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Is there a specific code of conduct expected between the acceptance of the appointment and report date? I would hate to see anyone do something silly and have a lot of explining to do. Thanks in advance for any advice.
don't get caught.
Wow, solid advice!
Don't be an idiot, and if you can't refrain from being an idiot, don't get caught. Make sense?
How about "if you can't refrain from being an idiot then seek a career field were lives won't depend on your decisions."?
Oh don't be like that. You can't honestly expect him to spend his last few months of civilian life playing bridge and watching Sesame Street.
If only there was some middle ground between playing bridge or being an idiot......
Every year there are those who are admitted suffer a major tragedy and have their admissions revoked.
By accepting, you ahve already committed yourself to a different life and different standards than your friends now in high school.
The vast majority of seniors are now coasting with little that they do putting at risk their acceptance to the college they will attend late summer. It is an opportunity to regroup and also to celebrate. The vast majority will drink and party.
You cannot. You cannot risk gaming it. If you are charged with a drinking violation you must report it to admissions and likely you will have your admission revoked.
It's also important to remember that they are held to a different standard now.
Once they get the BFE, they are not just Jack/Jill Smith anymore. They are Jack/Jill Smith - a West Point appointee.
People view them differently.
They will be scrutinized differently.
They need to remember to act like the future leaders they are going to WP to be - leaders of character.
Hopefully, between now and R-Day, the appointees won't send a message to WP that they don't deserve their appointment.
If you're going to drink, do it with people you know in a private setting, and don't go out into public. Weigh the probability of failure and success, and allow yourself to take a risk every once in a while when its worth it. It's an incredibly useful skill to have, and it will serve you well.
In private or not, drinking underage is illegal.
And I respectfully disagree.
Unless you are 21, drinking is illegal.
Not displaying a lot of leadership or character by breaking the law.
The message that I get from your post is that it's OK to do something illegal- as long as it's in private?
Disclaimer: I'm not trying to start a debate, and if I am wrong, please correct me because I don't want to be a source of wrong information.
I personally do not drink: never have, never will. My understanding was, though, that in multiple states, underage drinking is allowed within private residences with parental consent (see website for list)
http://drinkingage.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=002591
Is this true, or is it one of those sticky areas where state law conflicts with federal law? Thank you in advance!