[daepp]

Hey Dan - congratulations again to your daughter and congratulations to YOU! No one gets to the Yard without years of groundwork set in place by everyone on your team.

As you know and as Tom mentioned, our daughter attended the Academy and she graduated last June! She service selected SWO (pronounced like S-N-O-W) Surface Warfare Officer in her 2C (Junior) year, and chose a DDG (destroyer) home ported in San Diego near us in San Diego, where they have been preparing for a summer deployment. And if you didn't already know it, if you're like us you'll be baffled by acronyms for a while!

Don't miss I-Day. Do book your room TODAY for Plebe Parent Weekend in August. Do follow all packing guidelines to a "T" (they really have thought of everything), and remember, the graduation rate is near 90% because the Navy's selection process is _that_ good. So have faith she'll do just fine, and take advantage of every opportunity to visit the yard!