Empowering Fellow MidMoms and MidDads -Navigating the USNA Journey Together
Ship Selection... it's like a combination of the NFL draft, the Oscars, and The Price is Right rolled into one awesome event! CoVid has families watching virtually, but it is exciting nonetheless. Firsties that have been assigned to the Surface Warfare community will choose their ships and their life for the foreseeable future, and this …
As I prepare for my children to return to college and as their leave ends, I have been awash in nostalgia. My husband and I often counsel other US Naval Academy parents about what to expect at certain times, and returning to the Yard, as we fondly call the USNA campus, can be a bit …
Service Assignments are this Thursday for Firsties! I thought I would share a brief excerpt from from my book, A USNA Mom's Journal. This is about Service Assignments from the Firstie Year / Commissioning Chapter: "When the Fall semester arrives, Firsties make their service selections at the very beginning of Firstie year. Firsties will rank …
Certainly today we honor all service members, Officers and enlisted alike. Those that came before, those that paved the way, those that stand in the gap today, and those to come. But for me personally, this Veteran’s Day is different. Perhaps it is the isolation of semi-quarantine and the effects of this virus that seem …
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So it's that time of year when six week exams have passed and your Plebe may or may not be happy about the results. Grades are out and some Plebes may be ecstatic, but for some Plebes, there may be disappointment with their performance. Add to that preparing and having to pass their PRT on …
With so many things being different this year because of Corona virus, the ACyear begins very differently. Sadly, as with all other classes at USNA, highlights of the journey like PPW and 2/C Parents Weekend have been set aside for the safety of Plebes, Midshipmen, staff, faculty, and leadership on the Yard. I have to say that I am very proud of our USNA parents...
Time... time is a very valuable commodity especially at the Naval Academy and especially during Plebe Summer and Plebe Year. Invariably, your Plebe will not have enough of it to go around and will have to choose something to sacrifice that will not get his full attention and invariably garner the ire of the Detailers. …
As I have mentioned before and talk about in my book, A USNA MOM'S JOURNAL, when our USNA journey began I was feeling sad, empty, and felt like crying for no reason. In a way, as parents, we are grieving the sudden separation.... We have given our most treasured possession to USNA. There are so …
ONE WEEK DOWN and so many of you are probably glued to your computers trying to catch a glimpse of your Plebe. Many parents may feel like they have a "hole in their heart" and find that the separation has been much harder than expected. Some may be rethinking this Academy thing.... Know that you …
As you begin your journey, I am sure that you have lots of questions. I know that our family certainly did and we were so fortunate as to have many experienced mentors that came alongside us to help prepare our family for the big day. I will try to post once or twice per week …
