Recent content by USMAZoo98

Varsity athletes are not roomed together. Room assignments are random and by company. If they organize the Corps the way they have the last two three years, then your Beast platoon will be the same cadets/plebes that you will be assigned to your academic year company with. Your roommate will be...

For A-Day weekend, you should probably not plan to keep your cadet with you all day and afternoon on that Sunday. Plan maybe for something up until lunch time, but then they are likely going to want to get back. They will have a lot to prepare for with the first day of class the next day and...

I tend to agree with this sentiment. The most important question is does he want to serve or not. Then what career path/branch is he most interested. That clears the path. I don't understand people that apply to multiple academies, ROTC programs and numerous colleges without having a...

Just as a side point, you son attending Boys State will be much more valuable on his formal application to West Point than if he attends SLE. There is no real admissions benefit to SLE other than possibly knocking out the CFA and interview early. But participation in SLE does not carry any...

I believe this change was just included in the recently passed NDAA or was a rider in the Defense appropriations bill.

As a parent of a VA cadet and a member of the DC, MD, and VA parents club, I would highly encourage candidates and their parents to attend this meet and greet. There is a lot of great information during the event. Reps from the Field Force will be there. Usually a few current cadets are present...

Once upon a time actual newspapers were delivered and new cadets/plebes were required to know the headlines of the day as knowledge. I don't think that is something that is required now. There is no such thing as checking your email on a daily basis. During the detail break/social at the...

I believe waivers are a moment in time approval. What that means is the SA (or ROTC) approved your waiver explicit to that specific school (or ROTC) for that given period. I do not think waivers carry over for the same two years as the DODMERB exam because the waiver is given by the waiving...

The short answer is no. Cadets do have the option to purchase I believe four tickets for the Army-Navy game for family. Cadets are obviously obligated for that game. All other games are generally regular priced tickets. It is unclear if cadets will be offered purchase opportunity for the Notre...

I find this response amusing. You started with "person" and then went on to identify the "person" as a female repeatedly. Not passing judgement on the "person's" performance. Frankly, if the person cannot meet the standard by the deadline assigned, then I agree they should not be offered an...

A FFR does not make final decisions for admission, so it is not over for you simply because he/she says so. As noted, you should have a solid backup plan. It appears you already have potential appointments/admission to USAFA and USNA, so you appear to be on the right path. Until you get an...

There are ride services that travel between the airports in the NY area and West Point. They will get you as far as the gate. The train system is also pretty reliable. There are two different routes north, the most reliable being the Hudson from Grand Central Station in NYC to the Garrison...

No need to panic if he has already accepted his appointment. The portal has periodic issues. It will get sorted out. Admissions is working through some bugs as they have cut over a new system this year, so they may not have it all the way sorted out yet. It's still a long ways to July 1. No need...

An interview is required for completion of the application for USMA. The interview does not have to be completed by the FFR, although they conduct many of them. Interviews also occur during SLE (as stated above) and can be conducted by official admissions staff. If you have not completed an...

There is hunting permitted on West Point, but I think you will find that you will have very limited time/opportunity to do so while you are a cadet. You will not be able to hunt during the academic week at all. On football game weekends, you will not have that privilege until after the football...