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Received a package of appointments this afternoon FEDEX and have a large group of very happy preps here at NMMI! Told them to make sure to finish the semester strong. Also told the few on the bubble to hang in there and finish strong as well.
 
Congrats to the NMMI preps there! Sounds like they had a great year...DD is Sponsored Prep for NMMI next year
Cscott, what's your best advice for those entering this fall?
 
cscott said:
Received a package of appointments this afternoon FEDEX and have a large group of very happy preps here at NMMI! Told them to make sure to finish the semester strong. Also told the few on the bubble to hang in there and finish strong as well.
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This PREP family is very happy today!!!! Thank you for all your support this past year!!
 
cruisemom67 said:
Congrats to the NMMI preps there! Sounds like they had a great year...DD is Sponsored Prep for NMMI next year
Cscott, what's your best advice for those entering this fall?
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Haven't received the list of sponsored preps just yet but anticipating anytime. I will be sending out information once I receive the list. I would suggest and it was verified by one of my current prep students, maintaining good physical condition before getting to Roswell is going to be very helpful as it will be warm when we start. Tentative report date will be 29 July with a prep/parent meeting on the evening of the 28th if there is enough interest. With a little bit of an earlier arrival than the other junior college cadets preps have a chance to acclimatize to the program.
 
cscott said:
Haven't received the list of sponsored preps just yet but anticipating anytime. I will be sending out information once I receive the list. I would suggest and it was verified by one of my current prep students, maintaining good physical condition before getting to Roswell is going to be very helpful as it will be warm when we start. Tentative report date will be 29 July with a prep/parent meeting on the evening of the 28th if there is enough interest. With a little bit of an earlier arrival than the other junior college cadets preps have a chance to acclimatize to the program.
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I'll piggyback on what Senior Chief says: get in shape and keep it through the summer. Get used to drinking lots of fluids. Alabama is hot and humid in August!
 
Physicsguru said:
I'll piggyback on what Senior Chief says: get in shape and keep it through the summer. Get used to drinking lots of fluids. Alabama is hot and humid in August!
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Good training for KP, then. . . Long Island is hot and humid in July and August. . . question for the ones at KP now. . . did they allow the AC on in the barracks during Indoc? We had no AC and it was miserable. . . did get fan privileges in November, though. . . .
 
cmakin said:
Good training for KP, then. . . Long Island is hot and humid in July and August. . . question for the ones at KP now. . . did they allow the AC on in the barracks during Indoc? We had no AC and it was miserable. . . did get fan privileges in November, though. . . .
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Jesus Christ, I can only imagine what it was like with no continuous AC during indoc and first tri. Although ours did break several times and we toughed it out in the heat for what I think was a couple of weeks.

But yeah, A/C is on during indoc, nobody has fans. If you have one, don't bring it. If anything, I can remember I was so cold my first night at KP (we didn't have footblankets yet) after I made my bed that I slept under the covers. Nobody in the regiment does that, and I was definitely in trouble the next day for it. I guess you guys did have it harder.

I think we got the privilege of not sounding off when we squared a corner around November.

But, best for last @cmakin , the new commandant really wanted to allow the incoming 2020 plebes to shut their doors like midshipmen do after acceptance day. Can you believe that? the 1/C and 2/C shut it down with some logic, like open doors help with camaraderie time management, etc. but a good part of it was, "we suffered through that for a year, and you guys should have to as well." And of course, if the plebes could shut their doors they would pretty much have media privileges and all as well.
 
MMA19kid said:
Jesus Christ, I can only imagine what it was like with no continuous AC during indoc and first tri. Although ours did break several times and we toughed it out in the heat for what I think was a couple of weeks.

But yeah, A/C is on during indoc, nobody has fans. If you have one, don't bring it. If anything, I can remember I was so cold my first night at KP (we didn't have footblankets yet) after I made my bed that I slept under the covers. Nobody in the regiment does that, and I was definitely in trouble the next day for it. I guess you guys did have it harder.

I think we got the privilege of not sounding off when we squared a corner around November.

