We got the word over the weekend that our oldest daughter was awarded a scholarship to George Washinton University.
Congratulations! To her and to you
Congrats…
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Outstanding!
With the costs of college tuition these days, that is terrific news. Has she decided on a field of study?
And even more important, when does she start a GWU rifle team? 
Hmmm - Daddy can teach how to make wind calls, and Tomas can help paste targets.
Fantastic!
Congratulations to your daughter.
Good news. Good school. Nice way to start the new year.
She request International Studies via:
Students interested in pursuing Tier 3 academic majors (all other academic majors not listed in Tier 1 or Tier 2) should examine the opportunities available in the Navy’s Language Skills, Regional Expertise, and Cultural Awareness (LREC) Program. Annually, the Navy will offer this program to 20 - 30 students. Attainment of a specific level of language proficiency is not required by the NROTC LREC program.
The thing thats throwing me for a loop is her award at GWU (tuition 44k a year). She was required to list an in state school, hers was the University of Virgina (tuition 10k a year). I’m guessing that someone in the Navy has plans for her.
She exceeds the requirements for Tier I & II, her interviewing officer tried to get her to request that but she wouldn’t budge. It was pretty funny, the Navy Captain (Submariner) conducting the interview is our nieghbor. He looked at her academic scores (advance placement courses, 4.07 GPA)…dancing…singing…but ended up focusing on her shooting. He asked her how she adjusted the scope at 600 yards, she told him that she didn’t use a scope, only iron sights. He asked if she could hit a playing card, with no bravado she told him that she wouldn’t be able to she the card but if he told her where he placed the card on the target…she would hit it.
At that point he asked if she could explain the windage adjustments. We took her rifle out of the safe and she gave him a class.
Specific to GWU rifle team…me thinks probably not, its in the middle of D.C. but its a short ride to Quantico.
I didn’t allow her to compete this past summer, she needed ‘work experience’. She is still working at the carwash:D
She still goes to the range with me, we are working on transition drills. For those that haven’t seen her range pictures:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1205106733497.2032393.1403506178&type=1&l=0b00dcda2f
That is just awesome!! I applied for an Army ROTC Scholarship as I was leaving AD and did not have the grades (or intelligence) to get it.
Congratulations to you and your little girl. 
Congrats. Does she want to be an anchor clanker or jarhead?
Taxi driver…
Nice. When I was a FMF corpsman in the reserves, my unit was across the street from NC State and I did some med support for UNC, NC State, and Duke. The mindset between the students pursuing Navy vice USMC was very interesting. I enjoyed it, especially the hazing, er, leadership exercises the Marine option would do in the field. The Navy side was very laid back…the Marine option side, not so much.
That is a Great University!
Congrats
She’s already telling me jarhead jokes…that’s okay, in two weeks we are going to start a PT program 05:00 Mon-Weds-Fri…I’ll teach her Marine cadence…
We’re extremely proud of her, she is turning out to be a fine young woman.
Log PT. With Tomas riding on top calling cadence.
And those are some awesome shots from Camp Perry. I can’t wait to hear about her humbling some Sailors on the rifle range.
Nice, Smuck!
Congrats to the both of you!
Nothing like being a retired Infantry Gunny and the first time seeing Camp Perry was as a soccer mom dropping her off to compete…
Good for her!
Update on the oldest…
She graduates this Saturday from North Stafford High School, summa cum laude with a GPA of 4.3. Her last day of working at the 610 Carwash is Thursday. CAOCL is hiring her as a summer intern to work at the European Desk. She’ll be making almost three times the amount that she made at the Carwash.
She leaves for Fort AP Hill on 11 August for the week long ‘boot camp’ and then kicks off her International Studies with a minor in Russian at GWU during the last week of August.
She wont be competing at Camp Perry this year but she doesn’t plan on letting her rifle collect dust.
The picture is her doing a solo at the Spring Chorus…her final High School performance.
Very cool!
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Thats something to be proud of! While the Corps could use a motivated female officer who knows how to shoot, I suppose its still pretty admirable to go into the squid side! Good job on raising your kids right, thats how it should be done.