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[quote=Anonymous]To OP -

My DS is an incoming Plebe at USNA. He did not apply to any other academies, but did receive a full tier 1 NROTC scholarship. He applied to, and was admitted, to one Ivy, one Ivy plus, and two public Ivies (take these titles with a grain of salt, but all are highly desirable dcum schools). That is all to say he had options.

He chose USNA because he wants the discipline, the suffering, the shared experience, the potentially better summer placements, and Annapolis. He wants to be an officer. He wants sea stories. He wants adventure. He isn’t a typical fraternity type that likes to socialize and party.

His large public high school regularly sends one kid/year to an academy. All are top students and hold leadership positions in and out of school. All are athletes, either the varsity or club level. None have been recruited athletes, so I can’t speak to that process.

I was told by another USNA mom that it isn’t just your son that goes to the academy. It is the entire family. This isn’t regular college. These kids are making big decisions at a young age and being pushed to their extremes mentally and physically. The worry will always be there. For my son, he will graduate and deploy under the next administration. That is still a long time away.

I would suggest watching the Army-Navy game 2017 intro online. If you or your child connect in any way to the complex emotions presented, then please proceed and do so with clear eyes and a goal to wrap up the application over the summer. If this video doesn’t pull at you, then this isn’t the right path. Good luck. [/quote]

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