#All Service/Military Academies (2024-2025)

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finite tusk
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NAVYYY

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FR

distant spoke
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go navy destroy army

finite tusk
distant spoke
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(to the FBI agents reading this chat, we dont mean literally) 😭

warped solar
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LIGHT WORK

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βš“

digital plaza
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bruh

finite tusk
digital plaza
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Number 13 Bryson Daily is no longer my pfp

rough timber
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🀣

exotic hatch
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nah lmao

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blake horvath

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if you come here, youll see blake horvath lol

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every day

warped solar
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i see cam skattebo

exotic hatch
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no one is blake horvath

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heisman 2025

warped solar
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do you know who cam skattebo is

exotic hatch
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no

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i dont watch football lol

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i just know everyone here loves blake horvath

exotic hatch
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@forest sandal joining the army or west point?

digital plaza
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he's canadian

exotic hatch
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canadian royal army

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wbu @digital plaza

digital plaza
exotic hatch
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nice where at?

digital plaza
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mit

exotic hatch
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its at mit right

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with tufts and harvard

digital plaza
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ye

exotic hatch
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good shit

digital plaza
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i find out if im in mit tuesday

exotic hatch
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oh gotcha

digital plaza
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and i applied for navy rotc which i find out this week too

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ima switch to that if i get it

exotic hatch
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scholarship securued right?

digital plaza
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ye

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1st board in october

exotic hatch
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yup

digital plaza
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im a navy guy all the way though

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my nrotc app got fucked cause i forgot to put my initials

exotic hatch
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must be happy after yesterday

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why didnt you apply to usna?

digital plaza
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no im an army football fan though

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i had bryson daily as my pfp

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i changed it after yesterday

exotic hatch
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lmao

digital plaza
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i did SLE at west point

exotic hatch
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fair enough

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it is glorified imo

digital plaza
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yea

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and idk it just closes ur world too early imo

exotic hatch
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it looks great on the outside

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yep

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forces you to grow up too fast

digital plaza
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hows plebe yr treating u midn

exotic hatch
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honestly not that bad

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but still pretty shit

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life gradually gets better

digital plaza
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yea apparently after plebe yr theres like a significant qol increase

exotic hatch
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yup

digital plaza
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do u guys have to do minutes and shit

exotic hatch
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?

digital plaza
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the cdts were telling us about that and all the other shit plebes gotta do

exotic hatch
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chow calls

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formations

digital plaza
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like stand in the hallways and count off until

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yea

exotic hatch
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yeah chow calls

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10 minutes before every formation

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its pretty fun imo

digital plaza
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its like 10 5 2 right?

distant spoke
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it should lowk boost ur chance @digital plaza

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not many people go into ROTC

exotic hatch
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nah

distant spoke
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especcially for full commitment

digital plaza
warped solar
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for MIT it's about 50/50

exotic hatch
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15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5\

warped solar
digital plaza
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ohhhhhhhhhh shit

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fuck evasion good shit

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congrats

exotic hatch
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LMAO

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good decision evasion

distant spoke
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cause i chose money over service

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😭

digital plaza
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naw dude take the bread and run

exotic hatch
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hey man

digital plaza
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r u gonna do rotc?

distant spoke
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nah

digital plaza
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oh

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wow

distant spoke
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i mean idk yet

exotic hatch
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i initially chose service over money

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now im looking at being a nuke

digital plaza
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yesssssssssssss

exotic hatch
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money > service

digital plaza
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nukeeeeeeeee

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bro that DH tour bonus

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πŸ’Έ

exotic hatch
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and being bilingual in a needed language

digital plaza
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okayyyyyyyyy

exotic hatch
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money

digital plaza
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this guy is minmaxing those bonuses

exotic hatch
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semper deep

exotic hatch
digital plaza
exotic hatch
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those deals are sweet

digital plaza
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and hes gonna be maxing servicemember benefits

exotic hatch
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idk if rotc can apply for that

digital plaza
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low k u gotta BS thru that

exotic hatch
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we are active students (duty)

digital plaza
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oh wait

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yeah

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US

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LOL

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u guys are active

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we're IRR other than summer cruises i believe

exotic hatch
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"active"

digital plaza
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wt they can early commission us right? since we're IRR

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i know you guys definitely can

distant spoke
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@digital plazagood luck for MIT on tuesday

digital plaza
exotic hatch
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if they early commision rotc, you guys become limited duty officers

digital plaza
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im gonna need it

digital plaza
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nooooooooooooo 😭

exotic hatch
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they can commision as commisioned officers

exotic hatch
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it is very likely actually

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for us to early commision

digital plaza
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yeah

exotic hatch
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lots of talks these days

digital plaza
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someone's gotta back the dollar

exotic hatch
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someones gotta drive those tanks

digital plaza
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getting into war thunder so i can familiarize myself with all the weapons systems 🀣

exotic hatch
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nah

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play fortnite

digital plaza
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FN???????

