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Message: <blockquote data-quote="masque" data-source="post: 1391322" data-attributes="member: 9792">Note that I am not in the military and never plan to enter.  However, I am a navy brat, and one of my friends were accepted to the Naval Academy, and I heard plenty from him. That said, good for you for wanting to do this!My friend Tony who got a scholarship there ended up dropping out after his second year, because he made a bad impression on his calculus teacher (Tony told me he was an Admiral) by being argumentative (idiot!), and things went downhill from there, especially since he failed one of his classes (Navigation, I think), since he's not that good at mental math and couldn't finish the tests.  He told me he had a blast with the out of classroom stuff, including doing the timed course with the wood and rubber boats (my favorite quote from that story: "RAMMING SPEED!!").  He mentioned that he had very little free time, but he was more of a mad scientist type, rather than a gamer type, so I don't know what that means for you.Tony's experience there taught me that, even if it's the Naval Academy, don't make waves.  Puns aside, always be respectful, and if you find yourself on warning and you don't want to be kicked out, don't do stupid stuff.  But generally, that goes without saying.If you ever want to go overseas, make friends with your detailer.  Also, keep your record clean, and have less than two children (don't know why, but I remember hearing this from my parents).  There are certain places and jobs you won't be sent unless you've got a good record (the USS Blue Ridge is one example--you don't get ordered to that ship unless they know you won't screw up).All information herein is secondhand, so take it with a grain of salt.</blockquote>

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