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Efforts to shut down Kings Point

An attempt to list all efforts to shut down the United States Merchant Marine Academy (“USMMA”).

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LMI report timing: Looks like a clear effort to tie Secretary Chao’s hands

January 5, 2017 Andy Simpson, KP '82 19

In an email circulated to Academy faculty on December 23, 2016, USMMA Administration announced: [T]he LMI Culture Audit is complete and under review by OST […]

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Editorial: The ultimate conclusion to be drawn from the SAGR statistics

September 14, 2016 Andy Simpson, KP '82 5

Yesterday, I posted the results of my analysis of the Academy’s SA/SH statistics. As an alum, it pained me to report those results; because, they […]

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Is the RFQ is seeking alternatives to Sea Year?

September 8, 2016 Andy Simpson, KP '82 0

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 […]

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More Congressmen are taking notice

September 3, 2016 Andy Simpson, KP '82 0

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 […]

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The $200 million (actually $300 million) question

July 18, 2016 Andy Simpson, KP '82 4

Why did MARAD’s Chip Jaenichen plunge KP into chaos and disrupt the ability of midshipmen to graduate by cancelling sea year training? What demonstrable risk […]

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