The sacrifice Helis is willing to make
I posted the transcript of the meeting between Superintendent Helis, Deputy Administrator Rodriguez and the National Parents Association here. My classmate, Mark Bonatucci, has posted […]
Month: September 2016
Transcript of the NPA meeting from Sept 1, 2016
This is a link to the transcript of the meeting that Superintendent Helis and Deputy Administrator Rodriguez held with the National Parents Association on September […]
The Unions get it — this is an existential threat to more than “just” KP
H/t to the Facebook page, “KPBack2Sea” for this news. AMO, MEBA, MMP and SIU have signed a joint letter to Secretary Foxx calling the DOT-MARAD […]
Time to complete scope of work under RFQ now only 60 days
(Headline revised) Looks to me like MARAD is sensing that it blundered with the RFQ. Today, it shortened the time from for completing the scope […]
Is the RFQ is seeking alternatives to Sea Year?
I had missed this in my review of the RFQ, but one of the many people working in the background on these issues pointed this […]
Initial thoughts on the RFQ
Here’s my initial take on the RFQ. It incorporates observations of others who are working in the background on this. This RFQ does not appear […]
What did they know and when did they know it?
Another title for this post might be, “What happened between May 20, 2016 and June 16, 2016?” In early August, I pointed out (here) that […]
The Request for Quotation is out
Some of you were aware that the Academy was planning to issue a Request for Proposal (actually “Request for Quotation”) for analyzing and addressing the […]
Copy of the Service Obligation Agreement
Some parents have asked for a copy of the Service Obligation Agreement and apparently are having trouble getting it from the school. You asked, we […]
Inspector General Reports on KP
Here’s the Inspector General’s 2014 report on SASH at KP. Here’s the Inspector General’s August 2016 follow up. Look at the progress — or lack […]
Middies — You are not abandoned
I’ve heard from some parents about how frustrated the midshipmen are. They are effectively under a gag order from the administration; they are afraid to […]
Great Editorial by Joseph Keefe
Joseph Keefe over at MaritimeProfessional.com has been digging into the SASH numbers. Read the whole thing — it’s very well written but I want to […]
More Congressmen are taking notice
Congress is coming back from recess and the Kings Point accreditation issues and sea year issues have captured the attention of several of our elected […]