by paulculp | Feb 13, 2019 | Admissions
Photo by Mike Strasser/Pointer View, www.army.mil By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP Applying for admission to the service academies can be a character-builder. Or perhaps, to borrow from Heywood Hale Broun’s oft-quoted remark about sports, applying for the...
by paulculp | Sep 25, 2018 | Money, Paying for College, Scholarships, Uncategorized
By Paul Culp, MA (Oxon.), CFT, GCDF, CCSP A little over two months ago, we interviewed a recent graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (July 10, The Ensign’s Tale), and although we are unable to give equal time to the other service academies, we thought it would...
by paulculp | Jul 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
“Ahead of me was a gorgeous 100k-ton aircraft carrier, above me were F-18s passing low enough to give me goosebumps, behind me was a breathtakingly vibrant sunset, the likes that can only be seen in the middle of the ocean, and beneath me was a kaleidoscope of...
