Recent content by TheKnight

When I did it I saw it as short answer not essays. If you're only given 300 words to answer a question, they don't want an essay they want a detailed answer. So an intro/conclusion could be unnecessary. Ultimately, it depends on your writing style/skill level. As long as you answer the...

Theoretically your physical performance shouldn't affect you military grade as there is already a separate grade for physical performance. However, how you respond to that performance (whether its superb or subpar) would be. If you're good at PT do you help your peers improve? If you're not good...

That would most certainly not be sufficient. The post office has a lot of mail to go through on a regular basis and I'm about 90% certain that something like that would be returned to sender. There is a small chance that they would not be busy and would go through to find out which PO Box...

It counts for your overall military ranking amongst your classmates. It's not so much a calculation as it is a determination. Your squad leader will constantly be watching the members of your squad and assessing where you fit into the pecking order. The grade you get from your squad leader...

There are many potential reasons but in each individual's case it depends on the totality of their profile. If you can do some pullups you'll be fine. Not many people can do a bunch of pullups.

You're entitled to all three "immediately" upon graduating. The BAH rate would be the TDY rate while you're on leave unless you're PCSing in which case it would be what you'd get at your next duty station (there are travel days included as a part of a PCS during which time you'd get the TDy...

Additionally, if they need someone for your area they are not beyond tasking you to do it. Being forced to do it isn't so bad unless you're not expecting it, in which case you may end up having to leave earlier that you anticipated (which can cause difficulties scheduling things). Other than...

If it's not something your dentist is recommending you do as soon as possible then it can wait until after you've arrived at the Academy. It's unlikely they would extract them during Beast unless its an emergency. If they need to come out, but it's not a pressing matter, then you'll be able to...

For our graduation the initial number was 10, but then was increased to 13. Our class was also relatively large compared to recent classes so that may have impacted the number of tickets. I imagine that 2015 will get anywhere from 10-15 tickets.

West Point doesn't offer graduate degrees. The best thing you can get is two bachelors degrees by double majoring if you validate enough courses.

That's a good point I suppose. If someone is able to get in, regardless of their motivations, they've earned that spot and it's up to them what to do with it.

My point was simply if you want to be the best in some field that is not Army officership, there is some place you can go that will most likely be better for it. We focus on producing well-rounded graduates. Well-rounded, as in a jack of all trades but master of none. If one wishes to be a...

This. So much this. I did a lot of community service in high school, but it was because the program I was a part of was something I was extremely passionate about. So passionate that I stopped playing football so that I could take on a leadership position within the program. You don't do...

I'm a huge fan of the mini and my mini served me well. As for cell? Everywhere at West Point (literally everywhere) there is Wifi. Once your iPad is setup for use on the USMA network you'll have internet access on it nearly everywhere at West Point that you might want to use an iPad. That...

I can't help but notice that you did not include "wanting to be an Army officer" in that list. I firmly believe that one should attend West Point because some part of them wants to be an Army officer. Sure there may be other motivators alongside it, but at the end of the day Army officership...