<p>I keep having dreams about I-Day...like actual, REM sleep dreams, not day-dreams. Last night I dreamt that I was going through all the stations where they make you pick the stuff up and I was carrying this flashlight that activates when you shake it (my mom bought one for my Gramma for Christmas, so I think it was just on my mind). Well, obviously there's lots of running on I-Day, so the flashlight was activated and it was so strong that it was lighting up this huge gymnasium I was in, and then I had to sign a waiver that agreed I wouldn't talk while I was going through the I-Day process.</p>
<p>I know. It's weird. Please, I'd love to hear if others are having this type of problem. I KNOW I'm not the only one doing these types of things :)</p>
<p>Hey marmadillo,
this isn't anything that is related to the topic but did you hear any news from Senator Bond? I just got a nomination from him for US Merchant Marine but I'm declining the nomination because it's not my first choice academy.</p>
<p>hahah Marm thats a funny dream! Havent had any of I-Day yet...I had one about a chow call tho a little while back. Im sure as it gets closer to June everyone will be having dreams haha. We will have to keep this thread open because it could get very funny haha</p>
<p>So after I finished posting, I thought of a question (or two) I had about I-Day....</p>
<p>Most of the info I've read about I-Day says that the plebes-to-be and their families report to the Academy at half hour intervals from 6am to around 9am (I think??) Is the time you report based on your last name? And is your company/platoon/squad based on your last name? Just curious about the process.</p>
<p>I have many dreams about the academic year there. ut I know my dreams are so completely off that I'm depressed and laughing madly when I think about them.</p>
<p>marmadillo - i TOTALLY keep having dreams about USNA! since my CWV, i think i've had a USNA every single night. some about plebe summer, others about the acdemic year, some about I-Day...i don't remember them all very clearly now, but every morning when i wake up i remember, and USNA stays on my mind. it's pretty funny, and some have been pretty ridiculous. if i have any funny ones in the near future mi'll be sure to post... :-D</p>
<p>Apan5: As far as I can tell, the reporting time isn't based on name or company, but might be based on when when you send in your acceptance the of appointment. I'm only guessing here: my assumption is based on knowing the reporting times for appointees on two consecutive years: an acceptance sent in near the end of of the acceptance "window" (e.g. the end of April) got one of the later times, one sent in in March got an earlier time. While I would recommend that everyone respect the desire of the Academy to space out arrivals, there didn't seem to be any strict adherence on I-Day -- that is, you could walk on in whenever you arrived. What I do know is this: the earlier you get in the door, the faster you get out and this is REALLY important. As the day wears on, and you are still doing the "hurry up and wait" thing, your fatigue will grow geometrically! Getting out of Alumni Hall as quickly as possible gives you more time in Bancroft to get settled.</p>
<p>green09 - yup, got a letter Thursday for USNA from Bond. I know that two others got letters too - one for USNA and one for USMA (we were talking on another message board and they mentioned it). Hope you still get one to the academy of your choice.</p>
<p>okay marmadillo, so last night my dream was this: the beginning was basically just crazy plebe summer stuff, anything you might expect from plebe summer. then suddenly it was the academic year. we (me and a couple other plebes) were going out on a recon mission really late at night...i think it was Army week, actually...except it was raining, so we were running outside in the rain to play this trick on someone and were getting soaked. we ended up completing the task, and then we were at a pep rally, which was crazy, and then i woke up! i hate when i can't remember more specific details...</p>
<p>Reporting time has absolutely nothing to do with when you are accepted or your name or your company. I met someone on I-Day that just got her acceptance in late May, her name was near the middle of the alphabet and her company was somewhere between 25 and 30. Her report time was 7 am. It seems to be purely random and you will never be able to predict it. No matter what time you report, they do manage to get everyone processed and ready for the Oath of Office around 6pm. According to my Mid, the longest day in his life.</p>
<p>Since I went to NAPS, we arrived and were processed the previous day, and basically sat around all of I-Day day watching our classmates get processed.</p>
<p>That was bad enough, so I can certainly understand the "longest day" comment.</p>
<p>Come to think of it, I guess I-Day at NAPS was mine. :/</p>
<p>OK -- so much my theory :) Like I said, it was a guess based on anecdotal evidence from two consecutive years. Still, if you insist on hoping for something in particular, hope for an early time -- you will get through faster and that really will make a difference.</p>
<p>"Worst day of plebe summer" was the phase I've heard the most. Not because of the yelling so much as the hauling of a seabag that apparently weighs 10 million pounds around as you hurry up and wait, going from station to station in Alumni Hall and then Bancroft. </p>
<p>And for those of you not acclimated to the middle Atlantic weather, I'm afraid I can't even describe the oppressive heat and humidity. Even those of us who have lived here all our lives find it unbearable sometimes. After a couple of days you will get used to sweating and stinking non-stop, but initially its a real shocker. </p>
<p>Who knows -- you might get lucky. Every 10 years or so we have an unusually cool summer here. We might be due for one this year!</p>
<p>Zaphod, could you give me an abbreviated version of NAPS I day? I want to know what to expect, my dad will be in Iraq, so i'll be stuck with my crying mom and five siblings.</p>
<p>Well, just remember that mine was in 1986, and thinks have doubtless changed a bit.</p>
<p>We started out getting the Full Metal Jacket treatment in the Bilges (the basement of the building). Push-ups, leg kicks, etc. Lasted about 30-45 minutes. Sucked. Just in case, don't wear anything you're not willling to throw away later.</p>
<p>Then, we got assigned our rooms, dropped off hatever we had, and ran off to the exchange to get our issue.</p>
<p>Now, all I remember of that day is my parents dropping me off, walking out to where the mids were waiting for us, the fun in the bilges, signing my orders on the quarterdeck, some fun a mid gave me in my room (pushups on my knuckles while holding my roommate's lacrosse stick), and getting some of my gear later. I don't remember anything else. Not even the meals. I just remember being scared out of my wits.</p>
<p>There wasn't any swearing-in ceremony or anything so fancy. You got there and away you went.</p>
<p>Don't want to put you in the wrong frame of mind, but I'm not going to BS you, either.</p>
<p>I don't care, i'm soo pumped up, nothing could persuade me not to go.
But i'm also trying to be realistic, i mean, my mom is going to make a HUGE scene, and my sisters are going to go nuts. I just want to be as prepared as possible.</p>
<p>Now, I suggest you tell your mother RIGHT NOW not to make a scene, not because the mids will give you crap for it, but rather because the LAST thing YOU need to see is THAT right before the ordeal starts.</p>
<p>Tell her to cry all she wants on Graduation Day from USNA. Mine did.</p>
<p>Yeah, i'll tell her, but if you know anything about hispanic women, you know it won't help. I won't get to say goodbye to my dad though. He went to OCS at NAVSTA Newport, but he's going for his third tour in Iraq.</p>