Do I have what it takes to make it into the United States Naval Academy?
Ryan, please apply to The Academy. I am 43 and was courted by the USN in the early 1980, and my grades and extracurricular activities nearly mirrored your own. I chose instead to attend a local university in Chattanooga, start a garage band and become a raft guide on the Ocoee river, with all the herbal trimmings included. I made lots of love with beautiful women and all of a sudden I turned around and 20 years were gone. Join and graduate and by the time you are 48 you will be retired will outstanding leadership and technical skills. Run, don’t walk to Annapolis, follow the rules, graduate, and then start a band and make love to beautiful women. They love the uniform, too.