<p>I know there are several sites out there for parents of mids at the Naval Academy. Which one is the best or do they offer different things? There are a number of choices.</p>
<p>The “official” parents’ web site tends to be friendlier and more chit-chatty in its information. The web-site is efficient, somewhat sparse, and the photo uploading is a bit more cumbersome; the photo-downloading, however, is much better. Questions tend to be answers quickly and it is a great resource to obtain last-minute tickets to football games. As a listserve, this site is probably best.</p>
<p>An alternative, widely-visited site tends be monitored a bit more sternly by the webmaster; he tends to lecture parents a bit more and his information can be a bit dated since he and his wife do not currently have a child at the academy, nor are they provided “official” pronouncements. The information provided, however, tends to be more wide-reaching: Everything from how to get a yard pass to what to bring on I-day. As a quick-reference, this site is probably better.</p>
<p>I use them both, just for different reasons.</p>
<p>I have found USNA-Net at <a href=“http://usna.org%5B/url%5D”>http://usna.org</a> the most overall useful.</p>
<p>heartcross,</p>
<p>Do you think any site could be more valuable than cc? ;)</p>
<p>Well, I’ve been finding myself with lots of time on my hands waiting for lambs to be born in blizzard conditions–so have been doing lots of surfing… 
It’s really hard to stay awake at 3:00 w/o someone to talk to!</p>