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This is the best answer! You want your fourth essay to be something that is uniquely about *you.* Likely no other applicant will have the Cessna enhusiasm you have. If your dream is to be a CG pilot, so much the better, but anything that makes you memorable is great. My DS wrote his essay about...

Hopefulbear, you sound amazing! I love your attitude toward all this. My son was the opposite, a borderline-underweight strong runner who really struggled with pushups. You have that down, of course. Might I suggest seeing whether your high school's cross-country coach, or maybe a strong runner...

Another potential option: aviation science at a low-cost university and then commissioning. Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina, just one example, has an aviation science program and a relationship with the Coast Guard, which also flies a lot of planes and helicopters...

Squaring was somewhat stressful for cadets who came in a little underweight and struggled to gain or even maintain weight during swab summer. I heard there was a realization that some weren't getting calories they needed given all the activity. The relaxed approach might be trying to address that.

My tall, skinny DS reported underweight on Day1 because they measured him an inch or two taller than he thought he was. It was an emotional moment on an emotional day, but he's been just fine, so want to put that out there in case the same happens to you. I think they've relaxed the 'squaring'...

I wish your son all the best. AND just wanted to throw out that if a prep school option comes up, that wouldn't be the worst thing. Prep school 4/C's often are the best prepared for the physical and psychological intensity of their plebe/swab summers and 4/C years because they've been somewhat...

My teen son and I both got mistaken for members of the service at a restaurant a month or so ago when we wore ballcaps bearing the name of my older kid's service academy. Another patron asked if "you ladies" were in that branch and thanked us for our service. My son's hair was about chin-length...

This advice is huge. Yes, do your best and stay all week! But know that you have a MAJOR opportunity here to figure out whether this is the life for you. One week at AIM is tough, but swab summer is soooo much harder, and then you have the 4C year on top of that, in which you're still treated...

This is a good thread. Can @ekb1398 or another knowledgeable person please clarify what the commitment is for 1C's chosen for flight school? We've heard 8 years, but also have heard 5 years PLUS 8 years, for a total of 13 years. So we're unclear if it's 8 years or 13 years. Bonus if you have a...

This quote, from Joseph Campbell, is on my whiteboard right now -- a reminder that the hard is what makes it great: "The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure."

Thanks for sharing this! I'm eager to learn whether family will be able to come on base for any ceremony or whether we just drop them off at the entrance and go, given the circumstances. It will matter in planning our trip!

OP, I don't want to pressure you or out you, but if you're comfortable I'm curious whether you were able to come to a peaceful conclusion about what to do next. I know my DC had choices between USCGA and civilian schools, and it took a while to figure out the right fit. Even if you don't want to...

One thing to think about is whether this is your decision or someone else's. For example, are you fulfilling a dream of your parents' instead of yours? Did you always say, from the time you were a little kid, that you were going to join the Coast Guard, but maybe realized recently that perhaps...

Here's the web page on it. Looks like you just need to click a button to join: https://www.uscga.edu/AEP/ And I'm assuming that we can log in from a different computer, @tycarpen. It appears that there's going to be a livestream video, and then you can type questions.

For next candidate update or addition, please click on reply from here and then delete the quote and add your input. 1) TexasAggie204 / DS / 12/10/2019 / PA / Mechanical Engineering / Declined 2) SwimMom24 / DD / 12/10/2019/ LOA/ Cyber Systems/ WA / Awaiting DODMERB waiver 3) HCopter / DD /...

I love this community. It's nice to see Mr. Mullen, Sanman and others rallying to support you. @Montanaparent, my heart is breaking for you and your DS. I hope the best works out.

Thank you, @rjb and @alaska66. very helpful!

A slightly different experience for my DS: He filled out the "Recruit Me" form for track the winter of his junior year before Bears Day but never heard back. On Bears Day, his cadet offered to take him to track practice, so he went and said hi to the coach afterward. The coach told him that if...

My DS and I watched some of this last night -- lots of fun to see the cadets jumping and hollering on stage! Could someone give a quick explanation of the difference between a deck watch officer and an engineer officer in training? Which cadets are assigned to which jobs? If you're an...