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Anyone have insight on the summer assignments process for rising 3/c cadets? While overwhelming majority of cadets go to Eagle for six weeks in Phase I or Phase II, a small number of cadets go directly to a cutter for 11 weeks. Is there anything rational or significance to this 11 week...

Any experienced parent, cadet, faculty etc able to provide input on how to approach planning and advance purchasing of round-trip airlines tickets for cadet Thanksgiving break? Insight sharing/lessons learned would be appreciated by me and probably many others. After LMO Tuesday is pretty...

FYSA - to all those following Swab Summer progress: Golf and Hotel (Eagle Phase III) completed their Sea Trials today, prior to departure for Portland and Eagle in the morning. Word is no one dropped out and I’m told ADM Kelly has stated something to the effect of “…this year was off the...

DD is current swab and on our USAA auto policy. She’ll obviously not drive much at all in the next few years, but dont want her uncovered. So is the right answer to drop her, keep her or get her own policy given she’s now AD and will continue to be full time student? I’ve heard USAA may have...

Can anyone clarify how CGA laundry gets accomplished - Both for SWAB Summer and through the academic year? Is it an Individually responsibility on Sundays in barracks? Pickup and Drop off service? Golf Company? I’ve no definitive info on the matter and DD is getting mixed theories/guesses...

Welcomed news! Albeit a short notice surprise, it appears efforts to ease restrictions and allow limited visitation for full and conditional appointments to visit have succeeded. Those with appointments and their families now have an opportunity to visit for in-person AEP. DD received email...

DD with LOA and conditional appointment awaiting DoDMERB results wants to better understand what life being assigned to a cutter would be like as an MES Major and Junior officer. Eg - If it’s a 2-yr assignment, how much time should she expect to be underway at sea or in port and doing what...

In late August, Daughter received phone call from a CGA Admissions staff member verbally informing of nomination and board approved selection to receive a LOA contingent on completing application on time and passing DoDMERB physical. To date LOA has not been received. Anyone have similar...