per NCAA rules. If you are a...

Charms Those adorable sterling silver charms from WP - a cadet, a knight on horse, athletic "A", Tarbucket, Cadet Chapel, WP Crest, etc....I soldered them onto some silver charm loops I found so I could put them on my Pandora bracelet :shake:

Jump School My DS is going to Airborne this summer too. Based on what he has told me, he must travel there on a bus with the other cadets from WP, and back again when done. Anyone been to Jump School graduation? I think it may be possible to get there a day early and possibly see the 5th...