I have twin DD's. One is going to USNA and one to USAFA. Anyone else in this boat? Looking for any advice. The stress has already started - I-day is the same day at each academy!! The rules at each academy are quite different, keep getting confused about which daughter will be allowed to do what. Also, I understand that they could each attend a semester at the other academy. How often does that happen? When the academies play each other in sports (football games, etc.) can they travel to the other academy to see the game? If so, will they have an opportunity to see each other?
Amongst our sponsor mid family, we had a USNA mid whose sister was at USMA. They saw each other at Thanksgiving, Christmas, once a summer leave block, never spring break (they seldom went home for that anyway), Army-Navy game (mandatory attendance), weekends after they both had cars and more weekend overnights, their last 2 years. Neither did varsity or club sports that played the other SA. After graduation, they went to Europe together for 3 weeks.
At USNA, there are “movement orders,” or MOs, to away football games, that they can sign up for. They have to be approved to go. If they are unsat in certain things, approval is unlikely.
Exchange semesters happen 2/c year. Again, it’s an approval thing for a handful. Much depends on the major and what courses are available so a full ac load can be maintained.
Do look ahead with crossed fingers at what the graduation dates are. For the sisters above, the family attended the USNA Friday graduation, then everyone caravanned up the road to the USMA graduation on Saturday. I think one parent attended some of the stuff at USMA in the days prior to USNA graduation, then came down for the actual USNA grad, then all went north again.
USNA and USAFA is much more distance-challenged.
Your daughters have the responsibility to learn the rules and regs governing their new lives; let them take the lead on explaining to you. The SAs are both alike and very different.
The local USNA and USAFA Parents Clubs can be very helpful.