Freshman here AMA

ELW2001 said:
For me it was ECs. I didn’t have a super diversified resume but being a reapplicant from AFROTC probably helped. Just remember it’s a holistic view, not just one thing they look at!
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As a fellow AFROTC reapplicant, how was the transition to the Academy? I’m hoping some of what I learned this year will be beneficial.
 
How do football games work? As a freshman do you get to go to many games? Can you go to away games? Do you tailgate?
 
Trackkid2021 said:
As a fellow AFROTC reapplicant, how was the transition to the Academy? I’m hoping some of what I learned this year will be beneficial.
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I think that the knowledge aspect was one of the biggest things I had better than other people. I’d say I knew about 40-50 percent of the quotes so that’s just that much less memorization you need to do. Little details like military customs and courtesies/drill help you lead your classmates as well.
 
FortuneMaterial said:
How do football games work? As a freshman do you get to go to many games? Can you go to away games? Do you tailgate?
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Everyone goes. There are certain away games that you can go to if you do the appropriate paperwork. Unless you’re excused, your squadron will have a tailgate before each game. They are all day events so don’t expect to be able to do anything else that day.
 
ELW2001 said:
I think that the knowledge aspect was one of the biggest things I had better than other people. I’d say I knew about 40-50 percent of the quotes so that’s just that much less memorization you need to do. Little details like military customs and courtesies/drill help you lead your classmates as well.
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What kind of quotes did you have to memorize?
 
somuchbetterthanme said:
Do you recommend a wristwatch ? If so, any input on the kind ?
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If it's allowed, I would bring one for sure. They were allowed in the past, but I'm not sure what this years appointee booklet says. I just used a timex ironman classic 30 because I had it beforehand. As far as watches go, very affordable :)
 
CrabbittMom said:
We bought my DD a cheap watch for basic because it wouldn’t need to charge and figured it would be caked in mud by the end of BCT. We then sent her Garmin for the academic year. Only stipulation is it has to have a neutral band.
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Neutral, as in black? I'm assuming nothing bright or flashy.
 
SpiritCommitteeLiaison said:
Once you have accepted the appt, you will get an appointee handbook that will answer the majority of these questions

You can look through the 2025 Appointee Handbook to get an idea of what to expect.
www.usafa.edu/app/uploads/2025-Appointee-Handbook.pdf

For the watch question: Sports watch (rubber or soft plastic … NO metal) for BCT
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Very interesting read. Thank you for posting this for us who have not yet heard anything back (fingers crossed that we will hear good news).
 
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