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  1. K

    Parents please get informed..

    Sorry LG. I'll part company with you and gladly let you stand with Sledge on that one. “Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.” If you want to argue for the sake of argument, I'll...
  2. K

    Parents please get informed..

    Having been misquoted by a major NY journal with a resulting damaging headline, I too am not blind to issues in the media. You could fairly call me an equal opportunity skeptic. To return to the boxing, and to pick up on what Navy Hoops wrote, its a great area ripe for study. Trident scholar...
  3. K

    Parents please get informed..

    LG - We are miles from the topic which is boxing and I really feel like we are beating dead horse here but the article says about the document: During a Sept. 16 meeting at the Pentagon, the Army surgeon general, Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho, recommended to the superintendent at West Point, Lt...
  4. K

    Parents please get informed..

    To ensure things stay civil, here are some fighting words from Navy!
  5. K

    Parents please get informed..

    I hope you take this as the joke its intended to be, but are you a marine? Read what I wrote. It begins with "IT PAINTS..." as in the article paints... You tell me no it doesn't and then proceed to post the details of why it does paint him in that light. With respect, you guys sometimes seem...
  6. K

    Parents please get informed..

    No, the NYT would be if they misquoted folks. Chris Gates, president of the Sunlight Foundation, which advocates transparency in government, called the details of the meeting as described in the document “disturbing.” “To think that high-level officials at the U.S. Army and West Point would...
  7. K

    Parents please get informed..

    Again, please read what I wrote. And what you wrote. You offered some suggestions. I largely agree with you. There is little that triggers the fight or flight instinct quite like an actual fight! Personally, I view the actual boxing skills as less important than the lesson of how to manage...
  8. K

    Parents please get informed..

    I am aware of the article and document. Didn't want to get into it because its tangential to the boxing issue discussed on this thread but I am surprised you would bring it up. It paints Caslen as apparently either unprofessional (released minutes of important meeting on important topic...
  9. K

    Parents please get informed..

    Well that's an open mined position to start from. You don't "know" anything. You are assuming and well... If you took the time to read you might realize I agree. The solutions you suggest may well be warranted. Don't assume I am opposed. I just have little patience for the close minded...
  10. K

    Parents please get informed..

    Alex, I'll take "what is the standard for libel for $100" please. I doubt anyone would disagree that being in a fight and learning to keep one's nerves in that situation is a good thing, but there is also the the fact that most doing the fighting and even the leading have not taken boxing and...
  11. K

    Govt shutdown Round 2

    This seems a somewhat pointless debate. Perhaps it would be better to regroup and return on December 11, or a few days prior. Then we could debate banning Congress or even the Fed in its entirety.
  12. K

    Mom in need help supporting son's decision

    I think I can. " Private sector as bad a federal/military establishment." But I am going to disagree and say one of those is way more nutzo than the other :-)
  13. K

    How to deal w potentially serious medical issue while at Academy?

    Thank you all for the responses here and the PMs. I am guessing the big switch for most kids like this is that they are suddenly in charge of their own healthcare and need to advocate for themselves and think about seeking out treatment in a way they never ever have before. It did not really...
  14. K

    How to deal w potentially serious medical issue while at Academy?

    We have a child in and we sponsor so want to be very vague here. Lets say a child gets injured while at SA. Child has long history of extremely high pain tolerance and hatred of doctors and pushing beyond their (and PT) counsel. Academy initial diagnosis is mild joint injury. Immobilize for...
  15. K

    Communication with C4C DS 2019

    Just one suggestion. "Don't let anyone other than you and your child decide or influence how/when/what you communicate about." There are lots of great and helpful hints you can find on this forum but its also populated by more than a few that seem to enjoy calling folks helicopter parents and...
  16. K

    Plebe Privileges

    Is an overnight the same as a weekend? If they don't take an overnight and save it for a time when their family comes out does that mean they will have both Saturday and Sunday?
  17. K

    Communication with C4C DS 2019

    Having both sponsored for many years and now having our own child in, this is something we have seen and heard about a lot. Seems to vary from individual to individual and no one family dynamic or culture is the same as another but the silence is often as someone said the cadet trying to...
  18. K

    How to dump a varsity team at an SA?

    No offense taken and its easy to answer. Because our child asked our counsel. No child needs to "figure this out on their own." That is absurd. Even at a Service Academy there are people they can talk to and ask for counsel. Sometimes Mom and Dad get asked and sometimes we don't. This...
  19. K

    How to dump a varsity team at an SA?

    Could you share more about this: "[...] option [...] play the year out and then quit the team. There are pros and cons to that also." I am sure we do not understand the pros and cons of that. BTW, we are talking about a 4th class here of that makes any difference.
  20. K

    How to dump a varsity team at an SA?

    Yes but 4th class is generally told they are supposed to learn to follow. Those that are leading are sending a strong message to not quit. Is this area - varsity sports - an accepted area for 4th class to push back instead of following and start leading down their own path? In other words, is...
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