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    Bell Ringing

    pass rate are there any stats on the pass rates for both engine and deck?
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    "USMMA Class of 2018" Facebook group

    don't stick with facebook alone The rise of facebook pages for each class, open only to members of that class, is good and bad. It allows you to gripe among your own group. It also isolates you from getting the perspective of others who have gone before you. A number of mids did not make the...
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    Last time to submit sat score to USMMA?

    You can take the ACT in December. That will work just as well.
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    Second sea year project problems

    Project reults DS passed all projects. Hope everyone survived.
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    Frustrated Parents

    Now working on getting the 4th kid into college, I have observed that at this point your DS peers probably have more influence than do you. Not a bad thing- that is how kids grow up. But at KP they grow up way faster.
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    LET 2013 RING!!!!! KP Parents, Alumni and All Concerned Please Read

    a silent ring It is up to those whose tails are on the line to decide what to do. I would suggest they consider following the orders to a T, but when they ring the bell give only the faintest tiniest little "ding" that can be had. That will make their point and they will still be in...
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    End of the Road

    I am sure we all share your disappointment. However, since it seems almost every year there are kids who find out half way through indoc that they have failed the color test and need to leave, perhaps it is better to find out now. That squeaking door opens to new things, so good luck in the...
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    Secession?

    once your in, your in. No state is allowed to secede.
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    Admission to Texas A&M University

    If you do not get into college station directly, you should not overlool what they call the galveston option. You can get into Texas A&M Galveston and transfer to college station. There is a corps of cadet unit at galveston. Most kids there are navy rotc. However, if you choose to stay and...
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    Engineering in the Coast Guard

    why did you apply? "I want to earn a mechanical engineering degree and was thinking about specializing in areospace engineering" And you applied to the Coast Guard Academy....why?
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    New Training Vessel Mariner

    Well, at least the boys from washington will have a nice yacht to cruise in while visiting the mids.
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    Best Military Movies?

    John wayne! No list is complete without a John Wayne movie so how about... The Green Berets
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    Best Military Movies?

    Zulu.
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    Say goodbye to the Kings Pointer

    King's Pointer new home The Kings Pointer has arrived at her new home in Galveston Texas, and the mids at Texas A&M are happy to have her. Their training ship had been a permanent fixture at the dock. http://www.guidrynews.com/story.aspx?id=1000041050
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    JFK Airport to KP

    No uniform. PM sent.
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    It is a book you will be sent telling you all the steps to jump through and have completed for...

    It is a book you will be sent telling you all the steps to jump through and have completed for "I day"- reporting day. Shots, passport, TWIC the whole bit. You will read it over and over- i still refer to it and my son is class of '14. Do not have him wear his uniform under any...
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    JFK Airport to KP

    Cab is practically the only way to go. Can grab one at the airport. I also sent a pm with numbers
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    From my Class of 2014 logging in book: "we suggest calling the following taxia services that...

    From my Class of 2014 logging in book: "we suggest calling the following taxia services that offer the most inexpensive rates Great Neck Taxi 516 482 0077 Friendly Taxi 516 466 0066 Ollies Airport Service 718 229 5454 Aces Executive Car service 516 873 1100 Cost is $40- $50 from hotels." So...
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    progress in afghanistan

    http://armedforcesjournal.com/2012/02/8904030
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