Recent content by FromRVa15

They won't let you wear your personal boots during BCT because they want you to standardize with your classmates. I've managed to wear my Rockys (recommended) during Jacks Valley a couple of times, but that's because my issued boots were wet and I intentionally packed my Rockys for that reason...

Everyone gets glasses during BCT. We have intramurals during BCT, and the only way you will swim is if you are being recruited for some water-sports. They will probably give you goggles for that then. But no, under normal circumstances, basics will not be swimming

My friend was 118 coming in on I-day. Now he weighs a whooping 128. My cadre made him double-fist Boost every night to put on weigh during BCT:biggrin:

If you are worried about the Oath of Office, then maybe you should worry about the Code of Conduct as well. IF you get in here, you will only say the Oath of Office once, but I guarantee you will be saying the CoC over and over again till you start repeating it in your sleep. My advice: don't...

To put the whole freshmen year at a service academy in perspective, read "A Sense of Honor" by James Webb.

depends on what language it is. If its a strategic language like chinese or arabic, then you will usually get your first choice. but if its like spanish, french, or german, you are subjected to whatever they put you in

I am only a 4dig, so I haven't had any real aero engineering classes yet. But I've been down to the aero lab and everything, and USAFA is definitely the place you want to be at if you want to major in aero

Not true. Yea, the ICs might get some sweet deals, but I definitely would rather stay a NARP than an IC. I can definitely say that the ICs struggled a bit more than the NARPs during Recognition, because they haven't done so much military stuff since BCT

You have no choices as to what classes you take, except for the foreign language. With the current curriculum, you WILL definitely learn significant military strategies, history, and probably international politics, because those are part of your required core classes. You can get the space...

there are people that can make it work, and there are people that are always on the struggle bus. you REALLY have to manage your time well to get your schoolwork done. and then there is the tzo gap, where the upperclassmen tend to have the perception that ICs are s**tbag cadets, and that's...

I get anywhere from $100 to $500 a month, depending on if its an issue month. The base pay is $990 for all cadets; by the time you are firstie, you've paid back most of your owed fees and whatnot, so you get more out of the $990

My buddy's flight got delayed and he didn't get back till 9 on Sunday night. He just told me to tell the Superintendent and he allowed me to go pick him up. If it's out of the cadet's control, then they can't really do anything.

As a freshman, I've gone twice since the slopes opened, and I am scheduled to go again this weekend and next. I know I will be going just about every weekend after I get back from winter break, which will definitely help with the Dark Ages. I got the epic local pass, best deal in my opinion...

You need to get your ACT score way up, just saying. And take the SAT too. That gives the Admission board more angles to judge you, if you get what I am saying. I believe you need a minimum score of 24 on the ACT to apply (I can't remember), so your 26 isn't really above average. Everything else...

Definitely made some good friends and great memories along the way... Go Barbarians Bravo Flt!