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    Daily Life for a Woman

    USNA 1985 and OSDAD are spot on. I was there during the transition years and Senator/Secretary Webb's book was even dated then..however worthwhile a read. I was with DD and her friends this fall (class of 17) and one of them asked what I saw was the biggest difference from my time...my...
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    Does Prep School Time Count Towards Retirement?

    Might Have Changed Can't really answer OP's specific question, but for NAPS it looks like it possibly changed over the years. Being one of the "older" crowd, we graduated in late 70s and NAPS did count towards retirement, ie 19 years after commissioning we were eligible to retire and during...
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    6th Wing Players Fall 1984

    Ah, hm, yeah Oh, 8th Wing Players was a highlight during my time at the Academy. If I'm correct, it was just at the end of mandatory study on Thursday evenings in the fall and mids flocked to viewing points either from rooms in 6th and 8th wing or from standing anywhere between Dahlgren and...
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    auto insurance

    LT Sackett is correct on using a car as a midshipman. However, there is likely to be lots of opinions on insurance and licenses. You should be able to keep your mid on your insurance just as you likely would for any college. He can also use his own company and most mids choose USAA given...
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    Wait Listed for Class of 2017

    We paid the required deposit to UNH as plan B when it was looking more like plan A. When DD received the call moving her off the wait list, I assumed that the money was gone. However, one thing about the Academies is that it is the military and when I explained to the admissions department...
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    Never, Ever in a Million Years Could I Have Imagined This!!! :)

    Congratulations...and brought a bit of shiver to me as DD starts her trek to I-Day next week!!
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    Enlisted Applicants

    First of all: good luck. You certainly seem to be approaching it with the right attitude. You can get a congressional nomination because you still belong to a state somewhere; your home of record. And, you vote for said congressional representatives and they should treat you with the same...
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    In Class of 2017, Nervous with Questions

    2016 Dad--absolutely GREAT advice..every word.
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    Naps Pay

    Seems as if this comes up weekly. According to US Code Title 37 Pay: Midshipman are paid at 35 percent of a an 0-1 with less than 2 years of service. It further states that direct entries to service academy prep schools receive the same amount or, if currently enlisted, the higher of their...
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    LOA Question

    Actually you will find out, but not in the way you may expect. I was prior enlisted so had a SECNAV nom as well as a Congressman and Senatorial that I picked up while at NAPS. Always thougth I got in with my SECNAV, but after graduating from USNA, I ordered a copy of my transcript and on the...
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    Is this good enough for NAPS?

    Actually, I respectfully disagree. NAPS exists for many reasons, but clearly one is to improve the academic foundation of students the Academy is interested in but has concerns about succeeding in its challenging academic environment. If I was on the admissions board, and I'm not, this is...
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    No More Stalking

    Hello, I've been a weekly reader of this great forum for over a year now and finally opted to join as a poster. I didn't before as I have some experience with the academies and really just needed some updates for two interested children. Typically, I read the latest, searched my...
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    Basic Questions About NAPS

    Pay According to US Code Title 37 Pay, Midshipman are paid at 35 percent of a an 0-1 with less than 2 years of service. It further states that direct entries to service academy prep schools receive the same amount or, if currently enlisted, the higher of their current pay and the 35 percent...
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