With the Class of 2022 about to go through Induction Day, I thought I'd share a post I made on a forum for the Class of 2021. Here it is with minor updates & edits (this is not a prescription, only one family's experience): Here are some suggestions and tips for helping your Plebe get … Continue reading How our family helped our son (and ourselves) survive Plebe Summer

It all happened so fast - the academic year ended, the Class of 2021 completed its Herndon Climb - #PlebesNoMore ! - the Class of 2018 earned their commissions and summer training  began for the remainder of the Brigade. Suddenly, it's almost time for another Induction Day. In a month, it all gets very real … Continue reading Thoughts & reflections as the Class of 2022 prepares for I-Day

I don't have a Mid in the Class of 2021, but I'm still excited that they've completed Sea Trials and are steamrolling toward Herndon. If you're not familiar with Sea Trials, here's a link to the Academy's official explanation, but I'd summarize it as 15 hours of reminding the Plebes that they are, for now, still … Continue reading With Sea Trials in the books, it’s time for #PlebesNoMore!

Believe it or not, I actually started working on the playlist for the Class of 2021 Herndon podcast during the Academy's Spring Break. Life gets in the way, particularly in the way of our hobbies, and it took until now to get it finished. And it is not at ALL what I planned or expected. … Continue reading The Herndon podcast is live!

We often joke about the Naval Academy's nickname - N*ot College. And there are a lot of examples of why it fits. One we highlighted during our podcast on Plebe here was the fact that aside from about 12 hours on Saturday, Plebes cannot leave The Yard or, in civilian terms, campus. That one really brought … Continue reading Another example of why this is N*ot College