<p>What I can't get my mind around is the fact that six of my son's best buddies are engaged and getting married after commissioning. The first wedding he's in is the day after graduation. I told him he better start a "wedding present/travel fund"</p>
<p>We're going over to Annapolis today to bring Boy his winter clothes (it's finally getting chilly here) and have a quick lunch so he can visit with his little sis (she's home for her fall break). If I get any scoops, I'll pass them along!</p>
<p>Nothing more exciting than a wedding! Congrats :)</p>
<p>Another week and a half to our visit! Good things planned. Meeting up with roommates parents and grandparents. Going to the Delaware game. Dinner with the group and the highlight the Halloween Concert. This year the mid is not doing lighting so that he can spend the time with the visiting rents.</p>
<p>Lets talk about dating at the academies... give me the low down.. Lola has a "date" saturday but says she feels like Middle school as they have to ride the bus to go see a movie, have to be in by 12 like Cinderella, etc. And then she says.. "What calls it a date?" "Just because we're going to a movie.. is it a date?"</p>
<p>So moms.. lets talk about dating at the academies. (and he is 4 yrs older than her..but is a plebe too.. forgot that point)</p>
<p>Can't help you out as you know home town honey for the youngster....</p>
<p>Bus thing shouldn't be an issue - saw many a young couple riding the bus to dates when living overseas - and for that matter on the Metro in DC too. It is just all of including the teens think you got to drive a car any where you go!</p>
<p>Do hope he does come to her room to get her - no meeting on the corner...</p>
<p>I was just reading your posts, and while I am not part of YOUR "ol' pals" group, I can't wait to have one of my own. Do you all know ea other personally or just through forums such as this one?</p>
<p>Anyway, good luck to all of your kids and to your families. I can imagine how proud you must be!</p>
<p>Hey Fencers.. You are most welcome to be part of the MOMS. All Moms welcome.. we are trying to keep this lil corner of CC fun and friendly. Some of us met here first and now are friends in person too! Some of us are just CC pals, etc. But I guess we all have are Mids, Cadets in common.</p>
<p>Are you a mom of a 2012 hopeful? which academy?</p>
<p>My S is being recruited for fencing (duh?!) at USAFA and while not a recruited athlete, is also applying to USNA. As I write this, he is talking to an ROTC recruiter (Navy/Marine) in case he winds up at his 2nd choice (well, thrid if you count the two SA's as 1 and 2), Notre Dame. No fencing at the USNA, except at the club level. Lots of Div1 fencing at ND, club team and town team too, which is only half bad according to S. He has been invited to tour USAFA in a couple of weeks - the official recruiting trip. He can't wait!</p>
<p>Son's twin is applying for USCGA, but now I think he is focusing his efforts on Notre Dame, NROTC there too. He's a lot less sure of his future than his twin.</p>
<p>Glad to be here, among the best of the best MOMS! Thanks for the invite.</p>
<p>Also have S at Hillsdale college who would love to fly for the Marines when he graduates. He's already a pilot, since age 17, and a certified Air Traffic Controller. Also wants to go to Law school so he's got a lot on his plate the next few years.</p>
<p>D, 16, loves military guys but is not sure it is what she wants for herself. Torn between pharmacy, meteorology (the TV weather girl!), and pre-vet. She is also a great fencer (#6 in US Div2) so I think that will open lots of doors for her.</p>
<p>We're currently living in KY, but we spent most of my daughter's childhood in Indiana. The nice thing is that she has already been accepted to Purdue's College of Engineering (what a "backup"!), and we have met with officers from both the Purdue and ND NROTC programs. No word yet on the NROTC scholarship situation.</p>
<p>I think I read somewhere that female mids have to be very careful about whether to date a fellow mid (and of course, be in observance of any fraternization rules). Does that ring true with your mids' (or cadets) experiences?</p>
<p>I can't even say anything about the boy and dating on here, since he checks this periodically.</p>
<p>However, he did take out this really cute/smart girl before he left home. Found that out from younger son after I-Day. Where's the trust for the mom? Huh?</p>
<p>Nurseypoo LOL apparently us boy moms are the last to know!</p>
<p>Lots of Mids date so definitely not frowned upon, just need to know the rules on fraternization for dating withing the Academy. Don't forget about local "possibilities" and then there is always the home town girl/guy too!</p>
<p>Yep everyone advises against it - for some reason the girls are looked down upon for it (double standard) - but look at all the weddings - many cadets and mids do meet and marry at WP and USNA and USAFA.
A good friend of mine was '84 at USMA, her husband was '85. They got married just after his graduation 22 years ago.</p>
<p>The important thing is for both parties involved to be mature and smart about it.</p>
<p>I'm in no hurry for him to find a girlfriend. We have drilled this mantra into his head as soon as he exited the womb: Education, good job, then date and get married. We also drilled into him there were rules about dating. Fat lot of good that did, right? :D</p>
<p>Another thing to remember...no dating within your company. That's considered frat and that's a big no, no. Also, plebe's can't date upperclassmen. It does happen, but if it's found out, it's not good.</p>