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  1. 2018mom

    Was an academy your first choice?

    My DS told me at age 9 he was going to attend USAFA after visiting the campus with his grandpa. Never changed his mind despite the many opportunities he could have pursued. I MADE him apply to a plan B school, but he did not complete the ROTC application because he knew he would be attending...
  2. 2018mom

    ACT Score Worrying & New

    So what is the rank of a cadet at an academy? They are not commissioned officers until after they graduate. They swear in to the military either on I-day or A-day. (Don't remember, three years was a long time ago) They are in a commissioning program, so what does that make them?
  3. 2018mom

    ACT Score Worrying & New

    I think this discussion has about run its course and has certainly veered wide from the intention of the OP, but I have enjoyed this interchange very much and would love to have Christcorp or MN-Dad chime in on this. I work for a public school district in Texas. One of the areas the state is...
  4. 2018mom

    I will check back on here more often if you want to ask me anything. Good luck. It is hard to...

    I will check back on here more often if you want to ask me anything. Good luck. It is hard to go through, but I am a firm believer in learning from all experiences and things working out for the better in the end.
  5. 2018mom

    Sorry I haven't responded sooner. I look on the site frequently, but I don't sign in very...

    Sorry I haven't responded sooner. I look on the site frequently, but I don't sign in very often. I am sorry you are in this situation it is tough to go thru. I am not sure I can offer any other advise other than tell you what my son went thru and even with that, I heard from him after he...
  6. 2018mom

    Amex discount for cadets

    My son signed up and got his, so I hope the fee is waived! Lots of benefits but I would hate for him to pay the annual fee on that. He assured me it was waived. I learned a long time ago not to argue with him. If he is wrong, lesson learned!
  7. 2018mom

    Disenrollment Help

    Computer Dad - I am sorry to hear of your son's situation. My older son had a 4 year NROTC scholarship Marine option and had the scholarship pulled and not allowed to commission. He did earn his degree in 4 years but had the choice of paying back the scholarship or enlisting. He chose to...
  8. 2018mom

    Maybe Tattoos are under-rated ?

    I just want to know why. There has to be a lot of pain behind those tattoos. Not just the physical pain, but a lot of emotional issues. I understand tattoos can make a statement - just not sure exactly what he is trying to say. I hear "help" when I see that. Of course, I doubt he would...
  9. 2018mom

    Reality Check

    I don't think anyone has said that it would be best to 2.0 good to go, it is just that there are JO's that come out of the academy who were not stellar students and they still make fine officers. Just like the whole candidate score for admission looks at things beyond just the valedictorians in...
  10. 2018mom

    New to this journey

    JDB - My husband and I are both Aggies and our two oldest graduated from A&M, but our youngest wanted to attend USAFA since he was 9. He wanted to be a chemical engineer, but USAFA doesn't offer chemical engineering so he happily declared Mechanical Engineering. (I don't believe any of the...
  11. 2018mom

    Enlisting Instead of ROTC?

    Yes, he was fortunate. His bill was about $24,000.00. If he wasn't so determined to serve, I probably would have recommended that he take it as lesson learned, move on and pay off the debt as you would any other school loan. I have been wanting to post that the excitement of receiving a...
  12. 2018mom

    Enlisting Instead of ROTC?

    My older son was in a similar situation. He wanted to enlist as a Marine right out of high school. In fact, he swore in his senior year for early enlistment and was all set to go to boot camp upon graduation despite all of my reservations and strong encouragements to go to college and seek a...
  13. 2018mom

    Cornyn Reception

    The reception for all service academy appointees is done by the SENIOR senator of the state. Cornyn is the senior senator. Cruz has private receptions with his nominees. Cruz nominated our DS in 2014 and we met him one on one in San Antonio. Very generous with his time and attention. The...
  14. 2018mom

    Chance me? (Sorry)

    Tommy- Definitely include the recommendations. No one knows exactly what will tip the scale for you. My DS is at USAFA. He had the required teacher recs from an English, math and science teacher. The 3 optional recs were from his Spanish teacher who had traveled with him on a school trip to...
  15. 2018mom

    Ft. Benning

    Thank you for all the suggestions. We had a great weekend. In case anyone else pulls this post up at some later date, I wanted to give a recap. We did go to Four Winds - my son and his buddy loved it. The Ranger burger is 1 lb! Kind of in the middle of nowhere, but it could just be that we...
  16. 2018mom

    Ft. Benning

    I will be at Ft. Benning next week for DS #1 graduation from Boot Camp. (DS #2 is at USAFA) Any suggestions on places to see and things to do during the day pass my DS gets? I think he is limited to the immediate area. Thanks in advance.
  17. 2018mom

    A deposit with a plan B school--a question for parents

    My DS knew. He gave me his typical eye rolling "you can do what you want to, but you have nothing to worry about look." Lack of confidence is not in his vocabulary.
  18. 2018mom

    A deposit with a plan B school--a question for parents

    My DS is C3C now. I did the same thing. I did cancel housing at A&M so I got my deposit back on that. I figured if he ended up at A&M he would join the corps and they would squeeze him in a dorm somewhere! I scheduled him for his new student conference for the very last date in August JUST...
  19. 2018mom

    My son is struggling academically in his Freshman Year....

    Wonderful - as stated above and on MANY other places in this forum, it is up to your son and it is NOT a reflection on you. I completely understand how you feel. Anything bad or less than perfect things my kids did, I took as my failure as a mother somehow. I have since realized that they do...
  20. 2018mom

    Texas Cornyn info

    My son was nominated by Cruz two years ago. He didn't hear anything until he got the notification that he received the nomination. Neither Cornyn nor Cruz set up interviews. My DS was scheduled to interview with our MOC- TX-23 in mid Dec, but cancelled it because in Texas they don't duplicate...
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