STP-looks like registration is Monday, the 2nd. I am flying to Roanoke, but can't get an arrival early enough on Monday. Does anyone know if I can show up on Sunday?
Pretty sure I'll be at VMI in the Fall for Rat Mass 2013+3. I received my appointment in December and sent in my stuff for STP. I have a 3 yr AROTC to an in state school, but praying that the transfer to VMI goes through. If not . . . . will be convincing my parents to invest in my future :-)...
You've got time to make serious progress on this. I found several links on this military.com site to be useful. I am doing resistance training, weights and cardio 3 times a week in the gym (about an hour). Boxing class one day a week. I am running 5k every other day but will start to ramp that...
Sorry! I was speaking as a STUDENT to another STUDENT, who may not know everything because there's still a lot for me to learn. I respect and appreciate the adult input here, but i was directing my comment to another student. Wasn't trying to say that Citadel is bad, jut not nationally...
"I feel as if VMI has a better academic reputation, however not by much and I feel as if education comes to a point in which you get as much as you put into it."
I'll be at VMI this coming fall. I really looked hard at school RANKINGS when I made my decision. Citadel is a highly ranked REGIONAL...
Ramping up physical training for VMI. Would like to run the Marine obstacle course a few times (the one with parallel bars, rope climb at the end). Are there any open to the public-near Michigan?
So, while we wait for regular decision letters I thought I would do some reading. Some of these might make good presents, hint, you 'rents on the board. "The Hard Corps, 21st Century Leadership" by Husted (thinking my Ratline experience might go better if I look inside and fix some...
Am thinking your parents won't be getting one of these calls. Sorry, just realized you ARE the parent. Surprised to hear an adult talk like this on a public site.
Thanks for the contact at VMI. I'm going to call him on Monday. It just seems like such a long shot (transfer) based on what I've read here. I needed to make peace with this ROTC scholarship at that school anyway. What if this is where I need to be? Good experience for me. Also, DD was impressed...
I did mention that I would probably show up for the daily PT even if I passed the APFT and got a puzzled reaction. I was pretty geeked about the military history-science stuff and was told that my enthusiasm would soon fade. I know I'm young, but I've wanted to do this for a long time. Maybe I...
I don't want to blow it. It's an honor to get an ROTC scholarship. I know it will help me commission as an officer in the Army. With an open mind, I visited the school offered (its a good public school), and listened to a 2LT describe the minimum that will be required of me. If that's the bar, I...