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Hey, sent you a PM. Totally agree with buff 81 and USNA2016.

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Just to be clear-have your knee checked out by a physician first before you report anything since after seeing the doc you may have really nothing to report.

funny, I like the redhead's "farmers arms" and the mortar is awesome

I believe you will have to do the CFA again. Agree with all of the above advice. Keep in touch with your MOC's and the like. Schedule plebe year classes. Also, if possible, keep active in sports-even if intramural and community/church activities. DS was a reapplicant too and was a walk on to the...

Thanks I just wanted to thank everyone for their input and am thankful for the outcome. Also, very glad that DS handled this himself but felt that he could still call home to talk and be open to suggestions. Very thankful that he got excellent guidance from his new PMS concerning DS's plans for...

final update Heard from DS,finally had his meeting with his commander. He received some positive feedback on his skills, etc. What the PMS wants from him and the others is a stepped up level of "motivation". They discussed in detail what this means and how he is to achieve it. The PMS wants to...

Thanks Bullet for the advice and will pass it on. DS wants to meet with the PMS to get direct feedback and adjust to meet his requirements. He really respects his PMS and is highly motivated, as are the others, to "jump" as high as the PMS requires. These guys are good kids and students. Agree...

Spoke to DS again--he is waiting to meet personally with his commander and has scheduled an appointment. Also, the commander has sent out an email for a unit wide meeting. DS said that they ran their squads as they were instructed by previous leadership which is evidently not up to snuff with...

If it was just him, I would be a little more suspicious of not having the whole story, but 5? I spoke with him for a while, quizzed him about attitude, respect, etc. He's too much of a perfectionist to be lazy or slough off (hence, the engineer). I know it doesn't make sense but after speaking...

update Hi all, got to speak to DS between classes today and was able to glean a little more info. Apparently, his commander (Officer in charge of the rotc program at his college-sorry about not knowing the correct term) pulled these 5 aside after a weekend of field exercises and just before...

Thanks for all of the great advice. I agree something doesn't add up. Yet after quizzing DS I can truly say that he is perplexed. I am glad he is looking to get feedback asap as this isn't my ball game--yet. I don't get waiting until the end of the training weekend to address issues--esp when...

Hi all, I have a question-without giving too many details, I have just spoken with DS (who has a 4 year army rotc scholarship, is in his 3rd year in mechanical engineering,is an excellent student-4.0 each year--you get the picture). His unit has a new commander. He and 4 other rotc cadets were...

Yes, wear your low quarters and black socks--it saves so much time. Wear shorts--you won't have to remove your shoes when you change into the R-day gear and it will be hot while you wait in line. It looks geeky but most will be wearing the same. You want to be able to transition as fast as...

Lol. Large rolling suitcase--I do remember seeing a few of those standing in line with DS a couple years ago:shake:

Travel as light as possible and have your parents, if they are coming for A-Day bring what you think you may need. Err on the side of less because you are going to have to store these items/clothes/etc in a small room with 2 other people. Shipping works too--just make sure your parents don't...

Do not send any of the items on your "Do Not Bring List"--they are not necessary and will most likely get lost and will be a major hassle to replace. I don't know about the athletic films etc--but my gut feeling is to bring it along on A-day and let DS decide what he would like to do with them...

DS was instructed last year that Skype was not considered "secure" and they were told which system were allowed/not allowed

Wow Jen, I really feel for you. Perhaps someone from the local WP parent support group would be able to help--a sort of parental peer that your parents could glean information from. Maybe there is a parent of an alumnus from your school who went to SLS and or WP? #1 DS is at WP--didn't make it...

You can always check with admissions, but DS was a reapplicant and his high school teacher evaluations were carried over also. It makes sense to me to carry them over--you have a relationship with your high school teachers that would be difficult to establish with college professors especially...