Coronavirus impact on Class of 2024?

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CatC

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Anyone else getting concerned about the potential impacts on the start date for the class of 2024? I have reached out to DS's FFR and he wasn't aware of anything as of yet. As of last night Michigan's Governor ordered all schools closed until April 5th so it's not a stretch in my mind to see how things could be pushed out for months if things don't stabilize/improve shortly. Concerning times indeed...
 
The actual, honest answer is that probably no one knows at this point for certain. I’m not military, but know that any good organization has contingency plans. So no need to worry imo. It may Be different than in the past, it may Not. But they are working their protocols. It’s a changing-by-the-day kind of thing. At this point, the focus PROBABLY is on how to finish out THIS year (students for all academies are currently on a stay-where-you-are directive).

I have an applicant for usna ‘24. He doesn’t even have a thought about summer reporting at this point. He is more concerned with his senior track season, prom and graduation. His last semester “getting cancelled”.

Hang in there, it will be ok. And the academies will address all this when the time comes 🙌
 
USMA hasn’t recovered the Corp from Spring Break. They are dealing with one event at a time. Please don’t bother FFRs or RCs with questions about R Day. They haven’t thought that far and it’s not their decision anyway. It will happen when it happens.
 
USMA, USNA and USAFA have all announced either extension of spring break or early dismissal. Nothing regarding R Day yet. The main focus is to work on the more near term decisions that have to be made as everyone goes thru this situation together.
 
cptenca said:
USMA hasn’t recovered the Corp from Spring Break. They are dealing with one event at a time. Please don’t bother FFRs or RCs with questions about R Day. They haven’t thought that far and it’s not their decision anyway. It will happen when it happens.
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DS has not contacted anyone after his appointment 6Feb, when admissions needs something it appears they let you know in portal, if dates change they will notify you. Your advice probably needs to be posted everywhere....
 
Viruses tend to go away in the summer months. It might be possible that this is the case for Covid-19
 
justdoit19 said:
The actual, honest answer is that probably no one knows at this point for certain. I’m not military, but know that any good organization has contingency plans. So no need to worry imo. It may Be different than in the past, it may Not. But they are working their protocols. It’s a changing-by-the-day kind of thing. At this point, the focus PROBABLY is on how to finish out THIS year (students for all academies are currently on a stay-where-you-are directive).

I have an applicant for usna ‘24. He doesn’t even have a thought about summer reporting at this point. He is more concerned with his senior track season, prom and graduation. His last semester “getting cancelled”.

Hang in there, it will be ok. And the academies will address all this when the time comes 🙌
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This! Senior year getting cancelled. It’s all so much for these kids to wrap their brains around.
 
We haven't been told anything about the implications on summer training and don't know for sure when/if we are going back this semester. Quite frankly I don't think DMI knows either. This isn't something you can predict months in advance on. They'll figure it out, and you'll know as soon as they do.

I was thinking about y'all and CBT when things started heating up... and the fact that I might not be getting my jump wings this summer.
 
Megtrip said:
This! Senior year getting cancelled. It’s all so much for these kids to wrap their brains around.
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It’s SO SAD!! Personally, our son is set to place at State in his sport. Has worked so hard. I know that’s not unique, but it’s our sadness.

Now, today, I actually wonder about prom. And graduation ceremony....a week ago? I wouldn’t have had that thought.
 
JMHO, but lets all hope that this COVID-19 issue calms down some. Everyone seems to say there is a 14 day "incubation period". If that is the case, and our government plays it safe and restricts activities for even say 28 days, it "should" flatten the infection curve and hopefully mitigate this issue. I am still trying to come to grips with the fact that according to the CDC and media (and I also think most of the panic is media generated) as of 3/13 there were 162,588 worldwide COVID-19 cases, and 6,069 worldwide COVID-19 related deaths. Compare that to the 2019-2020 "flu" season (10/1-3/10) and according to the CDC 51,000,000 (YES 51 Million) cases, with 55,000 flu related deaths, yet there was/is no panic over the flu????

Why is this occurring? IMHO, media hype is a definite contributor. And the fact that W.H.O. labeled it a "pandemic" didn't help, but the facts show COVID-19 is not as threatening as the common flu. Should we all be taking precautions, absolutely, but to be talking about cancelling school for the remainder of the year, closing military installations and restricting AD travel to 60 miles, and talking about cancelling summer training, and inductions into the services and academies is IMHO a little bit of overkill. Lets all hope that within a month, this panic and hype has receded. :)

AGAIN...this is just my personal opinion. But I truly hope this doesn't effect graduations, and incoming service members. Training, well, it needs to occur, but can it be pushed back yes. But lets hope not.
 
