As someone who was there ... to watch my plebe son ... I also think it was a HUGE let down. My plebe, and many others, were, not quite devistated, but beyond disappointed. Herndon is held as THE end to plebe year ... the time when they get to work to become "Plebes No More" ... it was simply wrong to do this to them
Adm. Fowler says Sea Trials are more important ... bunk. My cousin ... a 1974 USNA Grad and recently retired 06 (Captain) had never heard of Sea Trials ...which by the way were closed to the public this year ...even the end of the event ...
The anti-climatic Herndon, hopefully, will be a blip, much like the 1969 affair when it was not greased ...
When an entire class is told for a year ... just wait for Herndon ... Herdon is great ... Herndon is this etc ... then to dump it ... well, that's not real leadership is it ...
The Alumni Association was REALLY ticked. They sold a fraction of what they expected ...
My bet: The new Supe will bring it back, and only my son's class will have to endure the label of the fake climb ...
Adm. Fowler says Sea Trials are more important ... bunk. My cousin ... a 1974 USNA Grad and recently retired 06 (Captain) had never heard of Sea Trials ...which by the way were closed to the public this year ...even the end of the event ...
The anti-climatic Herndon, hopefully, will be a blip, much like the 1969 affair when it was not greased ...
When an entire class is told for a year ... just wait for Herndon ... Herdon is great ... Herndon is this etc ... then to dump it ... well, that's not real leadership is it ...
The Alumni Association was REALLY ticked. They sold a fraction of what they expected ...
My bet: The new Supe will bring it back, and only my son's class will have to endure the label of the fake climb ...