scoutpilot
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Great job in elevating the dialogue.
Do you disagree?
Great job in elevating the dialogue.
The only part I disagree with is the unprovoked sniping at ROTC.Do you disagree?
The only part I disagree with is the unprovoked sniping at ROTC.
All ROTC units are not the same anymore than all USMA cadets are like the out of shape/poor attitute/lack of aptitude cadet being discussed in this thread.
Sadly that really is the case in some small private college's programs. An acquaintance of mine at one says that land nav is only taught during MS3 pre-LDAC lab, and PT is only mandatory for the first 2 years.
I promise this is not the case at The Citadel, and therefore I trust all SMC's.
He's just mad that my gold bar was shinier than his out of USMA.
Yeah we PT every day of the school week for four years but that's inconsequential as Army physical fitness is largely a joke anyway. If you aren't around at least 300 I just don't know what to say...
Maybe your stethoscope was, but your bar certainly wasn't.
You know it's true that the typical ROTC indoc amounts to pattycake. Sadly, it seems USMA has been trending that way.
Sadly that really is the case in some small private college's programs. An acquaintance of mine at one says that land nav is only taught during MS3 pre-LDAC lab, and PT is only mandatory for the first 2 years.
I promise this is not the case at The Citadel, and therefore I trust all SMC's.
Maybe your stethoscope was, but your bar certainly wasn't.
You know it's true that the typical ROTC indoc amounts to pattycake. Sadly, it seems USMA has been trending that way.
And no, my NC is not having any problems in Beast. In fact he wrote me that he may have over prepared, because wrote that pt was not bad at all
A combination of pre-existing heart condition, extremely high heat, and Jake running from point to point (of his own free will), not unsupervised cadet cadre, resulted in his deathIf 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. The answer may well be a "yes" -- but the questions are legitimate.
And please keep in mind that they are being asked here, not through official channels. No parent is calling a TAC officer. This forum can serve that purpose - to allow a parent to get information that may not be easily available from a formal source, without interfering with academy operations.