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  1. Tom Nicholas

    Getting tingly just thinking about.. Navy Football!!

    Just 34 days till the season opener vs Delaware ~ Can you feel it? Walking amongst the tailgaters in our Navy gear two hours before kickoff, a full walk around the stadium the hour before seeing so many happy, patriotic service members and veterans, the Mids in their sharp-looking uniforms...
  2. Tom Nicholas

    Online Candidate Application, Where To Describe Community Service?

    In the online candidate application, where does one enter community service participation/activities? Our son couldn't find it and then neither could we. In the Non-Athletic, Extracurricular Activity section, one may select membership in an organization but not enter what the group did. Some...
  3. Tom Nicholas

    Candidate Visit Weekend (CVW) Review

    Hello Everyone, Our son completed a CVW this weekend. There were maybe 50-60 other student-candidates also attending. Our son's Mid was sharp, welcoming, shared a bunch of great info, and introduced him to many more Mids. He is a humanities major, history I think; which is somewhat rare...
  4. Tom Nicholas

    And so it begins <smile>

    Our family was hoping this day would come and one thinks he's prepared for it, until it actually happens. About an hour ago our son invited us to read an email he received from the USMA inviting him to apply and he cannot stop smiling. He wants to serve his country and if possible fly combat...
  5. Tom Nicholas

    US AFA Visit?

    Hello Everyone, Has anyone heard if / when the AFA may open again for candidate visits and is this something we need to request? Their website states the visitor center is closed. We'd be travelling with our rising junior son from Eastern Pennsylvania and hoping to visit in the fall or next...
  6. Tom Nicholas

    Pretty cool USNA movie from back in the day

    Navy Blue And Gold Jimmy Stewart plays "Truck" Cross an enlisted soldier who has been accepted into the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. Truck meets Roger "Rog" Ash (Robert Young) and Richard "Dickie" Gates Junior (Tom Brown). Three very different young men become roommates...
  7. Tom Nicholas

    Weekend Tour?

    Hello Army Friends, We visited West Point twice for football games this past year, met some great people, and were happy to see them sing last. We've also visited Annapolis a few times and taken their tour in the morning, before the Saturday games. Although I'm Navy, my son keeps talking about...
  8. Tom Nicholas

    Our Visit In 2017 - Air Force Weekend

    On a nice fall Saturday in 2017 we visited the USNA and made a full day of it. It just happened to be Air Force @ Navy football day. My son and I arrived in Annapolis early in the morning and walked the town just outside the campus. If you've never been, it's quite a treat- many little shops...
  9. Tom Nicholas

    Summer Stem ~ Class of 2027

    Reading the forums is a pleasant way to spend an evening or three and I want to thank you all for building them into the helpful things they've become. Tonight my son submitted his USNA 2020 Summer STEM application and my wife and I couldn't be more happy. The process was straight forward and...
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