Recent content by severn

... so DS is home (two weekends in a row 😀); prepping for YP craft excursion starting in 5 days. If this is the same route as last year, then another expense galore is waiting in Manhattan 😌.

... in the back of your military ID, you will see----> {11 digits} DoD ID Number 11223344557 If you don't have a military ID, contact your administrative staff in order to obtain one.

... so the Permit to Report Letter is your ticket to enter Alumni Hall to begin your Midshipman journey. Contact Admissions via Chat box about email date of PTR letter.

... riveting... news coverage tonight. Got turkey sandwich, Doritos, coke; just like watching Shogun in Hulu.

... so some happy news from Anne Arundel. https://www.capitalgazette.com/2024/05/28/these-18-anne-arundel-county-midshipmen-just-graduated-from-the-naval-academy/

... well in "The Green Berets," John Wayne was giving jump commands in his iconic monotone voice. He dedicated a monument to SF in Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg).

... I was kidding like I do with my DS / DW... like the comments about Mid the cat and Mid laundry. The meme I deleted was a meme of Marlon Brando saying "I could have been a contender (--> SF)."

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... so what is a commander? Self-reflection. Are you going to follow your commander in hell and back? I once had a commander that I would follow to hell and back. And I also had a commander that I stayed away from. I was a 1LT when I reported to this first commander. As I walked in his office...

Yes, deleted the meme, just kidding.

... seriously Ironman could have been an SF stud...

... so if this is true, then the Marines is a training area for future SEALS. (Much like the 82nd as a place to prep or rehab for SFQC) :-)

... so there are memorable training quals that invoke fear and nostalgia many years later. For me, swimming, ruck march, and night jump stand out. I flunked the Delta swim test, not so much of fitness level but of extreme arrogance of youth (did not take the test seriously). As punishment, my...

... NSTC M-1533.5D. Feb 2019. Paragraph 7.5. a (1). "While on Active Duty for training, NROTC Midshipmen are entitled to the same rate of pay as prescribed for USNA Midshipmen." Paragraph 8.5.a. "Travel vouchers should be submitted within 5 days of returning." b. "Vouchers shall include...