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<p>So true in everything in life! I always felt bad for my younger ones, b/c each one of my kids are different so I made sure they never had duplicate teachers. (All of them are good kids and never a problem, but I didn’t want teachers to expect that they were all the same…DS1 is TAG and into history, DD is artistic, DS2 is mathematically inclined)</p>
<p>Back to the subject…</p>
<p>I do understand Babbleon and RPI…they were just venting b/c IMHO they didn’t understand how someone with 2 noms from an MOC didn’t get in, and someone with maybe just a Pres. did, and felt it was a legacy, or that the USNA was placing more on athletics and less on academics. </p>
<p>Sometimes, it takes a while for people to get passed licking their wounds. I am concerned with thought that they might never get passed it and how they will act when they become an AD officer in 4 yrs. </p>
<p>Hate to be philosophical, but the true mark of a great officer is how they will overcome a difficult/painful obstacle.</p>
<p>I wish RPI great luck in his future and only hope that he realizes the old joke…do you know what they call a USNA grad? Ensign…do you know what they call a ROTC grad? Ensign.</p>
<p>I am not inferring that a USNA grad has not been given an excellent and deserving advantage, I am just inferring that it is what you do as an Ensign that will make the difference. If RPI or any other ROTC grad that was not accepted by the USNA holds a grudge towards them it will be very difficult for them to be a team player. That is my only point</p>