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  1. navymomwannabe

    Well done USCGA

    Went to an USCGA event today in downtown Chicago at the Pritzker Military Museum. It was very well done. I'd never even heard of the Museum but it was a lovely facility. The CGA brought lots of personnel (Admissions, CSPI, Recruiter, Cadet, local officers) and answered all the questions, taught...
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    Visiting USCGA in a few weeks...

    So, we are turning our visit to USCGA into a family vacation. So after driving to the east coast, we will spend a few days in NYC, then drive up to Newport, RI. DD has made an appt. for a tour/briefing and we'll be driving from RI to the USCGA but wanted have lunch somewhere before the tour...
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    Talented professor

    A friend of mine's brother is an adjunct professor of ECE at USNA....he sent this to his students tonight. All, Twas the night before exam 2, when all through the yard not a sailor was stirring, not even a guard. The calculators were all charging and set up with care, in the hopes...
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    Just curious....

    So Phil's post got me thinking. If he chooses to go to NAPS with his principal nom, does another person on his congressman's slate get appointed as well?
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    CAR updates by guidance counselors?

    Ok, realize that my son's counselor is not a sharp knife. So it may just be him....but how do counselors update CARs? Does my son need to contact the admissions dept at USNA and have them send the counselor another access email? The counselor just emailed me and said, "All of my stuff is not...
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    Go Green! Go White!

    Woohooo!!! Spartans won the Rose Bowl!!! :groupwave: Last time we won the Rose Bowl, I was a freshmen on campus.....that is one heckuva drought! :rolleyes: Ok, back to military talk.
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    Sitting low on the emotional roller coaster

    2 weeks ago, we were riding high on the NOMS to USNA and USAFA and today we got DS's last ACT results and they did not go up. So although he's got a great package (lacking CFA which will be complete soon and he will officially be an eagle scout shortly as well), his ACT is a 29 composite. He is...
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    Football State Champs!

    So my son's team just won State!! It is the first state championship for our high school ever in football (last championship was in basketball in 1912! :eek:) He had a great game too (left guard) which is always fun for the parents. My SA question, so I don't go too off topic is, does he put...
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    Deep breath....

    Just got all the nomination packets in the mail. I know lots of you got yours in really early, but DS just got his last recommendation letter yesterday so we are fashionably on time. Think I'll just breathe this afternoon....until the next thing. :cool:
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    usafa form O-220

    ds just got a request for a body fat determination. he is built like a tree trunk. 5'11, 230 (his football weight....he'll wrestle around 210-215) and has an 18" neck, 46" chest, 35" waist and 27" thighs. any idea what numbers they are looking for in this? on paper, I know he looks too heavy...
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    To send or not to send

    So DS got a couple of remedial requests (paperwork only) and we just got all the required documents last Friday. My question is should I send them now (and if so, what is the best way to send them) or should I wait and see if the shutdown ends soon? ....I think I just answered my own...
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    NROTC board news

    My son just had his NROTC interview this morning at the Great Lakes Naval Base. I have been reading threads here for the past couple of weeks (just found this site) and people have been asking about their NROTC status after the first board in August. But the Chief told me today that NROTC...
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    Time to unlurk

    Or is that delurk?:rolleyes: I have been here for a couple of weeks gleaning a wealth of information from all of you. So first of all thank you. As a newbie to all this military stuff, your expertise has been very appreciated. My screen name (chosen by my husband) says it all I think. DS...
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