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    Great Father's Day Present Ideas...for the procrastinators

    I have a great idea for MY dad. Struggling to find a great idea for my kids for their dad. He really wants a grill and has been looking at them for a while but he keeps saying he wants to wait until we have a better outdoor area to protect it (that's on our future project list). So what do you...
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    Is there a "personality type" for military service?

    My DH and I are neither one military. We have lots of family members (uncles, grandfathers, etc.) who served and have always been very supportive and thankful of the military. Our two oldest DS are both considering military service. The youngest of the two will enter 9th grade this fall and...
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    AFROTC drops mandatory test scores for this application cycle

    Thought I would share in case there is anyone out there that had been holding out on applying because they didn’t have a score.
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    Best White Elephant Gifts for the Office Party

    Give me your best ideas.
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    USMMA going to semesters....or staying with trimesters?

    I've read some about this question here and there, but can't seem to find a recent or definite answer. I was just curious if they were staying thinking about moving to semesters or are they staying with trimesters?
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    Air Force jobs that help you "see the world"

    My DS is very interested in serving our country, but also in seeing the world. He loves Math, so wants to major in that, and has been looking at actuarial science to be more specific. He also has an interest in linguistics and learning Japanese, with a strong interest in Asian culture...
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    Coolest Uniforms to Wear

    I had this friend in college that wanted to be a police officer. He scoured the internet almost nightly for months, looking up police departments, their uniforms, and their police cars. He was determined to look awesome in his new career and find the perfect police department to match his look...
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    Teacher Licensure and ROTC

    My DS is considering a Mathematics Degree and ROTC (in particular AFROTC or AROTC at this moment). As an educator, I know that a teacher licensure add-on is never a bad thing to have in your back pocket for the future, or if things go sideways like medical issues, etc. I was wondering if other...
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    What is/was your Coast Guard Plan B?

    I am a high school counselor and have 4 kids, 2 of which are beginning to really research what they want to do post-high school and are heavily considering the military. My extended family served in the military and I was in high school JROTC, but we really don't have a whole lot of information...
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    Anyone with insight about Band at the SMCs?

    We are very early in the process, but my DS who is interested in serving as a military officer also thoroughly enjoys band. He is a percussionist. I was wondering if anyone on here happens to have any experience with a band at an SMC. I imagine it's similar in nature to high school band but...
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    ROTC Scholarships Available with College Credit

    Hi, I'm a school counselor at an early college high school. Our kids graduate with a high school degree and an associate's degree at the same time, so about 60-64 college credits. In steering students in the right direction for ROTC scholarships, I have done lots of reading on the ROTC websites...
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