Service Academies

[TwistedLogic]

I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I have yet to find the search function here on CF...

Who on here has some plans to attend a service academy? And for those who have attended a service academy, would you do it again given the choice?

I'm planning on applying the the US Air Force Academy this Spring and if I don't get into there I'd consider the US Naval Academy and AFROTC.

 

[rocketboy]

im goin to afrotc...and im applying for the air force academy for the heck of it.

 

[daveleau]

I went to the Citadel and am now in the USAF. While the Citadel is less competitive than the Academies, it is just as capable and arguably harder on discipline because of lighter restrictions on training techniques and greater tradition. (The Academies are attempting to expunge their traditional practices because of the harshness.)

Would I do it again? In a minute! I loved the discipline. It changed my life.

 

[daveleau]

Oh, BTW, the search is here: http://www.christianforums.com/search.php

It is at the top left where it says Search/Bible (you can either search the site or the Bible.

 

[SH89]

I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I have yet to find the search function here on CF...

Who on here has some plans to attend a service academy? And for those who have attended a service academy, would you do it again given the choice?

I'm planning on applying the the US Air Force Academy this Spring and if I don't get into there I'd consider the US Naval Academy and AFROTC.

I am going to NROTC at(hopefully) UCLA.

 

[Asherz]

I considered going to USMA and USNA and was about two weeks away from USMA when I changed my mind. My younger sister also decided to go to USMA and went through plebe summer and spent a semester there. I am now glad that I decided not to go.

She never once experienced harassment for being female. The more senior cadets haze the plebes like crazy. From what she has told, I think it borders on abuse. I'm proud of her though, one day she told a "sergeant" (Either juniors or seniors, I can't remember) not to cuss at her anymore. He was shocked and didn't know what to say.

The line was drawn one night at dinner. Another one of these "sergeants" arbitrarily decided that her table would not eat that night. She had no authority whatsoever to withhold food from other cadets. The academy gave this "sergeant" a slap on the wrist for her actions.

At this point my sister decided that college should not be a place of abuse and harassment just because she is younger than the other students. She left and has never looked back.

It is my opinion that the academy needs to do major restructuring when it comes to their command. No one needs to be abused in the name of tradition. It is really sick and disgusting when you think about it.

I personally recommend that you go the ROTC route. You'll have a lot more freedom and a lot more fun. The real military is nothing like the academies, so don't feel like you're missing out on something.