Kierkegaard
5-Year Member
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- Jan 26, 2017
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Just to remind everyone, the ROM handlers’ job is not to train the plebes, it’s to ensure they are kept healthy and stable to be handed off to the detailers on Oath Day, while still upholding a basic professional standard. They’ve been instructed to be professional but not to impart stress, which is Detail’s job. There is some variation in how strictly the the plebes have been kept just depending on what personalities got randomly drafted to do lead the ROM Task Force, but I promise that once training begins, Plebes in each company will be challenged.
Certain policies like no OTC meds have always been in effect, even simple stuff like vitamins, bacitracin, and acne medication. Plebes can get all that stuff from Brigade Medical free of charge however if the docs deem it appropriate. They can always ask their chain of command to see medical and they will get seen. I can honestly say that the safety and wellbeing of the plebes is the number one priority during Plebe Summer. Detailers receive a lot of training and are subject to strict boundaries designed to ensure safety. Yes they will be pushed hard physically and emotionally, but it’s within a tightly controlled environment. During a tough physical evolution for example, there are always numerous safety observers watching for signs of dehydration, heat stress, etc. And there are always many experienced officers and enlisted around monitoring things. These young men and women are in good hands!
Certain policies like no OTC meds have always been in effect, even simple stuff like vitamins, bacitracin, and acne medication. Plebes can get all that stuff from Brigade Medical free of charge however if the docs deem it appropriate. They can always ask their chain of command to see medical and they will get seen. I can honestly say that the safety and wellbeing of the plebes is the number one priority during Plebe Summer. Detailers receive a lot of training and are subject to strict boundaries designed to ensure safety. Yes they will be pushed hard physically and emotionally, but it’s within a tightly controlled environment. During a tough physical evolution for example, there are always numerous safety observers watching for signs of dehydration, heat stress, etc. And there are always many experienced officers and enlisted around monitoring things. These young men and women are in good hands!