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The Academy Insider Podcast - Your Guide to The Naval Academy Experience
The mission of Academy Insider is to guide, serve, and support Midshipmen, future Midshipmen, and their families. Through the perspective of a community of former graduates and Naval Academy insiders, this podcast will help you learn about life at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. Through our shared experiences, Academy Insider guides families through the anxiety and frustration caused by lack of understanding, misinformation, and confusion. This platform is designed to better relationships between midshipmen and their loved ones. This podcast is not affiliated with the United States Naval Academy, the United States Navy or Department of Defense. The thoughts and opinions are exclusively those of your host and his guests.
The Academy Insider Podcast - Your Guide to The Naval Academy Experience
Latest Episodes
#140 My Personal Reflections on the Power of Plebe Summer
Plebe Parents Weekend can feel like relief, but we see it as something stronger: proof that you and your plebe can do hard things and finish what you started. We reflect on why Plebe Summer matters even when the details blur, and why this miles...
#139 Plebe Summer Detailer Turnover and Second Set Expectations
Halfway through Plebe Summer, the faces change but the pressure doesn’t. We’re talking about detailer turnover at the United States Naval Academy, the moment when the first set of upperclass midshipmen hands the training mission to a new group ...
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#138 Preparation for your first wave of mail and the first phone call
That first “Plebe Summer” letter can feel like it rewrites everything you thought you knew. One day you’re celebrating an appointment to the United States Naval Academy, and the next you’re reading words like “I hate this place” and bracing for...
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#137 Navy Racing
Navy Racing is not just about going fast, it’s about learning how to perform when everything is on the line. We sit down with Kevin Burnett to debrief a huge year for motorsports at the Naval Academy, from legitimate NASCAR exposure to the real...
#136 LIVE Podcast from I-Day at the Naval Academy with John Schofield of The Sing Second Pod
Your plebe has been gone for a few hours and your brain is already filling in the blanks. We get it. From a live recording on Main Street in Annapolis on U.S. Naval Academy Induction Day, we walk through what’s actually happening right now insi...
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