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In this episode, your host Grant Vermeer speaks with Patty Lutton the founder of the USNA Mids Moms (and Dads)!! Facebook page.  Patty founded this page when there were really no other communication and sharing tools for service academy parents other than email list servers.

Her page now has over 7,500 followers and is busy all the time with questions, issues, news, and celebrations.  She has intentionally opened her page to grandparents, sponsor parents and anyone who wants to know more about supporting midshipmen.

Patty and Grant talk about the unique challenges of being a service academy parent, many of the questions and concerns that come up for academy parents and even their favorite ice cream in Annapolis.

Patty has a son who attended the naval academy, a daughter who graduated from the coast guard academy and another daughter who went to a "regular college".  Her husband is a USNA grad.

With almost ten years of working with parents through her page as well as her own experiences as a parent, Patty has so much information and perspective to share.

I recommend every current, former and future USNA parent listen to this episode to learn from Patty.

During this episode, Patty recommends for care packages Monkey Butt powder.

Check out Patty's page USNA Mids Moms (and Dads)!! at https://www.facebook.com/groups/USNAMIDPARENTS/.

You may contact Patty on her

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The mission of Academy Insider is to guide, serve, and support Midshipmen, future Midshipmen, and their families.

Grant Vermeer your host is the person who started it all. He is the founder of Academy Insider and the host of The Academy Insider podcast. He was a recruited athlete which brought him to Annapolis where he was a four year member of the varsity basketball team. He was a cyber operations major and commissioned into the Cryptologic Warfare Community. He was stationed at Fort Meade and supported the Subsurface Direct Support mission.

He separated from the Navy in 2023 and now owns The Vermeer Group, a residential real estate company that matches service academy families with trusted real estate teams all across the country. Text (650) 282-1964 with any real estate questions.

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