I am also a parent of a class of 2024 cadet and in addition to all the other things this virus is impacting, I am worried about his health. While the impact seems to be mild in young adults, what will happen to any of these kids if they contract it? The reporting, the medication that might be required, the lingering effects. I am worried about him turning down his college choices and then getting this virus and not being able to report on R day. I am worried about the impact of contracting this on being rescinded before or not having the lung capacity and struggling at beast. I know no one can control any of this and worry does nothing, but he has worked so hard for this (like everyone else). There are many others with much bigger worries. This is just another layer or uncertainty.
 
Trying my best - I sent you a PM
 
Impulsive said:
IMHO, media hype is a definite contributor. And the fact that W.H.O. labeled it a "pandemic" didn't help, but the facts show COVID-19 is not as threatening as the common flu
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It is labeled as pandemic because that is exactly what it is. WHO just didn't decide to arbitrarily call it that.
The "fact's" don't show that COVID-19 is less threatening than the common flu by any means. The flu strikes every year, but no two seasons are exactly the same. Because strains mutate each year, it can be hard to predict what will hit. Unlike COVID-19, we have effective vaccines and antiviral medications that can help prevent and reduce the severity of the flu!!!

Additionally, many people have residual immunity to the flu from years past, as our bodies have seen the flu before. We don’t have any immunity to COVID-19, and it's MUCH more contagious and fatal than the flu so far.
 
Sydney C. said:
It is labeled as pandemic because that is exactly what it is. WHO just didn't decide to arbitrarily call it that.
The "fact's" don't show that COVID-19 is less threatening than the common flu by any means. The flu strikes every year, but no two seasons are exactly the same. Because strains mutate each year, it can be hard to predict what will hit. Unlike COVID-19, we have effective vaccines and antiviral medications that can help prevent and reduce the severity of the flu!!!

Additionally, many people have residual immunity to the flu from years past, as our bodies have seen the flu before. We don’t have any immunity to COVID-19, and it's MUCH more contagious and fatal than the flu so far.
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Where have you seen evidence it is much more fatal than the flu? I haven’t seen that at all. I caution making a statement like that without facts. If you have the evidence I would very like to see it in order to stay informed.
 
Mom2024 said:
Where have you seen evidence it is much more fatal than the flu? I haven’t seen that at all. I caution making a statement like that without facts. If you have the evidence I would very like to see it in order to stay informed.
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Dr Fauci said on Fox News Sunday today that it is 10x more fatal than flu. That's authoritative enough for me. I'm sure he is seeing all the numbers.
 
Impulsive said:
IMHO, media hype is a definite contributor. And the fact that W.H.O. labeled it a "pandemic" didn't help, but the facts show COVID-19 is not as threatening as the common flu.
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Mom2024 said:
Where have you seen evidence it is much more fatal than the flu? I haven’t seen that at all. I caution making a statement like that without facts.
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What you both need is a basic lesson in epidemiology. Like, a really, really basic lesson. If I had the time I would, but I just don't right now...
 
Mom2024 said:
Where have you seen evidence it is much more fatal than the flu? I haven’t seen that at all. I caution making a statement like that without facts. If you have the evidence I would very like to see it in order to stay informed.
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You can find this information anywhere...............
Neil Fishman, who is chief medical officer at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and an infectious-disease specialist "Scientists haven’t yet established exactly how deadly or transmissible the new virus is. But so far, the new coronavirus appears to be deadlier than the flu season, which kills thousands of Americans every season.

Calculations of the mortality rate for Covid-19 have ranged between 2% and 3.4% since the virus was identified in China in January, according to World Health Organization data. Those percentages are derived by dividing the number of confirmed deaths globally into the number of confirmed cases .By contrast, the seasonal flu has a death rate of approximately 0.1%
 
MullenLE said:
Dr Fauci is quoted as stating the flu has a mortality rate or .1% and COVID -19 is 1.0%. You can google it
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Well, then he's mis-speaking on Fox.. or perhaps I'm mishearing it . I'll have to go to the videotape and transcript.
 
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