USNA Southeastern Pennsylvania Parents Association

Not all important information is published.
Not all important information is even written down.
Lots of unimportant information is published.
Lots of important information is never read.
Lots of unimportant information is interesting to read.
Sometimes you don’t know what is important or interesting until you read it.
We’ve put some documents here so you can decide.
Enjoy!

SPPA Handbook
SPPA Parents’ Handbook (Provided in Hard Copy to new SPPA Members each June)	SPPA History SPPA By-Laws
SPPA Handbook Appendix
Commissioning Information 2005 History of SPPA 2005 History of the Marines 2005 History of the Navy 2005 Local Alumni Chapter 2005 Overview of Annapolis 2005 Ships Named for Philadelphia and New Jersey 2005	USNA Acronyms 2005 USNA Seal 2006 USNA Jargon 2005 USNA Overview 2005 USNA Traditions 2005
Other Parents’ Resources
Plebe Parents Survival Guide USNA.com Parents Survival Guide USNA-Parents.org	Parents’ Handbook USNA-Net.org
Articles & Information
A Four Class System of Leadership Development 2003 A Plebe Writes about His First Year at USNA 1997 Academic Major Selection 2004 Academic Success List 2004 Academic Performance Lists 2004 Appropriate Attire USNA Events 2006 Automobiles & Insurance for Midshipmen 2006 Company Nicknames 2005 Company Logo Patches 2006 Cookie Factory 2007 Don’t Get Hung Up on Lists 2006 Ensign Box 2007 Family Emergency Notification 2006 Firstie Letters to their Parents 2007 Five Years after 9/11 – A Mother’s Memoirs 2006 Fleet Cruise Summer Training 2003 Four Years Together By The Bay - Vice Admiral Rodney P. Rempt 2007 Getting It 2006 Honor Concept 2006 How Long Have You Been in the Navy? - All me bloomin' life, sir! I-Day Medical Screening 2006 I-Day 2004 – One Dad’s Experience 2004 Initiative - A Message to Garcia 1899 Legal Advice 2006 Laws of the Navy 1898 Letter to My Son Before I-Day 2004 Mama Brye’s Advice to Plebes 2006 Marine Box 2007 My I-Day Shock 2006	Nametag Reinforcement 2006 Notre Dame / Navy Football Game 2007 Order of Merit 2004 Parade Belt Buckle 2001 PE Curriculum 2005 Play Safe 2005 Plebe Recognition Week Schedule 2007 Poem for the Graduate 2006 PRT Exercise Routine 2006 PRT Scoring 2005 Ring & Crest Class of 2008 2007 Ring Dance 2007 Ring Dance Traditions 2007 Qualifications of a Naval Officer 1900 Quotations to Inspire Midshipmen 2006 Sailor’s Creed 2006 Sea Trials Schedule 2007 Front Back 2007 Service Selection - Choices 2004 Shoes for Plebe Summer 2007 Submarine Dolphins Pin 2007 To Let Go 2004 The Man in the Arena 1910 Thoughts from a Former Youngster who left USNA 1986 Trivia Navy & USNA 2006 Vision Correction at USNA 2006 Who’s Packing your Parachute? - 2007 Why We Come Back to the Academy 2006 Your Children are on LOAN 2007 YP Boats 2006
SPPA News
SPPA Navy Football Fan Bus Trip - Navy/AirForce 10/3/2009 2009
On-line Books
Dave Darrin’s First Year at the Academy 1911 Dave Darrin’s Second Year at the Academy 1911	Dave Darrin’s Third Year at the Academy 1911 Dave Darrin’s Fourth Year at the Academy 1911

US Naval Academy - Southeastern Pennsylvania Parents’ Association

SPPA Reference Library

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