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LOL

exotic hatch
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mhm

digital plaza
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if im gonna play a BR it's warzone

exotic hatch
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lol

digital plaza
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i used to sweat that during pandemic

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holyyyy fuck

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i played way too much

exotic hatch
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well i played league

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so the navy fits me

digital plaza
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πŸ’€

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rip

exotic hatch
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lol

digital plaza
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πŸ’”

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it's chill

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low key

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if i get MIT and NROTC this week

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like

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fuck bro my life finna change n shi ............

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my bro got darty so i just need his luck fr

exotic hatch
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what do youw anna do

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commision into

distant spoke
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if u get into MIT are u ready for the absolute mathematical hell @digital plaza

digital plaza
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major nuclear engineering

warped solar
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no way i just got eliminated by icyspicy.henryfn

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what the actual fuck

digital plaza
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LOL

exotic hatch
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see

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fn

digital plaza
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henry fn is a wild name

distant spoke
digital plaza
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😭

warped solar
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this motherfucker pulled like 5 edits on me in a row

forest sandal
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Skibidi thread

digital plaza
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on bro

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i played fort on a ps4 in kuwait

exotic hatch
digital plaza
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thats the last time i playe dit i think

distant spoke
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im bouta delete all my video games off my computer, start reading more n shit

warped solar
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deadass should i start streaming it rn

digital plaza
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bro is hopkins maxing 😭

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yea

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do it

distant spoke
forest sandal
distant spoke
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i have atlantic

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for a year

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got it free

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😁 so infinite articles

forest sandal
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I just get the CFINTCOM subscription

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They have all the paid sources

distant spoke
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ill check it out

forest sandal
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No it’s on the CAF Intranet lol

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Bro is NOT checking it out 😭

distant spoke
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tf is that

forest sandal
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Canadian armed forces intranet

digital plaza
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internal internet basically

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its local

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thats why its called intra

distant spoke
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oh shit thats cool

forest sandal
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Ye

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It’s called ACIMS for us

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Army collaborative info mgmt system

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I absolutely hate how every unit email address here is so long because it needs to be in Eng and French

digital plaza
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are u already a cadet

exotic hatch
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it helped a lot

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more for me in plebe summer with the caffiene and electronic withdrawal

exotic hatch
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dont do drugs

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dont do alc

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dont do stupid shit

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dont get speeding tickets

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dont get hurt

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dont make babbies

distant spoke
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i meant like to disconnect yourself from the internet 😭

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but yeah those are the basics

exotic hatch
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lmao

exotic hatch
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3 weeks isnt that long youll be fine

distant spoke
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i need advice on what to email my congressman/BGO 😭

exotic hatch
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wdym

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what are you emailing them

distant spoke
exotic hatch
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you dont gotta

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if you dont want to

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but if you want to, then you should know why

digital plaza
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keep it brief and concise

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do it fast so then someone else in ur district gets a chance

finite tusk
digital plaza
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rotcbros we got deferred

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πŸ™

gaunt furnace
digital plaza
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ROTCBROS ITS NOT OVER

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NAVY COMING THIS WEEK RAHHHHHHH

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NAME CHANGE SOON!

finite tusk
gaunt furnace
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should i apply navy rotc idk if they have a closer relationship with yale admissions than afrotc

opaque dove
gaunt furnace
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electrical engineering is tier 1 right?

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i think for afrotc i did electrical as first choice, bme as second choice

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and i got their technical major scholarship

opaque dove
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I think any engineering is tier 1

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the tier should appear when selecting a major

gaunt furnace
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alr thanks

digital plaza
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ROTC BROS

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WE JUST GOT NAVY

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LETS FUCKING GO

digital plaza
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EE is one of the few T1s

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like my major (nuclear) is T2 and my interviewer told me I should add EE just for the boost

opaque dove
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oh really

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I kinda forgot when I applied for it

finite tusk
warped solar
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because your app takes time to process

ivory ferry
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If i get really tired while running a mile, should i keep going?

warped solar
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yes

ivory ferry
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Idk if i should pursue ROTC, i dont know anything about physical fitness. I am motherless and fatherless and i dont know anything about adult life

warped solar
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you don't need to know anything

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just keep working

opaque dove
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ROTC is a respectable program. Physical fitness is something that can be improved upon with consistency and dedication. Like Feller said, keep at it. There are many sources online from broad articles to niche subreddits that can be good sources of advice.

ivory ferry
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Idk i cant push myself to run a mile

