Today I’d like to remind you to check out the Go Culver Photogalleries, now located under the new "MEDIA" link at the top of the front page. Almost 400 pictures from Camp have been uploaded to our servers since the site opened with more coming in all the time. If you have any digital pictures from camp we’d love to host them for everyone to enjoy. If you’re having trouble figuring out how to add your images to the galleries, PM me or ask in the forums and either I or someone else would be glad to help you out.

Go Culver Photo Gallery

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Boardmember Jimi_Kephart82 recently posted this in the Main Guard Aviation Thread. It seems Culver has perhaps looked into his aviation idea:

“Well I talked to Lisa at Eagle AIr, and it looks like my email to Mr Mayfield helped. He called them and asked for a proposal on flying.
They dont think that the FAA will allow them to fly to Culvers airport, but maybe they can fly to Starke county or Plymouth and arrange transportation.

We need all Aviation fans and students to email Mr Mayfield about this program and especially the parents to see if we can work this out.

I am an older alumni, you current cadets need to get your parents to email Mr Mayfield if they are wanting to try to use this solution.

www.jseagle.com is the alternate airfield’s web site if you’re curious.

and you can get Mr Mayfields email from Culver.org”

You heard the man. Culver’s aware of the idea and looking into it somewhat at least. If you want planes in the sky this summer write to Mr. Mayfield. You can look him up on Culver Connect (check the link on the sidebard to the right down below) or just write to summer@culver.org

Posted by Mr. Flora at 2:36 PM

Have I ever mentioned you can help Go Culver.com cover its hosting fees by perusing the apparel in our Cafepress Store, checking out any of the sponsored links on the site, or through a PayPal donation by clicking on the "donate" button to the right?

No? Never mentioned it before?

Well, nevermind then. Move along…

Forum member apaschal NB ‘78 recently pointed this out on ebay. Apparently the old Culver Inn sign is up for sale (auction link).

It’s a bit disorienting to see the sign from the old 60’s postcard above mounted on what appears to be the wall of the seller’s rec. room:

There are some other Culver items available on ebay as well though. Who knew?

• Culver Plate

• Naval School Catalog

• Culver Ashtray

Here’s the bunch of them. Ten brownie points to whoever buys that naval catalog for me for my birthday this month…

Discuss in CulverTalk Forums

Here I go with my first blog post. Mr. Flora suggested I put this up here after posting it in the forums:

I recently talked to a company in Valpo (Eagle Air) and they have 5 new 172’s and 8 instructors. I negotiated a price with them that would hold so long as we pre-paid at least 10 hours with them per student. The woman I spoke with said it would cost $99 for the plane and $35 for the instructor. I think if we could get a block of kids together to fly on Saturdays they would come to Culver themselves to pick them up.

I have emailed Tony Mayfield, Director of Camps, about this, I know that Culver has looked into this, but maybe if you cadets get your parents on the phone and some of us alumni make calls and get involved we can make it happen and salvage some flight time this summer.

Consider this: If 10 students do not come back this summer because of no flying, then Culver loses what? $40,000. It seems worth a little effort to try this. So maybe everyone that flys or knows someone that flys at Culver, can get them on the phone and rally them to the cause. I am going to send Flyer_Jimi there.

Lets rally on this and try to at least get kids going up during their weekend permit time. Eagle Air is the name of the company. You can reach them at 219-389-0132. Ask for Lisa. She is even trying to see if she can use the Culver airport.

www.jseagle.com is their website.

When I was an upper camper in Naval One not too long ago (’96-98) I must admit I thought a great deal about rank.

I remember the night before I left for my plebe summer at Culver talking with my cousin about how things were going to be at camp. Unsurprisingly, our predictions centered largely around “getting rank”…click for rest.

While looking over a batch of pictures I’m thinking of adding to our galleries, I was reminded of how inconsistent uniform wear can be during camp. As a counselor in Naval Two it is rare indeed for me to walk from barracks to the dining hall (about 200 yards from North/East) without having to tell a midshipman…click for rest.