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That 5K run was awesome. It was definitely a non-visit visit. We also attended a Sunday Mass after Indoc and before parent's weekend. I don't think that's encouraged, but we were by no means the only parents there. It was literally Mass and back to the Company. That was the summer of...

If your goal is to commission in the AF and you don't get USAFA, USMMA is an option to obtain said goal.

Have you logged into DoDMERB recently?

I'll add from my son's perspective (and you'll see it elsewhere on this board) trimesters fly by. There is no time to recover. If you bomb that first test you have dug yourself a hole. You must work hard from day 1. My son feels as though it's as much about time management and effort as it...

Somebody from admissions should have confirmed or denied data being put out by a plebe.

So you are dealing with all of that, but plan to come back? If I understand correctly are you currently in a setback period? If so, really appreciate your insight, no more valuable opinion here than yours if I am not missing something.

I don't know how reliable data would be from a plebe on this topic. They kind of live in their own world, I would bet many plebes being setback, say screw this, I'm not coming back, in the heat of the moment, but then come back. I would guess that feedback from a plebe is based on kids saying...

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He's at KP and happy to be there. So he figured it out.

My son is a 3/c, I'd say he has a close group of about 10 buddies. I know 3 of them are setbacks. I believe he roomed with 2 setbacks plebe year. So all I can provide is anecdotal info. I think unfortunately there is a real negative connotation to a setback, in reality, they are saying you...

Yes they are sent home and have to take classes at a local school of their choice and funding. So if you failed calc you need to take calc at another accredited school. And you come back at the point you left off. You don't do INDOC again. So if you failed calc first tri, you have the second...

I didn't know the #'s, but CGA Academy sends between 50-70 for prep every year in the CGA Scholars program. The #'s from the bottom of the page at the link below. https://uscga.edu/admissions/cgas/

It was really about the options afforded to him during and after graduation. He struggled with opinions that CGA is a more prestigious institution. On a recruiting trip, a coach put my son in a room with about 8 seniors and had them each introduce themselves and say what they did for sea...

It's just an opinion, I'd love to hear somebody confirm the strategy if there is one. I agree with the frustration, I have a son there now and another who was a hold candidate last year and was notified on May 23rd that he was a no-go. He was placed as a hold candidate in Dec, and told he was...

I think KP is realistic with their situation as they are a Plan B for many kids seeking appointments. Just an opinion but I think it’s a wise decision to wait. Their #’s are low. Let the first wave accept to the other SAs. My son was accepted to USCGA and KP, I can’t tell you how often he is...

Remember USMMA doesn’t have a prep school and coast guard sends kid to NAPs. USMMA sends some to NMI AND Marion, but not a lot. A set back in the big picture is comparable to a preppie, except you get a taste of the actual Academy first. You do NOT just go home and come back. You have to...

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My son is a 3/c there now. Sailed on an MSC ship in the Med in support of the USS Gerald Ford during the attack on Israel. Has a naval flight internship in June with an F-18 training squadron, and just was accepted into an Army Corps of Engineers program for his 2nd sailing. He is working his...

Can cadets from other SA's jump at USAFA? If so how does one go about applying to do that?

I am not saying that. I am saying that the USCG licensing requirements dictate USMMA's standards. So it is a requirement to pass and obtain a USCG license to graduate from KP. I believe USN is actually the overarching waiver authority for USMMA as all mids at USMMA are technically navy...