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  1. USMA2026Cadet

    2028 State Nominations Thread

    NJ04 people, feel free to DM me if you have any USMA questions. It's my home district... and congratulations!
  2. USMA2026Cadet

    Anyone receive appointment via JROTC/ROTC Route?

    My appointment was charged to my ROTC nom, got it on 1 April. For any college students lurking out there... expect to hear late if that's the route that USMA decides for you. They try to pretty much finish charging appointments to congressional slots before getting to ROTC slots.
  3. USMA2026Cadet

    A Few Things I Wish I Knew

    I've had my Garmont Bifadas for over two years now and they're incredible. Used them for BEAST, CFT, MIADs, and plenty of military stuff. Don't be afraid to get boots dirty, that's what they're made for. "Approved boots" aren't really a thing, they don't inspect your boots to ensure you have an...
  4. USMA2026Cadet

    Socks and Underwear

    They don't look at your underwear, mine have logos and it's fine. Socks just can't have any visible logos, so logos on the bottom of the foot are fine since that won't be visible.
  5. USMA2026Cadet

    Go Army, Beat Air Force

    Go Army, Beat Air Force
  6. USMA2026Cadet

    What happens after an offer is extended?

    Cadets get their wisdom teeth taken out pretty frequently here- and it’s free. Just something to keep in mind with the DOD’s healthcare.
  7. USMA2026Cadet

    $2000 deposit?

    No deposit for c/o 26.
  8. USMA2026Cadet

    Class of 25 to scramble???

    They told us that they are not scrambling the yuks because they want to focus on unit cohesion within companies. They’re following up on this by having the yuks be beast cadre for their actual companies, so the new cadets will have experience with the cows/firsties who are their beast cadre and...
  9. USMA2026Cadet

    USAFA, my chance at excellence

    This is awesome- best of luck from USMA!
  10. USMA2026Cadet

    Candidate visit... founder's day?

    For Founder's Day we are scheduled to have a dinner in (I assume) Full Dress. Bring semi-formal attire for that, but otherwise what you wear doesn't really matter so long as you present yourself well.
  11. USMA2026Cadet

    TWE

    Don't rule out re-applying if his heart is truly set on the academy. Taking a year in ROTC to gain some real-world experience and then attending USMA is a path that I wouldn't trade for anything, I wish everyone had some social/military/academic experience before attending directly. Best of luck!
  12. USMA2026Cadet

    IB Classes

    I got fee waivers for both my IB and AP exams in high school due to being low-income, talk to your guidance counselor.
  13. USMA2026Cadet

    IB Classes

    I'm a plebe and an IB Diploma holder. I second the advice from above, USMA doesn't really take IB scores into account like you think they would, but you have the option to test out of many core classes. Some core classes (like calculus) I did not test out of because it was an easy A and helped...
  14. USMA2026Cadet

    Cadet CAC Card

    Mine also said E5 when in ROTC. At USMA it lists it as STDT/CADET, as we earn cadet pay vs. E5 drill pay like ROTC.
  15. USMA2026Cadet

    West Point Rejection Letter

    Prep School is only for candidates who are academically disqualified from being directly admitted to USMA. Regardless, I rescinded my application during '25 cycle due to personal reasons and did a year of ROTC before coming here. It was the best decision I ever could've made, hands down changed...
  16. USMA2026Cadet

    Overnight Visit Advice

    We got told late last semester that CCs are not allowed to do athletics with us after they kept going to Sandhurst workouts and company athletics... it's for liability and I agree is the right move. Anyways, I've hosted two different day visits and an overnight. Bring some comfortable clothes...
  17. USMA2026Cadet

    Current Plebe here to answer any questions!

    Just from an actual cadet, don't get bright running shoes, you'll just get made fun of for them. Also, no new cadet wants to be "that guy" in an environment where the purpose is to "blend in with the masses" (BEAST).
  18. USMA2026Cadet

    Finally all green on portal!

    Last year all appointments came on Friday at midnight EST, without a doubt, every week (probably the same way this cycle but who knows for sure). Funny enough, that happens to be right now. Good luck playing the waiting game!
  19. USMA2026Cadet

    2027 State Nominations Thread

    If anyone from NJ-04 sees this and wants to talk to cadets here, let me know! It's my home district and close friends of mine also are from it.
  20. USMA2026Cadet

    Walking privileges etc on family weekend

    This year we got a non-chargeable spirit pass that weekend to leave post, since we won the football game. But if we didn't win, I'd suspect that it would've been the normal 5-mile walking privileges for plebes. Much better for upperclassmen who can take OPPs that day after the game to go off post.
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