<p>So, what is the definative word for soon-to-be USNA plebes....bring the six t-shirts and underwear on the list or not? Spider doesn't want to get in trouble for not following instructions, but many have said "bring nothing". Opinions?</p>
<p>Ha! Underwear! Stand by for the chocoloate thread redux! Moms rule. :)</p>
<p>Perfect thread! Here's why I love this topic so much... Attention parents! Talk it up! This may be your last chance to watch your child squirm & cringe! </p>
<p>Carry on. I'll be watching. :D</p>
<p>You must be joking; you are not sending your son to scout camp.
He has just joined the military. FOLLOW ORDERS!!!</p>
<p>Are you going to believe a bunch of people you have never met, who are not your son's superior officer, and as a result encourage your son to disobey the written directions?!! Who pays the price??</p>
<p>Get serious. Just do what the instructions tell your son to do!</p>
<p>Good Luck during Plebe Summer
Candidatemom (parentof '08)</p>
<p>HA! Candidatemom.. way to serious on the underwear issue. :) </p>
<p>GOTTA LOVE THE MOMS!! WHERE'S THE CHOCOLATE?? Where is Nurseypoo when we need her??</p>
<p>Aye aye mom....I mean ma'am!</p>
<p>Bring, at most, one extra pair of skivies and one undershirt (t-shirt, not tank-top). Everything else will be issued, and there is a 99% chance it will be issued the first day. </p>
<p>I remember showing up with my seabag from NAPS, but I'll be damned if I remember what was in it...</p>
<p>Remember, anything you bring that morning you will be schleping around until the afternoon. It won't be fun under the best conditions, so don't make it any worse than it needs to be. If you are issued instructions on what to bring or not bring, follow them.</p>
<p>Okay, now that the real answer has been posted for all the newbies, someone pass the merlot.... ;)</p>
<p>and I am still giggling..</p>
<p>Candidatemom,
I am with you 100 percent! Congratulations to your 'firstie' by the way...Sure, people sometimes say "Just show up with a toothbrush," but that is NOT FOLLOWING THE DIRECTIONS in the information sent to appointees. It's a judgment issue. Would you rather have a few extra things in your backpack, or risk getting in trouble on I-Day for NOT FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS?</p>
<p>The whole "plebe summer" thing is pretty scary to the appointees. To burden them with the knowledge that they are not starting off following the instructions only adds to the mental burden. "Will I get in trouble; what will they do to me?" etc.</p>
<p>Now we are moms, and we always worry. It is in our genes. So send the extra stuff you think they need in a care package. Mail it before you leave Annapolis. This way everyone is happy.</p>
<p>In case you did not get the idea from prior threads, plebe summer is not fun. Your plebe needs as much mental support as you can give. Let him/her direct you now. You will get the idea of what is needed from you (both materially and emotionally) by reading between the lines on any correspondance you are lucky enough to receive. Just stay positive. Your plebe will be challenged in ways never before thought possible, and as a result will be exhausted, physically and mentally.</p>
<p>Good Luck,
Candidatemom</p>
<p>Okay, I'm here! Better late than never! </p>
<p>About the chocolate- Hershey's, Lindor, or Alpen Milch?</p>
<p>About the drawers- my sons won't let me see his even to wash them (he does his own laundry, THANK GOD!!). I've told him to bring minimal stuff, since he will be issued everything down to a toothbrush. I wouldn't dream of picking his out or suggesting he take something that they'll just take away. </p>
<p>I don't know which chocolate goes best with which wine, though. :D</p>
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<p>Toblerone.</p>
<p>No, I don't fool around! :D</p>
<p>A thousand pardons, Zaph. Me, a self described chocolate connoisseur and I miss Toblerone? How could I? So sorry! :D</p>
<p>Back to the issues (or issued- he he) at hand.</p>
<p>Godiva "Open oysters". Heaven. </p>
<p>"A rich bounty of signature hazelnut praline revealed between milk chocolate shells".</p>
<p>YUM!! YUM!! YUM!! </p>
<p>In addition, I'm glad they don't let the mids bring and wear their own. My son's print is loud. Can you imagine what a pair of AC/DC would look like under any kind of white?</p>
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<p>Cripes! I gained five pounds just READING that! :eek:</p>
<p>LOL you missed Ritter Sport too! My fav.</p>
<p>Have you all tried that Melting Chocolate dip from Publix (Grocery Store) for dipping fresh Strawberries? TO DIE FOR! And add a bottle of wine and that is pure heaven!</p>
<p>Ritter sport is the Alpen Milch. I forgot that the main company was Ritter Sport and that Alpen Milch is just ONE of their many intoxicating flavors. </p>
<p>We don't have a Publix out west. What's the brand?</p>
<p>Now, how 'bout those drawers?</p>
<p>OK, they mean tighty-whities, yes? Like briefs with no legs? Spider is arguing that they don't mean those. He thinks that as long as they are not shorts-like boxers, he's good. He's wrong, wrong, wrong isn't he? Hehehee, he hasn't worn "chonies" since he was six!</p>
<p>Ghiradelli chocolate sauce for ice cream is amazing.</p>
<p>Ethel M chocolate has these amazing "chocolate lounges". Only in Chicago area and Reno-Tahoe-Vegas, I think. Kinda like a sushi bar, only chocolate. Fondue and chocolate drinks, too!</p>
<p>Let's see. I'm three hours from Vegas and you withold that they have chocolate lounges? Hmmm. That's a chocolate eater honor violation. Need to come up with some type of chocolate eater honor codes.:D;)</p>
<p>I'll be checking into that, thank you! :D</p>