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Nor can i do pushups

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And my pfa is on February

twilit forge
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It's in February you have soooo much time

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You need to be consistent. It all comes down to how bad you want it

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My friend could barely run a mile straight without stopping, but after only a month he was able to go on distance runs and keep a decent pace

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For push ups, you just need to work

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Everyday do something

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Even if it's something light, stay active

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When I first started running I could barely hold a 10 minute mile, and now I'm low five. I could barely do 10 push ups without shaking, and now I'm at max

ivory ferry
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Or every once after a day

distant spoke
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mile run is like 10 minutes of ur time'

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do it everyday

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thats how i prepped for my cfa

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or if its nice outside do more than a mile

rough timber
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I just did interval training and then did slower long runs

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like 4x400m (0.25mile) at like a somewhat hard pace

twilit forge
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One mile a day is one mile a day. You need to go on longer runs

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If one mile is all you can do right now, do 1.5 miles with some core after. Then after a week, move up your mileage

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You should be able to at least comfortably complete a 5k without feeling absolutely exasperated

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I'm not sure about other schools, but at my school, which definitely on the lighter side for PT, we do a lot of cardio and core workouts

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Only once a week for us, but our runs are always at least 3.1 miles, so you should work to to do this comfortably at an 8-9 minute pace

ivory ferry
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Idk i dont trust myself

opaque dove
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if you dont trust yourself to commit to working out consistently or even trying then the military isnt a good fit for you, full stop

digital plaza
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any of u navy guys used NOFFS before? i might try it out to switch my workout routine

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im prolly going with the strength version

digital plaza
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❓

opaque dove
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prime example of how not to act when pursuing rotc or an academy

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be humble, flexible, and willing to change

distant spoke
digital plaza
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tf 😭

warped solar
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yeah im ngl dawg even if you do somehow pick up scholarship or academy appointment

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with your mental fortitude (or lack thereof) you're gonna get your ass chewed so bad at NSI/plebe summer that you'll quit

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they're just being honest here

ivory ferry
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Blocked

warped solar
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LOL

digital plaza
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LMFAO

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NAW

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😭

ivory ferry
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This is bullcrap

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I didnt do anything

vestal merlin
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we'd like to remind everyone that rule 6 applies

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!rule 6

gusty narwhalBOT
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#πŸ“œ-rules

​Rule 6: Proper Channel Usage

​Use channels for their intended purpose. Don't use the essays channel to talk about extracurriculars, don't use the extracurriculars channel as a general chat, and don't use the general chat to ask application questions, to name a few. If you're confused on where your app question belongs, use the !appquestion command to see all application related channels.

vestal merlin
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please keep channel discussions on-topic and relevant

ivory ferry
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Its on topic

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Im blocking the bot

digital plaza
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u should go ahead and try blocking the server

warped solar
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yeah block discord

digital plaza
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block yo phone

warped solar
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block the grocery store when they ask you to pay

ivory ferry
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I dont talk to cyberbullies, blocked

distant spoke
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nobody is cyberbullying 😭

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they are just motivating you to work out

finite tusk
finite tusk
digital plaza
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my homeboy from SLE got uchicago ED

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no west point but uchi is fire

forest sandal
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anybody here use mystery ranch

forest sandal
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does anybody play squad

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im tryna run a 3 man recce sect

digital plaza
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@distant spoke congrats

finite tusk
rough timber
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Rest in Peace πŸ™

distant spoke
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RIP πŸ™

ivory ferry
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Got a little progress

ivory ferry
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Merry Christmas everyone!!!

gleaming mural
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how does rotc typically work? can anyone take classes without obligation or is it sell out your soul or nothing

warped solar
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after that then you have obligation

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that is if you're receiving money

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any student at most schools can take the ROTC class as a civ

gleaming mural
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what if u aren't recieving money? cuz i assume you have to apply for money in advance right?

warped solar
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yeah you do

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if you aren't then you're chilling

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but you have to work your ass off to get the money

ivory ferry
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still strugglign a lot on pushups

opaque dove
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the brigade got briefed that prt standards are gonna loosen up and be on par with the rest of the fleet

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wondering if a similar change is happening to nrotc?

warped solar
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no clue

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USNA does things completely different from the fleet and ROTC

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if you look at the CoC i believe VADM davids doesnt actually report to CNO

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i hope PRT standards dont loosen because then my PRT advantage over the rest of my class thins out

distant spoke
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lol got this today

warped solar
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LOL

digital plaza
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w/o any rotc involvement

forest sandal
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Told old CQ who transferred to CANSOFCOM that I was going military college

