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To NC Raider I am so curious who you got hold of when you called. It is disappointing that they won't tell you things. In my previous post I did give the contact information for a very helpful employee at KP. I hope she did not give you the brush-off. She was very willing to talk to a parent...

Tuition varies Tuition at USMMA depends upon the student's class and Split. If a student is a 1C (1st class, a senior) their bill will not be the same as a plebe or a student who is a 2C or 3C, who is also going on sea year. Several factors effect how much the students pay each trimester/year...

What I have learned Hi all -- I learned yesterday from a contact at KP that there have been many problems with the system of paying the fees and that KP is aware of the problems. Generally speaking, plebe parents received invoices via regular mail and all other mids are getting them only via...

Conflicting Information here The information below is what the state parent's associations received from the national parent's association in early July regarding invoices for academic fees for this school year. Looking at this I would then be concerned that we are all waiting for something via...

DS pointed out the newly formated USMMA home page, which links to a short article on Capt. Kelley... http://usmma.edu/ http://usmma.edu/external_affairs/default.html?storyID=6

Anyone have any new info about this new C split?

Getting to the point, from Jasperdog: Yeah, this stinks if you are 2013 or 2014 A split and don't even know about this change while you are out to sea right now. Could really put some of them, especially deckies, in a bind...

Check this out. Now MARAD has decided that the USMMA training ship Kings Pointer needs to go (to Texas A&M after a MARAD refurb!?). How are the mids, especially deckies, supposed to make up needed sea days? After the ouster of RADM Greene and with the dismantling of GMATS, one has to wonder what...

C-Split is for real This C-Split is apparently the real deal. A friend of our DS's from 2014 has been “moved to C-Split” after some paperwork snafu held up their A Split departure. Found this out indepentent of this forum, and the A-Splitter is now home for Thanksgiving. Semper Gumby and Go KP!

Congrats on finding NWP. The Durbeck's have a very successfull program. If you follow their advice and work hard, the chances are good that you will find yourself at KP next year. Take Calculus, Chemistry and/or Physics for your 2nd semester. They seem to be the hardest to overcome at KP and...

FYI - Here is a link that will show the current status of airports like JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark. http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp Just drop down the list on the right and select your airport. Right now, it shows JFK and Newark will reopen at 6am tomorrow (Monday), followed by...

kdbax is exactly right. And be ready for the call at any time of the day. We are on the west coast and DS woke us up at 6:45am.:eek: The call seemed to go by in seconds, with the countdown in the background. Later, but probably before PW, they may get limited privileges to call home and will be...

You can also find the catalog online at: http://www.usmma.edu/admissions/catalog.shtml From what I have heard, typically about 2/3 of USMMA grads opt to stay in the merchant marine and serve in the Navy Reserves for 8 years. The other 1/3 take a commission in the armed services or one of the...

Make the T-shirts tight To echo what ProudMom2014 said, our DS had us send new T-shirts last year. We had purchased T's in his usual size to send along at Indoc, but he needed them to be a size or two smaller than usual so they would stay tight around the neck when in summer whites. Best of...

The link to the National Parent's Association from the Parents Page is also broken. In that case, the extention on the URL for the web site had changed from .HTML to .PHP. OLD http://site.usmmanationalparentsassociation.info/Home.html NOW...

We are trying to make plane reservations for DS to come home for a short visit this summer and are trying to get ~hard dates so we can buy the plane tickets before they get too ridiculously expensive. Our 4/C DS expects to work during Indoc this summer as an EMT. He is on A split and is in...

Try this, from the National Parent's Association web page: http://site.usmmanationalparentsassociation.info/2011_GRADUATION.html

YouTube video FYI - there is an excellent video posted now on YouTube :thumb: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNLphBK5mmU Don't forget to turn up the volume on your speakers... :wiggle: Congratulations Class of 2014! :yay: :beer1:

NorthWestern Prep (NWP) Another alternative is NorthWestern Prep (NWP) in the San Bernardino mountains of southern California. They take in a high number of Falcon grant candidates for USAFA each year, as well as many from USNA. I expect they will take USMMA scholarship candidates too. We sent...

All KP grads will 'serve' Because, while most KP grads will work in the merchant marines (private sector), they will also concurrently serve our country in the US Naval Reserves. So, if all KP grads serve our country, how can USMMA be considered anything other than a Service Academy?