Wouldn't have done me any good. When they found out I was 6' 3" (too tall for submarine duty) and blind in one eye (can't fly a plane), they politely said, "Thanks, but no thanks," and left it at that. I'm pretty sure that at least the latter objection applies to all of the academies - but it was worth a shot.


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rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

... and their academy is the US Naval Academy at Annapolis. (of which I had an alternate appointment but didn't know who to kill in order to take their slot.)

Rob Berendt


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