Recent content by Honey_Badger

Thank you for your reply. Actively working to keep a humble mindset, avoid being cynical, and at the same time being encouraging and helpful where I can lend a hand or share some tricks to make Beast a better experience for everyone involved. At the same time, supporting those in above me...

What is your experience with prior-enlisted cadets at USMA? If Sandhurst is considered its own sport, is it possible to participate in both a Sandhurst team and a club/intramural activity? Do you know anything about the process of trying out for the Cadet Glee Club? In years 2-4, how do...

Should you? No. Can you, and expect an answer? Potentially. I can guarantee you that others are in your same boat. Calling will not increase nor decrease your chances of admission, but this is an exceptionally busy time of year for the admissions office. Depending on when you submitted your...

Make sure that you check your email regularly. They will often contact you if there's an issue that you need to resolve on your end, and email is the avenue they'll do it through. Check your spam folder, too!

Personally, I had the vision document faxed directly from my clinic. It was received and the requirement turned green on my portal within a few hours. A bit of a cheat to the system (I don't condone this because it's not the way the instructions detail us to do this) is to click on the 'email'...

Congrats on your DS' appointment. I look forward to meeting him this summer. That is correct. The reviewer signature is your DS' practitioner. I answered 'no' on all four of those questions and just had my doctor sign below. They accepted the form without issue. I had to call and ask USMA...

Thank you! My MOS is 11B. I'm in a mechanized infantry company and have spent time in several different roles between being a Bradley driver, Bradley gunner, and SAW gunner. This is only for my M-Day/drill weekends. As a Title 32 Technician, I am a Human Resources Specialist and was previously a...

Ask Me Anything. I'm a Soldier Candidate (MN ARNG) for the Class of 2023, and as of today my admin kit is complete (besides the Initial Deposit and Computer/Tablet Preference). I've balanced full-time college and part-time/full-time work (most recently as a National Guard Title 32 Technician). I...

Soldier Candidate Admitted! USMA Class of 2023 Appointments: 1) USMC-USMA-DAD / DS / LOA / 25-Oct-18 / Accepted / FL / Presidential / Direct Appointment 2) LWHW / DS / LOA / 26-Sep-18 /Accepted / TX / Congressional / College Re-Applicant 3) dieselvaden / DS / LOA / 09-Dec-18 /Accepted / GA /...

Fortunately, my unit was behind me in this application process and I know paperwork is already being passed between my Admin NCO and my S1. Certainly, however, I will continue to work on getting all of my paperwork pushed through for proper release and transfer. I keep seeing 'DD' written all...

USMA will issue us the boots that we will ultimately end up using during CBT. I would be careful with your purchase of those boots because the Army is currently in a transition period from the old ACU colors/pattern to the new OCP. Both the old and new colors are still authorized now through...

I spoke at length with one of the admissions officers in concern of the push-ups. They do watch the entire video and you need to do everything exactly as described. They can very easily tell if your elbows are not being bent all the way down to a 90-degree angle. A little tip, however. If you...

Greeting! My answer is going to require some background for you. I enlisted in November 2013 during my Junior year of high school with the split-training option and started basic combat training in between my Junior and Senior Year (I graduated from high school in 2015). I graduated from...

Thank you kindly!

Will do. Thank you!