West Point or Air Force or Navy academies? Anyone with experiences to share?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter just graduated from USAFA last month. Her firstie year was a joke due to a fully woke Superintendent. He ended a lot of training for the fourth degrees last year, even got rid of the term doolie. Despite that, she had a good experience and is going on to graduate school this fall with about 1/3 of her class. She will be returning at some point to teach and hopes it returns to some semblance of military training by then. She had to share a bathroom the past two years with a man who pretended to be a woman who was constantly pooping in the bathroom when the biological women showered. She is glad to get out of that situation.

It’s a small world. I know that Sup personally and he’s an incredibly good person. Fantastic human and leader. I think your post is pure fiction.

BTW, if your daughter started four years ago, she’s had two Superintendents. You would know this if you really have a kid there.

The current Sup is not great, ask any cadet. The previous one was great!

PP called her first year Sup “woke”. That WAS the previous one - the one you agree was great.

The new one just took command last August.

I think PP is making up her entire story. I'm laughing a little at the idea of a “woke” special operations guy. PP seems to have confused human decency and professionalism for some negative “woke” MAGA propaganda.

[Anonymous]

All services value STEM, but USAF and USSF particularly value STEM.

[Anonymous]

The alumni network and career bump for being a former military officer are impossible to overstate.

My brother was USNA, became a pilot, served for 10 years active and then finished in the reserves. While a reservist he went to an Ivy League for MBA, became a consultant, and now making close to $650k/year at 45.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone sending a kid to the military with Trump and Pete Mr alcohol has zero respect for their child and or for their child's safety.

No this is not the time to do this.

My family is generational military I will be dammed if anyone of my children were to be put in a position to defend the crap leaders we have now. Pop ups to sell Trump merchandise are you insane to put a child in the military under this UnAmerian crap?

The kids enrolling in the fall will not be in the military until after this administration ends.

there is a non-negligible chance that there will be a third term. Sure it's illegal, but that means nothing these days thanks to the SC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter just graduated from USAFA last month. Her firstie year was a joke due to a fully woke Superintendent. He ended a lot of training for the fourth degrees last year, even got rid of the term doolie. Despite that, she had a good experience and is going on to graduate school this fall with about 1/3 of her class. She will be returning at some point to teach and hopes it returns to some semblance of military training by then. She had to share a bathroom the past two years with a man who pretended to be a woman who was constantly pooping in the bathroom when the biological women showered. She is glad to get out of that situation.

I am surprised that 1/3 of her class is going to graduate school directly after graduating, as I thought this was fairly rare for academy grads. I know USNA only has about 10-15 spots for those going to medical school/dental school. How does this work? How many additional years does this add on to the service requirement?

I don’t know about graduate degrees, but medical degree adds 8 yrs onto your service obligation. AND you aren’t considered serving your obligation until after you complete residency. However, residency years does go towards service years for retirement purposes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter just graduated from USAFA last month. Her firstie year was a joke due to a fully woke Superintendent. He ended a lot of training for the fourth degrees last year, even got rid of the term doolie. Despite that, she had a good experience and is going on to graduate school this fall with about 1/3 of her class. She will be returning at some point to teach and hopes it returns to some semblance of military training by then. She had to share a bathroom the past two years with a man who pretended to be a woman who was constantly pooping in the bathroom when the biological women showered. She is glad to get out of that situation.

I am surprised that 1/3 of her class is going to graduate school directly after graduating, as I thought this was fairly rare for academy grads. I know USNA only has about 10-15 spots for those going to medical school/dental school. How does this work? How many additional years does this add on to the service requirement?

I don’t know about graduate degrees, but medical degree adds 8 yrs onto your service obligation. AND you aren’t considered serving your obligation until after you complete residency. However, residency years does go towards service years for retirement purposes.

So essentially your career becomes "Army doctor" (or whatever service doctor), for the most part? 13 years active duty beyond residency, and I imagine there is also a reserves component?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter just graduated from USAFA last month. Her firstie year was a joke due to a fully woke Superintendent. He ended a lot of training for the fourth degrees last year, even got rid of the term doolie. Despite that, she had a good experience and is going on to graduate school this fall with about 1/3 of her class. She will be returning at some point to teach and hopes it returns to some semblance of military training by then. She had to share a bathroom the past two years with a man who pretended to be a woman who was constantly pooping in the bathroom when the biological women showered. She is glad to get out of that situation.

I am surprised that 1/3 of her class is going to graduate school directly after graduating, as I thought this was fairly rare for academy grads. I know USNA only has about 10-15 spots for those going to medical school/dental school. How does this work? How many additional years does this add on to the service requirement?

I don’t know about graduate degrees, but medical degree adds 8 yrs onto your service obligation. AND you aren’t considered serving your obligation until after you complete residency. However, residency years does go towards service years for retirement purposes.

So essentially your career becomes "Army doctor" (or whatever service doctor), for the most part? 13 years active duty beyond residency, and I imagine there is also a reserves component?

