Plebes Dropping Already

Kierkegaard said:
) practicing the ceremony to make sure it looks crisp for y’all watching the livestream ;)
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Detailers looked AWESOME--only the livestream tech (1st session) problems distracted from the power of the ceremony. Families all over the country had set up YouTube feed and were tuned in, only to get frantic messages to move to computers for FB feed. I finally told extended family to just wait and listen to the second session (where they had fixed the sound issues) and I sent pictures of our company once we found them.
 
MidCakePa said:
Brings to mind I-Day for ‘22. The sun is blazing and the light is glaring, with the heat and rays reflecting off the plebes’ unstarched whiteworks. It’s been a very long day and many of the plebes are dozing off during the Supe’s speech. He gets to the part about Admiral Farragut’s immortal words. Says the Supe: “And Farragut yelled, ‘Damn the torpedoes!’” Immediately and in unison, the few hundred detailers, all standing smartly around the block of plebes, yells in a full-throated roar: “Full speed ahead!”

That woke up the dozers. Others snapped a bit straighter in their seats. Parents took notice. You saw — and heard — a preview of the next few weeks. Gives me chills when I think about it even now.
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Yes!! I remember it like it was yesterday--made me sit up a little straighter myself!
 
Kierkegaard said:
By the way, one thing that I did not realize until recently, is that Plebe Summer is very difficult and stressful for the detailers as well. There is so much going on behind the scenes to ensure that the training schedule is carried out and all the Plebes’ needs are being attended. Not to mention the fact that they must wake up before the Plebes and go to bed long after them. Can’t say it’s more or less hard. Just a different hard. Definitely feels like a better hard too! Both sides are very important and impactful experiences.
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As a parent of a plebe, thank you. I hope they understand that you are on their side, preparing them to succeed. Praying for the mids, but also for you guys as well.
 
@Kierkegaard , thank you for your input here, and for being on the Yard. I don't have a clue which one of the detailers you were on Saturday, but when you all yelled "full speed ahead" I got goosebumps the size of geese. I was also pleased with how firm and loud the resounding 'I DO' was from our son and his classmates. They indeed face challenges, you all do and I am grateful for the leadership they will have from those such as yourself. Now, if we can just get the remaining isolated kids broken out of Covid jail!!!! I feel for those kiddos.
 
Here’s a USNA Alumni Assn video of Class of 2023 coming in. I am sorry 2024 is not experiencing things in the same way as previous classes, but I trust USNA leadership and the midshipman PS detailers to try hard to create equivalent paths.

 
ders_dad said:
He and many of his cohorts seems to understand that they are going to still be plebes in the eyes of the upper classmen (and they kind of are, given their circumstances).
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I am in your son's class. I am also on the yard right now. The upper class don't really care that we didn't finish plebe year. Sure, a handful are calling us plebe upper half, but its just fun ribbing.
 
So I had an interesting letter in the mailbox today from DS - he asked for us to send him hand soap of all things! The letter was dated while they were still in ROM. @Kierkegaard or anyone else in the know here - should DS be asking detailers for more hand soap - I would think this would have been provided in adequate amounts due to COVID-19 if nothing else - or will they be given opportunities to get soap from the Mid store? I can certainly send him hand soap, but asking for hand soap via snail mail (which took 5 days to get here) and then waiting for the package (probably another 5 if we're lucky) seems a bit inefficient - I'm hoping he didn't wait until he was down to the last drop! Would appreciate any inside scoop. Thank you!

And thanks to all of you for you input, funny stories, and how the conversation almost always leads back to bacon. :) 🥓
 
whataluckymom said:
So I had an interesting letter in the mailbox today from DS - he asked for us to send him hand soap of all things! The letter was dated while they were still in ROM. @Kierkegaard or anyone else in the know here - should DS be asking detailers for more hand soap - I would think this would have been provided in adequate amounts due to COVID-19 if nothing else - or will they be given opportunities to get soap from the Mid store? I can certainly send him hand soap, but asking for hand soap via snail mail (which took 5 days to get here) and then waiting for the package (probably another 5 if we're lucky) seems a bit inefficient - I'm hoping he didn't wait until he was down to the last drop! Would appreciate any inside scoop. Thank you!

And thanks to all of you for you input, funny stories, and how the conversation almost always leads back to bacon. :) 🥓
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Best for you to send it in my opinion. They get issued a lot so they or their roommates should have some, but if he’s asking just send some. As a last resort he theoretically could get more but it would be deducted from his pay at the mid store, and would also require coordination with the detail which could take time.
 
Kierkegaard said:
Best for you to send it in my opinion. They get issued a lot so they or their roommates should have some, but if he’s asking just send some. As a last resort he theoretically could get more but it would be deducted from his pay at the mid store, and would also require coordination with the detail which could take time.
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Thank you! I appreciate you taking time to respond - I know you're busy!
 
whataluckymom said:
And thanks to all of you for you input, funny stories, and how the conversation almost always leads back to bacon. :) 🥓
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I want to echo this!!! DS is a plebe. I am completely new to this world and this forum helped me in so many ways! I would have been frantic throughout without the info and banter in this forum. I am starting to feel like part of this Navy family. And I was so proud when I posted on the bacon thread!!
 
DE-7 said:
I want to echo this!!! DS is a plebe. I am completely new to this world and this forum helped me in so many ways! I would have been frantic throughout without the info and banter in this forum. I am starting to feel like part of this Navy family. And I was so proud when I posted on the bacon thread!!
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Kierkegaard said:
By the way, one thing that I did not realize until recently, is that Plebe Summer is very difficult and stressful for the detailers as well. There is so much going on behind the scenes to ensure that the training schedule is carried out and all the Plebes’ needs are being attended. Not to mention the fact that they must wake up before the Plebes and go to bed long after them. Can’t say it’s more or less hard. Just a different hard. Definitely feels like a better hard too! Both sides are very important and impactful experiences.
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For me, the best part of the Oath Ceremony was when the Supe said ”remember ’21 and ‘22, 2024 will always be a reflection of your leadership”. Kind of sums up plebe summer to me. It’s as much for the Detailers as it is for my plebe. Never thought about it that way.
Based on what I saw from the ceremony, my DS is in good hands.
 
I'm starting to remember what I-Day was like for me as a parent. Thanks for that, new parents!

It is a wild ride in normal times, and we are in uncharted territory now. Normally being in The Military is a study in how you shouldn't plan ahead too far, because schedules will change when you least expect it. These days, every day is like that. Our USNA microcosm is so fluid right now with what this pandemic has brought, that I am starting to feel bad for everyone on The Yard and everyone at home. Nobody is where they want to be right now in terms of their USNA training, but I am confident that in the next three to four months, things will start to come back to resemble "normal".

Good for all of you out there, embracing the suck. The Administration and Midshipmen have this, and they will figure it out.
Semper Amplecti Sugentes.
 
Since we are talking Latin, I went to the Vault of USNA Artifacts, 20th century exhibit, and broke out DH’s plebe year coffee mug. That was a period when they switched companies after plebe year, but he started out in 24th and graduated from 6th.
Note the company motto. Some things are a constant at USNA.

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There was a student a few years ago who wore T-shirts that said, Mary Jane.

He wasn’t a student of mine but he walked past my room every other day during passing time. One day I asked him if anybody ever confronted him on the illegal nature of his shirt which advertised/glorified drugs.

He laughed and said no and figures most people either didn’t know what it meant or were also users. Then he asked me, “How do you know what it means?” I said, uhh, have a good day.

He laughed again as he walked off.
 
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