Can't Not Weigh In On This One On a Couple Of Things ...
1) @cmakin: They (mids) do indeed have the option of either doing their own Laundry or sending their laundry/cleaning out. That's really no different than when we were at the zoo (way back when in the '80s in my case) except that if we wanted to send out dry cleaning we dropped it off at the ship's store and we had not already paid for some of it with our activity fee. I believe the change is because of how i) how it's handled financially now, and ii) because more of the uniforms really require it. If you remember in our day both our chocker blues, formal whites and SDBs required it but we rarely wore our Chokers of Formal whites. Now they don't issue them choker blues and the truth is the kahkis really do look and last longer, at least the pants if they get them professionally done, IMO.
2) @Ryno23 re:
"Ok ill be safe lol i do jumps in track and i cant really skip that this year because im going to the usmma for track lol but i wont do anything stupid lol"
I strongly recommend you reconsider your thinking re: why you are at KP and why/how you got into USMMA. That said, it would surprise me if the track coach doesn't say the same thing I'm going to say to you now, except for maybe leaving out the last sentence. First and foremost when you finish Indoctrination and it comes to time management and priorities: #1, #2, and #3: Take care of your academics first and everything else will generally tend to take care of itself. #4: Once that's done frankly split whatever available time you have after you've done whatever you have to do to keep your grades up between: i) "the Regiment" and ii) "your extra-curriculars and athletics" as you see fit and are comfortable doing. I bet your coach will tell you the above as well.
You're not going to USMMA "for track". USMMA is a school that has DIII athletics and nobody is there on any sort of athletic scholarship. In fact as far as the admissions committee and process were/are concerned your accomplishments in athletics were but one item in why they offered you an appointment and after you report if you decide on day one you do not want to run track or can't spare the time and keep your grades at the level you want them to be at or for any other reason, nothing can or will be done about it.
Your coach may not tell you the prior item but he could, in any case I am NOT in any way recommending you not participate in varsity sports. In fact recent data would suggests that a) midshipmen on varsity teams often do better than their counterparts who are not involved on an organized team, and b) they generally do better academically when they are "in season" than when they are not. Finally I will say your teammates are generally the people you end up being closest friends with and who form the core of the mutual support group you will need to get through the upcoming four years.
Sorry to be a "preachy wet blanket" - the above item (about priorities and managing your time not the thing about laundry) are just something you'll see I feel important to say to people. Usually I do it right after indoc to make sure I'm on record as telling folks if they have to make a choice between shining their shoes in the bathroom with a flashlight after lights out or sitting in a stall after lights out studying they opt for studying every time.
Finally let me close with this:
Congratulations and I hope to see you at an Alumni event in 4+ years.
