Can/should my DS request a company that he would like to be in? Also, is there an advantage/disadvantage to be in the Palmetto Battery?
Can/should my DS request a company that he would like to be in? Also, is there an advantage/disadvantage to be in the Palmetto Battery?
I agree with Full Metal Bulldog, every battalion & company has its own culture and it doesnt really matter in the long run. Just do your best, put out, and it will be all good.
Unless you are in the company presently you can't really understand. During my not so long ago cadet days, those In my battalion always referred to Battery as the academic company because of high standards to academics. Now.. I can't call it the academic company because I dont know their culture I just know they win a lot of awards related to academics/Honors Program students. In reality they could be really focused on a culture of drill or military or whatever.
Play the odds and dont request an assignment.
academics have absolutely nothing to do with company assignments, claims that certain companies or battalions are full of athletes or good students are totally unfounded and that is why rumors cause some to want to avoid certain companies and create headaches for the Commandants Department. The most talented cadets are in the Regimental Band and Pipes, anyone can march with a rifle but not everybody is coordinated enough to march and play an instrument at the same time.