AFROTC--2016 EADs
Has anyone heard anything on when firm EADs are supposed to come out? Mine says 30 Sep right now, but I was told that is essentially just a place filler.
View ArticleClass of 2020 Shotgunned
Fair warning to the incoming class, the Dant just announced that you will all be shotgunned at the conclusion of your Plebe year. USNA Definition of Shotgunning: Being placed in a different company...
View ArticleHeard an interesting opinion on war recently...
I was talking to a friend of mine recently about the book "Slaughterhouse Five," which our English teacher had assigned us. It's about the Allied bombing campaign against Dresden in WWII, and it was...
View ArticleAP Exams and validation tests
Hello everyone! I am taking six AP exams this year but I will not receive scores until July. Do these AP exam scores matter for validation? Also, how different/how hard are validation tests compared to...
View ArticleBeing varsity sport team captain
I know becoming team captain is looked favorably and important, but sports at my high school will not allow anyone but seniors to be team captain, like the cross country team I'm on. The swim team,...
View Articledodmerb.tricare.osd.mil not working
I have been unsuccessfully for several days in trying to find my status at https://dodmerb.tricare.osd.mil is the site down?
View ArticleNROTC to USNA
I've recently received an NROTC scholarship (currently a 4/C in the college program). Does anyone know if I receive an appointment after my 3/C year in NROTC if I would have to pay back my NROTC...
View ArticleToo late to join CAP?
I want to join CAP regardless, but was wondering if joining the summer before sophomore year was too late to either earn awards and rank like Mitchell or if I wouldn't have been in long enough to make...
View ArticleShoe measurements form in PTR
It is a pretty widely accepted fact that NB shoes run .5 smaller than other athletic shoes (any runners on the forum know that they sometimes wear a full size bigger in Nike and other brand running...
View ArticleAIM Application
So far I am in the Air Force Academy Summer Seminar, but because I am in (literally) the most competitive district for congressional nominations, I'm also applying to the Coast Guard Academy. I applied...
View ArticleNo Appointment or TWE....just Crickets
I have seen about 13 candidates or parents of DD/DSs with out appointments and or TWEs...I figured we can keep track together and help any future candidates follow the progression. So here is a thread...
View ArticleWhat to do about wisdom teeth?
My DD was looking through all the information in his appointment checklist. One of the recommendations was to have your wisdom teeth removed before reporting for I Day. It it also recommending giving...
View ArticleCivil Air Patrol
Hi- this might be slightly off topic, but I want to talk about CAP. I emailed a squadron captain nearest to me, and he told me I would have to attend three meetings, the first starting tomorrow, to get...
View ArticleUSMMA Class of 2020 Appointment Thread
Congratulations to all who have received appointments so far!!! Copy and paste and add your own appointment to the list. 1. IBYC sailor DS LOA November 2015 Appointment January 2016 Ma.-06
View ArticleFalcon Foundation Scholarship
After the dark day of April 7, offer of Falcon Foundation scholarship shows up this morning!
View ArticleERAU NROTC
Just wondering if there are any incoming ERAU freshman who are also NROTC? My son is looking for a roommate. He posted something on the ERAU new student FB page as well.
View ArticleSAT/ACT Study Tips Needed!
Any advice is very appreciated and will be put to good use. My SAT and ACT scores are lacking right a the moment, and I would like to see what others have done to achieve high scores. Thank you
View ArticleMay 1st!
Its finally commitment day; anyone else waiting on the wait list? Does anyone know how long until USNA tends to let those on the wait list know of any word?
View ArticleDeadline to Accept Appoinments
When do appointees have to notify the academy whether or not they accept the appointment? Still on wait list just wondering generally when the academy might send out a new wave of appointments to wait...
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