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Within the USG, employees may not participate in matters that may have a direct financial gain for that employee or his/her family. Unless your DD is asked by her Senator to serve on the NOM panel and she reviews her own case, there would be no real or perceived conflict of interest as she...

I was on the Yard a few days ago visiting my DS Youngster who is there for Block 3 pre-season varsity sport training. The Plebes are all over the Yard running to and from. Some are sailing, some are marching, some are doing a bit of PT. Each time they passed my DS, they yelled "Sir, good...

Wait 'til you see them at PPW. Oh my goodness the changes...my longest wait was for that first call

There is no biology major but to echo Kayce's post, I've been told that they are moving towards developing a biochem major but its not quite there yet. Those who are interested in competing for a medical billet take biology as an elective during the summer.

O615? Lucky you. While the buses run frequently, I was surprised by the length of the line of families last year (albeit our DS had a later report time). I would suggest no less than an hour before report time. It is about a 10 minute drive. If you get to the Yard too early, then you scope...

And as a LCDR told my DS last year as he prepared for PS, "Just don't be THAT guy!" You will soon understand what she meant...

On the other side.....text message said "Holy crap!! We ran over 25 miles! Call tonight, if I'm still awake. #dead" Parents response.... # ALMOST THERE - PLEBES NO MORE!!

Got a cryptic note from my DS saying "Sea Trials at 0200. See you on the other side." There are many YouTube VDOs on the Sea Trials but I like this one

I can't believe that it has already been a year!!! I remember waiting hours out back of Alumni Hall for a quick glimpse of my DS as he boarded the bus for Mother B. After all the parents around me saw theirs, I finally was just about to give up and leave - wait, there is another group coming...

He went from lean muscle mass to LEANER muscle (dad, feel my washboard abs) mass back to lean muscle mass (i.e., he's gained it back and probably another 5 of muscle)

No doubt. My DS looked like a twig at PPW. I'm guessing that he dropped at least 10 lbs, if not 15.

Most important thing....don't be "that guy" Care packages sent probably more important that what to bring on I-Day (except for pre-worn running shoes)

My DS was a recruited athlete at USNA as well as a variety of other schools. At least for him, the process with USNA was the same as the other schools. He sent all the coaches information about what events he would be playing in and invited them to come and watch. If they did, he would follow...

The recruitment process will start up in earnest in your junior year. You can always contact the college coaches and tell them about you and your interest in Navy Mens Soccer; however, until the summer after your Junior year, the NCAA limits the amount of contact they can have with you. They...

This is an important point as if you use the CTO, they will arrange travel and you pay NOTHING. I did not last year and lost some money as a round trip ticket was cheaper than one way but more than the allowed amount. I had the reimburesement put in my DS's Navy Credit Union account and he...

Thought I would chime in with my own experience. Many years ago I submitted my paperwork for security clearance and when it came to the questions of drug use, I said that I had never used anything and got my clearance. Time passess, societal norms change, and a couple of years ago when I...

Thought that I would chime in here. I am an Active Duty CAPT in the US Public Health Service (thanks for the shout out CAPT MJ) with a child at the USNA interested in medicine. When he received his appointment, he wondered about the path towards a career in Navy medicine and thus reached out...

Steve is correct here. Once you list history of asthma on your medical records form, DODMERB will ask for all of your medical records pertaining to wheezing since you were 13. If the wheezing has been relatively light (i.e., no trips to the ER or hospital admissions), they will likely ask for...

Ours also continues to have Plebe Hack which was present at Call #1. Saw the doc who said nothing he could do. Also pushed forward with no SIQ though a number of his buddies are sick or injured. He showed us his hands which were a collection of blisters and callouses - said pull ups were his...

Great to have her at Navy. Wish her all the luck in Rio. Go Navy, Beat Army!