Recent content by goarmytm

I wouldn't be too surprised. I never touched my landline the entiriey of last academic year.

Social life, sanity, good grades, enough sleep. Pick two :smile:

On long weekends and breaks, cadets are allowed to leave by the TAC officers after their last duty, usually the lunch formation for the day before the weekend if they have no afternoon classes.

Compression shorts: none will be issued, and they are quick nice for running and rucking as you could probably guess. Also, wash them yourself as cadet laundry will likely destroy them.

I simply look at it as a guide to narrow down the list of majors I'm interested in.

But these along with spying on other NC's will be among the bottom of a NC's concerns on R-Day :shake:

Or the way I see it, you have to live your whole life with that ink. Is that flaming dragon or [insert tattoo here] still going to be cool when you're 60 and starting to wrinkle..? :eek:

I'm in if I can do it on the planned travel package, otherwise I'll be stuck in Newark? Don't know the details (1)

Well, we're in an entirely different boat competing for different slots, so not really even that. There are soldier slots in general because we bring a little more maturity and life experience to round out the classes.

Minor traffic incidents aren't of concern. They're screening for gross negligence and just to have the complete picture. I was at fault in a minor but costly traffic accident months before shipping out. It wasn't even brought up during my security interview.

CAC Mugshots are the best... I was so sun burned I looked horrid.

Indeed scout, I am surprised that my favorite boots to march in are still the DSCP standard issue ones from basic. They simply are the best fitting pair I have, but that could be my own fault too :shake:

I prefer longer, but that's all it is is preference.

Smoking is physical training with the intent to induce exhaustion, cause pain, and induce vomiting. The mainstay of basic training. The cadre leading a smoke session know you can't do every exercise, they are simply observing how you handle it and how hard you push yourself to not quit.

They are looking for anything, including minor traffic violations. It is to ensure new cadets will be eligible for security clearances when it comes time to commission. The most common disqualifier for a clearance is outstanding debt, which new cadets should not have a problem with. A parking...