Reception Day at West Point
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2024
- Visit www.recordonlin... for more West Point videos/photos/articles. As part of a tradition known as Reception Day, about 1,300 new cadets which make up the Class of 2012 reported to the United States Military Academy to begin the long, tough process of becoming future Army officers.
This was my favourite educational/life experience ever attending USMA at westpoint.
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Joseph, thank you so much for serving. Your commitment speaks volumes and I am thankful that prior enlisted men and women are in the classrooms along with our other Plebes. Your field experience is invaluable to these students and they will gain much from your input. I caught a glimpse of my own son in this video. Are you at USMA now?
Yes ma'am, sir ma'am...
West Point is not alone in having a Corps of Cadets, in having a Long Gray Line- VMI and The Citadel, those magnificent Southern military colleges, are there as well and in no way should be overlooked.
I have the utmost respect for the cadets of West Point, VMI, and The Citadel, and in about three years I'll be a cadet at VMI. I look forward to being able to say "I wear the ring" very much.
Actually when I was 17 I enlisted in the South Carolina Army National Guard. That way between my junior and senior years in highschool I could do basic and get totally prepared for USMA. Plus being in a branch of service really helps in getting accepted. Not just because you have a lot of experience but also you dont need the congressional nomination for the application process. All I needed was a recommendation from my company commander.
Yes after I got my commission I requested 10 months over seas duty. I am from South Carolina and was supposed to go to Iraq with an artillery unit from my home state. However then I got word an MP unit in Iowa was also being deployed. Their 1stLt. Olson suffered a heart attack so I took his position and went with them. Despite my one bad experience its really not all that bad there. There plenty of reading time and most of the locals you meet are very friendly.
Yes, they do use elder students to assist and sometimes totally administer physical and military drill. I was not living in South Carolina at the time of my graduation from highschool. I was already in the Army at that time and got my unit commander to sign a "service connected nomination" I highly doubt I would have secured a Congressional nomination as most have to. You are correct about the Long Gray Line, there is only one. If you attend and academy you are part of it.
Incredible young men & women who deserve our never-ending respect and admiration. Unfortunately for Army though in 5 years from now my son will be wearing the blue & gold of the USNA and he will be lighting up Army from outside the 3-point arc. GO NAVY BEAT ARMY.
if you want to go in the Navy this is the way to do it I'm glad I have seacadet experince in drill and things like that before I go though
West Point . Top College In America right now on the Forbes list.
my best friend graduated from the citadel, and if you don't know you will have to take a ton of units. They offer you a great education, but nothing compared to the academics at west point. That says something in its self. West Point is where politicians are made.
The best thing you can do is raise your GPA and get good scores on your SAT and ACT. Do sports at your highschool and do lots of stuff for your community. Basically the more stuff you can put on your resume the better.
West Point is a place where you earn respect.
It is not given to you.
They are very hard on you at first because they have to weed out the ones who can't hack it from the ones who will make it.
George Vreeland Hill
Yes, that's true. The Citadel and the Virginia Military Institute do have great academic programs. I don't see what's funny about that, though...
my god i want to go to west point so bad.
This is the Top College in America right now. Remember that.
@XxSzpiegxX give it time. no worries. I got a confirmation letter pretty soon after I sent in the forms
Meant 'any' academy. Also, I am not sure about the Citadel or VMI's system. However, I am confident they are similar if not identical in having "Cows" or "Firsties" teach much of the drill and physical activity programs. Under close supervision of course from the actual officer in charge of said department.
im a 15 year old and i plan to go to West Point, ive wanted to go since i was 12 but i wanted to join the army as infantry since i was 5,both my parents were in the army and my mom's family were practically all in the army. I have a current gpa of about 3.8-3.9 and i participate in football and i plan to join clubs. ive researched this for quite a while and West Point is free because when you attend you join the army anyway so thats why you dont pay you just have to meet the requirements.
sorry.
makes you wonder how kids (and Im one of them 22, feel old though) join up. I mean with todays battlefield its so much harder to determine who's the enemy. Im joining the British army as a helicopter pilot something I really wanna do but I guess you gotta take it one step at a time. Hopefully I'll see your boys out there in a year or so.
The difference is, this will last for four years.
