Recent content by nomad556

Do not buy an Army issue bag for your cadet to travel with, they'll get made fun of.

Garmont NFS are unmatched.

Not everyone makes it. You aren't entitled to anything.

1. You rank every branch from 1-17. You can then input a "BRADSO," where you commit to a few extra years of service to get a higher preference in that branch. You can also do a "branch detail," where you will do your lieutenant time in one branch, usually combat arms, in exchange for a more...

Very few teams reject people because generally there aren't enough volunteers. Speaking as a sandhurster, I was the only plebe on my team when I joined last year. However, you may not get to compete in the competition if the team has more than the required squad size. Plebes always get cut...

They have requirements for the number of proctors. Can't find enough proctors = fewer exams.

Up your push-ups first. Drop your mile time if you can. Most everything else is alright.

You'll do it every summer during summer training but the class is only as a cow

No, and you would forever be known as the "ROTC kid" if you did.

Of all the schools to break a legal contract to go to, do you seriously think a military school will let you get away with it? NO.

DODMERB will contact you if there's an issue. There's a pretty good chance they just dismiss it, and if not they'll probably reexamine you.

As far as I'm aware USMA doesn't look at your weighted GPA; only unweighted. Colleges in general are considering weighted GPA less and less every year. They do take AP classes into account, however. What's your unweighted GPA?

The admissions department was slow to respond to me when I applied in 2019, and has been slow for my sister since she started her application in 2022.

Its worth noting that you can have a completed USMA application and still be waiting on the ok from DODMERB. USMA admissions knows how slow Army civilians tend to be. I'd bet they'll give you an extension.

Its up to your administrator to send in the video iirc