Recent content by runnerboy26

As a former orienteer, its awesome to see your interest regarding the team. The team consists of 30 authorized spots, and the class that just graduated represents one of the team's largest (which means there should be a lot of upcoming spots). As for tryouts, this is generally done of throughout...

During Beast you will have a time known as Mass Athletics, during which you will participate in a variety of sports with your company. The time is allocated to allow Corps Squad teams to have their new cadets participate in training. One of these days the club teams will come out and provide the...

You are issued swim trunks during Beast that will be used during the CBT introductory swim test and later during Survival Swimming.

Orienteering? I highly recommended orienteering! I may be completely biased though as my squad leader is actually captain of the orienteering team. It is an excellent way to stay in shape and provides a way to spend some time outside of West Point as it offers the highly coveted "trip section"...

Has West Point met your expectations? The short answer, yes. The longer answer is that I personally had a very hard first couple weeks of Beast as I struggled to assimilate into the culture of West Point. The challenge of Beast is not psychical, as you are never asked to do anything impossible...

Cadet Pay: I'm not completely sure as to the actual salary, but I personally see $200 a month in my direct deposit (which I can spend in any way I see fit). That amount will increase though over the course of the four years. Host Family: I have had a tremendous experience with my host family...

You can definitely leave post, and I had a ton of time to spend with my parents! After the parade on Saturday I met up with them and spent all day with them. The only stipulation is that I had to be back by TAPs that night, which was 1 AM. I live in California though so we only went to see a...

The black backpacks are issued, so no need to buy one. In terms of Christmas presents, I recommend two kinds of gifts: fun and practical. As for fun, I recommend the obvious assortment of west point clothing and gear. As for practical, there are numerous things you can buy that your potential...

I remember how helpful threads like this were last year as they allowed me the opportunity to ask questions regarding topics that ranged from admissions to living conditions. So, as I have a little free time, I thought I would create a thread so that anyone who has a question can potentially ask...

Yep! From So-Cal as well, CA-25.

1. TriService2017 DD/ September 16, 2015/Presidential/ PA-04 (Scholar Athlete) 2. ClimberGirl/LOA September/Appt Jan 21, 2016/MOC/OH-12 3. FLboy/LOA Sept/Appt Oct 21, 2015/Rotc nom/Fl-6 4. Chris Abbott/ DS / AOG Scholar Marion Civil Prep / Appt Jan 21, 2016 / MOC / FL-16 5.brovol/DS January/ MOC...