I heard the same but it also seems the upperclass use "recognition" as a cudgel to beat the Plebes with. "We were going to recognize you but (insert XYZ)". Apparently this has been going on for months and its like Charlie Brown kicking a football and Lucy yanking it away - at some point you...
The enlisted failure rate at BUD/s is double that of officers. KP Mids will attend SEAL Officer Assessment and Selection during the 1c summer. USMC requires attendance at Leatherneck - during 1c summer. Not sure if it is possible to do both.
1 is universally true at any service academy. Everyone will struggle at something and apathy is infectious. Being prepared physically and academically will help but there will be dark, lonely and depressively long weeks. The hardest part is when they realize how the SAs and many of those...
Naval Aviation is a different animal than being a pilot for the Air Force. The Air Force took flying and turned it into work. Doing either on Active Duty will suck up 10+ years of your life after graduation.
If I were you - I would stay on your current path and go Air Guard unless for some...
Good article and what she really is advocating for is the return of SWOS. Our (USNA) Ens that commission surface are known for being relatively poor ship handlers that are basically learning on the job. Unfortunately, since USNA makes more pilots and Marines than SWOs these days it would be...
Congrats. Try and get familiar with the calculus concepts before you go. There are youtube channels full of content on derivation/integration etc. As long as you have a VERY strong time management skills and a VERY strong background in algebraic manipulation, you can focus on the learning...
Get used to this feeling when dealing with anything USMMA related. The school has it's merits - namely that you get more OUT of it than any other service academy - but it's leadership, management and academic staff are not nearly in the same league.
Definitely witnessing the inconsistency of leadership with respect to liberty and other privilege for the plebes. Everything from lib to recognition seems to be a moving target. Special lib is often incentivized by attending certain events…aka if you go support XYZ team you will get liberty...