Atheist Groups Warns Florida Schools to Comply with New Pledge of Allegiance...
Wow more deterioration https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...0fDtLz8NC9bUnZDWw&sig2=YWMB0uS4nsVwUbGCGpfomA
View ArticleMedications during BCT Class of 2020
My DS takes antibiotics for severe and painful acne. When he is on the medication his acne is light and his face is pain free. When off the antibiotics his acne is painful and break outs are severe and...
View ArticleDocument question
My son received a late appointment, with an email that contained the PDF for the Acceptance form. But the instructions on the form say to send it in "one of the enclosed envelopes", which made us think...
View ArticleFalcon Foundation Scholarship Trends
Hi- I was looking into the FFS, and I was wondering how the foundation chooses its scholars. Obviously they don't pick the next hundred that didn't make it to the Academy. I'm guessing the trend is...
View ArticleROTC 100th Anniversary
Did anyone here take part in the 100 year anniversary celebration? https://m.army.mil/article/163578/Army_senior_leader_touts_ROTC_100th_anniversary
View ArticleSLE and Money?
On our packing checklist for SLE, one of the items is money or credit card to make purchases at the cadet store. I was just wondering how much money have you sent and did you purchase a Visa/MC gift...
View ArticleTurned down FF but still listed as a candidate
DS was offered the FF scholarship, but in the end declined. He has a full 4 year ride at Alabama in honors college where he will get his masters along side his bachelors...and of course will be ROTC....
View ArticleTeachers Rec Letters
SIAP somewhere. How are the teachers' recommendation letters submitted to USMA and USAFA and by whom ? Online or paper ? I would guess online just like USNA. Portals are not open for these two SAs...
View ArticlePortal Date Changes....Again
Ok DD asked to see if anyone else has seen their portal update recently? She had no portal updates since 4/24ish, right around when the last flood of TWEs went out. I also noticed a few people recently...
View Articleclass of 2020 - bringing or not bringing boots?
I would love a tally on if the class of 2020 is planning on bringing boots or not. Although the paperwork states that it is highly recommended to buy and break in boots ahead of time, I get the...
View ArticleUSAFA Class of 2020 Appointment Thread
Congratulations to all who have received appointments so far. Copy and paste and then add your own appointment to the list. Keep working hard and see you all in June at I-Day. 1. kmlDad2020 DS...
View ArticleCommissioning numbers for 2016
For those interested here are the spring commissioning numbers for the SMCs: The Citadel - 151 VMI - 140 TAMU - 130 Norwich - 127 VA Tech - 127 North GA - 83 This does not reflect some who will be...
View ArticleR-Day Packing Questions
Good afternoon everyone! I am running through and purchasing everything on the pack list for R-day, but had a couple questions that could use clarifying. The pack list for 2020 has soap, razors, etc as...
View ArticleAFROTC No Scholarship?
Im just wondering how I go about the process of joining the AFROTC off scholarship? On their website they say many join off scholarship, but i couldnt find an app or anything. Thanks for the insight!
View ArticleClass Ranking
Does USMA deduct points from the Whole Candidate Score/negatively view a candidate if their school does not rank students? From my understanding, class ranking is very important to all the SA's.
View ArticleWest Point Graduation: Texting while Marching
http://www.fox29.com/news/144053357-story I watched this video last weekend. I noticed the cell phone incident. And I knew the internet would go crazy about it (in a bad way).
View ArticleLetter writer volunteers
Last year (well it had been awhile but I had done it too for classes, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 too), I volunteered to write a few basics during BCT to offer humor and support. It was fun and I got to...
View ArticleConfused???
Hello!! Just today, something very bizarre happened. I am not sure if this is a mistake or a rare event, but here goes: I have been given an appointment to the CGAS Program on December after completing...
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