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Guy sends me pic of a quote as advice

ivory ferry
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no progress

rough timber
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Keep on working out and there will be progress eventually

twilit forge
# ivory ferry no progress

My guy it's been less than a month you're not going to see the progress you want in just a few weeks you've got to keep working 😭

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Stay consistent everyday and you'll see progress

ivory ferry
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Ive been doing daily since November

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Nothing ever happens

fallen pilot
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Did anyone do one of the Summer Programs at either Annapolis, West Point, or USAFA?

warped solar
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But don't take my advice too seriously as I'm just a cyberbully

distant spoke
warped solar
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πŸ˜‚

ivory ferry
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Cant run

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Rwally cold outside

twilit forge
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I was running outside with my unit when there was snow on the ground and it was single digits

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Everytime someone tells you something to help you always make an excuse for why you can't do it. That's a terrible mindset
It's too cold outside? Put on a jacket, warmers, anything. Do a workout inside, do a quick mile or two if it's really that cold, then warm down

distant spoke
warped solar
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this shit's not supposed to be easy lol

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bud's gotta keep in mind he's training for the military not summer church camp

twilit forge
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Builds character

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If it were easy, everyone would do it

warped solar
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we HAD to do PT

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man the worst one i had to do

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it was like 40 degrees and i was doing a specwar workout

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swim straight into bear crawls on dewed up grass @0600

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i couldn't feel my fingers

twilit forge
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Starting to think you're just trolling and I'm wasting my time interacting

warped solar
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i believe so as well

finite tusk
ivory ferry
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im no troll

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anyways my advisor told me just to do jumpjackings instead

twilit forge
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I have PT first day back Tuesday with a run and core workout. Expected weather on the doc is 5 degrees lmao

digital plaza
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my friend got west point

digital plaza
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finished midterms now its time to lock in on everything

distant spoke
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oh wait nvm

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ik someone who got USMMA today his name is teddy

digital plaza
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no

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bro i should have applied to USMMA

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they make hella bread

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i just found out

distant spoke
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yeah lol

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bro was stressing out soo much the past few months im genuinely happy to see he got in

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he got like 3 nominations

digital plaza
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thats fire

distant spoke
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ranked

digital plaza
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my friend got LOA in august and just no word until today

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he got his nom from AOC like superrrrrrr late

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like last month

distant spoke
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did you apply to any academies?

digital plaza
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no

distant spoke
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ah alright

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ngl the application process is fun, the unfun part is messaging your congressman and telling him you cant go anymore 😭

finite tusk
ivory ferry
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Should I take SMP?

digital plaza
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I dont think anyone can answer that since you blocked everyone who talks in this channel

warped solar
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blocked all the people who have actually went thru this shit πŸ˜‚

distant spoke
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🀣

rough timber
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😭

ivory ferry
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Ok yea so if i took SMP i may have to start at Springn2026

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Cooked

finite tusk
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πŸ’€

forest sandal
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did yall get merch after swearing in

warped solar
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although i did get a cool tshirt when i signed my papers

twilit forge
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I got a warm feeling in my heart

ivory ferry
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How is the PMS interview done?

opaque dove
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I know this dude has me blocked but I dont understand a single question he's asked since

ivory ferry
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I think im cooked

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Still cant run a mile strIfht

warped solar
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they don't respect anything any of us have to say im not gonna waste my time answering

finite tusk
ivory ferry
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good news

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my pushups are getting better

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got from 10 to 30 within 1 min

fallen pilot
ivory ferry
ivory ferry
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Does the university major matter for Army ROTC, during the Army, and after retirement from the Army?

fallen pilot
ivory ferry
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Im constantly being dismotivated to run a mile because im constantly collapsing sobbing because my parents beat me with a hammer

rough timber
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Your parents what??

forest sandal
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Wait are service academies not free? Is ROTC not free??

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What’s with the scholarships and stuff

distant spoke
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rotc is free

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the scholarship covers ur college cost

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its completely optional, but if you get it, you HAVE to do ROTC all 4 years

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and then u have to serve too

warped solar
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ROTC if on scholarship is free

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some students enroll in ROTC without scholarship hoping to pick up scholarships

twilit forge
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ROTC scholarships are mostly free. They cover tuition. You're on the hook for room and board unless your specific college/university has special additional scholarships that also covers room and board

ivory ferry
slate panther
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3 in the same day πŸ’€

opaque dove
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uscga is a great school and constantly slept on

slate panther
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im a femboy

finite tusk
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so

slate panther
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during trumps reign? i think i'd be denied lmao

slate panther
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she uses an alexa

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and a guitar

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electric

ivory ferry
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Did PFA today

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Got major improvements

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10minutes on running πŸ’€

rough timber
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Not bad

finite tusk
ivory ferry
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what should be the most surprising question for an ROTC interview?

forest sandal
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arent interview questions not supposed to be shared..?

rough timber
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Didn't the deadline pass by now?

ivory ferry
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The deadline is March 24

gritty bough
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a

ivory ferry
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Anyone here in ECP?

ivory ferry
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in DOD Medical exam, do they take a blood test?

