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Rallypoint.com, Sort of a LinkedIn / Facebook for military personnel... Anybody?

The 25 Most Underrated Colleges In America http://www.businessinsider.com/most-underrated-colleges-in-america-2013-6#8-clarkson-university-18

On the cadet interview form CC-159R Under Leader, it lists Eagle Scout, Captain Billy Mitchell (Civil Air patrol) and Gold Star, What Gold Star are they referring too?

My DS just texted me that a friend of his is going to show him "how to file taxes and get money back from tuition that ROTC paid for" Before I say anything to my "DS" about how stupid that is, what might his friend be talking about? :hammer: Thanks

http://www.businessinsider.com/everything-else-in-dc-may-be-shut-down-but-not-the-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier-2012-10

Lara Logan on al Qaeda in Afghanistan

Army Cadet Command: FORT KNOX, Ky. (September 25, 2012) -- Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cadets from around the country hold their collective breath every September awaiting the release of U.S. Army Cadet Command's national Order of Merit List (OML). The OML ranks all Army ROTC...

Not sure I understand the pros and cons Can you get out of it? Whats the commitment for a scholarship cadet? What are the choices? Is time in Grad School part of commitment? http://www.docstoc.com/docs/30130075/Graduate-School-for-Service-Program

"A lone Tomb Sentinel, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), walks his tour in humble reverence during Hurricane Irene in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Aug 27. Members of The Old Guard have guarded the Tomb every second, of every day regardless of weather or holidays since April 6...

DS called - freshman/just passed his PT test and now AROTC is requesting his dental records - is this standard policy? And why? for identification purposes?

Dropped off DS at University of Alabama yesterday, he's rooming with 3 other AROTC freshman - 3 very sharp kids, all 30+ ACT's. Just got a text message, they went running at 5 this morning, getting ready for PT Test on Tuesday. UA, total of 16 scholarship students for this yr. ((2 are...

To start AROTC, DS's Battalion requires; Birth Certificate - Original or Certified Copy Social Security Card Voided Check - Bank Information for direct deposit Copy of Scholarship Letter Passing Score on PT Test

Just thinking, I understand that having a GPS during LDAC LandNav is forbidden, but as important as LandNav is, isn't there a huge incentive to cheat? GPS units are now tiny, even part of some wristwatch's As cheap as simple as a GPS jammer is - it seems like LDAC would have GPS jammed for...

I took Dip Stick over to the track for a pre-AROTC PT test... he did 63 SU, 56 PU and a 15:16 2 mile run Is that competitive?

Interesting data on who stays and who goes http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2011/07/air-force-officer-drawdown-071011/

Unemployed? Don't count on the military http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/07/08/unemployment.military/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Corps’ special operations cadre growing by about 500 percent over the next few years. Currently the number of MarSoc Marines stands at about 1,000 — drawing mostly from the Force Recon community but also from some high-speed infantry guys and...

Alaract 241/2011 – modifying wear of improved physical fitness uniform (ipfu) there are a variety of minimalist running shoes available for purchase and wear. Effective immediately, only those shoes that accommodate all five toes in one compartment are authorized for wear. Those shoes...

http://www.businessinsider.com/social-intelligence-online-privacy-2011-6 Archiving all Facebook posts for sale to future employers, how 'uncool' is that! (Twitter and Flickr Linked In, Craigslist, blogs, wikis, video and picture sharing websites, as well) “We store records for up to 7 years as...

DS is heading off to college/Army ROTC in the fall, he is thinking seriously about what to major in. Did well, but not exceptional at everything he has studied, never has had to study very hard to get a 3.5 GPA, so far nothing "is all that exciting"... (Much more excited about Army then...