kpanimaldad
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it was about time!
As of now, then, does the July 10 INDOC date remain in place for 2024 Plebe Candidates?First-class Mids first in order to prepare for license exams. Then class of 2023 B splitters so they can take their SOLAS class and exam before going out to sea. Then INSOC staff. Then Class of 2024 Plebe Candidates. Then the rest of the Regiment. Fingers crossed that all goes well.
we're dealing with a remarkably fit and healthy group of 17-21 year olds for whom the risk of ill effects (i.e., detectible symptoms) from the Covid virus has now been seen to be basically zero; it happens, but so infrequently that it is statistically meaningless.
Nope, very naive. Oh, they're fit and healthy, they'll all be fine. All it takes is one person to react badly. No other college in NY State is open right now. The secretary of DOT is a very savvy person, and she will throw these guys under the bus in a second to preserve her political capital. I hope it happens.I wouldn't say naive, I would say practical.
Litigation has nothing to do with this. First of all KP is a civilian school and every person is a civilian except Naval Science who didn't make this decision. Making an unsafe, negligent decision that ends up hurting people has consequences whether you're in the military or a civilian.The leadership of our military makes decisions with different considerations than civilian operations. They are (hopefully) not cowed by a litigious society. They are dealing with independent adults who take necessary, calculated risks to protect our society not small children who go back to civilan homes every night and might take a virus home to grandma.
Nope, very naive. Oh, they're fit and healthy, they'll all be fine. All it takes is one person to react badly. No other college in NY State is open right now. The secretary of DOT is a very savvy person, and she will throw these guys under the bus in a second to preserve her political capital. I hope it happens.
Litigation has nothing to do with this. First of all KP is a civilian school and every person is a civilian except Naval Science who didn't make this decision. Making an unsafe, negligent decision that ends up hurting people has consequences whether you're in the military or a civilian.
I am very much heartened by the KP plan. Though kpmom2013 started this post by sharing this news, I was not aware of the source, nor these further details. Where may one find the Adm. Buono video?How about we follow what Admiral Buono said in his video?
**** SPEAKING AS A MEMBER, NOT AS A MODERATOR****
Okay...I felt I had to put that disclaimer here. I've been reading this short thread and it's a bit disconcerting to me. Someone very dear to me
graduated from KP in 2018 and I try to imagine my feelings if this had occurred then. It's a bit discomforting. Still, this person is extremely healthy,
is currently serving in the military, and is going about normal duties daily. And that's as it should be.
The comments above are a bit...melodramatic and potentially highly inflammatory and I wanted to comment before it possibly rises to the level that the moderator hat has to be put back on. So let's take it point by point to potentially defuse a simmering pot.
First, I don't believe Mr2020 is hoping for COVID-19 illnesses and tragedy to strike midshipmen at the USMMA. I think his personal comment is that "IF" something were to happen, he'd be happy to see the current leadership "thrown under the bus" by Secretary Chao. It may be that he simply doesn't like the current leadership, I don't know, but I don't think his comment was directed toward the midshipmen. He is entitled to his opinion, as are we all.
Second, the words "naive" and "negligent" are being tossed about here in an accusatory fashion and I wonder if everyone truly knows what they mean? Naive implies "showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment." Negligence implies "failing to take proper care in doing something." Okay...let's look at both. A determined plan of action, formulated by a knowledgeable team, with expert advice from the proper authorities, can hardly be described as either naive or negligent. The Superintendant of the academy, Admiral Buono, in consultation with medical experts, maritime authorities, and others, has come up with a plan to return the regiment of midshipmen in stages. Stage one, he said in a video, is to return the class of 2020 to the academy to take their USCG licensing exams and then to graduate and move on to their next challenge. Stage two will be the return of the class of 2023 "B" splits to take their SOLAS training so they can get their MM credentials and head out to sea again. Stage three is Indoc for 2024. And Stage four is the start of first trimester classes on July 27th.
Now, nowhere in there did I see or hear a negligent plan, naivete in logic or thought, or otherwise. So...unless someone of you is a member of Admiral Buono's staff and is directly knowledgeable about this plan and its creation, the expertise that was sought and obtained, and the overall plan, I think anything said regarding "naivete or negligence" is simply an opinion. And opinions, especially when addressed with harsh words, can cause problems in a forum situation.
How about we follow what Admiral Buono said in his video? We watch as the class of 2020 returns and graduates and the members move on to their next fields of endeavor. And we rejoice with them!! I know how amazing it was at KP when I was there in 2018 for graduation; it was incredible. I am saddened that 2020 won't have that type of celebration. And, as I'm an academy graduate but not a KP grad, if there's one tradition I hope that someday they can return to the academy to do...it's the mad dash, after their final dismissal, to the pool and the large group jump and splash! I loved that!
Best wishes to all!
Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83
There is a plan in a book---it is held up on the video----but it has not been released. i think 2020 is the guinea pig, with 23B following as secondary guinea pigs. I haven't heard anything about plebe conditions.golfindad, interesting post.
Anybody know if they plan to isolate incoming 2024 plebes for two weeks?