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what do the generally do

azure gale
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no blood test

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for my dodmerb exam they just did a genital exam, hearing, sight, fully body check, and thats pretty much it

slate panther
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genital exam is crazy πŸ’€

azure gale
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😭 i mean thats what they do chat

rough timber
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They just ask you to spread your cheeks

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πŸ’€

azure gale
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I MEAN I HAD TO

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WHAT ABOUT THE GUYS DO YALL NOT

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😭

azure gale
rough timber
warped solar
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and the nuts check

azure gale
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😭 fym nuts check holy fuck

forest sandal
rough timber
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Nut check??

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My doc just looked at my pp

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To make sure I was actually a guy

azure gale
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😭

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you didnt have to spread them cheeks?

rough timber
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I did right after

warped solar
forest sandal
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i didnt even take my hoodie off during my medical bruh

warped solar
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they grab your nuts and you gotta cough

forest sandal
azure gale
rough timber
fallen pilot
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i mean, regular doctors do that

distant spoke
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yeah normal doctors appointments work that way

opaque dove
slate panther
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i unfortunately didnt qualify

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because im 15 years old

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*14

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ill be 15 when i enter

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and also my representative set a deadline of november 1st for recs

azure gale
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damn

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what academy are you looking to attend

slate panther
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im not gonna be able to do any of them

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but i wanted to do naval

azure gale
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you're 14??

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You could start preparing now and apply your senior year

slate panther
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it is my senior year

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...

azure gale
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And you're 14?

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Oml

warped solar
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you can still apply in college i actually think they'll love your story

azure gale
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You can't be in debt though

slate panther
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do any of the service schools have a grad program?

warped solar
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no

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for grad there is the naval war college and the naval post grad institute

slate panther
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oh ok

distant spoke
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14 and in senior year 😭

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wth

ivory ferry
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guys

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i might by cooked

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got really high score on my pushups and curlups but slower on my running (prob wind) πŸ’€

azure gale
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CFA?

forest sandal
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How are you a senior

opaque dove
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anyway it’s totally fine if that’s the case because a good bit of the incoming class each year did some kind of study at a different post-hs institution (college, cc, NAPS, etc)

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if you went to community college for a year or two and stack up on classes similar to a plebe you’d be way ahead of the curve and can probably validate some courses

azure gale
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Is it too late to apply for rotc scholarships

warped solar
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to be considered for next year yeah i think so

azure gale
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fuck. i talked to my army recruiter today and he mentioned rotc

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i prob have to pay first year and then try to get a rotc scholarship remainder of years

warped solar
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ik navy is done

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but most of navy's scholarships are HS ones

ivory ferry
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For Army ROTC

forest sandal
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What’s the OCdt pay like for ROTC Civ U?

azure gale
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I'm enlisting in marines

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FUck this

fallen pilot
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justgo to usna

distant spoke
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"justgo to usna"

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step 1. complete all 50 steps

warped solar
rough timber
#

πŸ’€

fallen pilot
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All you need is to be the best at everything

warped solar
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no shit

azure gale
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mf im a senior

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applications closed

azure gale
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im still waiting to hear back from uscga

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if not

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fuck it im enlisting

fallen pilot
#

do yourself a favor and don't go marines

azure gale
#

why not

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i spoke w navy, army, and marines

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marines is what i want so

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wheres ur opinion stemming from

fallen pilot
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just because post service, I feel like marines have the least amount of opportunities

azure gale
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true

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but i plan on staying in

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i could do the PLC commissioning program

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but i honestly wanna scrounge my way up the enlisted route

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i wanna do aviation

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so i could potentially go commercial pilot

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but im not looking into the private sector rn

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i want service to be my main thing

fallen pilot
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I get wanting to stay in long-term, but the Marines don’t have nearly as many aviation slots as the Navy or Air Force.

