ChatterMom2
Proud Mom DS NROTC-MO '25 & DD USNA Appointee '27
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This morning DD received her PTR email with her report time. 0615
Go Navy!
Go Navy!
Bring some cash - there is a little tent near Alumni Hall where they sell breakfast sandwiches and coffee!One of my annual reminders: do not stand anywhere near the Alumni Hall doors, which conceal a yawning black hole vortex that will suck you in, if the line is moving quickly, and you are waiting for a parent to drop off the car at the Stadium and ride the shuttle back. Friendly and welcoming Plebe Summer staff will whisk you inside to a warm onboarding process.
Loiter under the trees on the parade field across the street, if waiting for one last family hug and parental words of wisdom.
It was there last year too. I don’t think Business Services will miss an opportunity to make some money and for the early morning crowd their coffee helps.Bring some cash - there is a little tent near Alumni Hall where they sell breakfast sandwiches and coffee!
There was in 2019 anyway.
Congratulations. Same with DS last year.EThus morning DD received her PTR email with her report time. 0615
Go Navy!
Did you have DoD ID that allowed you to park on the Yard?Congratulations. Same with DS last year.
0615:
Parking around Alumni hall is wide open. Park there. We were in line at 0600 outside Alumni hall but the staff were still setting up. It was an emotional and exciting event for us.
0730:
DS went in. New officers outside were demanding to see PTR letter before proceeding to report desk. Have this ready.
0800:
We walked towards Bancroft Hall, stopped at 1845 donut shop next to chapel.
Crew were setting up chairs in front of Bancroft Hall. Several parents were marking their chairs. We asked the crew and, yes, it was approved/allowed. We taped two chairs in the second row. The crew placed industrial sized paint burlaps in the first row. The seating behind the plebes are for parents.
0920:
We left the area and returned around 1500. Someone moved our chairs back two rows to the rear. Crazy.
same!0845 for me
The P2Bs may be among the “best and brightest.” Sadly, that doesn’t mean their supporters are among the “nicest and friendliest.”We left the area and returned around 1500. Someone moved our chairs back two rows to the rear. Crazy.
I would think thirty minutes before is sufficient.So, for planning purposes, should we be at the gate an hour early if we are to walk into the Yard via Gate 1 and the report time is 0815?
Lol We got there an hour early too because when they first opened and before his report time - because he forgot his vaccination card. They didn’t care - they gave him a bunch more jabs! I didn’t care because I didn’t have to get the jabs.My suggestion? The later your reporting time, the earlier you should get there to give time to get through the gate and make the walk. When I dropped the dude off for his 1000 check-in, we actually got there before 0900. There was a pretty decent line to get through Gate 1, and it took at least a half hour to do that. Then, we walked over. At that time, they were actually a little behind for the reporting times, so 1000 wasn't a hard deadline.
And, the parking meters in Annapolis start at 1000 (at least by the dock), so if you have a later time and park off the yard in a metered spot, keep that in mind.
That surely didn’t happen last year. My daughter loitered specifically hoping to process earlier. She was the last report time and everyone she knew had a much earlier report time. She even went up to the marine who was checking PTR letter and he said nope, come back at your assigned time. Not sure if things have changed or if that was just an anomaly last year.One of my annual reminders: do not stand anywhere near the Alumni Hall doors, which conceal a yawning black hole vortex that will suck you in, if the line is moving quickly, and you are waiting for a parent to drop off the car at the Stadium and ride the shuttle back. Friendly and welcoming Plebe Summer staff will whisk you inside to a warm onboarding process.
Loiter under the trees on the parade field across the street, if waiting for one last family hug and parental words of wisdom.
My caveat was if the line was moving quickly. If they are on pace or behind pace, they don’t flip the suction attachment on at the doors. Besides, Murphy’s Law applies. Your daughter wanted to get on with it. The P2B trying to wait for a special family photo, last hugs and words of love and advice - Murphy will suck him or her right into Alumni - if the line is ahead of pace and intake can absorb them.That surely didn’t happen last year. My daughter loitered specifically hoping to process earlier. She was the last report time and everyone she knew had a much earlier report time. She even went up to the marine who was checking PTR letter and he said nope, come back at your assigned time. Not sure if things have changed or if that was just an anomaly last year.