Hey-
I was so happy to see this thread title! I went to Devil Pups in 2007 and that was the first experience I had with the military. After that, I knew I was hooked. Anyways, to make a long story short, I just finished plebe summer here about 3 weeks ago. I used the Devil Pups experience in my essay for the academy and my nomination application. I just talked about the culture that I saw there, and how it attracted me and how I knew that I wanted to be a Marine. If you want, I can email you my essay. But definitely let me know if you have any more specific questions.