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why not go where you have the best chance to fly?

azure gale
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i want rotary winged

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so the army was my choice over the navy

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and air force is just not my jam

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its the only branch im not interested in

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ironic considering i wanna do aviation

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but i wanna fly rotary winged aircraft

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so for the coast guard i wanted to fly jayhawks for SAR

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but for the army probably blackhawks

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and for the marines well its the marines

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i want to be a us marine

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thats the shit yk

fallen pilot
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im not gonna argue that, being a marine is it's own cool thing...
good luck

azure gale
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lol

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yeah

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tbh one of the few benefits

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marine bragging rights

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the few, the proud. am i right

fallen pilot
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mhm, i did summer sem at usna and it almost had me considering becoming a marine cause of how many midshipmen loved it

azure gale
#

real

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i did aim at the uscga

warped solar
#

yours is valid

ivory ferry
warped solar
azure gale
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its so hard to choose a branch

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and like the marines are like the perfect inbetween the navy and the army

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but like more badass

azure gale
warped solar
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like regular dudes

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same with ROTC

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i like both the PLC and ROTC marine options/officer candidates

azure gale
#

yeah for sure

warped solar
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the USNA guys that ive met tend to be more stuck up

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i actually prefer ROTC/PLC

opaque dove
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rotc/plc is the way to go

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however, I believe that the academy has more opportunities to prepare mids for the fleet compared to rotc such as summer cruises/protramid etc

opaque dove
warped solar
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it's what you guys do during the year

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ROTC still does cruises

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our version of protramid is cortramid which is literally the same thing with a different nameβ€”ive heard that they actually include mids from both ROTC and USNA on some cruises

opaque dove
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oh word

warped solar
#

yeah

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this summer i go to cortramid

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it's literally the exact same as this USNA description

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except we do it from 4/C to 3/C year and it's in both east coast and west coast

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mine's in san diego

opaque dove
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I stand corrected

warped solar
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we don't do this though

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instead of this we get an additional shadow cruise

opaque dove
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oh yea yp cruises

warped solar
#

or if you're marine options you go NSI β€”> CORTRAMID β€”> FMF β€”> OCS

opaque dove
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do marine options have to go to ocs or do they go straight to tbs

warped solar
#

navy ops go NSI β€”> CORTRAMID β€”> 2/C cruise (shadow in surface/sub) β€”> 1/C cruise (same basically but in community you want)

warped solar
#

USNA marine ops don't

azure gale
azure gale
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no. im choosing which im branch im going into because of their mission, what kind of branch they are, and my opportunities

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the military is my career path.

opaque dove
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uscga is a great school

azure gale
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AND IM LIKEAUGHHHH

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LET ME IN ALREADY

opaque dove
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maybe you’ll get a shot at CGAS if you arent selected directly

azure gale
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i dont think so

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because my AO said im kind of academically over qualified

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and like my pfe was a 245

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i just kinda screwed around at aim

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and they over appointed last year so they have to underappoint this year

ivory ferry
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I need help on my DODMETS

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apparantly I need a referral for one of my appointments even though my other appointments doesnt

distant spoke
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wdym referral?

ivory ferry
#

my main medical exam didn't ask me for a referral

rough timber
#

@twilit forge How is life at Cornell NROTC? I just got in but I’m considering it vs USNA

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I’m doing engineering at both

twilit forge
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Congratulations!

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I can definitely talk to you about life at Cornell in NROTC if you want to DM me

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Im also engineering

warped solar
#

oh also @twilit forge i broke 9 mins PRT

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8:52

twilit forge
#

W πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

warped solar
#

did you see the standards got changed

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we're back to 20-24 again

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that 8:15 run for 17-19 was so fucked

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our freshies kept failing because they couldn't run the 11 min now that it's 12 we up

twilit forge
#

Lmfao same like a third of our unit couldn't run the 11 or got dangerously close

rough timber
rough timber
twilit forge
#

Definitely do that. He may be a little slow to respond over the next week but he's a great contact. He'll most likely put you in contact with one of the LTs and/or a MIDN

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I also had an opportunity with USNA and Cornell so I know the choice you're making

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Good luck

worthy oxide
#

Furry at the naval academy is wild

twilit forge
#

If it was going to be any branch it'd be the Navy

finite tusk
#

😭

forest sandal
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ik a naval int guy at college. bro pulled up insta once and it was just all goth mommy content

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knew the navy was bad but not that bad

twilit forge
#

Lmfao that's crazy 😭

distant spoke
#

its always the navy

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smh

ivory ferry
#

Army is the way

azure gale
#

marine corp

rough timber
#

we all know air force is the way but navy is superior in every other way

twilit forge
#

Chair force

rough timber
#

Nah space force better cmon

twilit forge
#

Star Trek

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Lmfao the Space Force patches

warped solar
#

bro πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚

rough timber
#

πŸ’€

finite tusk
#

is this the exchange

twilit forge
#

At Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in D.C.

finite tusk
#

wait ur in dc??

twilit forge
#

Like 40ish miles away

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You from D.C.?

finite tusk
#

so yes

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do u mind if i dm

twilit forge
#

Go ahead

ivory ferry
#

anyone here in MJC or ECP?

stiff nova
#

is anyone planning on going to usafa?

