Class of 2022 plebe summer?

Nomak54

Nomak54

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They used to make these 15-20 videos about plebe summer every year. They're usually uploaded in august but I cant find one for this year's. I really enjoy watching these videos, did they stop doing them?
 
It’s done and available on YouTube. It’s under USNA Alumni Association. Here’s the link.

 
@Nomak54, no worries. It’s actually hard to find; doesn’t come up on a basic search. That link came directly from USNA to plebe parents prior to PPW.
 
thank you for sharing the video, I knew it's there somewhere, but forgot to look it up...
off topic- great to watch
may the 14 be with them!
 
When my DD made it official — USNA over USMA — we started the small family celebration by watching this video. Brought tears to both parents’ eyes — the poignancy and gravity is unmistakable in this video. I sometimes think SA families get too full of themselves — myself included — but this video does nail the specialness of what Mids and Cadets are choosing to do. And this video never gets old.
 
I’m looking forward to the CBS Sports 2018 A-N video. I haven’t see it out yet.
 
Navy plays in Hawaii tomorrow. Holy crap 2300 eastern time. Set the alarm clock and hope I can stay awake.
 
My favorite USNA video by far, is Naptown Funk.

I wish they had thought to have a second camera going - to do a "behind the scenes" documentary of it - including laying down the soundtrack for it.
 
Thanks for sharing this video. I'm glad they do this and put it out there. Very helpful to those wondering about Plebe Summer
 
I enjoy these videos as well, but viewers should understand that they are by no means a complete depiction of Plebe Summer. The "fun" activities like sailing, climbing, martial arts, and damage control which are heavily featured actually make up a very small percentage of what plebes spend their time doing over the summer. At any given time, Plebes are much more likely to be getting screamed at in the P-way, reciting rates, doing rack races and uniform races, or marching and practicing drill on Worden Field. I'm sure most on this forum realize this, but some folks without much knowledge of the Academy or the military watch these and start thinking Plebe Summer is like going away to summer camp.
 
JP2019TP said:
Thanks for sharing this video. I'm glad they do this and put it out there. Very helpful to those wondering about Plebe Summer
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Kierkegaard said:
I enjoy these videos as well, but viewers should understand that they are by no means a complete depiction of Plebe Summer.
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@JP2019TP and @Kierkegaard, you’ve captured the great dichotomy that is the annual USNA plebe summer video.

The video serves three purposes. One, for plebes and their families to commemorate a landmark experience. Two, for candidates and their parents to see a bit of the plebe experience. Three, for the general public (aka taxpayers) to feel good about how future officers are built. It’s PR at its best.

And yet, it’s a sugar-coated, watered-down version of the real thing. What it doesn’t show — and what’s difficult to capture on video — is all the underlying stress and fatigue. The stress of never knowing what’s next, of drinking from a firehose of new terminology and ways of doing things, of knowing your every move is being measured by detailers and squadmates, of not wanting to fall out, of not measuring up. The fatigue of standing endlessly in searing sun and humidity (how many black flags this year?), of mopping up pools of sweat in the P-way from getting dropped yet again, of going nonstop on barely six hours of sleep, of double-timing from swim class to drill practice to sports period. And the video doesn’t (can’t!) show the hundreds of plebes suffering from shin splints, stress fractures, sprains, the hack, pneumonia, even mono.

For prospective mids, take these videos with a grain of salt. If you want the real lowdown on plebe summer, speak with those who’ve been through it. And realize this irony: Most plebes agree that the academic year is much harder than plebe summer — but who wants to watch video of mids sitting in class, grinding through homework, or figuring out how they’re going to do 32 hours of stuff in 24 hours? Compelling video it’s not!
 
Over parents weekend, I showed my Mid all the pics of him that I had acquired over his plebe summer to date. His response? Wow, that makes it look like summer camp. He made sure we all knew there was much more “suck” (which he expected, so all was good for him). He did not want his family and friends to think those amazing pictures were what he did all summer!

EXACTLY what @MidCakePa said. Pictures/videos don’t show it all...go in with eyes wide open!! Those are highlights. Make sure you know the low-lights too.
 
justdoit19 said:
Over parents weekend, I showed my Mid all the pics of him that I had acquired over his plebe summer to date. His response? Wow, that makes it look like summer camp. He made sure we all knew there was much more “suck” (which he expected, so all was good for him). He did not want his family and friends to think those amazing pictures were what he did all summer!

EXACTLY what @MidCakePa said. Pictures/videos don’t show it all...go in with eyes wide open!! Those are highlights. Make sure you know the low-lights too.
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When we showed our son the pictures we had found of him over plebe summer, he couldn’t remember the pictures even being taken. Granted, many of the pictures were taken from a great distance away, but they did allow him to recall how much they learned and accomplished over plebe summer.
 
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