Candidates: What to expect.

Plebe indoctrination training has a significant physical training component. For this reason, you should arrive in good physical condition. Indoctrination is a purposely stressful period designed to prepare you for assimilation into a very demanding Academy lifestyle.

Prepare yourself both physically and mentally before reporting aboard. Be willing to put forth your best effort and to absorb new concepts; membership in the United States Merchant Marine Academy Regiment of Midshipmen is well worth it.

Parents: What to expect.

Your Candidate is about to embark on a strenuous journey. As your son or daughter progresses through Indoc, he or she will make tremendous advances in pride, determination, initiative, and maturity. Expect to see a different person during Parent's Weekend.

During Indoc, there will be little chance to communicate with your Candidate. Phone calls will be allowed beginning the second Sunday of Indoc. Written mail will be distributed every evening as it is received. Candidates will be given a chance to respond to written mail.

Since communication will be sparse, plan on utilizing the resources of this web site and your local parent's association to keep abreast of the transformation your Candidate is undergoing.