And yet, so vital, critical and indispensable to the mission.Another reason no one wants to be a 92G lol
Do not disagree, but that doesn't change reality. It's a MOS that gets a lot of other MOS washouts, terrible QOL/hours, and low job satisfaction. Very few people actively choose it if they have other options. Up there with MPs as the most disliked interaction-wise among Joes as well.And yet, so vital, critical and indispensable to the mission.
“An army marches on its stomach.” - Napoleon.
Our DS is there this summer. So do the cadets get ample opportunity to qualify with the M4 Rifle? Are there recycles possible if someone is struggling? Just interested just in case. I haven't heard any bad news yet.
So an addition to this. Per son that is there. Half of the cadets are not qualifying with the rifle nor on land Nav. They had one shot at qualifying with the rifle and that was it. Son, who has been shooting AR's for a long time, said it was aweful and that the cadre were not helpful. He qualified but was not happy with the whole experience. He kept his mouth shut and moved on like a good soldier.Yes they will work with her. They went to using Red Dot optics which is easier than iron sites.
This year qualifying with the rifle was not required for graduation. They were given half a day vs. a whole day in previous years. Times have changed.So an addition to this. Per son that is there. Half of the cadets are not qualifying with the rifle nor on land Nav. They had one shot at qualifying with the rifle and that was it. Son, who has been shooting AR's for a long time, said it was aweful and that the cadre were not helpful. He qualified but was not happy with the whole experience. He kept his mouth shut and moved on like a good soldier.
What!!This year qualifying with the rifle was not required for graduation. They were given half a day vs. a whole day in previous years. Times have changed.
That is nuts!! Army has changed and not for the better!This year qualifying with the rifle was not required for graduation. They were given half a day vs. a whole day in previous years. Times have changed.
From the article:My son graduated Friday. FWIW, my perception is that Advanced Camp is more rigorous now than it was when I went in 1986. For example, I don't remember cadets routinely losing 10-20 lbs when I went, which appears common now.
And then this story -- about one of the topics discussed above -- is just an embarrassment. I don't know how general officers allow stuff like this to happen. Just inexcusable.
Fort Knox cadets taste Army life: walkouts, expired MREs, water issues
Tales of shoddy provisions and contracting woes have flooded social media platforms in recent weeks. Army Times separated fact from fiction.www.armytimes.com
Maybe because yours is OPFOR. Mine was OPFOR last summer and a lot of the OPFOR ordered pizza or other DoorDash."This story was updated on July 15, 2023, at 1:40 pm EST. An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that some cadets were forced to buy food off-base with their own funds. This was inaccurate. Cadets are not permitted to leave post during the training evolution."
While they can't leave DS was buying pizza and subs cause there was no food. I believe from on post or Door Dash.
Oh for sure. They did that as well before the strike. During the shutdown I know he and others in his platoon had nothing to eat including MREs.Maybe because yours is OPFOR. Mine was OPFOR last summer and a lot of the OPFOR ordered pizza or other DoorDash.
Terrible situation for everyone, for sure!Oh for sure. They did that as well before the strike. During the shutdown I know he and others in his platoon had nothing to eat including MREs.
Its a lack of and failure of leadership for some like this to happen.
The water situation is a different situation.
My son was Third Regiment, and he didn't say anything about cadets in his platoon having rifle/land nav problems (although as I mentioned at the top of the thread, he did tell me about the alleged widespread problem with Second Reg (I think it was) re land nav). He said that A&M prepared him very well, in particular, for land nav. Overall, the impression I got was that his platoon was very squared away. One data point, but there it is.So as to the report that a majority of cadets failed to qualify on the rifle range or land navigation - not very encouraging for ROTC. Could one reason for this poor performance be that many of these cadets are on NG and Reserve contracts/scholarships and they know their performance at summer camp will not affect their branch assignments? Just asking for information.
Highly doubt this is the case. We definitely had some GFRD people who coasted with on-campus ROTC events but by far the top quality cadets on average in my rotation were NG/USAR folks. A lot of them intended to go active but were headhunted with 100K plus job offers waiting for them after graduation. Thus many switched their AD option to GFRD.So as to the report that a majority of cadets failed to qualify on the rifle range or land navigation - not very encouraging for ROTC. Could one reason for this poor performance be that many of these cadets are on NG and Reserve contracts/scholarships and they know their performance at summer camp will not affect their branch assignments? Just asking for information.
When I went to Advanced Camp in 1986, I went to Fort Lewis. We were housed in WWII barracks. Back then, I believe they used three posts for Advanced Camp, and where you went was based on your school. It was a week longer than it is now, but IIRC, we got one, maybe two, 36-hour type passes along the way. The grading wasn't nearly as programmatic as it is now; it was very much based on what your TAC officer thought. There were graded events (i.e. PT, rifle, land nav), but I don't believe they had any direct bearing on end of camp evaluation like they do now.I still disagree with the Army's decision to transition CC and cadet training to Fort Knox. Fort Knox is an aging post which I don't think was properly updated even in its waning years as a BCT station. When most of the AD tenant units left and CC/reserves became the main tenants, things didn't get better.
LDAC/CST was at JBLM it was a well-oiled machine with tons of AD and reserve support. Even with a strike I don't see any of this happening...