Recent content by pkneram

technically dog tags are required to be worn in all duty uniforms, although typically this is not enforced at USMA.

You can absolutely go do crossfit early in the morning as a plebe. It can get pretty tiring doing this everyday though when you are up all night doing homework. I think tryouts for that team were early first semester. You would probably still have to do some form of IM sports with your company...

I would find it hard to believe that they would be getting rid of landlines. Everyone's land line extension is in a database that can be accessed by anyone at the Academy (teachers included) so that they can contact you. Without landlines we'd all have to input our personal cell-phone numbers...

You should have no problem getting signal corps. Its generally one of the last branches to go out. http://www.west-point.org/class/usma1979/content/view/106/5/ has the 2011 branching results.

All you need is a principal nomination from a congressman or senator. That is all that matters. Get it done and be qualified (must pass medical and physical standards). There are people here who got in after being ranked in the middle of their public school class. Don't worry yourselves too much.

Let's be fair. The knowledge book had very little to do with development. It was mostly a time suck so that NCs didn't have time to themselves. What else would you do when you stand in formation for hours. Granted some of the knowledge was necessary to know, but I'd say a good amount was fairly...

Wear whichever boot is most comfortable for you. Just because a boot doesnt cause blisters in one person, doesnt mean they won't for you. As far as the boot letter goes, it didnt really seem to matter what kind of boot you were wearing as long as they were army regulation. By the end of the...

I'm pretty sure there is a time limit on your SFAS qualification though, I can't remember what it is.

Beast really wasn't that bad in retrospect. Depending on how you load up your school year you'll be getting much less sleep and often be working out harder. The big thing is to just do what your told to the best of your abilities. The cadre notice work ethic and a never give up attitude.

Pre-Ranger is an option as well as SFAS for MIADs. However plebes can do neither. As yuks you are permitted to go through tryouts and interviews for slots to these schools. They are generally extremely difficult. For SFAS you can qualify but you still won't be able to train until later in your...