Ha. I had to laugh when i read Soap's thoughts. Back in my day you would lose cadets every day during beast. They might be brilliant academically, but couldn't deal with all the pressure, extreme hunger and constant yelling. The plebe academic year wasn't any easier when it came to the harassment and yelling. Put 21 credit hours on top of that and you end up with a ton of people leaving. Those left standing at the end of 4 years were pretty well prepared for the pressures of the real Army though.