Plebe summer 2027

NomSeeker said:
2027 Room question. Are the plebes allowed:

1. Mattress pad/toppers - memory foam, etc.
2. Small room air purifiers?
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The plebe should manage it and determine what QOL items they want and are allowed.

Factor in storage. All mids move out of their rooms at the end of each academic year, and the mountains of stuff they acquire have to go somewhere.

And, military people learn to sleep anywhere, on smy surface, in any environment (temp, lighting, surface, noise).

Plebes figure it out, and upperclass will help them. Parents can finally step back from this kind of thing, and just pony up $ if needed.
 
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Capt MJ said:
The plebe should manage it and tell determine what QOL items they want and are allowed.

Factor in storage. All mids move out of their rooms at the end of each academic year, and the mountains of stuff they acquire have to go somewhere.
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Exactly. Mine wanted none of that extra stuff. Not even a blanket.

Not only does the mountain of stuff have to go somewhere, THEY have to HAUL it. And they don’t rate elevators!! Or parents helping to haul it in Bancroft (how many stairs to the upper decks?) 🥵
 
They make their rack (bed), replete with blue magnet (USNA-issue blue blanket) and then sleep on top, with a sheet or woobie (poncho liner) over them. All they need do is jump up in the morning, stow the sheet or woobie, and straighten up the already-made rack.

Quick and easy. ;)

So no. They don't need a mattress topper. I would ask them if they want a woobie, though. They are absolutely wonderful. I have been known to have my woobie over me on the couch during hockey season. Mrs. THParent has one too.
 
Woobies are magic. I think they're the same in all service branches. If you're cold, they make you warm. If you're already warm - they somehow don't make you warmer - just comfortable. They absolutely defy the laws of physics.
 
Poncho liners are the best thing ever created for the military. Used mine through the bulk of my Army time and at NAPS. They should be standard initial issue for all servicepeople!!
 
I used a woobie for four days during SERE training and it was one of my favorite pieces of gear.

And for those sea lawyers like myself, midshipmen can't use the elevators, but nothing in MIDREGS says your gear can't. Have a roommate on the upper deck at the elevator and you on the zero deck. You load the gear and send it up and your roommate takes it out and sends the elevator back down. Rinse and repeat. While meeting the letter, it doesn't meet the spirit, but you rate what you skate. That said, Plebes should steer clear. Exploiting loopholes is typically an upperclass privilege.
 
Usnavy2019 said:
I used a woobie for four days during SERE training and it was one of my favorite pieces of gear.

And for those sea lawyers like myself, midshipmen can't use the elevators, but nothing in MIDREGS says your gear can't. Have a roommate on the upper deck at the elevator and you on the zero deck. You load the gear and send it up and your roommate takes it out and sends the elevator back down. Rinse and repeat. While meeting the letter, it doesn't meet the spirit, but you rate what you skate. That said, Plebes should steer clear. Exploiting loopholes is typically an upperclass privilege.
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Reminds me of my apartment in Pozzuoli, IT, when I was stationed in Napoli. Fabulous top-floor view from terraces looking out at the Bay. Five floors. Pay elevator that took up to 80 lbs without putting a token in. I’d put my groceries in on the ground floor, gum bag, work bag, library books or cases of wine, punch 5, and sprint up the stairs to my floor, hoping none of my goodies detoured. Best legs I ever had.
 
Capt MJ said:
Reminds me of my apartment in Pozzuoli, IT, when I was stationed in Napoli. Fabulous top-floor view from terraces looking out at the Bay. Five floors. Pay elevator that took up to 80 lbs without putting a token in. I’d put my groceries in on the ground floor, gum bag, work bag, library books or cases of wine, punch 5, and sprint up the stairs to my floor, hoping none of my goodies detoured. Best legs I ever had.
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OMG. The wonders of Google maps and the internet. Found photos of my old apartment. It’s for sale for €810000. I think I lived there when the dollar was massive against the lira.

