Recent content by SeaMars

No sleeping bag needed?

In past years, the West Point Band has held a Fourth of July concert and fireworks at the bandshell at Trophy Point that is open to the public, (and is attended by some pretty miserable-looking plebes). Looking at the band website, it looks as if it might be held on the 8th instead this year...

It would be interesting to hear from someone on here with experience with one or more rescinded offers -- perhaps a Field Force Rep who has seen it happen? The discussions I have seen here where issues have been raised after appointment on this forum have been almost solely those with character...

A kid going because of parental pressure and/or the surrounding hoopla is one of the chancier things, and one of the saddest is the kid who doesn't really want it getting carried away with the momentum of the admissions process and ensuing celebrations. It can be very hard for a kid like that...

I'm not sure anyone on this forum can give you an accurate answer because it is so specific to your case. If I were you, would find out who your regional admissions officer - the captain or major assigned to your geographical area by USMA, not just the Field Force Rep - and ask where the...

Deb Dalton can reassure that 1) violations are the exception, as they are to every other rule, and 2) as in prior years, this is a self-correcting problem.

If you remember, a NC, Jacob Bowers, died of heat exhaustion two years ago. I don't have the experience to speak about whether or not Beast is easier, mollycoddling, etc. But that incident alone would make me want to ask the same questions about whether supervision and systems are in place...

...and this is coming from a current Mid?

Is there a minimum guaranteed summer leave for cadets?

From a post in September 2010: "Myopia limits also differ between the services. For Sea Services the limit is -6 and for others it is -8.* My son's myopia is just over -6 so he qualified medically for USMA, but needed a waiver for USNA (these are very hard to get and he was fortunate to be...

There is a posting on here somewhere from Larry Mullen in September 2010 noting that USNA changed its standard to -8 diopters myopia permitted before a waiver is needed, consistent with USMA and USAFA. But a web search pulls up the 6.0. Can anyone confirm which is the current standard?

There's a class pistol??

Son validated some classes. It has freed up some time for him, but it was a tough plebe year - advanced level courses mostly with upperclassmen, so hard to form study groups. On the whole, he has said it's worth it.

... which seems to be the perfect attitude for a future Army officer.

The help is available, and they want you to succeed. Be aware w/r/t advance planning, the the curriculum is under review right now. Bill Durden has been leading a curriculum review this year that is looking at what cadets really should be learning, is it being taught the right way, and how...