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As a current mid, I find this thread pretty interesting. IMO, if you earned it, you should wear it; it’s a uniform item. However, some of my friends and I have been mocked or confronted for wearing Supes/Dant’s stars. Many see it as bragging. I see both sides of the argument, but I think people...

@strictlyws the triathlon team is full of a mixture of past competitive swimmers, past runners, and bikers alike. Most join without having done triathlons in the past, but I'm sure it would help. They are one of the fittest teams on the Yard for sure.

As a current '23, I am itching to know the answer to this as well. We'll see...

@wayne323 many varsity sports host tryouts and take walk-ons, and it never hurts to get in touch with a coach.

@OldRetSWO PE is now once a week for all classes. Regardless, validation is always nice because free periods are precious!

@wayne323 the plebe swim validation time is 3:30 for 200m and jump off the 5m, and for 3/C swim it's 8:30 for 400m and jump the 10m. I was a sprinter in HS too, and if your son is a competent swimmer he should be able to validate plebe swim. Once you validate, you have a free period in your...

@wayne323 1. There is club tennis and intramural swim, but no intramural tennis and no club swim. 2. You can validate swimming by getting certain times on the validation test on the first day of class. I validated plebe swim with a certain 200m time, and plan on validating 3/C swim with a...

@helmsdown There is a plan for 1/C and 2/C to return to the Yard, but still no word for the youngsters. Also no word on making up youngster cruise (it is, after all mandated my congress) so I'm sure we will make it up at some point. For anonymity I will not reveal my club sport, but I played it...

Hi SAF family, Last time I was on this site was to add my name to the appointment thread, so it's been a while! Plebe year was quite the wild ride, and I know I always found it helpful when MIDN came back to SAF to answer questions. Please feel free to ask whatever you want here, or private...

Congrats @chemotactic ! Love to see MA represented! Please feel free to PM me with any questions, I am currently a plebe.

Congrats @noclist314 ! Fellow MA resident here, glad to see a MA appointment. Message me if you have any questions at all!

I will be hosting a candidate for this CVW! Make sure your DS/DD comes prepared with lots of questions and enthusiasm! Hosting a candidate can be a hit or miss for us plebes when they don’t show interest. It is rare to have unlimited access to the Yard with a mid to yourself so take advantage of...

I can’t believe this thread has started! It feels like centuries ago I was checking the ‘23 thread!

Please explain?

Also wondering about this. The PTR says to bring a “basic scientific calculator,” so considering a TI-84 is upwards of $100 I’m not sure it’s considered basic. I’ve used a graphing calculator my whole life, so should I just bring a cheap calculator with very basic functions?

Search "Cam Zamot A Day At Navy" on YouTube. This is a montage of life at USNA, and they show it at USNA admissions forums across the country.

If your son is more passionate about humanities and less about STEM, he should go for humanities majors. You don’t want to pick a major you won’t be happy with for four years. Chances are, if you aren’t happy with your major you won’t succeed, and grades are important in determining your service...

The time period between receiving the appointment folder and the PTR package are irrelevant unless you were very recently appointed to USNA (in that case your PTR package is probably en route). PTR packages were mailed in the beginning of April, and appointees have been receiving them in the...

I interpreted this thread as one to report NROTC scholarships, like last year's. I never intended to distract from the other posters on this thread. Best of luck to all entering 2023 officer accession programs!

I love Leatherman. All of their products are of such high quality! Great gift idea. The Sidekick and the Wave are my personal favorites.