<p>I second greeneagle5! </p>
<p>I printed off a copy for our son who has accepted a USMA appointment. That copy is going into his USMA home file and when the going gets rough I will pull it out for him to re-read to remind him of his reasons for wanting this service academy: because his goal since 8th grade has been to be trained by the very best to become an officer in the United States Regular Army. </p>
<p>As parents, we’ve never pushed, just encouraged him to set his standards high. Thanks again Zaphod and raimius. These words of wisdom will be read again and again, I am sure.</p>