The Academy Insider Podcast - Your Guide to The Naval Academy Experience

#036 Academy Insider is Back - Season 2 Trailer

April 29, 2024 GRANT VERMEER Season 2 Episode 36
#036 Academy Insider is Back - Season 2 Trailer
The Academy Insider Podcast - Your Guide to The Naval Academy Experience
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The Academy Insider Podcast - Your Guide to The Naval Academy Experience
#036 Academy Insider is Back - Season 2 Trailer
Apr 29, 2024 Season 2 Episode 36
GRANT VERMEER

Academy Insider is back!  Academy Insider started back in 2017 in an attempt to give back to the Naval Academy community, sharing experiences & perspectives as a recent graduate to help the next wave of midshipmen and their families.

As Grant hit the peak of my operational duties, Academy Insider had to pause – Four Submarine Deployments in a three year span will do that!  Grant is now out of the Navy, but his desire to give back to the Naval Academy community has not changed. 

The mission of Academy Insider is to guide, serve, and support Midshipmen, future Midshipmen, and their families. 

It is Grant's vision for Academy Insider to be a community of Naval Academy insiders that serve, guide, and support those who seek information, guidance, and recommendations about the Naval Academy journey.  He is joined by an amazing Advisory board, consisting of people who made significant positive contributions to his experience in Annapolis and beyond.  Through their shared experiences, they will guide families through the anxiety and frustration caused by lack of understanding, misinformation, and confusion.

If you know any people who are interested in the Naval Academy, are appointees getting ready to report for I-day, or any current families of Midshipmen who may benefit from this information, please direct them towards Academy Insider Resources.  We will be posting regularly on the Academy Insider facebook page, and our website www.academyinsider.com. 

If you wish to connect with Grant on social media - the best place to find him is on LinkedIn.  Please feel free to send him a message there. 

Thank you so much and we are so happy to announce that Academy Insider is back!!


The mission of Academy Insider is to guide, serve, and support Midshipmen, future Midshipmen, and their families.

Grant Vermeer your host is the person who started it all. He is the founder of Academy Insider and the host of The Academy Insider podcast and the USNA Property Network Podcast. He was a recruited athlete which brought him to Annapolis where he was a four year member of the varsity basketball team. He was a cyber operations major and commissioned into the Cryptologic Warfare Community. He was stationed at Fort Meade and supported the Subsurface Direct Support mission.

He separated from the Navy in 2023 and now owns The Vermeer Group, a boutique residential real estate company that specializes in serving the United States Naval Academy community PCSing to California & Texas.

We are here to be your guide through the USNA experience.

Connect with Grant on Linkedin
Academy Insider Website
Academy Insider Facebook Page

If you are interested in sponsoring the podcast, have an idea, question or topic you would like to see covered, reach out: podcast@academyinsider.com.

Show Notes Transcript

Academy Insider is back!  Academy Insider started back in 2017 in an attempt to give back to the Naval Academy community, sharing experiences & perspectives as a recent graduate to help the next wave of midshipmen and their families.

As Grant hit the peak of my operational duties, Academy Insider had to pause – Four Submarine Deployments in a three year span will do that!  Grant is now out of the Navy, but his desire to give back to the Naval Academy community has not changed. 

The mission of Academy Insider is to guide, serve, and support Midshipmen, future Midshipmen, and their families. 

It is Grant's vision for Academy Insider to be a community of Naval Academy insiders that serve, guide, and support those who seek information, guidance, and recommendations about the Naval Academy journey.  He is joined by an amazing Advisory board, consisting of people who made significant positive contributions to his experience in Annapolis and beyond.  Through their shared experiences, they will guide families through the anxiety and frustration caused by lack of understanding, misinformation, and confusion.

If you know any people who are interested in the Naval Academy, are appointees getting ready to report for I-day, or any current families of Midshipmen who may benefit from this information, please direct them towards Academy Insider Resources.  We will be posting regularly on the Academy Insider facebook page, and our website www.academyinsider.com. 

If you wish to connect with Grant on social media - the best place to find him is on LinkedIn.  Please feel free to send him a message there. 

Thank you so much and we are so happy to announce that Academy Insider is back!!


The mission of Academy Insider is to guide, serve, and support Midshipmen, future Midshipmen, and their families.

Grant Vermeer your host is the person who started it all. He is the founder of Academy Insider and the host of The Academy Insider podcast and the USNA Property Network Podcast. He was a recruited athlete which brought him to Annapolis where he was a four year member of the varsity basketball team. He was a cyber operations major and commissioned into the Cryptologic Warfare Community. He was stationed at Fort Meade and supported the Subsurface Direct Support mission.

He separated from the Navy in 2023 and now owns The Vermeer Group, a boutique residential real estate company that specializes in serving the United States Naval Academy community PCSing to California & Texas.

We are here to be your guide through the USNA experience.

Connect with Grant on Linkedin
Academy Insider Website
Academy Insider Facebook Page

If you are interested in sponsoring the podcast, have an idea, question or topic you would like to see covered, reach out: podcast@academyinsider.com.

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Academy Insider is back. My name is Grant Vermeer, naval Academy graduate from the class of 2017, and I'm the founder of Academy Insider. I started Academy Insider back in 2017 in an attempt to give back to the Naval Academy community, sharing my experiences and perspectives as a recent graduate to help the next wave of midshipmen and their families. As I hit the peak of my operational duties, academy Insider had to pause. As it turns out, four submarine deployments in a three-year span will do that to you. But now I'm out of the Navy and my desire to give back to the Naval Academy community has not changed a single bit, and so I'm so happy to announce the return of Academy Insider, now officially as a recognized 501c3 nonprofit organization. The mission of Academy Insider is to guide, serve and support midshipmen, future midshipmen and their families Because, at the end of the day, I know how difficult and confusing the Naval Academy journey can be, especially for parents and family members without a guide or mentor, and every midshipman in their support system deserves all the advantages that are there to survive and thrive during their Naval Academy journey.

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It's my vision for Academy Insider to be a community of Naval Academy insiders that serve, guide and support those who are seeking information, guidance and recommendations about the Naval Academy journey.

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I'm so blessed to be joined by an amazing advisory board consisting of people who made a significant positive contribution to my experience in Annapolis and beyond. Through our shared experiences, we will guide families through the anxiety and frustration that can be caused by a lack of understanding, misinformation or confusion about the Naval Academy experience. If you know anyone who may be interested in this our appointees getting ready to report for I-Day or any current family members of Midshipmen who may benefit from the information on this podcast please direct them towards Academy Insider. We will be posting regularly on the Academy Insider Facebook page and our website, wwwacademyinsidercom. The Academy Insider podcast has over 30 podcast episodes already published and released, and we will be releasing additional episodes very, very soon. If you wish to connect with me on social media, the best place to find me is on LinkedIn. You can search my name, Grant Vermeer, and please feel free to shoot me a message there. Thank you so much. I'm so happy to announce the return of Academy Insider and thank you so much for listening.