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You'll be amazed at how happy they will grow over BCT. By the end of Jacks, smiles will be abundant :). Just hold out knowing that they aren't going to be happy all the time, but by now, they have reached the point where it isn't hard to find the bright spots in everyday.

Sending a message to him first shows initiative, but remember to use proper customs and curiosities when you do show. Ask your ALO when they are available, and thank them profusely. Remember they are here to help you, but they also are very busy and you are asking a favor of them to help you...

Write, rewrite, restart, write some more. Keep revising your writing samples until they truly shine. Don't be afraid to write positively about yourself (it is very difficult to do) but don't present yourself as the second-coming. It is best to write about something you personally struggled with...

Fight to win might be the motto now, but guarantee that might change here soon.

Knowledge is just a small part of a very large spectrum on which cadre judge the basics. Failing one or two tests doesn't lead to dismissal; it leads to extended opportunities to get it right. Part of BCT is failure, the cadre are expecting the basics to fail, and put them into situations where...

It is certainly possible to fail out of BCT. It is rare though, and the more common route is to be placed on aptitude probation coming into freshman year. This is for the Basics with the absolute poorest of performances, or attitudes. Being placed on aptitude probation is not a removal from...

All current and former coasties! I'm a C2C at USAFA (Class of 2016) and I'll be up in New London this fall to spend the semester with y'all! I'll be in Foxtrot Company. I'm very excited to come up there, but I know very very little about the y'all's daily life. I've been reading through all...