Hey! I've thought about it and I've decided that I want to go to West Point. I'm pretty sure of my decision and if I am accepted I'll be going there upon graduation in 2007. I'd like to hear from anyone who's ever gone to West Point or is currently attending. I'd like to hear about your experience there. I'd like the point of view from someone who actually went through the Academy or is there right now. All comments are appreciated! :)
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Graduating from West Point or any of the US Military Academies is an honor that nothing in your life will ever equal. Do it. You will never regret it. Being a military officer is perhaps one of the most rewarding careers any can ever have. If you've got the brains, go for it. Your country needs people like you. My suggestion is that you apply not only at West Point, but apply at the Air Force Academy, the Navy Academy, and also two other little known secrets: the Coast Guard Academy and Merchant Navy Academy. All have the same benefits as West Point and you can change your commission after graduation if you wish to any of the other services. Our country will be very proud of you. Thank you and good luck! \n\nPlease rate answer.
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I graduated from there. It is a BIG school with an amazing selection of excellent degree programs. I suggest you live in the dorms to start off -- you have to find a community there or you'll go a little nuts.
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I personally was not accepted to a military academy, and I was 28th in my class. I do however have a friend who went to the Air Force Academy. I don't know his GPA or Class rank, but I can tell you he was extremely smart and good at math. He said the Air Force Academy was extremely hard. He said it was kind of like a basic training environment but for 4 years. They had to memorize an article from a newspaper and memorize a summary of it before breakfast everyday. They pc'ed all the time, and did marching drills also. He said it was a good experience, but I would rather go to a regular college and do an ROTC program myself.
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1)  Philadelphia, Pa\n2)  Doc\n3)  Roger Staubach\n4)  Joe Bellino\n5)  Joe Bellino\n6)  1890\n7)  US Military Academy at West Point\n8)  Doc Blanchard, Pete Dawkins, and Glenn Davis\n9)  Roger Staubach and Joe Bellino\n10)  Navy Blue and Gold
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K-9!(ex "Former Military)! What's this?!!! I don't believe it... the statements you made sound so-o-o-o much like me. Wow!! It's so refreshing!!! I'm proud of you. People and times change but then again some people don't. I still run across some that wish they had gone to VietNam (right) and others that sure try hard to be a Wanna-be Nam vet. I know damn well what they were doing in the 60's and 70's. I was a professional soldier who bitched but only after the mission was accomplished. I enlisted, was not a draftee and did as ordered. I was a hard-ass to my men but I never let them down and nobody messed with them. I fought for them and them for me. We shared everything in our lives together at that time and I mean everything. To some I'm closer to than my own family and always will be. To the women who ignored and ridiculed us... their loss. To the one who has stood beside me for 30+ years... she deserves a medal as do all veteran wives. In 1969 I was on my second tour. I didn't appreciate the protests because I knew that most didn't comprehend what that war was about as a lot now don't. I leave my thoughts of this war in my own mind and fully support the troops who really have no choice in the matter as I didn't. They have enough to do and worry about without having to consider what the people back home are thinking as I did then. I just thank God that America still has young people who are willing to fight for others freedom as I did. We don't have the most perfect form of government as we all would like to see but out of the 45 foreign countries I've been to it's still the best and that flag, the piece of cloth, so many disgrace is still the most beautiful one that I have ever seen for I realize what it took to fly it and to keep it flying. Most women...don't!
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I know I put alot of engineers from that school in the military and they are very slective who they take.. I would tell you from my experience U Lowell is a good school..just my opinion..alot of industry in Mass and Southern NH..I don't think you would go wrong..Good Luck  PS rents are expensive..LOL
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i didn't go there, nor do i have any close friends who have, but from what i hear it's the best public school in the area by far, better than many of the private schools.  i think there's a good deal of pressure on the students to do well, but then they make it easier to do well.  it's tough to get into, but well worth it.
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Charlie really thinks re-instituting the draft will deter our decisions to go to war, in that children of the senate and house could be drafted.\n\nThat's somewhat of a reach.\n\nI don't want to chance filling our army with people who don't want to join.  Not a good idea right now.  Campus riots would be everywhere.\n\nCan't answer your other questions right now, you did your research and are way ahead of me.
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hey boss i was at campbell for a while its a great place take advantage of everything u can don't be stuck in the barracks all the time. and as far as the army it takes a coupple of years to get us too but i love it. its not for everybody but the getting craped on doesn't lats forever if u need some advice give me a email \njust be where Ur suppose to be on time and in the right uniform and fucking enjoy life \nafter u get to about e-4 life gets easier (best rank in the army) \n\nPS. good luck at air assault school
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I want to be in the military. And that stuff that one person said about not being educated is so not true. I have the 3rd highest GPA in my school and my parents are more than happy to pay for college, its the fact that our country needs our help right now that i want to join. and that person who said that is just on of the countless Americans who take our freedom and our way of life for granted. I AM WITH YOU ALL THE WAY!! I think its great that you want to join
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I was on Camp Foster down the road from there Jan 2004-5.  Us Marines were jelous of the Air Force base.  They had better on base houseing.  (real houses, not the apartment towers) You didn't have to clear the table at the chow hall, you had a better PX or BX what ever the AF calls it.  Plus you had Chilis.  The only non-fast food American chain around.  Lucky.  It was nice.
