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    Christmas Eve Story

    I had never heard of this Canadian Tradition. Not sure how I can hear it tonight but will post it if I figure it out. Merry Christmas to all! http://aerographics.protocolis.ca/page?a=202&lang=en-CA
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    This should be required viewing

    I wish I had the power to require this to be viewed throughout the country at this time of war in our country. Feel free to cut/paste this link to e-mail to your friends and families. http://www.nragive.com/ringoffreedom/nr_j0199_landing.html Merry Christmas and safe holidays to all of us.
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    Rhodes Scholars 2009

    Army-2 Air Force -1 Navy- not this year http://www.rhodesscholar.org/get/6/2009_Winners_List_for_Website.pdf
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    Service Academy Classes you will never see...

    Just saw this. I like at the end there are students who cannot be forced to take the class since they qualify for the Americans With Disabilities Act... PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has...
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    USNA Athlete Graduation rates

    Thought this was interesting, not so much for Navy's numbers, but how awful the graduation rates are for some 'top school' athletes. I won't be able to watch college B-ball again without thinking, hey, only x% of these guys will graduate... Click here to view the page
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    Naval Academy Flight training/ SOARING club

    Didn't even know this was back... USNA has re-started Mid'n Flt training Click here to view the page
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    The (relative) importance of GRADES

    I experience some frustration when new members list grades and then ask (expect) an analysis of their chances for a Service Academy. Nothing against the new people. They think grades are absolute and comparable when-really- school difficulty, class size and class rank have more relevance...
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    Ft Hood Visit

    For anyone who has served under George Sr or "W", this is both a typical heart warming story and why the family was so well regarded by the troops. He visited the troops many, MANY times in Bethesda without photos or media coverage when President. A tragedy often brings out the best...
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    Ivy league connection

    Pretty funny articles here. One from Washington mentions USNA http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Business/ivy-society-young-professionals-join-social-networking-group/story?id=8861473 And then this from the NY Times, crosses out Navy and puts in the home team...
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    Naval Academy/SEAL story

    Great story of things Grads do... http://www.dcmilitary.com/stories/091709/trident_28221.shtml
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    H1N1 Article/July at USAFA

    Interesting article about how the strict rules at USAFA allowed study of the swine flu. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,568619,00.html The same sort of rules allowed study of floride toothpaste at the Naval Academy many years ago...
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    NAVY-Air Force Football 03OCT09

    Make sure to put the NAVY/ AF game (CBS 3:30 EST) on your schedule today. Although Navy REPEATEDLY romps on the air farce, it is ALWAYS a great game. The Zoomies actually look good this year, and there is an underlying story as the rival NAVY/ AF quarterbacks also competed against one another...
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    United States Naval Institute blog

    US Naval Institute, a well respected publication has a blog page. VERY interesting. http://blog.usni.org/?tag=usna Some points are controversial, and I don't want to start a dispute here, but interesting and possible reference for OTHER threads. You may want to bookmark...
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    USNA Plebe Parent's Weekend 2009

    Some media support of the recent USNA Plebe Parent's Weekend in the link below. http://www.usna.com/Page.aspx?pid=7483 If you think it is worth seeing please make a short post to keep it on the screen. USNA's web support is getting better... Fair Winds...
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    Naval Academy I Day 2009

    I Day 2009 can be seen again! The video mentioned in the message is archived and available for viewing. Today marks the 10th day of Plebe Summer and we encourage you to follow the training of the members of the Class of 2013. Visit www.usna.com for articles about I-Day, the class and to see...
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    I Day 2009 Viewing

    NAVAL ACADEMY ANNOUNCES LIVE STREAMING VIDEO COVERAGE OF THE CLASS OF 2013 OATH OF OFFICE CEREMONY ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Naval Academy website will host live, online streaming video of the Class of 2013 Oath of Office Ceremony Wednesday, July 1 beginning at 6 p.m. from Tecumseh Court on the...
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    New to Forum/ '87 Grad

    Hi, I'm an '87 Grad from Navy and expect to be a Blue and Gold Officer by this summer. Reading just a few of these posts makes me realize how little I know! Anyway, I hope to be able to help, a bit now and a lot in the future. I also attended NAPS, and had a chance to visit and take a tour...
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