Do most mids get class rings?

USMC GRUNT: We used to call them "Remington Raiders" When they all had manual typewriters and paper files and out of Tech School in three weeks if they passed the spelling test.:yay:
 
When I was a 3/C mid, one of the Second Class from our company chose not to get a ring and he got called in to a cha with the Supe
about it. I've heard that things are a bit more relaxed about it now but the thought of it was a bid deal back then.
 
There are many other ways for your wardroom and Sailors to figure out if you're a USNA grad regardless of whether you wear the ring. They'll know before you show up, and you won't escape whatever preconception they might have. That's a generally poor reason to not get a ring.

Be a good officer and wear or a class ring or Rolex or whatever you want--don't worry about it.
 
I am not close to my dad. At all. But I do have fond memories of my mom and dads wedding rings. My dad was a USNA grad, he and mom met and got engaged post commissioning. They married and their rings were beautiful class rings. She was not a USNA grad.
Decades later they are no longer together and I am not sure where the rings are.

While I love the idea of a link in a chain, for our family having that link isn’t authentic as my DS MIDN has no relationship with them.
For those families who can use lovingly those stones or melted pieces it is very cool.
 
I am not close to my dad. At all. But I do have fond memories of my mom and dads wedding rings. My dad was a USNA grad, he and mom met and got engaged post commissioning. They married and their rings were beautiful class rings. She was not a USNA grad.
Decades later they are no longer together and I am not sure where the rings are.

While I love the idea of a link in a chain, for our family having that link isn’t authentic as my DS MIDN has no relationship with them.
For those families who can use lovingly those stones or melted pieces it is very cool.
I hope you didn't get this from my post about my dad's ring...

My son, although brilliant, and who will be an incredible officer, is still a bonehead (as his dad I have the forever right to call him that). He will most likely lose his ring within a year. So we decided not to use my dad's stone and instead have him use his birthstone instead.

Have your son create his own link-in-the-chain. It needs to start somewhere.
 
I hope you didn't get this from my post about my dad's ring...

My son, although brilliant, and who will be an incredible officer, is still a bonehead (as his dad I have the forever right to call him that). He will most likely lose his ring within a year. So we decided not to use my dad's stone and instead have him use his birthstone instead.

Have your son create his own link-in-the-chain. It needs to start somewhere.
Thank you. Stellar advice. He can create his own story.
 
I hope you didn't get this from my post about my dad's ring...

My son, although brilliant, and who will be an incredible officer, is still a bonehead (as his dad I have the forever right to call him that). He will most likely lose his ring within a year. So we decided not to use my dad's stone and instead have him use his birthstone instead.

Have your son create his own link-in-the-chain. It needs to start somewhere.
No question my DS can be a bonehead, as well.
 
One day they will raise a glass in toast to their amazing mom or dad. Waiting……….
 
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