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Hi all - just passing along something we learned the first time around. DS asked his junior year teachers to write his LORs. This worked out well on two fronts. 1. Asking them now that the school year is over and they aren't being inundated with requests for letters allows them to write their...

official candidate for 2021. Here we go :-) Good luck to everyone reapplying!

we know where the appointees are from but I am curious to know where the rest of you are from. I am also curious to know how you heard about USMMA since it seems to the be the "secret" SA in certain areas.

Has anyone been offered one of the preps for USMMA? I have seen dribs and drabs of offers for other SAs.

Blessings to all this week! Across the country and across the branches we all have much to be thankful for!

For your reading pleasure, while we wait The Maritime Administration is hoping to release for public comment a strategic maritime assessment document in a few months. It will be the first such document in decades. http://news.usni.org/2016/03/22/u-s-facing-looming-shortage-of-merchant-mariners

Not a member of 2020 YET but I think we will go check this out tomorrow. http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=93682

This first timer gets the feeling that the "portal" is a rather new phenomenon. As a member of the class of 94AD, I can't recall waiting by the mailbox. However, I'm glad that I didn't suffer from the curse of the portal obsession. Even way back then the BFE did exist. I got a call from...

Completely jumping the gun without an appointment but here goes.... Competitive rowing is the boy's love. However, the fellas that he stayed with on an overnight back in the fall encouraged him to play hockey in the off season (if he is blessed with an appointment.) We are from New England I...

This helped me to put things in perspective this morning. Angst waiting for an appointment is miniscule compared to the angst one must feel waiting to hear from a loved one that may be in peril...

New vessel for KP Power Squadron - Check it out on Facebook if you are so inclined in between portal checks ;) https://www.facebook.com/470196990267/photos/pcb.10156592357760268/10156592355405268/?type=3

A Worcester Polytechnic Institute professor has received nearly $600,000 to develop the algorithms for humanoid robots designed to fight fires aboard U.S. Navy ships. In very capable hands IMO http://www.wbjournal.com/article/20160212/NEWS01/160219975/1002

Curious (not a chance me): If you are awaiting an NROTC scholarship award for the c/o 2020, what schools did you list on your app? DS: SUNY Maritime, Maine Maritime, Old Dominion, The College of the Holy Cross, Rutgers

Happy to have a secure plan E and F. However, without a NROTC scholarship in hand (I know, still time) E and F would have price tags equivalent to military prep (give or take). I'm wondering if it makes sense to get the ball rolling on self prep as a plan X. If so, does DS begin the app...

My husband visited our local jeweler this Christmas. While he was browsing and making small talk with the salesman he delightedly told him that DS was nominated for USMMA and USNA. The jeweler's jaw dropped because he had just recently put this line in his case. I have been wearing this charm...

I would like to send a care package to the plebe that hosted my son on an overnight. Having read a previous thread I know to send enough for the entire company, avoid candy, and understand that the contents may be confiscated for a variety of reasons. My questions are these. Are toll house...

Applied for the TWIC just to be prepared. It came in the mail today. They said to allow for 70 days. It came within 10 days but he didn't want to risk giving up break if appointed.

Is there a USMMA candidate page on Facebook?