Marble floors, ice cold in the winter, but gorgeous. I put down Persian rugs bought at the NATO Exchange. Sulphur smell of Volcano Solfatara and active thermo hot mud fields just over the hill behind the building. No hot running water, just a small wall hot water heater in bathroom shower and at kitchen sink. Terrace ran from living room to dining room to main bedroom. Small utility terrace off the kitchen. My neighbors were impressed by my tiny Coleman grill I had out therre, always wanted to know what I was making. Could walk to the market, down to the ferries to Capri and Ischia for the weekend, gelateria and enoteca on ground floor, small Roman amphitheater just down the Main Street. Family restaurants everywhere. Bakery owned by landlord’s brother two blocks away.

Sincere apologies for veering so off-topic, but I was living a good JO life!

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Capt MJ said:
OMG. The wonders of Google maps and the internet. Found photos of my old apartment. It’s for sale for €810000. I think I lived there when the dollar was massive against the lira.

Marble floors, ice cold in the winter, but gorgeous. I put down Persian rugs bought at the NATO Exchange. Sulphur smell of Volcano Solfatara and active thermo hot mud fields just over the hill behind the building. No hot running water, just a small wall hot water heater in bathroom shower and at kitchen sink. Terrace ran from living room to dining room to main bedroom. Small utility terrace off the kitchen. My neighbors were impressed by my tiny Coleman grill I had out therre, always wanted to know what I was making. Could walk to the market, down to the ferries to Capri and Ischia for the weekend, gelateria and enoteca on ground floor, small Roman amphitheater just down the Main Street. Family restaurants everywhere. Bakery owned by landlord’s brother two blocks away.

Sincere apologies for veering so off-topic, but I was living a good JO life!

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One of the reasons my DS wanted to serve in the Navy was when we lived in Germany, we visited and stayed in Sorentto but our friends were then stationed in Napoli and we were able to visit with them in their place!! They had a great view like yours. He remembered the view! In short, he basically said, It's Navy or Bust! The location of the Naval bases all around the world near a body of water appeals to him the most.
 
Capt MJ said:
OMG. The wonders of Google maps and the internet. Found photos of my old apartment. It’s for sale for €810000. I think I lived there when the dollar was massive against the lira.

Marble floors, ice cold in the winter, but gorgeous. I put down Persian rugs bought at the NATO Exchange. Sulphur smell of Volcano Solfatara and active thermo hot mud fields just over the hill behind the building. No hot running water, just a small wall hot water heater in bathroom shower and at kitchen sink. Terrace ran from living room to dining room to main bedroom. Small utility terrace off the kitchen. My neighbors were impressed by my tiny Coleman grill I had out therre, always wanted to know what I was making. Could walk to the market, down to the ferries to Capri and Ischia for the weekend, gelateria and enoteca on ground floor, small Roman amphitheater just down the Main Street. Family restaurants everywhere. Bakery owned by landlord’s brother two blocks away.

Sincere apologies for veering so off-topic, but I was living a good JO life!

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That view makes up for a whole lot of inconveniences!
 
StPaulDad said:
It's a shame what our fighting men and women have to put up with to defend the rest of the world. Thank you for your sacrifice.
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Yes, I suffered there - single, in my 20s, getting fresh bread and small sweet melons from the produce guys who came into the courtyard yelling “pane!” or “melone!” by lowering my basket with money down to them from the kitchen terrace, learning how to make all kinds of things from my landlord’s wife, opening the persiana shutters to let in the morning sun on a Saturday morning as I decided where to go that day - I don’t know how I did it. Definitely many of those “and they pay me to do this” moments.
 
A1Janitor said:
Lol I asked my son what his 1.5 time is. He said he is training right now to get it to 8:30. He ran 5:30 mile in high school. I politely informed him he needs it to be 8:26 to hold our families’ record.

He also needs to work on his swimming … he is going to apply to the UCT for dive school.
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Not sure about UCT, but my understanding is that color blindness is a disqualification for dive school.

DD1 was one of the six Mids that went to Panama City as a rising firstie and earned her qualification. That pin is the one she is proudest of.
 
FutureAcademyDad? said:
Not sure about UCT, but my understanding is that color blindness is a disqualification for dive school.

DD1 was one of the six Mids that went to Panama City as a rising firstie and earned her qualification. That pin is the one she is proudest of.
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Google says it is dq.

My son met with chain of command and met with UCT at engineer school and was told it isn’t an issue. Apparently one of the top officers is a colorblind USNA grad.
 
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