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Call2fly is right. I understand where you are coming from and that you want to accomplish something big in your life time,but know there are other ways. I thought that I wanted to join the Marines at one time, but chickened out after visiting "Paris Island." The Marine Corps, in my opinion is for "males" and is much harder on the "females" than any other branch. After weeks and even months of thinking it through I decided to enlist in the "Air Force." However, due to the fact that I didn't care for the drill sargents always up in my face and telling me what to do and when to do and the "homesickness" I decided that it wasn't for me, so I asked to leave. This is something you really need to think about cause if you do decide to enter the military and you end up choosing "Marines" then make no mistake about this but you will be put on the front lines in Iraq. I know a lot about the military because for one I have been in there myself and two I have had a lot of family members join and be deployed to Iraq after basics. Please do me a favor and take his advice and go to college and make a career for yourself that way. Tell the recruiter to piss off and get lost cause they can be anoying, I know!!!
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I just got out of the Navy I was a corpsman for 8 years.  I have friends that are still in and working at Naval Hospital Corps School in Great Lakes Il. While you are in boot camp you will be allowed two or three phone calls and NO access to the internet until graduation week.  As for Corps School.  You will be going to class for most of the day until usually around 4-4:30 unless you PT (physical training) After that depending on you Class Advisors you will have phone and usually off base privleges I am not sure if they are using internet hookups, but the USO has computers and maybe even hook ups for your laptop.  There are a lot of things you can do on base though.  There is a bowling alley, 3 gyms, 3 pools, paintball arena, NEX shopping center, Mcdonalds and a pizza shop.  There is also a train station across the street that will take you into Chicago I think a weekend pass is only $5.00  Corps School is aprox 14 weeks long.  Boot camp is aprox 8 weeks long.  It is like anything else in the world you get out of it what you put into it.  One more thing when you are in boot camp they will ask you what bank you want to use either your hometown bank or your choice of Armed Forces Bank or Navy Federal Credit Union.  I would recommend Navy Federal because they offer better customer relations and more services and lower APR on loans.  Your hometown bank may not have atms in the area and charge you a fee for using it.\nIf you have any more questions please get ahold of me I would be more than willing to talk to you and answer anything you might need to know.
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It all has to do with your life style. We are an ARMY family.  Fort Sam was fun when it was just the two of us, Lots of music and shopping.  Fort Huachuca was great ,it is a small community with a great High School and close to shopping in Nogales, Mexico; not too many deployments and a good post hospital.  Fort Gordon, GA is 2 hours from Atlanta, lots of restaurants in town, very humid, elementary school on post is really good. Sadly Middle school is very scary and better consider private school instead. Fort Bliss too big, need lots of gas, town very crowded and shopping is expensive, the heat is incredible. Fort Polk is very lonely with an extra tiny town around, nothing to do. Fort Campbell, stay away from it and Fort Stuart those post are very high on deployments to Iraq. I've never been to Fort Carson but I heard is beautiful.  Hope I helped a bit. Remember no matter where you go, the most important thing is that you are together.
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Well since you are not at WEST POINT (USMA) you are not going to get a RA commission (REGULAR ARMY) you will get a RESERVE COMMISSION (99% of new officers get these so no big deal ) and since the DEMS won and will likely take back the white house and the coming withdrawl from Iraq, you would do well to take somethig you like and something to fall back on-I am a civ employee on McChord AFB and some RIF's(reduction in force- military version of LAYOFF!)have happened to at least 2 LT's here. If you are going INF and planning on going AIRBORNE that degree might be ok for a "HOOAH" lifer ,but if you think the army will be a SKATE job ,wait til you are competing with decorated VETS for the few active slots left after a 7 year $100 billion dollar war and a dem government-good luck!
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I used to be. I graduated many years ago. Truthfully, if it hadn't been for the Honors College, my education would have been lacking. We had special lectures and challenging courses in economics, the arts and sciences and many other fields that simply weren't available to the rest of the campus (which I think, in retrospect, was a crime because everybody could have learned from them). I'm not sorry I did it, and would recommend it to anybody. You may end up not liking it and eventually make the choice to leave the program, but at least give it a try.
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I was in Ft Hood for 4 years.  We just moved to Ft Jackson last Nov.  My husband is a Drill Sgt here.  If you have any questions about Hood, feel free to message me!