Make sure you convince any identical twins in your class they want to be same set detailers. Imagine the uniform races and other creative Detailer Doppelgänger fun.Respectfully, sir, we're pretty smart and highly motivated. I assure you hijinks continue apace.
This really hit me this morning. Our littlest woke up looking for big bro, it broke my heart to tell her he had left. She then asked how long would it take for him to come live at home again, and have his room back forever. The realization that he will never “be back home forever” again hit me like a brick wall. I held my tears just long enough to make it to my bedroom, then had a long, ugly cry!
I’m so sorry! This had to be so tough. I had that moment in a grocery store aisle and I abandoned my cart and fled to the car, couldn’t drive for a while.
There are triplets in c/2028
LOL..that would be fun. I had an identical twin in my Company...brother was in another Company but pretty close to ours.. During first week of Plebe Summer, one of the detailers looks over (we were doing paper work in King Hall),. does a double take, and barks out "[NAME], do you have a brother here...? " "Yes sir..." "[Name]" don't you even try it !"
We sponsored 2 identicals. Both were first set detailers. Identical down to the tiny mole on left temple and voices. They managed it very carefully. The plebes were astounded at the mere seconds it took for them to accomplish a uniform race change. Many other hilarious and crafty tactics.
Must have been hard on the West Point brother...knowing that his brother got into USNA and he couldn't!
Totally!Must have been hard on the West Point brother...knowing that his brother got into USNA and he couldn't!
Might want to be careful publicizing you are a sponsor family. You’ll have a waiting list of Plebes asking for CaptMJ’s family.
We have sponsored since the mid-90s. We have some right now but had to skip a class year because DH has “been in the shop for repairs.” We are doing friends and family referral now - the sons and daughters of our alumni sponsor family have been attending NASS, STEM, sports camps this year. We’ll do a two-way ask with them, should they be offered and accept appointments in the coming years, and wish to have their photo in the array downstairs in the mid family room. We used to take 5 plebes/year, completely random, plus anyone the Sponsor office called and needed a home for. We had to adjust the intake valve to the F&F plan just described. No shortage of Fleet and Corps alumni calling and making referrals. It’s a joyous thing.
I’m such an idiot. I meant rack and said deck. Lol. Sorry. Thank you so much.
I had a lovely mental picture of a hard deck blissfully covered in soft material, like a nest, but figure auto-complete had “helped” you.
Always loved that in our era, the Chief's band played Sousa's Liberty Bell March as the march off music. At that time, that tune had a different connotation.....
