Recent content by JohnPAKP65

Is the 18th official? There doesn't seem to be any mention on the Academy Press Release website (Press Releases) nor on the Alumni FB page.

Hmmm...($223,537 +$ 43,300) x 11 = $2,935207

I might add that the experience of using public transportation will get him/her trained to take on the burden of sea year. I'll never forget reporting to Captain Reed at 45 Broadway (NYC) and being told I had to be dockside in Baltimore (Dundalk) by noon the next day to board a cargo ship to...

OK, I’m a grad and no kids attended KP so keep that in mind. My recommendation would be to sell the vehicle but perhaps do so after the holidays. That gives sufficient time to ascertain if your DS/DD will remain at the Academy. Remember that quite a few individuals drop out and do so early in...

This might have something to do with the choice. In my day MSTS paid identically with the union which was on strike at graduation. "Average Annual Salary: $156,502 + $35,688 BONUS"

Finals run from Monday, 5/20 through Friday, 5/24 so that might have some bearing on the date.

May 9th apparently. A photo of the event at 2025 Recognition Day

Class of 2024 was May 3rd 2021. Good video of the activities at Class of 2024 Recognition Class of 2026 was May 1st 2023 video at Class of 2026 Recognition Of possible interest might be the page from the 1983 Bearings Book describing Recognition Day.

Don’t expect any bulgogi until perhaps sea year.

But I believe the OP is asking about recognization day in the past, not future. That is information that is known or can in most cases be determined.

I agree with your title line but perhaps the 3rd mate will be OK. Both the Master and Chief Mate left the bridge to go to dinner. And quoting “The report highlights the ship’s standing order said the master was required to be on the bridge whenever they were navigating near shallow waters. The...

Class of 2023 was April 24th 2020 which was during the pandemic.

The curriculum (as of 2023) can be found at https://www.usmma.edu/sites/usmma.dot.gov/files/2020-04/Curriculum2023.pdf. Note there are several pages so scroll through depending on your major selection (at top right).

Well I think you are wrong in that regard. I’ve been a P. E. since about 1973, passed the then essay type test on the first try. Back then the test was two parts, the first being called Fundamentals in Engineering. That was an 8-hour test, the P. E. was after 4-years of experience, again an...

LOL, years ago I was a project manager for the re-injection compressors on the Alaskan pipeline, specifically the gearboxes. They were being tested at a major compressor manufacturer in New Jersey. Things were not going well with the Navy “surplus” steam turbine that had been purchased for...