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No progress, no communication.

February 13, 2017 Andy Simpson, KP '82 5

It has been 38 days since “the path” to restoring sea year on commercial ships was opened. As I write this, not a single midshipman […]

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Time to “reverse past missteps.”

February 13, 2017 Andy Simpson, KP '82 11

Ivy Barton Suter is one of the many alumni who have stepped forward to try to help get the rudderless ship known as the United […]

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An Open Letter and Warm Welcome to Secretary Chao

January 31, 2017 Andy Simpson, KP '82 1

Dear Secretary Chao: Congratulations on your confirmation as Secretary of Transportation. Those of us who have watched the systematic attack on the U.S. Merchant Marine […]

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Welcome WAPO readers — a few clarifications about that story

November 1, 2016 Andy Simpson, KP '82 7

In today’s online edition of the Washington Post, Lisa Rein describes a “civil war” at the Academy over the sexual assault/sexual harassment (“SA/SH”) issues. That’s […]

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Here are the steps KP must take to remain accredited (updated)

October 3, 2016 Andy Simpson, KP '82 10

[update: Please read “Comfortably Numb’s” insightful explanation of what Standard No.2 requires in the comments. ] The administration blamed the Middle States accreditation warning on […]

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The deadline for meeting the requirements to maintain accreditation is exactly five months away

October 1, 2016 Andy Simpson, KP '82 2

Based upon what we were told at homecoming, the Academy administration is relying upon the wrong date for meeting the requirements of the Middle States […]

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