Service Obligation

weski
Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:37:04 +0000

5family - there is a reason that KP has such a low graduation rate and I know from personal experience that well over 1/3 seriously consider transferring/leaving, especially after 1st sea year. Ours is awaiting his grades from that experience right now and that will impact his decision before the start of his junior year.
Your son and 99% of the midshipmen & women are great kids, good scholars and will do just fine with the rest of their lives - or they would not have been chosen to start at USMMA. I agree that KP should be doing more to attain the rates of other academies. It is their loss. We wish your son and you all the best. It is true we invest a lot of ourselves as parents and this is often a place to vent.
Stay in touch - remember that he was nominated and chosen over many, many others (see the rest of this board!) and be proud that he made a difficult decision. Godspeed!