Are cadet 300 levels the appropriate supervisors for the PFA for a 200?
My son attempted his third and final attempt at passing the PFA. His first two tries were during his freshman year and he was simultaneously working to lose 50 lbs to meet the weight requirement. He lost the weight, got in shape and went to pass this one. He had done practice runs and met all requirements for a passing score and was excited about it.
Two female cadet 300 levels were overseeing the six or seven cadets completing the PFA. Once my son had finished what his partner had counted off as 38 pushups in one minute, the 300 yelled out he had not done 90% pushups and she only counted 29, six below minimum, and that he was done.
I have heard rumors that if a 300 doesn't like a particular 100 or 200, they can make their ROTC life miserable. I didn't want to believe it, but now am questioning why a 300 would wait to tell him after the one minute mark that she didn't feel he was doing proper form, instead of giving him a heads up during the minute, so he could adjust and still complete. With having two supervisor 300's watching seven cadets, I would imagine she caught the form issue early into the minute.
Does he have an appeal chance, or does he just have to take it and possibly lose EA and future with this detachment. BYW, she ignored him the rest of the challenge, but he went ahead and finished situps and running, but mentally had given up and did not score well.
Thank you for your thoughts
My son attempted his third and final attempt at passing the PFA. His first two tries were during his freshman year and he was simultaneously working to lose 50 lbs to meet the weight requirement. He lost the weight, got in shape and went to pass this one. He had done practice runs and met all requirements for a passing score and was excited about it.
Two female cadet 300 levels were overseeing the six or seven cadets completing the PFA. Once my son had finished what his partner had counted off as 38 pushups in one minute, the 300 yelled out he had not done 90% pushups and she only counted 29, six below minimum, and that he was done.
I have heard rumors that if a 300 doesn't like a particular 100 or 200, they can make their ROTC life miserable. I didn't want to believe it, but now am questioning why a 300 would wait to tell him after the one minute mark that she didn't feel he was doing proper form, instead of giving him a heads up during the minute, so he could adjust and still complete. With having two supervisor 300's watching seven cadets, I would imagine she caught the form issue early into the minute.
Does he have an appeal chance, or does he just have to take it and possibly lose EA and future with this detachment. BYW, she ignored him the rest of the challenge, but he went ahead and finished situps and running, but mentally had given up and did not score well.
Thank you for your thoughts