TheUnderdog
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How are cadets placed into all of the different companies at West Point? Is it determined plebe year? And are you in the same company for all four years?
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I'm sure there are exceptions, but DS indicated it appears that beast squads/platoons moved together into a company, but not necessarily the same company as they were in during beast. (The numbers would not support that).
Likewise, there seems to have been a conscious effort not to have beast squaddies in the same squad for the academic year first semester.
They scrambled after winter break, changing squads, rooms, sometimes barracks, PL, 1SG, etc. And even "team leader, the yuk in your squad assigned to you as mentor.
as Dixieland indicated, it appears that they only scramble you out of your company as rising cows, and from there all bets are off.
Your beast relationships stick, DS interacts with his old squaddies on a regular basis. During duties for sure, but even for just hanging out.
he felt he was losing a bit of edge that he had maintained due to proximity to 1SG, so has consciously made an effort to stay squared away even if less likely to get scrutinized. (Inspections, knowledge, duties, etc)