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My Son is picking his ship as he is going SWO on Jan. 30. Does anybody know if there is a webcast of the ceremony ?? and or link ?? I know I watched one in 2011 via simucast I think

Thank you pre-med for the info. I hope you enjoyed the fall in West Point it is a beautiful time of year up there though I am sure you did not have alot of time to see the Hudson river and the fall colors.

We ended up just buying some snacks and water at the midshipman's store which is open for the families and it is right there at bancroft hall.

I know last year when my son went into the academy at the end of plebe summer there was a plebe parents weekend in August and I see there is a 2nd class weekend in october at the academy I was wondering if there was a weekend for the 3rd class midshipmen sorry if i used the wrong wording

has anyone heard when the Youngsters weekend will be for the class of 2014

Just a word to the wise when you go to the induction ceremony have some energy bars or snacks for your plebe .When we got the 15mins with him after the ceremony he had not had a real chance to eat since he reported at 8am that morning. I was glad we had water and cookies and energy bars for him...

Got an update from my son and she is okay and out side of a acouple of scrapes and bruises everyone can though with flying colors

Yeah but there is a lot to be said for tradition !!!

They got to the top in 2 hrs and 41 minutes but I did hear that a female midshipman was hurt

It is official 2 hrs and 41 minutes to do te climb !!!! Go Plebes.....I mean Youngsters !!!!

The answer to what to bring for Plebe summer is to show up with socks and underware and personal grooming items like toothbrush, things for contacts,razor, comb, deordorant.I thing for the care package will be the clorex white sticks they come in very handy. The Navy will issue everything...

current Mid- The question then is if after taking lots of EI and talking to the academic counselors the plebe is still having trouble getting the homework done on the 2 classes he has issues in and studying for the tests where can they go for help or to talk to someone on how he should be doing...

I feel the pain, my DS is going from having the ability to do what it takes to get the classwork and studying done to little sleep and real time management issues.Sometimes I wonder if being validated in calculus I is not a good thing as he is struggling in cal II. It is hard to try to...

No I would have no problem letting him skate I am just worried because I knew he was handing in his boards on sunday (for the second time) and I just hope it is not his board that was torn down to do again. he was completely stressed about getting it done and his classwork. Last week was a tough...

I have not heard from my DS can you tell me which company it was ???

My son is also frantic with his assigned company boards. The first time around all the completed boards were torn down and he is now finishing the second board. He is stressed trying to get this done on top of studying for his classes. Is the whole Plebe year filled with assignments like the...

My son informed us that he had still not gotten a sponsor family.The day they were to meet them during Plebe summer they were a no show. Any ideas out there on how to help along the process of finding one. I know he can hang with the roomates families and maybe get adopted but is there someone...

My DS said that he has to pay for books and his chinese language book is 100.00 alone can someone explain how the plebes handle all these costs with there paycheck ??? This is also on top of all the equipment they were issued during Plebe summer that they are paying for. Is this something I can...

Old Ranger, did your son go to NASS? They did a mock Hell(o) Night there. My son described it this way... Plebes stand at attention in a dark hall (P-way?) for what seems like an eternity. Then they begin to hear footsteps and whispers behind them, which lasts for another eternity. Suddenly...

My son is a Plebe...Go 2014 !!! Can someone explain what the term Hello Night means ???