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if so when is that math thing actually due

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im lowkey not trying to do that rn cuz ap tests but it says may 1

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but on pearson says its due like in june lmao

forest sandal
#

did you ask a recruiter

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and what does the official website say

rough timber
opaque dove
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I know everyone shits on them but I think they go so hard

forest sandal
forest sandal
#

Any west pointers here

stiff nova
#

no

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air forcer

finite tusk
#

based

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whats ur afsc

warped solar
#

this buddy i'm a lot closer to so lemme ask if i can share his contact info w you

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he's AFROTC 1 year --> USAFA

forest sandal
stiff nova
stiff nova
stiff nova
#

@rough timber did u decide where to go yet

rough timber
stiff nova
#

wanted to know

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thats all

rough timber
#

Oh

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I never changed it

stiff nova
#

o

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ur username

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i mean

rough timber
#

Nah trust this foreshadowing for my Cornell masters

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Trust

stiff nova
#

yuh

rough timber
#

πŸ€”πŸ€”

stiff nova
#

nah not cornell

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oxford

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we can be rhodes scholars

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together

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i think i got into usafa defffffinitely not for athletics

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prolly for academics

rough timber
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I’m smart but I ain’t that smart for Rhodes

stiff nova
#

but im lowkey a dumbass bro i fell off so hard

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nah

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lock in

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u just gotta like

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never back down

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never give up

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type shit

rough timber
#

Word

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You right

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When’s ur bct or whatever

stiff nova
#

june 25

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i am nervous

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as fik

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im hella slow

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my mile like a 7 45

rough timber
#

Oh

stiff nova
#

and we have to do 1.5 mile

rough timber
#

Mine is 25 too

stiff nova
#

i need to lock in

rough timber
#

I thought yall usually have it later than navy

finite tusk
#

what do u wanna do

finite tusk
rough timber
#

Got me to like 6:15 mile rn

stiff nova
stiff nova
#

after ap testing

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cuz im sick af rn

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pushups i can do like 50

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pullups like 8-10

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basketball throw idek like 65?

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shuttle run im cooked

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like 9 was my time

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9.somethin ghigh

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like .7

rough timber
#

I had 10.7 or something for my shuttle LOL

stiff nova
#

all g gng

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i think i didnt get in for physical standards basically is what im saying im not athletic bro

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i think i got in for academics

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but i peaked my academic honors in 10th grade

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i fell off so hard im stupid as shit

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maybe senioritis idk

stiff nova
#

is my goal

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for jd/mba?

#

then do something with space force cuz sounds dope and then after i leave i'll hopefully have enough experience and knowledge of government systems where i can go somewhere high ranking or something

#

in a firm or smt idk

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excited tho but also nervous af

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chose usafa over berk with r&c and all my friends going there - don't regret my decision at all tho cuz i think weekend passes are saviors tbh

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wow

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im yapping

#

sorry

finite tusk
finite tusk
warped solar
warped solar
#

also 400 repeats are a godsend for speed training

#

400 repeats for speed and 3-5 mile runs for endurance

rough timber
#

1.5 I did it just this tuesday, got it to 10:20

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I have like 6-8 weeks not gonna stop

warped solar
#

i think you need 11 or 12 to pass idk what the USNA uses

rough timber
#

nah usna is 10:30

warped solar
#

LOL

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yeah that's cooked

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NROTC is 12

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it was 11 but NSTC put us all on 20-24 fitness standards

rough timber
#

that's tuff

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😭

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y'all lucky

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but I stlll have a long time to go

warped solar
#

it doesn't affect me at all lol

rough timber
#

a lot of relief now that I can actually pass the prt tho

warped solar
#

what service you tryna select?

#

ig it's early but

rough timber
#

aviation

warped solar
#

ahhh

rough timber
#

but I've been thinking a lot aabout swo lately

#

def not subs though

warped solar
#

that's like 3/4 of my class 😭

rough timber
#

yeah

warped solar
#

idk the sub might grow on you

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ill report back after cortramid

#

im thinking SWO or EOD

rough timber
#

eod is nice

#

do you guys even get a cruise for spec ops?

warped solar
#

yeah 1/c cruise

#

1/c cruise is whatever we're trying to get

#

for EOD and SOAS you have to be accepted

rough timber
#

that's sick

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good luck

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πŸ™

warped solar
#

i got a long time

#

i gotta get better at swimming and rucking first though

rough timber
#

yeah I gotta hop in the pool sometime

#

haven't swam since COVID

warped solar
#

anyways shoot me a DM if you want any help on PRT stuff

rough timber
#

yup for sure thank you

warped solar
#

actually shoot me a dm i check insta more than i do here

rough timber
#

gotchu

#

dm me your instagram

stiff nova
stiff nova
stiff nova
#

what is rucking i dont even know

#

my swimming im not worried about i did swim for club for like 8 years and quit like freshman year but nowadays when i swim im def faster than requirements

