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When my DS went to CVW, he participated in company Sea Trails Training on Saturday morning. For context, that was early spring, 2019. Things may have changed.

Live DTA webcam showing the City Dock.

Yes, he used his gross pay. @Heatherg21: He also got a NFCU CC after plebe summer.

My Mid just got turned down for the Amex Platinum Card (with an 800 credit rating) for "insufficient income." Mid called to appeal but Amex wouldn't change decision.

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Agreed. That would not work.

@shiner: As a long time Scout Leader, I have to disagree about your characterization of a camp staff member as a "glorified babysitter." The staff at the summer scout camps that our troop went to worked incredibly hard to provide a meaningful program for our scouts. We (the individual adult...

@Aviator25: I know you said it was a good point, but how is being concerned about mental health political? I'm pretty sure mental health issues cross party lines without concern for the affected's political leanings. I would love to see a peer reviewed study showing whether mental health issues...

The US Naval Institute has its own Imprint "Dead Reckoning" that publishes graphic novels. Most of the titles deal with historical subjects (both fiction and non fiction.) https://www.deadreckoning.org/about/ I've read a few of the titles. They are very entertaining, the art work is really...

I completely agree with @brewmeist. Given the fact that the Supe and the Dant have over 50 years of Naval Service between them, and who knows how many people advising them, I think they'll figure it out without parent input. The look on my Mid's face when I showed the letter was truly "meme...

My soon to be Youngster got assigned Calc 3 and Navigation. DS is not sure how to simulate the labs on the YPs. Maybe toy boats in the bath tub?

Given your DS's excellent resume, maybe his "passion to serve" is not that strong and this may have been evident in his essays and interviews. I think the fact that he did not apply to NROTC to "kept his options open" should make him question his reasons for applying to USNA in the first place.

I found the following books to very informative and easy reads. 1) The Parent's Guide to the US Navy 2) The US Naval Academy: The History and The Challenges Both by Thomas Cutler. Available from the US Naval Institute Press

TN, Thanks for answering that question.

Yes!

Not all schools "react harshly." My DS's Plan B told us "a deposit is just a deposit," and "this happens all the time." All he has to do is rescind his acceptance and/or not pay his tuition bill, and he will be considered dis-enrolled. For regular (i.e. not early decision) admissions, it is...

This "worst case scenario" is exactly why we "bit the bullet" and put a (non refundable) deposit down on DS's plan B school. Just in case....

TROLL. @afrotcdudette posted on 5/29: My detachment (#340) at Worcester Poly Tech is a medium sized-det, and they didn't tell us about our ranking or anything. I passed the afpft, and they were good with that (im not on a scholarship, i failed during freshman fall sem but passed this spring...

DS got his 3 weeks after the portal changed.

As a long time scouter (15 + years) and Wood Badge graduate, naturally, I'm biased towards scouting. That being said, my DS (USNA 2023 appointee) is an Eagle Scout and did Boys State. Both programs were of untold value to his development as a young leader, and both, I believe, added greatly...