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    Simple Advice for Class of 2022

    #9 YES YES YES ..... I have seen too many mids that are inept due to their parents babying them .... let them be the adults and officers they are trained to be.
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    Exterminators, Rats, and Bancroft

    so here is my "you get what you deserve" post...... my now firstie said he was so irritated plebe year and beyond at all the food the parents send in care packages because it makes the mice problem worse. STOP SENDING YOUR MID FOOD. Mice only come around when they need food or water and if...
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    Indoc date for Class of 2022

    What is the name of the hotel did you stayed. Any suggested hotel within walking distance to the Yard. Thanks. We stayed at the Westin... It took us about 25 minutes to walk over.
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    Class of 2022 DIY USNA Appointment Thread

    My DD is from CT 4th District
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    Indoc date for Class of 2022

    We stayed at a hotel within walking distance for my DS class of 2018 and it was a lovely walk over in the early morning...no traffic to deal with, no parking issues , and no bus to deal with. We will do the same for our DD class of 2022.
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    2020 2/C Parent Weekend

    A helpful tip.... when I did not know the date of 2/C weekend I booked hotel rooms for several weekends ...end of Sep/ beg of Oct and when the date came out I cancelled all the rooms not on that date!
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    Class of 2022 DIY USNA Appointment Thread

    USNA Class of 2022 Appointments: 1) TechFlier7 / Self / LOA / 18-Sep-2017 / Accepted / CA / Presidential Nomination, Direct Appointment 2) klcm54a / DS / LOA / 13-Nov-2017 / Undecided / AK / Presidential Nomination, Direct Appointment 3) Johnathan / DS / No LOA / 13-Nov-2017 / Accepted / NC-04...
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    2018 Service Selection

    Congrats to 2018! SWO -260 Subs -136 SEAL- 34 EOD -15 Navy Pilot- 233 Navy NFO -67 Medical -12 Supply- 10 CEC -4 Intel -6 CW -17 IP- 4 AMDO -1 USMC Ground - 183 USMC Pilot -67 USMC NFO-1 USAF -3 Total 1053
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    College Counselors

    I will add that the process changes ....the process is slightly different for my DD 2022 hopeful ( USNA) than it was for my 2018 (USNA) DS 4 years ago. I agree with above posters that money spent on a good SAT/ACT tutor is a better investment!
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    Couple random ?'s

    1. My mid has AT&T ... works fine. 2. Your Plebe will figure out how to share pics on their own 3.NO watches during plebe summer. My Firstie wears a cheap Casio and loves it... even though we bought him a nice watch for high school graduation 4. Plebe year we went to visit twice when he had...
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    Nomination

    CONGRATS!!
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    Heck with the ACT!

    My dad gave me a funny sign when I was knee deep with 4 teenagers.... It read "Hire a teenager while they still know everything"
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    Next steps after receiving an L.O.A.

    Have your DS send a copy of the email about the LOA to his nominating sources. USNA typically informs the congressional offices of the LOA, but better to be safe than sorry. MY DD also took a copy with her to the interview just to be sure. Congrats!
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    Letter of Assurance

    Notifications for LOA at USNA are by email . The email tells the candidate to login to the CIS portal where they will find the "required actions" to be taken. Once logged in to the portal the status says" Conditional Letter of Appointment LOA"
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    Letter of Assurance

    An LOA can come before DodMerb. If it does then one of the "required actions" will be medical qualification.
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    Letter of Assurance

    On your CIS portal there is a place that says "required actions" Typically at this point most LOA recipients need to obtain a nomination .Once the "Required Actions" have been fulfilled you will receive your appointment. Congrats!
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    Letter of Assurance

    Congrats! My DD got an LOA for 2022 in September!!
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    Where to go - what to do - DS alone in Annapolis

    Tons of places to eat and a Starbucks for hanging out. I would suggest he also take one of the Boat Tours on the main pier in DTA. He can either take one of the big ferries or take one of the water taxi type tours..... He will spend about an hour doing that so should kill some time and you get...
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    Notify nomination sources of my LOA?

    My DD printed out a copy of her email LOA and sent it along with her Nomination application. She will also bring a copy of the email to her interviews. When my DS got his LOA 4 years ago it was snail mail and at the bottom of the letter it stated that a copy was being sent to his nom...
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    USNA 2/C Weekend

    Check the calendar as oftentimes the Annapolis sail/powerboat show happens on Columbus Day weekend ( as is this year) and it is CROWDED!!My father is headed to the Air Force game at Navy to see my DS as he was Air Force and he could not get a room except for 20 miles away.
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