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Nope! Bring them. The worst that can happen is that you are told to keep it with your civilian items.

Oh goodness YES! Bringing my phone was WORTH the chance that it could be broken, honestly. The first day you get back from the march back you get to have your civilian bag back. The first thing you're going to want to do is text everyone, call mom and dad, go on facebook, etc. And it feels...

The best advice I could give you is to get yourself in the teamwork mindset. You need to stop putting yourself first and start looking for the bigger picture. Part of this is "not screwing over your buddy". My cadre last year asked one of my squad mates to pick an exercise for our squad to do...

A lot of people keep saying that you should not deviate from the packing list- and I'm not trying to say they're wrong... but I brough a lot of stuff and I was glad I did. You can basically bring anything personal hygiene wise, just FYI! and if I were you I would buy him a bright headlamp with a...

Another thing a lot of people don't realize is that there are hills at West Point. The first time my roommate saw West Point was on R-Day. If this is you or someone you know, make sure you can make it up a hill running. Definitely agree with Titan! I had no idea I would miss the little things...

hey, that's a great idea and very ambitious. This year a cow in my company was on the team and all I know is that he was gone all the time. I hear that it is very time consuming and a lot of your breaks (3 day weekends, possibly spring break, part of summer leave) is taken by team time. Now if...

I don't want to lead anyone in the wrong direction, but technically you could show up to CBT with what you're wearing and a small bag of personal items and USMA will issue you everything you will need and more-- especially the socks. The ones we'll be issued are the olive green and I'd advise...

I wouldn't go and memorize the cadet handbook because it is very different from the CC handbook. The information is the same, but the cadet handbook has lots of extra things that CC's are not required to know. A good start would be memorizing the army rank structure, (Schofield's definition of...

I'm at USMAPS right now and I honestly don't think I would be here if it were not for CAP. People in CAP say that "you get out of it what you put in to it"- and it's true. If you're really involved with it, then you are truly underestimating the weight that being in CAP has on your appearance...

If mostly everyone is staying near Newark Airport then there's a few options. The Great Steak & Potato Company (a little less than 10 minutes away) http://www.thegreatsteak.com/ Joe's American Bar & Grill (my favorite, but around 15 minutes away)...

That's a really great idea. If you need any help with anything, let me know!

Thanks! Actually, I'm none of those things. Apparently I have great leadership potential, but I'm not as stong as I could be in academics, so I'll be graduating high school shortly before reporting to USMAPS. I think I private messaged you a while ago- I guess you didn't see it. What about...

Just got the phone call today- I'm going to USMAPS this year!!!

I have heard so many different things regarding this subject. As far as which is more "beneficial" to attend depends on you as a candidate. Weigh the pro's and con's... Do you have a first choice? If it is USMA, then great, go to SLS and Boys State. The reason I'm saying this is because there...

IDK if this helps, but I'm from NJ as well, and I heard back from Senator Lautenberg yesterday. I definitely agree with the posts above, to me you sound like you have an impressive file and you could still possibly get the nomination. I received a nomination from my congressman a while ago...

I know that if you have an LOA you are more likely to receive a nomination, but does the same thing apply the other way around? I know that some candidates receive nominations and never get an appointment, but I was wondering what role nominations play in an application (if at all)

Keep an open mind and look into joining the Civil Air Patrol. Even though it's an Air Force style program, it will help you in so many ways if you put the effort into it. It will also help you to manage your time effectively, which you will definitely need to do at an academy. If you have any...

Try looking into a tutor. It's expensive but for example, my tutor "guarantees" results of a 70-100 point increase IF you follow his program. Also, USMA will accept the January test scores, so there's still time to improve your scores!

Just A Mom, that was very helpful! Thank you very much. Armybrat, good luck! Keep us posted. That cleared up a lot for me.

I understand that. I have actually already e-mailed Mr. Mullen, and I posted mainly to find out about the waiver process. Thanks though.