USMA plebe's perspective on this: even those who really love the military don't enjoy the stuff that plebes have to do. we do a lot of seemingly pointless stuff. but beyond that, people who say "man, four years of that, i could never do it" are off-base, because it's only one year of that. you're only dirt for one year...
DO I LOOK LIKE A FEMALE!!
The guy's face is like..uhhh..yeah? LOL
I've seen good academy grads and bad ones when it comes to the military. All that training don't amount to a hill of beans in combat if the individual just isn't cut out for combat. Those classroom tactics don't always work in the field.
A Nam Vet
haha this year during basic here at USMA i had a squadmate who was horrible about muzzle awareness with her M4. she flagged so many people over the course of marksmanship training...once, i'm told, the safe was even off. she wrote a lot of letters to mothers explaining why she accidentally shot their sons. didn't get mailed, obviously...
@brainsOFoperation I Apoligize I must be misinformed. The ATM ROTC apparently have to compete for active slots after commisioning.
exposing the secrets of Cadet Basic Training. (still in progress)
@XxSzpiegxX i'm going to ask for week 1 also, but i haven't returned my envelope yet so i still have to get some papers signed.
maybe i'll see you there then!
A lot of famous marines are west pointers, including medal of honor winner Frank Stanley Reasoner. Think first, then comment. They teach that in the Marines right?
If you're from South Carolina, why didn't you go to The Citadel? It's just as good as West Point if you ask me, as is VMI, and in your case The Citadel is right there in your home state.
The Citadel was a racist bunch of clowns that also wouldn't accet women... of course that was in the 1980s.
We watch your football, you watch our war.
Does West Point have a cadre, as the Virginia Military Institute and The Citadel do? The cadre is an elite group of students, sophomores and up can join I believe, and they are hand-picked to administer the freshman system at VMI and The Citadel. Who administers the plebe system at West Point, and how does it work in comparison to the two Southern military colleges I mentioned?
The training consist of removing people's objections to authority in order to produce obedient troops. Later you can call up for an attack on another nation and instruct your military to call it "kinetic action" happens to work.
You are a total moron. The idea is to learn how to receive and obey orders and to construct and communicate orders. The most important thing is learning how a *leader* functions.
@tforeignguy I wish you the best of luck, I hope you have good congressmen! My son is working his butt off for the naval academy!
I am also 15, and I am almost a Eagle Scout in the Boy scouts of America, and have a GPA of 3.3. It is also a dream of mine to attend West Point. I plan to join clubs, and do anything I can to get in.
Cadets are actually payed to attend here. I was wondering if you could tell me what academic requirements there are? I need some info and thought that you may have it. Thanks
@KevinTheKraut nice comment
@XxSzpiegxX hey good to hear man. I'll be in week 1 too. i'll see you there? not that we'll know
this is the hardest day for plebes? Wow...
I thought West Point was supposed to be harder than VMI.
Sorry I have been away. No I am not taking any kind of compensation etc. I am truly lucky. The bullet only grazed the bone. Mainly just tore muscle. I saw young kids like a Marine who was going to Germany to recover. He had half his jaw shot off. I am not going to go beggin for money when I was so fortunate. I mean no bone was broke and I barely have a limp. I am sorry about your comrade. My friend is a Drill Sergent at Fort Benning where you Rangers train. Its tough shit.
I only meant it in the sense that even though you can get seriously hurt in Iraq at least you know what you have to do. Other than having prior military experience when I first got to USMA I didnt have a clue. All these people telling you rules, taking away some of your stuff from home and just basically making you feel helpless was the worst. Overall it is a good experience but at the time you feel like your gonna go crazy there.
@XxSzpiegxX me too! what week are you going?
Yeah but this is for people who want to be commissioned as a officer in the active army not reserve.
An interesting statement, but I have no political ambitions of any kind. I am a Southerner and a soldier, and attending VMI or the Citadel is a good way of reaffirming those things. I'll keep the 'ton of units' information in mind. A cadet must be as sharp in the classroom as he is on the parade ground.
west point officer got jokes
I'm pretty sure reception day is longer than 1 minute and 43 seconds.
Well its just for a plebe that first year can get pretty tedious and pretty quick. Its just such a transition. From having your own free will to them taking it from you. Then with each passing year you get more and more freedom. You son/daughter will do just fine. They only accept those that can make it. If someone doesnt make it its not West Point's fault the kid had it in them. Its just a sign it wasnt right for that particular cadet.
