Recent content by IronmanDaremo

Absolutely. BUT ...... very rarely does someone know the whole story of another candidate. Hardship, backstory, interviews, recommendations, etc. Intangibles that have weight, and cannot be itemized by those out of the know. They can influence the whole candidate score. A candidate only has...

My kid was a Jr. When COVID whacked schools. He ended up full remote with AP Calc. He somehow squeaked an A. He flat out said it was because of uber-lenient grading. Without a doubt, if he had gone straight into the Academy after graduating, he would have struggled in math. However, he...

Source for data??

Woodford Reserve is a pretty inexpensive bourbon (in the big scheme of bourbon pricing), so I would personally just keep it bottled and not drink it. If it were Blanton's, or Pappy, I'd be cracking it open to sip on special occasions. ;)

Kid said he got about 3/4 of his stuff packed and out of his room and into his car yesterday. Much better than last year when I made the mistake of trying to get on the Yard after the Angels, and then driving to get home. From Angels, back to the car, onto the Yard, loading up stuff, and...

Kid did send a video of the activity last year, but not him specifically. It was pretty fast. :P

Kid said Shellback was fun. Then, back to Mother B, threw on some civvies (GASP!) and went to the cookout and downtown for some young adult shenanigans (he and some friends are already 21). Asked if he ended up on restriction ;) and he said he didn't drink much as it is too expensive! Moving...

New fastest time for the current classes on the Yard. Congrats!! Last year, they almost had it in less than an hour, and almost the first woman to do it. It was tense and exciting, but unfortunately she couldn't quite reach. Took another hour and half after that!

Dant's list for the dude! Not sitting great overall for his OOM though (in the mid-600's with a current class of 1118), but still has had only one C during his USNA academic career (in Fun. Math), so in all, I think he is doing great. This semester was definitely a hard one for classes! I'm...

Kid texted me last night. His company's Plebes got 2nd in Sea Trials. Herndon and Shellback today! '27 - Plebes-no-More!!

And remember, Plebe summer is not over on PPW. There is still another week. Plenty more time for summer shenanigans after the parents leave. ;) When everyone gets back to school, it is called "Re-Form." They go to their actual company wings and get their real rooms and roommates. And then...

First thing out of my kid's mouth to us after his flight? "I want to be a pilot." Which, of course, he already did, but it affirmed at that moment that he was still interested.

Same day as Herndon? Kid has to head back this evening as he has watch tomorrow starting at 0600. Been a good, chill mini-week with him. Lots of play time with his littlest bro. He was also very happy that he got a B in Aptitude instead of a C! All grades are due in by tomorrow, so the kids...

Uh, yeah. ;)

40 minute drive from DTA. I don't think our house can accommodate that many tipsy overnight guests! ;)