#

is there a grade that affects my gpa if im cooked on my pft

#

also i got called today because i havent done the math placement on my app portal bc i had called before and some assitant to department said it was ok if i did anytimme before bct and i explained how i got like finals for every class last week and 7 ap tests (6 of them this week bro this shit is ass)
they called my dad and i think they kinda pissed rn

warped solar
stiff nova
#

but ist been 2 years since i took calc i do not remember anything but i know if i review concepts for a couple hours i wouldv eplace into calc 3 easy got a 5 on bc and ab last year
so i was thinking abt doing it like saturday or something but scared they gonna cook me and give my spot up

stiff nova
stiff nova
#

need to run more

warped solar
#

i need it cuz EOD is naval special operations

#

and requires a fuck ton of swimming

warped solar
#

gotta hit more push ups too

#

60 is not ideal

stiff nova
# warped solar 60 is not ideal

shie
if it was one minute id be chillin i can do like 50 in a minute
problem is its two minutes and i lose endurance so fast

warped solar
stiff nova
#

but idk if doing it on friday or saturday makes a difference

warped solar
#

the AF one is 1 min push ups

stiff nova
#

wait 60 in a minute isnt ideal???

#

holy

warped solar
#

60 is solid

stiff nova
#

ohhhh

#

oh aight

#

i think not 60 actually

#

prlly like

warped solar
#

52 is minimum for navy 2 minutes

stiff nova
#

48-51

warped solar
#

if you below 52 in nrotc you fail

stiff nova
#

shie

#

do u think u can send me a link that has all the scores i need to train for for the usafa

#

im not trying to fail bct

warped solar
#

i don't know if the USAFA has different standards than the AF

#

im only used to seeing AFROTC standards

#

the academies sometimes do their own shit

stiff nova
#

also i kept reading online and they said if u dont got massive biceps or something then ur gonna get cooked by girls at bct

warped solar
#

wdym

#

the cadre might give you shit for it but it's whatever

#

it's the military lol

#

their job is to give you shit

#

if other candidates give you shit then that's a problem

stiff nova
#

like i feel like getting with someone from usafa is better than if u were to find someone normally

#

cuz they got like

#

morals and principles and shi

warped solar
#

you'd be surprised

#

they're not that much different people from college students

#

cuz they are college students essentially

stiff nova
#

o

#

ya

#

that makes more sense tbh

#

but i dont want to be the smallest guy there

#

need to go gym more

warped solar
#

you can make a lot of progress in 4 months

stiff nova
#

and stuff probably

warped solar
#

also there's a lot of guys who will likely come in skinny

#

they place a lot of emphasis on the education & leadership part of your app

stiff nova
#

oh also do you know if i could continue piano again

#

ive been playing for like 10 years

warped solar
#

ive seen a lot with subpar physical scores get in

stiff nova
#

but took a 1 year break

#

cuz idk why

stiff nova
#

and i dont want to forget it

warped solar
#

you won't forget how to play

#

trust im the same way

stiff nova
#

ya i mean like if u quit for a year tho

warped solar
#

been playing since i was 7

stiff nova
#

to get as good as u were before takes like

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a month idk

warped solar
#

quit this year cuz no piano

stiff nova
#

o

#

asu doesnt have practice rooms?

warped solar
#

and im ok i can still play decent amount of stuff just takes a bit to relearn

stiff nova
warped solar
stiff nova
#

maybe for appliance u can bring ill see if they let me get a piano lmao

warped solar
#

im bringing a keyboard into my apt though

#

next year

stiff nova
#

how is asu student life
i feel like out of every college asu has the most fun

warped solar
#

it's pretty solid man

#

can't complain

stiff nova
#

are parties there fun

warped solar
#

lots of shit to do if you look for it

stiff nova
#

i saw a reel from like alpha phi lmfaooo

warped solar
#

yeah i've been to a couple ragers

stiff nova
#

shits crazy

warped solar
#

some ppl here say

#

if it hurts to pee it's alpha phi

stiff nova
stiff nova
warped solar
stiff nova
#

also what about hair

warped solar
#

CU boulder knows how to party

warped solar
stiff nova
#

im fucking CHOPPED with no hair bro

#

its so bad

#

no ik im getting it buzzed on arrival

warped solar
#

i got my shit buzzed too

stiff nova
#

but i finally grew it out and i actually like how i look

warped solar
#

i got my hair back a semester in