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llama2.2

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Since BEAST is approximately 6 weeks without any phones/web, how do we stay informed about current events in the world? Are there places to get newspapers? What do you do in the free time besides reading? How do you check emails, etc. Just wondering.
 
If you haven't viewed it, I highly recommend "Surviving West Point" to my students, especially those heading to USMA -- I have a big group this year. The documentary by National Geographic is quite good and insightful. It consists of 14 episodes. Free time is a luxury, in short, so prepare well. Congratulations and good luck!
 
llama2.2 said:
Since BEAST is approximately 6 weeks without any phones/web, how do we stay informed about current events in the world? Are there places to get newspapers? What do you do in the free time besides reading? How do you check emails, etc. Just wondering.
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You don't. You'll have a good time learning what happened in the 6 weeks you were gone once the summer is done
 
I would think one would spend their free time taking care of their feet and sleeping.

As I have written many times before, nobody joins the military they think they're joining. Just relax and let it happen. Learn how to be a good follower, so you can learn how to be a good leader some day.
 
Academician said:
If you haven't viewed it, I highly recommend "Surviving West Point" to my students, especially those heading to USMA -- I have a big group this year. The documentary by National Geographic is quite good and insightful. It consists of 14 episodes. Free time is a luxury, in short, so prepare well. Congratulations and good luck!
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Agree - great documentary that I had DS watch as well.
 
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 mid-point of Beast new cadets get their phones back (typically) for a few hours and can make phone calls and check emails.
 
At sick call, you might get to watch the weather but there is no opportunity to learn the news except for letters, ice cream social phone time, or through your cadre.
 
I just finished watching "Surviving West Point" last evening. I know the academies are all designed to be grueling and stressful and to push cadets past their limits for many good reasons, and that fact was covered repeatedly in the documentary. I have a question for any recent graduates of any of the academies who have also seen "Surviving West Point." Would you say that the documentary was an accurate representation of the experiences you had, or do you think it underrepresented the difficulty/stress or possibly overrepresented the difficulty/stress? Thank you.
 
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