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Now I need to ask him...I thought he only got the $15K signing bonus when he early selected. And yes, he told me about the moving reimbursement or whatever it is.

He is checking but since he is a nuclear engineering major he didn't have to do pre-school.

Thank you all....I'll just wait to see what my DS says and be flexible. Good news is that I do not need to check in early. Hoping he gets answers to timing here to make the most efficient use of my time. And I sure hope the fact he got his BS in nuclear engineering pays off here. This...

Thank you. He just commissioned from USNA. I know he is figuring it out. I am just trying to figure out my travel arrangements since now I am dealing with his move being in the middle of the week. Semper Gumpy and all...

My DS will be attending Nuke Power School. He just got his orders and has to check-in by a certain date and report a few days later. We are helping him move into his (first) apartment and driving the Uhaul while he drives his car down. Question: is check-in just that? Just reporting in so they...

My DS will be attending Nuke Power School. He just got his orders and has to check-in by a certain date and report a few days later. We are helping him move into his apartment and driving the Uhaul while he drives his car down. Question: is check-in just that? Just reporting in so they...

I can tell you Plebes and Youngsters don’t rate mini refrigerators. Don’t know when that happens.

CVW was a huge turning point for us and our now Youngster. It solidified our DS’ desire to attend the academy versus NROTC and we were blown away by....everything.

We were able to take our Plebe and his roommate to the Club for dinner on Friday several times. We just needed to make sure it did not interfere with the ProKnow tests.

My two cents, let your Plebe dictate the weekend. Mine didn’t want to eat in King Hall, but was excited to show us his room then get off the Yard as fast as he could and as far away from the Yard as they were permitted to go. Even though they are off the Yard, upperclassman can spot a Plebe...

We joined and have used it a lot. Prices are very reasonable. Plus, it is a place you can take your Plebe (and Youngster) on a Friday night that is nice and comfortable on the Yard.

By no means is this standard practice. Like the others said, if it happens it is it likely the BGO. However, that doesn’t mean the school can’t do something to highlight any appointments. Ours spotlights any appointees by having them lead the procession for the Baccalaureate and Commencement...

Be as physically prepared as you can be. Plebe summer tests your physical and mental strength. If you enter in great physical shape, that’s half the battle. My Plebe loved the physical stuff. You will do a lot of neat stuff. Ropes course, O-course, sailing. As for the other stuff, try to...

True true...

I recall some parents posting literally the next day viewing PEP. You need to let the process do its job. Being anywhere your Plebe could see you is just not productive to that (in my opinion). Last thing you want is your Plebe to see you and have a reaction. Resign yourself to Waldo...

Also, contact the Chaplin and help arrange for other families within your company to adopt the international Plebes. Many come from very far away and have very little support on top of what is already a very difficult environment. Once you know the Company, set up a Facebook page for the...

We did the same thing as his Graduation open house. Collected a ton of notecards and sent them throughout the summer with other letters and care packages. Enlist the help of relatives to send notes, interesting news articles, funny jokes (they need to have some in their back pocket), etc...

One of the key items in the PTR is the letter with your soon to be Plebe’s report time. Definitely follow up if you haven’t received it as yet. There is a lot of stuff in the package to complete. And make copies of the blank documents, completed forms, scan them and follow the instructions on...

We knew based on his company whether he would enter T Court from the left or right. (Lower numbers enter from the left - looking at Memorial Hall - and the higher numbers from the right). We established a clear meeting point in the shade for the 30 minutes after the oath. We had a chair, a...