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Academy Helicopter Parents

When you first went off to your service academy or the military, did your parents act like you were going off to kindergarten? (click on photos to enlarge)

USAFA Swearing-in ceremony, 2026:

Does Noah feel a bit embarrassed?

Happening at West Point too.

March Back at West Point, 2026:

They’re trying:

Didn’t see anything like this at the Naval Academy.

I-Day 2026:

Maybe that’s because the Marines held the parents at bay:


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Anguished USAFA Cadet: “They are closing Starbucks and the bowling lane now.”

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