But, best for last @cmakin , the new commandant really wanted to allow the incoming 2020 plebes to shut their doors like midshipmen do after acceptance day. Can you believe that? the 1/C and 2/C shut it down with some logic, like open doors help with camaraderie time management, etc. but a good part of it was, "we suffered through that for a year, and you guys should have to as well." And of course, if the plebes could shut their doors they would pretty much have media privileges and all as well.
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Media privileges. . . that meant a newspaper and radio back in the day. . . . I came to KP from California and had NEVER experienced heat and humidity like Long Island in the summer until Indoc. . . Plebe Beats were especially fun. Most times all of the outside windows were closed so there was no cross ventilation either. . . but we survived. . . not much different from those days down below on a steam plant in the tropics. . .
 
cmakin said:
Media privileges. . . that meant a newspaper and radio back in the day. . . . I came to KP from California and had NEVER experienced heat and humidity like Long Island in the summer until Indoc. . . Plebe Beats were especially fun. Most times all of the outside windows were closed so there was no cross ventilation either. . . but we survived. . . not much different from those days down below on a steam plant in the tropics. . .
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Nowadays ... heck even 25 years ago, a plebe beat would get you summarily fired from any DI or M/N Officer position.

Nothing like the shared experience of an LI August sans A/C to build camradarie and esprit de KP. One practical application of my Marine Engineering education, once you learn about air flow through a cylinder you realize that having one fan blowing in and one blowing out can get a nice breeze going even with the door closed. Saw another guy tap in to the cold water of the scuttlebut and run a line over his fan ... instant A/C. I keep a bottle of water in my office freezer for those days when the A/C isn't quite enough and I just stand it on my desk behind my little 3 inch fan. Amazing what a difference that can make.
 
KPEngineer said:
Nowadays ... heck even 25 years ago, a plebe beat would get you summarily fired from any DI or M/N Officer position.

Nothing like the shared experience of an LI August sans A/C to build camradarie and esprit de KP. One practical application of my Marine Engineering education, once you learn about air flow through a cylinder you realize that having one fan blowing in and one blowing out can get a nice breeze going even with the door closed. Saw another guy tap in to the cold water of the scuttlebut and run a line over his fan ... instant A/C. I keep a bottle of water in my office freezer for those days when the A/C isn't quite enough and I just stand it on my desk behind my little 3 inch fan. Amazing what a difference that can make.
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Wow, Beats were routine. . . I remember Plebe Outs, too. . . sometimes it was hard to keep a straight face during those. . . I recall one particular experience when three female pushers came in and pulled out a poorly rolled pair of briefs. . .they threw them on the ground and of course they burst open. . . then they all gathered around the offending garment and started yelling and pointing at it, while bent over and jumping up and down. . . . . . oh, the scene. . . my roommate and I trying to hold the laughs back and still maintain the brace. . . and a bit of fear because only worse would come if we were seen being amused . . . sweating in that heat. . . . typical college memory, right?
 
cmakin said:
Wow, Beats were routine. . . I remember Plebe Outs, too. . . sometimes it was hard to keep a straight face during those. . . I recall one particular experience when three female pushers came in and pulled out a poorly rolled pair of briefs. . .they threw them on the ground and of course they burst open. . . then they all gathered around the offending garment and started yelling and pointing at it, while bent over and jumping up and down. . . . . . oh, the scene. . . my roommate and I trying to hold the laughs back and still maintain the brace. . . and a bit of fear because only worse would come if we were seen being amused . . . sweating in that heat. . . . typical college memory, right?
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The same thing is done today. But its less intense with air conditioning.
 
MMA19kid said:
Can someone enlighten me to what a plebe beat is exactly?
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In my day, it was where all plebe candidates would stand in a brace in the hall way on either side of their door. The brace had to be maintained during the whole process which seemed like hours but realistically was probably about 30 to 45 minutes. Pushers (or I guess they call them DIs now) would walk up and down the hall shouting and pick a victim and quiz their plebe knowledge and criticize their brace. . . personal appearance would also be examined. In the heat of the summer and the nervous fear and the ability to maintain a brace, some would inevitably pass out and have to be removed. . . . A Plebe Out was similar, but the plebe candidates would be at a brace at the foot of their bunk and pushers would then enter the room and inspect the stowage of clothes, uniforms, etc. and the maintenance of the Reg book. . . . with the room windows open, it was a bit less intense than a Plebe Out. . . .
 
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