Recent content by kd8fdi

Not really sure where you heard that you would need a date for balls here. There's only one thing plebe year at the Academy, and that's Plebe Parent Weekend during the spring. While some people do bring dates, it's not the norm. Every I know who brought a date was already dating them...

I'm currently a firstie, and I've used both the Khybers and Garmonts. Trust me, the Garmonts are by far the best boots on the boot memo. Everyone shows up with a random assortment of boots, and by the time people are firsties a good half of the class is wearing the Garmonts and no one wears...

Hey anon2021, so I was beast cadre last summer. Every platoon will have at least one female cadre member who will talk to the female new cadets privately at some point about the best ways to do field hygiene and offer experience. Most of us guys also would not be weirded out if we need to point...

I'm currently a rising firstie. I would recommend you get the iPad or bring one. Your iPad and your issued laptop are the only things you can ever connect to the internet here, so if you want to have a device that isn't your computer for accessing music or whatever in the gym for example, then...

Bring the 550 cord, you use it. Also bring a roll of green or tan duct tape if you can. If not though, no big deal, you will have opportunities while here to buy these things from the cadet store well before you end up needing them. - Rising firstie and previous beast cadre

Yes, you will wear low quarter 90% of the time. Big idea Im trying to get across is to not stress about packing. Get a good pair of boots that is comfortable and a fitting pair of low quarters to wear to class.

Get the garmonts for beast if they are on the memo. They're probably going to be on it because they have been for the past few years. I did not get them three years ago and now I wear them exclusively along with most other cadets. You only need one pair though, they do not get destroyed that...

All you need to bring is a lot of underwear and a lot of good socks as far as clothes go. Also bring 550 cord, duct tape, and a multitool if you can. Not kidding that is all I would bring to make carrying your stuff around and packing easier, but all of that stuff can also be purchased well...

I was beast cadre this past summer, and I am currently a cow. I would strongly suggest you do not learn knowledge before you come. It will not benefit you, because you will still be made to stand there and stare at your knowledge book anyway, snd we will kot be impressed that you know it...

I went to college for a year before coming here, so I decided while I was there in ROTC that I wanted to come here after having spent high school thinking I wanted to go to navy. The biggest challenge is just doing what you need to do each day and staying focused on that. There's a lot to do...

I am currently a plebe at USMA. I really enjoyed reading this forum while I was applying, and I especially enjoyed hearing from cadets. If any of you have questions about what the first few months here are like I'd be happy to answer them in my free time.

I'm currently a plebe who applied a second time. I have a friend from beast who is also a plebe after his third time applying. A number of my squad leaders during beast got in their second time. My roommate's TL got in the second time. Needless to say a lot of people who go here did not get...