from BCT to Acceptance to First Class Day.............and maybe new Roomies.
How did that go for the Cadets on the whole? Also, how far is Jacks Valley?
Thanks, and good luck. Hope my DS is at BCT next June. Anyone know Ryan Andreiux (sp?) from PA? My DS and he went to HS together........
From BCT to Acceptance Day, there were still physical training sessions and the like. Privileges were still restricted and we couldn't go anywhere alone. It was a lot of transition stuff and moving rooms. After acceptance day we got the freedom of walking places alone, and that was a big deal. As for Jack's Valley, it was roughly a 4-6 miles march. I was never given an exact number.
Being the class with probably the lowest attrition rate during BCT 2,
1)What would you say to upperclassmen that think this year's BEAST was not as tough as before?
2)how do you feel about basics that just stood around and watched with their blue belts while some of you did the A-course repeatedly and spared beatings? Are they deserving of making it through Jacks even if they truly didn't?
1. I don't have experience in a previous year's Jack's Valley, but we were told that we were actually outperforming previous classes. In addition, I had an upperclassman tell me that our Jack's Valley experience was more difficult than their's. Whether or not that's true, I have no way of knowing. I do know that my squad was supposed to start at 30 basic cadets and we had two no shows and one drop out during basic.
2. Like what was previously mentioned, not all people on a form-18 milked it. There were those who did use it every chance they had to "stand around" while their classmates were physically trained. That was not the case for everyone though. I was on a form-18 for our second run through the assault course (they thought I had a stress fracture in my right foot) and they wouldn't let me run it. So instead I grabbed my rifle, stood at the end of the course and did flutter kicks, squats, pushups, presses, etc. until every single classmate of mine made it through the assault course. It was probably the best arm workout I got in my life.
What exactly is Jack's Hack?
There is so much dust in Jack's Valley that, after inhaling it for two straight weeks, gives you a terrible cough. I'd say about half of my classmates got it really bad, but the other half of us didn't seem to catch it.
Did you all get Jack's Hack?
There were some who practically coughed out their lungs, but I didn't get it at all really. I had a minor cough from a cold, but that was it.
Were your first few days of classes what you expected? Harder? Easier?
So far, classes have been fairly easy. However, I expect things to get much tougher. The hard part isn't really the class itself, but more the homework that you have to make time to complete.
What were your ACT or SAT scores and subsection scores?
I didn't take the SAT but my ACT scores are:
26 Science
26 Math
27 English
28 Reading
27 Composite
High School GPA: 3.61
Note: I was sent to the Prep School for a year first.
How thorough were the security clearances? Were there people that lied on their application?
There's really no way of knowing, at least not for us.
I finally went to the clinic and got some antibiotics and am starting to feel better!