Seems like yesterday, the summer of 1986........
@tforeignguy hey i live in the US wanting to join west point but i am not a citizen i am a permanent resident holder and i am 25 can i apply to west point?
thanks
GO AIR FORCE!
hey i hope you get it soon.
and hopefully i'll see you there?
did u ever get in
UA-camrs who never served are complaining that R-day is a piece of cake? One day out of out 4 years? Why else would they have a 25% drop out rate and these candidates were hand picked because they were the BEST candidates and still 25% of them drop out.
@brdrhppr
hey i'm going week 1 what week are you going?
That's dumb considering most people probably want to go there so they can go into the military when they get out, and the military doesn't pay enough for it to cost that much imo. I could see if you got into Harvard or Yale after you got out, but just to go to West Point is kinda pricey.
I guess it all evens out though, considering all the military academies are free.
all i know is at the citadel freshman are called knobs
I Love USMA! I can't wait to go in '15(: 4 more years babee 4 more:D working extra hard for this studing for all my test making it to honor roll just to get in this hope I pass basic training though o_O lmfao
gosh i hope i can get accepted
Being a knob seems hard, but if my best friend we called "twinkie boy" could do it then anyone can make it through. The cadre is a position many strive for at the citadel as well. If I could get some film uploaded I have personal video of the cadre rousing the cadets at dinner time. Rather funny. Good luck in your decision though. All those academies are wonderful. Much more exciting than boring old regular colleges. I wish I would of had the grades out of high school to attend.
whats the difference? Like the benefits
@frederich822000 So how is ____ State University working out for you?
There were far worse days for us that R Day. Ask around.
@tforeignguy the thing is it takes some time to get a citizenship since I am muslim and all the checking its understandable since they are being cautious. As long as I have lived here i loved America and wouldn't want to be anywhere else. how old are you? if u dont mind me asking
she those little kids are pissing they pants LMAO!!!!!
They shoulda went to FT Benning back in 03 Sand Hill, Them Drill SGTs still beat people.
oops, I made an assumption there... did you graduate and then go to Iraq, or enlist then go to USMA?
I report in 9 days
@apocalypse1298 pretty harsh may i "say" sir mam
You call this a reception day to military academy ,this is so gay its like reception day to kindergarden ,i remember my first day as a cadet reservant officer in Greek army artilery school ,,the welcome by the seniors was like you entered a schizophrenic clinic,just like a kitten thrown into a cage of wolves ,you just got your mind burned and could easily forgot even your name by the first day ,true madhouse !
Didn't you guys almost bankrupt the EU?
Then go back and stop worrying about this country's efforts, you moron!
Guys I wanted to go to the NewYork Military Academy highschool which is connected with west point it costs 35,000 plus books and uniforms and activities per year so 50,000 a year for 4 years of highschool wtf how expensive can u make in fckin 160,000 after 4years
@rashidul227 well i am 19 turning 20 this july but i need 5 years residence for a green card so 20 + 5 years residence makes me 25 :( i applied at VMI, virginia tech, tamu, citadel and north georgia
@timefornightnight whatever...
@KevinTheKraut by no way is west point a joke, I knew this really smart kid that got into west point and he had to drop out....the culture shock, the dicipline etc
Uhhhm, how about you read his post, then my post again, and see if you understand this time?
learn whats said before you critique
dude go to norwich university
sounds someone's jealous!
boy scouts?
Plebe year is the worst no doubt. The Firsties treat you like shit and pretty much anybody and everybody can tell you what to do. You rarely get to leave. God it sucks. I'd have to say Iraq was better than my first year there. Even though I got shot in the leg!
You're a liar.
@khalsasikh America's "top college" is a highly subjective topic. While Harvard and Yale are almost always up there due to their reputation, every college ranking sources has a completely different ranking method, yielding completely different results.
wtf
rotc is better.
I dunno but Philippine Military Academy looks way more "rigorous" than this,
haha West Point. what a joke. the first day is apparently their hardest?!?. That was nothing compared to VMI or the Citadel
And you attended all three... or just clicked on a video on youtube? You're a total moron.