Lucky plebe has family close by!
Really?! Laboratory confirmed whooping cough?Hope everyone had a good visit with their plebes over the weekend, even with all of the hiccups at the beginning for Oscar company (my son's company was on quarantine due to a case of whooping cough, so we had to sign a waiver to take him off campus on Friday, and we met them on Ingram field instead of the T-Court). Heard only good things from our dude about his company-mates. Sounds as if he is making great friends and lifelong bonds already.
And, as I expected, it also sounds like our dude is one of the detailer "favorites" to ...... uh ...... assist ...... in his journey! He had quite a few stories about things they throw his way to help him with his military bearing and smartalic-ness. From bearing bears to detailers hiding out in his shower to bust them after lights out (4 of them at one time!) to having to write, and re-write, a poem about strings on shorts.
He did say that some of his classmates said to him that he made the summer more enjoyable and easier to get through. That's one of his best traits. He is a ham and jokester, but he will always have your back and help in whatever way possible.
Only downside for the weekend? He spent the bulk of his time with his girlfriend while at home, and so his mom didn't get to spend as much time with him as we would have liked. We're going to have to set a few more limits on time that his girlfriend can come over when he comes home for liberty. Or, she can just drive down to visit him in Annapolis when he doesn't come home on the weekends. We said she could come over the whole time, but it was Plebe PARENTS Weekend, not Plebe Girlfriend Weekend.
My friend's plebe is in that company and they were all given some antibiotic to take and were quarantined from everyone else (don't know how) since Aug 2nd.
My son said Honor court was in session this Plebe summer! I'm not sure if it was some rumor going around, but apparently a detailer came to know a Plebe was in possession of a fake id. If true, that would be a real wake up call.
Very bad.
Just asked my Youngster about these...I just about spit my coffee out when he told me he got busted by the "Detailer in Shower" trick last summer.
Elaborate please! This sounds hilarious.
Exactly as Hoops says.
That's so tough! My son was sick (maybe flu or plebe hack) got a little better because he didn't want to miss any evolutions (had already been SIQ twice for like a day) and pushed it. Came down with full blown bad pneumonia and almost didn't get to do PPW! He is starting to feel better, taking lots of meds, and has to see the doctor to get checked every week before he will be released from what I think is called "light duty"? He HATEs not being able to do everything with his company! This is a hard lesson for him. But it is a hard lesson for me as a parent as well. Hard to understand why there are so many sick - and really sick that is - doesn't seem like a good idea to run them down so much.
It happens at OCS, plebe summer, boot camp and any military initial indoc environment. Bring in young adults from all around the country, push them in nearly every way possible and see what happens. They do their best to contain it, have lots of constraints in place and train those watching over them. Plebe Summer is hard, but it’s not the hardest thing they will do in their military careers. This is learning how to push your body and when to raise your hand and say I am not mission effective, it’s like an athlete knowing the difference between being hurt or injured. It’s learning to do your job while uncomfortable. Plebe Summer is the time they will get more sleep and 3 square meals a day than they will any other time. They get a hot shower and sleep in their bed every night. This is part of the four year training program to develop them into officers who will lead young men and women in sometimes very austere environments. They will bounce back and be fine.
I remember a discussion a few months ago regarding the sole preference for Calculus, Chemistry and Physics for plebe prep (probably a "which AP should I take?" type thread). I said then and I still maintain the stance that Statistics should be equally encouraged.Operational Risk Management/Assessmemt/Analysis
A standard officer skill, applicable to many personal risk situations as well.
“It’s 3 weeks before Spring Break. I have spent serious $$$ on air fare and house rental share with buddies at Play City. I am contemplating doing X this weekend, in direct violation of MidRegs. Commence ORM to determine if I want to risk being fried and on restriction during Spring Break…”
We regularly discuss ORM/ORA with the sponsor family when hypothetical “what ifs” come up.
