yeah, I can see you are envious of our level of pride and esprit.
I have a huge amount of pride and esprit about USNA. I volunteer my time as a BGO so I have the fortune to sit on Congressional Panels, attend career fairs, brief at schools, attend Congressional Days and a variety of other things. It's one of the volunteer activities I really enjoy working with young men and women exploring or pursuing this path. I wear USNA gear with pride all the time. I love my USNA ring. I worked my tail off for that thing. USNA was not a cakewalk for me in any way. It's just not something I want to wear daily. I spend hours and hours on my computer daily, at the gym and working in the yard. I take off nearly all my jewelry when I do those things. I am not a material possession person. If my house was burning down and I got three items to take, my USNA ring would be the only possession I would go after. The rest of it is protected or I don't care. Not wearing my ring daily has zero to do with my pride or esprit.