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Does anyone know where I can get a schedule of events for the Army-Navy weekend? The game is obvious but I understand that there are other activities. Any suggestions on how to take full advantage? I already got tickets for the game.

My DD is getting ready to head to Annapolis and we had a question about contact lens. We know that she has to go with glasses for the plebe summer. But how about the academic year? Can she purchase them through her insurance? If so how is that done?

The other day, DD took out a sealed envelope from under her mattress and asked whether I know what was in it. I did not. She told me that it was $300 that she had put into an envelope (at the start of the USNA application process) to buy the family a crab dinner before the I-day. I'm looking...

A family friend informed me that her son was working on getting an Eagle because it leads to automatic MOC nominations. I can understand how the chances of a nomination may increase with an Eagle but the friend was convinced that it was automatic. Has anyone else ever hear of this?

I would like to get some advice so that I can help my DD better prepare for her plebe year. In terms of academics, she has 4.0 gpa, but I personally don't think that 8th semester grades are as important as preparing for the future. Here is what she is currently planning or doing. She is...

I want to share DD's experience with DoDMERB and waiver experience. Everyone's situation and outcome is most likely different but at least this post might provide some hope to others that are in a similar situation. DD received LOA from USNA in October and thought that she was pretty much set...

I am somewhat confused by the nomination process and hope that someone here can clarify. My DD received an LOA and received nominations from our congressman and one of the senators. However, neither the email from the congressman nor the letter from the senator say anything about being a...