Imagine the NFL draft, the Oscars, and The Price is Right rolled into one awesome event - actually even better, because it has nothing to do with money, and everything to do with service. Ship Selection is the night when Midshipmen that are SWO Selects get to literally shine. Firsties that have been assigned to …
The Moment They Have been Waiting For: Service Assignments
As I discuss in my book, A USNA Mom's Journal, it is true that there are many moments throughout the USNA Journey that are pinnacles and can be cataloged as rites of passage: Plebe Summer, Plebe Year, and Herndon; Ring Dance and 2/C Parents Weekend; and of course, Commissioning among some. But by far one …
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Why you should not find these buttons the way I did…
US Navy uniform buttons are beautiful and symbolic. They transcend time and have not changed too much throughout the years. One big change that happened in the late 1800's is that the eagle was changed from facing left to facing right (symbolic of honor). I can look at my Dad's uniforms (USNA '59) and those …
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Hoping for Sunshine, Sea Trials, and Herndon
It has been a difficult spring for Mids on the Yard. ROM and a tough message from leadership has been rough on morale. But vaccines are making the rounds and sunshiny days are sure to arrive as spring moves in and Athletic activities return to the Yard. Here are some things to consider. As I …
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The Moment is Here: Service Assignments
Service Assignments are this Thursday for Firsties so I thought I would share a brief excerpt from my book, A USNA Mom's Journal, on Service Assignments from the Firstie Year / Commissioning Chapter:"As Firstie year kicks off, one of the first things that Firsties have to do after reform is to make their service selections. …
The Anomaly – A Year without Closure
Photo: Courtesy of Bob Peterson Photography I have written on this before. Yes - 2020 is the year of the anomaly for so many reasons. Change is the one word that describes 2020 for me. Change in expectations, in plans, in the future of things, of hellos and goodbyes, and in our journey. Who would …
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