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Welcome to the US Naval Academy Central Florida Parent’s Club website.

Our goal is to provide support for Central Florida parents, their plebes and midshipmen. In addition we want to help stimulate the development of relationships between USNA families in a positive environment. Our club is also a great resource for USNA candidates and their families to learn more about the US Naval Academy.

We accomplish this through several activities throughout the year, such as the Welcome Aboard summer plebe picnic, specifically designed for plebes and their families to allow them to meet other USNA Midshipmen and their families. In addition, the club gets together for Navy football games and other gatherings in order to facilitate social interaction and the dissemination of pertinent information about the academy.

We have also developed a valuable resource in the Plebe Family Handbook. You will find the contents of this handbook on the website under Plebe Info.

Please feel free to contact our club officers with any questions you may have about the Club or the Academy.

Class of 2008 Commissioning 

We are proud of our Central Florida First Class Midshipmen who will be commissioned on May 23, 2008.  They are Mark Galin Richard, Samuel Chase Rykaczewski and Thomas Peter Seland.

After Commissioning Mark Richard will be commissioned as an Ensign and report to Monterey, CA on June 30.  There he will begin work on his Master degree in Mechanical Engineering then proceed to Power Nuclear School before joining the Submarine Community.  Mark is the son of Lydia & Wayne Richard of Orlando.

Sam Rykaczewski will be commissioned as an Ensign.  He reports to Pensacola, FL on June 13, where he will begin his training as a Naval Aviator.  Sam served as the Brigade Commander first set 2007- 2008.  Sam is the son of Lisa & Bob Rykaczewski of Satellite Beach.

Tom Seland will be commissioned as an Ensign.  He reports to Pensacola, FL on July 3, where he will begin his training as a Naval Aviator.  Tom is the son of Kathy & Kurt Seland of Longwood.

We salute them and their families and wish them well. 

Y-Factor by Liam Roberts Released

The Y Factor, written by a source close to the USNA Parents Club, is now available for purchase.  If you would like to purchase a copy, please start here: The Y Factor.