Emotions of a Cadet

When the euphoria wears off and it's going to wear off very quickly, it's going to suck. There's no way to sugar coat it. Just when you think you've made it over the hill, there will be taller hill waiting for you. It's always going to be something. You know what, that's life! The sooner you get past the denial and anger stage, and accept it for what it is, the sooner you will excel and not just exist.
As many have said, never lose sight of the prize. Prize=butter bars; for me, it was those shiny silver pilot wings! Train and condition your mind to deal with things on a moment by moment basis, then day by day, and eventually work your way towards the target. Keep the vision alive and focus on the end goal especially when the ***t hits the fan. Remember, mind over matter. Keep your cool, take a deep breath, clear up your mind, and attack! Lastly, remember that the odds are in your favor, if you like thinking like a gambler. A vast majority of you will make it through the program. The key is NEVER EVER GIVE UP on anything because failure is not an option, boys 'n girls!!! Now back to the regularly scheduled feature presentation.
 
Wishful said:
They say that, "God gives all the 'players' daughters!";)
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My DH said his Mom sent him 2 daughters as payback. She had 3 boys, always wanted a daughter. Unfortunately, I never had the privilege to meet her. She passed away of cancer before I met DH. But, she is definitely alive and well in our daughters.
 
Christcorp said:
Bump

With only a few days left before BCT, I wanted to bump this back to the top. I'm hoping any appointees getting a little nervous about their new adventure, read this.

In the year of applying to the academy, the applicants seem so sure of themselves. Parents see it as a natural progression they are going through. But about the first of JUNE; IT STARTS TO BECOME REAL!!!!! Appointees start second guessing. Parents start second guessing. Everyone gets so stressed out.

My family is a military family. My son and daughter were born on military bases in 2 different countries. As a military family, we are VERY CLOSE. We learned to be each other's BEST FRIENDS. We only live 2 hours from the air force academy. So when the day came for "I-Day" we DROVE our son to the academy. Him, his older sister, me and momma. For 2 HOURS..... It was the QUIETEST day in our family's history. Not a word was spoken. We got there, had a little bit to each, got in the processing line, as soon as we hit the DMZ (Where the appointee continues on, but no one else can) we could only watch until he got on the bus to go to the cadet area. And the rest is HISTORY.

I bring this up because; even as a MILITARY FAMILY, where my son was a BRAT for 10 years and my daughter for 13 years, even WE had a very difficult and emotional time. Maybe because as a family we did EVERYTHING TOGETHER, and now our son was doing something we couldn't be directly part of. Maybe that was it. I was definitely the most excited. But I remember basic training and the next 20 years. My son had his doubts. His sister had her doubts. Mom definitely had her doubts. But once they searched deep down, they knew why it was like it was. All was good.

So appointees; hang in there. You are going to start one HELL of an Emotional Roller Coaster Ride. Parents...... Don't Over React to the situation. And don't panic when your son or daughter sends home letters that don't sound like "Summer Camp". They will be safe. And if they graduate BCT, you are going to notice a growth and maturity in those 6+ weeks when you see them; that most college kids take YEARS to develop.

Remember; you're NOT the FIRST to go off to the academy. You won't be the LAST. The REWARD at the end of the tunnel is SO WORTH IT. This is why many of you turned down full ride scholarships

Best of luck to all
Mike
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Great words of wisdom Mike!
Our son is our one and only and we had him when I was 40 through the help of invetro. He has been the center of our lives for 18 years and the emotional tide this last year has been, can only be described as STRESS on STEROIDS. From the applications, to medically disqualified, to the waivers, to the BFE from USMA, the WL to USNA and then the appointment he wanted arrived in late May. But the time has come, the tears still fill my eyes, the lump is in my throat, but I know that this is HIS DREAM and thanks to the Good Lord, he is on his way to achieving it.
 
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