DS is at LTC at Fort Knox.
He was told by the cadre at his school that next year LDAC would be at Fort Knox also. I know that this has been rumored for a couple of years. Looks like it will happen.
I guarantee you that the ever-hilarious attitude of the MS-4's coming back from LDAC looking and acting like they just earned their CIB in OEF/OIF will still be ever present within the country's ROTC programs, giving us MS-2's something to make fun of
As much as everyone is going to complain about how LDAC is "easier" now, with the new land nav, PT test grading, and the rumor about an easier obstacle course (? -this was a new one I heard about from someone I knew who went to LDAC this summer), I guarantee you that the ever-hilarious attitude of the MS-4's coming back from LDAC looking and acting like they just earned their CIB in OEF/OIF will still be ever present within the country's ROTC programs, giving us MS-2's something to make fun of
Sorry for sounding arrogant and naively smart, it's just an attitude that is sometimes seen that's just funny, I apologize for coming off as a brat.
Of course 99.99% of MS-4's are looked at by us junior cadets almost as the battalion Yoda for their LDAC experience, as it is indeed the crucible of our ROTC training, it's just the one or two that are exaggeratively (and comically because of it) proud of their experience.
Well aside from the comment made, as we all know ROTC gets more complex as the years proceed and more is expected from you and LDAC is something that can ultimately make or break your future career, has there been any information regarding how the land navigation is going for those attending?
Easier to pass, harder to max.
My DS is having all the fun he can stand at LDAC. We're actually receiving letters from him for the first time EVER (complete with an illustration of where he got stuck on one of the obstacles in the confidence course). He reported his first attempts at Land Nav (day and night) were quite the challenge (confusing cluster targets). Subsequently, he repeated both the next day, kept his cool, located 5/6 with 4 primaries for day, and 3/4 (all primaries) for the night. I have no idea if that is passing or not.
And.... he figured out how to unstick himself on the obstacle course and moved on.
My DS is having all the fun he can stand at LDAC. We're actually receiving letters from him for the first time EVER (complete with an illustration of where he got stuck on one of the obstacles in the confidence course). He reported his first attempts at Land Nav (day and night) were quite the challenge (confusing cluster targets). Subsequently, he repeated both the next day, kept his cool, located 5/6 with 4 primaries for day, and 3/4 (all primaries) for the night. I have no idea if that is passing or not.
And.... he figured out how to unstick himself on the obstacle course and moved on.
For an illustration, imagine the spread of a shot gun blast on a piece of paper, with labeled points 1,2,3..and this allows for a multitude of variation in courses, where cadet A would have point 3 and cadet B would have point 5 in the cluster.