<p>Received today in Texas.</p>
<p>Mine still hasn't come (SoCal), but our mail room tends to take a few days to process things, espescially if they don't fit nicely into our itty bitty mailboxes.</p>
<p>I got mine in North Dakota today. Came not registered as media mail.</p>
<p>We also noticed that the Permit to Report was sent media mail which may explain why it took so long to arrive. Perhaps the mailings were staggered too. What an exciting (and kind of scary) time for those with appointments!</p>
<p>Are the permit to report times different for anybody? Mine is for 8:00 AM on the 29th and I'm just wondering if some are told to report later or earlier.</p>
<p>The times are done in order to stagger each plebe so that the processing (Alumni Hall) runs smooth. I think some start at 7am, though I am not 100% sure, and go until something like 10-11am.</p>
<p>A message went out from the Superintendent on the USNA parent's list to adhere to your report time and to NOT come earlier. Somehow the word got around on the lists last year that if you got there early, you'd get in early and it just resulted in LONG lines and nervous Plebes and families. If you are supposed to be there at, say, 7 AM, wait until 7 AM to get there. That will ensure a smoother transisition and it's you first order to obey!</p>
<p>Tyler-
My permit to report letter says 7:30 AM on the 29th, so I guess they are staggered.</p>
<p>"If you are supposed to be there at, say, 7 AM, wait until 7 AM to get there." </p>
<p>One question though. I heard that everything in the Navy went on a 15 minutes early timeframe. So, if you were scheduled at 7AM, then get there at 6:45AM. Heard that early is on time and on time is late. LOL Is that really true???
NAPS05mom</p>
<p>Yes that is true, but the main point is they do not want someone who is scheduled for 10am to come at 8am.</p>
<p>jadler's right...we got there right when we were supposed last June and ended up waiting in line for 45 minutes due to all the early birds! People that had arrival times an hour to an hour and a half behind us were in front of us in line! It's a stressful enough day without having to stew in line. Remember parents, it's VERY hot and humid at the end of June in Annapolis. You'll be outside for most of the day, so bring a hat, sunscreen and drink LOTS of water. Try to escape to the air conditioning as often as possible. Stealth is the watch word now, so even if you see you Plebe, don't yell or wave at him or her. His/her eyes must be on the boat and you don't want your plebe to get yelled at any more than he/she has to be.</p>
<p>We just got back from Annapolis and while there visited the Admissions Office. They told us that the Permit to Report Packages were going out once per week now. Just thought you'de want to know.</p>
<p>I know that NAPS isn't the academy, but on I-Day it was hard not to wait on base and look for glimpses of our daughter marching from place to place. But, my husband made me go off base, have lunch and let her do her thing until they had the swearing in ceremony. Probably was the best idea since it was very difficult to see the unhappy faces getting yelled at. Probably doesn't help them, either to see moms and dads watching them get yelled at.<br>
NAPS05mom</p>