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  1. Luigi59

    Question: AFA Dorm security

    Nor should you ignore the possibility that it may be taken by a fellow cadet. It happened at USCGA a few years ago, large sums of cash were (allegedly) stolen by a 1/c before being caught and disenrolled.
  2. Luigi59

    Justice at West Point

    And not enough to say about the dishonorable actions of Gen Huntoon.
  3. Luigi59

    More weight - SAT scores or college grades?

    The question asked was (paraphrased) which carried more "weight" with admissions - actual grades in college plebe-level courses as a freshman, or SAT scores (which predict grades in college courses for freshmen). My answer stands - actual grades are looked at more favorably than predicted grades.
  4. Luigi59

    More weight - SAT scores or college grades?

    Not true. SAT / ACT tests are NOT designed for college students. Demonstrated excellence in college (plebe-level) courses counts more than an SAT test taken in high school.
  5. Luigi59

    Dodmerb Complete

    ✔ Scholastically Qualified ✔ Athletically Qualified ✔ Medically Qualified ✘ MOC Nomination Turn that ✘ into a ✔ and he has a 75% chance of appointment.
  6. Luigi59

    More weight - SAT scores or college grades?

    Actual college freshman grades from actual college freshman courses count more than a prediction of college freshman aptitude, which is all the SAT and ACT are.
  7. Luigi59

    US-Flagged Bulk Carrier M/V Liberty Grace Attacked Offshore Togo

    Not just cargo vessels. I just read a story from last month where a US Coast Guard cutter was denied a docking permit in Costa Rica because it was an armed vessel, and as an armed ship it needed the approval of the Costa Rican Congress before the port call. They approved and granted a...
  8. Luigi59

    Swab Summer

    4 weeks training for ABCD, 1 week on Eagle, 2 more weeks of training. 5 weeks training for EFGH, 1 week on Eagle, 1 more week of training. This year, half the swabs go to Eagle - only 2 sessions instead of 3. The swabs that don't go to Eagle will participate at the Mystic Flag Ceremony the...
  9. Luigi59

    US-Flagged Bulk Carrier M/V Liberty Grace Attacked Offshore Togo

    I read some ships prefer to pay $25,000 per day for a 3-man armed security team that ensures their safe passage (no ship with one has ever been attacked from what the article said) through a dangerous area, and that price is cheaper than the insurance...
  10. Luigi59

    More AirForce Sexual Abuse

    "Sexual battery" charges against Lt.Col. Krusinski have been dropped. Civilian prosecutor claims that a generic assault charge is more appropriate. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/18/jeffrey-krusinski-charge-dropped_n_3618658.html http://militarycorruption.com/krusinski3.htm
  11. Luigi59

    DHS Secretary Napolitano Resigns

    LTG Russell "The Rajun Cajun" Honoré would also be a good choice, however I don't believe his political leanings may endear him to the President.
  12. Luigi59

    Physical conditioning is priority at R-day-Beast

    Why does West Point (and USNA, USAFA, and USMMA for that matter) use one physical fitness entrance test for admission (CFA), and then a completely different test once you are in? Why are these fitness parameters (throwing a basketball, doing a pull-up, or a "shuttle" run) suddenly not...
  13. Luigi59

    DHS Secretary Napolitano Resigns

    http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-uc-president-20130712,0,83979.story
  14. Luigi59

    Navy Drone Lands On Aircraft Carrier

    Unmanned drone makes first landing on US Navy aircraft carrier
  15. Luigi59

    777 Crash

    The Air Force blamed it on "fatigue" and (shocker) human error. http://tbo.com/list/military-news/air-force-blames-wrong-airport-landing-on-fatigue-human-error-614036 This article from about 6 months ago has a pretty detailed explanation of the events leading up to the mistake.
  16. Luigi59

    Cost of Education

    The 10% additional tax penalty does not apply to distributions made on account of the attendance of the designated beneficiary at a U.S. military academy. http://www.irs.gov/publications/p970/ch08.html
  17. Luigi59

    Early Football Commitment--appointment pre-decided?

    I always wonder if it's either: the confusion of the writer who doesn't understand that a rising senior (high school class of 2014) cannot really "commit to USNA on June 27, or this D-1 Football recruit has already been told he will get an appointment long before nominations have been...
  18. Luigi59

    We hold these truths to be self-evident

    So you don't consider being called a "troll" an attack. Now point out where I've attacked anyone. It's ok to try to make a point, but don't lie to do it.
  19. Luigi59

    We hold these truths to be self-evident

    Too long, too much embellishment. I'll take this one instead from the combined glee clubs of USNA, USMA, USCGA, and USAFA at Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville 2006. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ETrr-XHBjE
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