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    CFA cadence pullups

    It depends on where the course is run this year. The normal two mile course is just a there and back for one mile, so that's how you know, but it's usually not run on a track while at West Point.
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    CFA cadence pullups

    Yes, you can have your own watch. For most stuff in the Army (like the APFT) the timer usually says start and counts off 30 second intervals, so 1:30, 1:00, :30 left. Yeah, 1 mile isn't really long enough to listen to music. You'll want to be concentrating on going fast not keeping pace...
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    Regular schedual?

    Depends. There are four main types of weekends. B- Completely free. TAPS is 0100 for Friday and Saturday night. A/C- A/Commandant's- TAPS is 2330 on Friday, 0100 on Saturday. These Saturdays can be used for whatever training or parading is necessary. A/D- A/Dean's- TAPS is 2330/0100 again...
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    Regular schedual?

    Haha, thanks. Just a note for everyone- Evening Study Period is for Plebes and Yearlings only during which they should be doing homework, not watching TV or playing video games.
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    Running Conditions

    During our Beast it was 4 groups- Black, Grey, Gold and Green. I believe they might have added one this last year. Black was the cross country kids for the most part. They ran much harder, longer routes at a very fast clip. Grey was your fit runner part. I ran the two mile in 13:24 at the end...
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    Admissions Question: Would West Point rather see AP Biology or French 4?

    I would suggest taking French 4 over AP Biology. I took AP Bio and aside from looking good it really hasn't helped at all (there is no basic Bio requirement), so unless you plan on using it in a future major, take French. The advanced French will allow you to place in a higher French course when...
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    USMA SLS question

    Sunglasses will most likely not be allowed unless everyone has them. You may be candidates, but uniformity is still key. You won't need them most of the time anyways.
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    Running Conditions

    During our beast we didn't run more than every other day. The runs are by ability group and are usually about 30 minutes long at the most. In the end we didn't end up doing that many runs because you will have field days and other days that you don't PT. The key is not to fall out, but keep...
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    recommended watch

    I picked up the black version for $40 at a store, and you can find them for cheaper sometimes. Best watch ever though. It's small, tough, water proof (swimming, showering) and has 3 alarms and a light. Lots of people have them.
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    Regular schedual?

    As a member of a sports team my schedule is usually as follows: 0625- wake up 0655- breakfast formation 0700-0710 breakfast 0730-1155 class (dependent upon what periods I have that day) 1200- lunch formation 1215-1235 lunch 1255-0145 Dean's/Commandant's Hour (Tests, Labs, Lectures, other stuff)...
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    CFA cadence pullups

    The cadence is at your own pace. The grader will just instruct you when to go back up and down to make sure the candidate goes through the full range of motion.
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    Wireless Router in Barracks Rooms

    The official answer from the post Information Systems people (Goldcoats) would be "No". It's a pain to set up and leaves security holes (there is only one network- the secure one).
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