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xeonv2 : I have many friends who are in clubs like Show choir, sports clubs and chorale. I personally am waiting until I"m recognized before joining any clubs. Being a 4 dig is a huge change and is a lot to handle by itself. There's tons of sports clubs and if there's not one that you like, then you can create a club! All you need is interested cadets! =) On weekends, most people escape to their sponsor family's house and occasionally drive out to Denver or C-Springs (borrowing an upperclassman's car). If you're on any kind of probation... you're not leaving the base. Training staff in your squad can also restrict you for low knowledge test scores (yeay). Even if you're restricted, you can still access the chapel, library, on-base burger king, bowling alley and BX. Many cadets hole up in their rooms and work on homework or watch movies.... not that a fourth classman would watch movies.... lol it changes year to year but every semester you're given a certain number of passes. You can also earn additional passes for excellent performance (positive form 10's). Sign out on a pass, borrow an upper class man's car, and you're good to go!
djms19: I was in the same spot as you. And the only way to get better at them is doing them. Many of us girls want less frustrating ways to work these muscles and improve, but the best way is just to try. They say after you get one pull up down, then the rest will come easier. During 2nd beast in Jack's valley, you get more pull up practice in. In training sessions during the freshman school year, pull ups are almost always included. Additionally, you can get a pull-up assistance band and that will help you but allow you to get stronger. Each stairwell in the dorms has a pull up bar, so maybe you could just crank out a pull up or a flexed arm hang any time you are going in or out of the squadron.
aglages: thank you for your comment. This thread wasn't meant for debates or anything.. just one freshman's perspective. I'm sure that person asked many questions, as we all did, before coming to the academy. Please don't let that comment discourage future questions.
asko847: Yes the workouts or "beatings" during basic were difficult, but it's a gradual process. Never was it easy, but they didn't beat you to death the first time. The cadre know that every one is at different fitness levels at the beginning and strive to bring everyone up to a higher standard of physical fitness. The workouts consisted of the usual: push ups, pull ups, flutter kicks, planks (forward leaning rest), etc. The key to making these beating less painful is to take your mind out of it and on something else. Completely ignore any pain you're feeling and have no self-pity. Think about the person right next to you, sweating just as much and just as miserable as you are. Think about trying to do your absolute best and break the cadre before they can break you!! (eye contact is important.. stare them down. they don't like it either, and it shows confidence!!) You get about 7-8 hours of sleep a night so you're able to perform your best. (doesn't feel like 7 hours though!) Also, a lot of us went into "shock" if you will.. I wasn't sore at all during basic. You have so much adrenaline and your body isn't used to the new levels of activity and doesn't know how to respond.. so it doesn't.But that's not the case for every person.
Don't worry about it - they'll take care of it. That's the thing about the military - if they want you to do something, they will train you to do it. If they want you to run for hours, they'll condition you. If they want you do a certain job, they'll train you, etc. In a nutshell - be prepared for a TON of push ups, cramped in the hallway. (or in the dirt at Jack's)
djms19: I was in the same spot as you. And the only way to get better at them is doing them. Many of us girls want less frustrating ways to work these muscles and improve, but the best way is just to try. They say after you get one pull up down, then the rest will come easier. During 2nd beast in Jack's valley, you get more pull up practice in. In training sessions during the freshman school year, pull ups are almost always included. Additionally, you can get a pull-up assistance band and that will help you but allow you to get stronger. Each stairwell in the dorms has a pull up bar, so maybe you could just crank out a pull up or a flexed arm hang any time you are going in or out of the squadron.
aglages: thank you for your comment. This thread wasn't meant for debates or anything.. just one freshman's perspective. I'm sure that person asked many questions, as we all did, before coming to the academy. Please don't let that comment discourage future questions.
asko847: Yes the workouts or "beatings" during basic were difficult, but it's a gradual process. Never was it easy, but they didn't beat you to death the first time. The cadre know that every one is at different fitness levels at the beginning and strive to bring everyone up to a higher standard of physical fitness. The workouts consisted of the usual: push ups, pull ups, flutter kicks, planks (forward leaning rest), etc. The key to making these beating less painful is to take your mind out of it and on something else. Completely ignore any pain you're feeling and have no self-pity. Think about the person right next to you, sweating just as much and just as miserable as you are. Think about trying to do your absolute best and break the cadre before they can break you!! (eye contact is important.. stare them down. they don't like it either, and it shows confidence!!) You get about 7-8 hours of sleep a night so you're able to perform your best. (doesn't feel like 7 hours though!) Also, a lot of us went into "shock" if you will.. I wasn't sore at all during basic. You have so much adrenaline and your body isn't used to the new levels of activity and doesn't know how to respond.. so it doesn't.But that's not the case for every person.
Don't worry about it - they'll take care of it. That's the thing about the military - if they want you to do something, they will train you to do it. If they want you to run for hours, they'll condition you. If they want you do a certain job, they'll train you, etc. In a nutshell - be prepared for a TON of push ups, cramped in the hallway. (or in the dirt at Jack's)