Permit to Report Class 2026
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Pretty sure there’s not a Juliet Company over Plebe summer.
You are correct. Alpha through Papa, no Juliet.
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Oh no....I'm starting to get nervous ...
Naah, not really.....been there, done that...got a whole bunch of tshirts....and would do it all over again
Good luck '26 --- keep in mind, they can't kill you or leave visible bruising, can't take away your birthday, and if all of us old timers could make it through, so can you.
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How cool it would have been to be a Midshipman who got a chance to load a 16" gun!
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And, they can't stop the clock. They can take them all down and hide them, but they can't stop them!Oh no....I'm starting to get nervous ...
Naah, not really.....been there, done that...got a whole bunch of tshirts....and would do it all over again
Good luck '26 --- keep in mind, they can't kill you or leave visible bruising, can't take away your birthday, and if all of us old timers could make it through, so can you.
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Not a 16" gun but my Youngster cruise was an older and very different model from what is done now. We had 6 weeks aboard ship which was preceded by a couple of days of firefighting school followed by the US Navy Gunnery training school where they taught us to be a 3" 50 Cal gun crew and all of the positions on it. I qualified as a 3"50 Mount Captain but then (of course) once on the ship was not allowed anywhere near that seat and was instead a 2nd Loader which is the lowest on the totem pole. Loading and shooting the 3" was pretty cool as we were standing right next to it instead of being deeply buried inside a gun mount.
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I-Day is this Thursday.
Parents & Family: Enjoy the moments, in those moments. You will remember them always and it's a good thing.
Plebes: Remember why you're there and how you got there. A little adversity never hurt anyone and Plebe Summer is great if you go in with the right mindset. Help your shipmates and accept help from your shipmates. You get through everything together now. That is the point.
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Excellent advice.
Prior enlisted and internationals will be checked in no later than Wednesday, though their “games” begin same time as everyone else’s.
Plebes-to-be, if you get through a task quickly, don’t look around for praise or recognition, look around for a classmate who might need your help. When the academic year begins, you can demonstrate your brilliance any number of ways. During Plebe Summer, the goal is to learn the foundations of leadership and think of others as well as yourself, not be “that plebe.”
You will also find not everyone and everything is shiny and gleaming and flowing with patriotic fervor and outstanding leadership, with inspiring music in the background of a video-perfect culture. Everyone is flawed, everyone, and you will see classmates you will wonder about, midshipmen leaders you will be surprised by, and staff and faculty too. The difference is, there is an effort to strive toward a high standard of excellence and honorable conduct. You will also meet truly awesome people.
Avoid hubris. Remain teachable. Always.
Fair winds to you, Class of 2026, as you prepare to set sea and anchor detail and get underway.
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Former NAPSTERs report this Tuesday.
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Block 2 is starting. Besides "26" getting underway, other classes are starting and completing various summer training and leadership sessions, including; Surface, SEAL, EOD, Air, and much more...lots to look forward too. Some MIDN are continuing to practice & learn leadership as Detailers. The leadership journey never ends. 26, you have a lot to look forward to!
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And years later you will be shocked by folks who you thought to be bottom of the barrel who become wonderful leaders and thoughtful or even genius level thinkers and doers. You will also see the opposite.
Simply put, some folks start out at a run and keep moving at high speed while others may seem to stumble a bit but eventually move out at a respectable or even spectacular rate.
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DS landed back at Mother B on Friday after Block 1 PROTRAMID. He is looking forward to YP cruise which sets sail sometime late next week after some classroom and training in the Chesapeake this week and next. He is also eagerly awaiting the to being on "the other side" of I-Day. One year ago we left home for the drive to "The" Annapolis. So much has happened in one year. DS is looking forward to leave in Block 3. It will be the most days he will have been at home since he reported as he was not home for Spring Break due to movement orders.
What are movement orders?
Movement Orders = traveling due to orders from the Navy or USNA. If this is not the full definition I am sure other more seasoned forum members will correct me.
DS was travelling for a USNA activity. MIDN's leave can be impacted by Sports, Brigade Support Activities, ECA's, Summer training, etc.
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It could be something as simple as orders to show up somewhere at a given time and place (say, for Summer training) or to stay put right where you are (sort of a "stay of movement", based on various factors notwithstanding a worldwide pandemic).
In wartime or in times of unrest "movement orders" typically tell units where to go and when, based on prior reconnaissance of the enemy's strength, placement, and a myriad of other factors.
In wartime or in times of unrest "movement orders" typically tell units where to go and when, based on prior reconnaissance of the enemy's strength, placement, and a myriad of other factors.
So we can't be sure when the MIDN's will be allowed to come home? Yet another reason to use Southwest for travel. Thanks.