Ok to comment on the last few posts. The food is not bad here. Honestly, if you think the food is bad here, then you should come to my high school because it was tons worse. There are several options every meal. Yes, the food is not high quality, top of the line brands, but its still decently good. If you don't like it, then have your parents send powerbars and stack up on those.
Regarding the fat kids. Its not delano, its because most of those kids went on sick chit right when they got here. However, its not always their fault. Patten will hold kids through Indoc for the smallest of things. I did not know anyone that lost or gained a significant amount during Indoc.
No one should be worried about the PFA either. We have done several practice tests and were trained well during Indoc where, everyone should be able to pass. I had no problem scoring a 285 and getting Ironman and I'm no "PT stud".