No, doesn't undergrad plus medical school only require 8 years of service?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter just graduated from USAFA last month. Her firstie year was a joke due to a fully woke Superintendent. He ended a lot of training for the fourth degrees last year, even got rid of the term doolie. Despite that, she had a good experience and is going on to graduate school this fall with about 1/3 of her class. She will be returning at some point to teach and hopes it returns to some semblance of military training by then. She had to share a bathroom the past two years with a man who pretended to be a woman who was constantly pooping in the bathroom when the biological women showered. She is glad to get out of that situation.

I am surprised that 1/3 of her class is going to graduate school directly after graduating, as I thought this was fairly rare for academy grads. I know USNA only has about 10-15 spots for those going to medical school/dental school. How does this work? How many additional years does this add on to the service requirement?

I don’t know about graduate degrees, but medical degree adds 8 yrs onto your service obligation. AND you aren’t considered serving your obligation until after you complete residency. However, residency years does go towards service years for retirement purposes.

Yeah it's alot. If you want to be a military doctor the best course is to go to undergraduates school without ROTC, graduate and apply to the HPSP program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter just graduated from USAFA last month. Her firstie year was a joke due to a fully woke Superintendent. He ended a lot of training for the fourth degrees last year, even got rid of the term doolie. Despite that, she had a good experience and is going on to graduate school this fall with about 1/3 of her class. She will be returning at some point to teach and hopes it returns to some semblance of military training by then. She had to share a bathroom the past two years with a man who pretended to be a woman who was constantly pooping in the bathroom when the biological women showered. She is glad to get out of that situation.

I am surprised that 1/3 of her class is going to graduate school directly after graduating, as I thought this was fairly rare for academy grads. I know USNA only has about 10-15 spots for those going to medical school/dental school. How does this work? How many additional years does this add on to the service requirement?

I don’t know about graduate degrees, but medical degree adds 8 yrs onto your service obligation. AND you aren’t considered serving your obligation until after you complete residency. However, residency years does go towards service years for retirement purposes.

So essentially your career becomes "Army doctor" (or whatever service doctor), for the most part? 13 years active duty beyond residency, and I imagine there is also a reserves component?

No, doesn't undergrad plus medical school only require 8 years of service?

The poster above said medical school "adds" 8 years. The basic obligation is 5 years active and 3 years reserves, I believe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter just graduated from USAFA last month. Her firstie year was a joke due to a fully woke Superintendent. He ended a lot of training for the fourth degrees last year, even got rid of the term doolie. Despite that, she had a good experience and is going on to graduate school this fall with about 1/3 of her class. She will be returning at some point to teach and hopes it returns to some semblance of military training by then. She had to share a bathroom the past two years with a man who pretended to be a woman who was constantly pooping in the bathroom when the biological women showered. She is glad to get out of that situation.

I am surprised that 1/3 of her class is going to graduate school directly after graduating, as I thought this was fairly rare for academy grads. I know USNA only has about 10-15 spots for those going to medical school/dental school. How does this work? How many additional years does this add on to the service requirement?

I don’t know about graduate degrees, but medical degree adds 8 yrs onto your service obligation. AND you aren’t considered serving your obligation until after you complete residency. However, residency years does go towards service years for retirement purposes.

So essentially your career becomes "Army doctor" (or whatever service doctor), for the most part? 13 years active duty beyond residency, and I imagine there is also a reserves component?

It’s possible there is some nuisance to it. It might be 4 active/4 reserve component. Usually you can do IRR for reserve component with is essentially nothing at all. I did that for my 4 yr ROTC scholarship; served 4 yrs active, 4 IRR. In IRR I had zero requirements and didn’t hear a peep from the Army. I was essentially separated

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter just graduated from USAFA last month. Her firstie year was a joke due to a fully woke Superintendent. He ended a lot of training for the fourth degrees last year, even got rid of the term doolie. Despite that, she had a good experience and is going on to graduate school this fall with about 1/3 of her class. She will be returning at some point to teach and hopes it returns to some semblance of military training by then. She had to share a bathroom the past two years with a man who pretended to be a woman who was constantly pooping in the bathroom when the biological women showered. She is glad to get out of that situation.

I am surprised that 1/3 of her class is going to graduate school directly after graduating, as I thought this was fairly rare for academy grads. I know USNA only has about 10-15 spots for those going to medical school/dental school. How does this work? How many additional years does this add on to the service requirement?

I don’t know about graduate degrees, but medical degree adds 8 yrs onto your service obligation. AND you aren’t considered serving your obligation until after you complete residency. However, residency years does go towards service years for retirement purposes.

So essentially your career becomes "Army doctor" (or whatever service doctor), for the most part? 13 years active duty beyond residency, and I imagine there is also a reserves component?

It’s possible there is some nuisance to it. It might be 4 active/4 reserve component. Usually you can do IRR for reserve component with is essentially nothing at all. I did that for my 4 yr ROTC scholarship; served 4 yrs active, 4 IRR. In IRR I had zero requirements and didn’t hear a peep from the Army. I was essentially separated

That's better than NROTC. 5 years active is the commitment.

[Anonymous]

Anyone have dc applying this year? How’s it going?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have dc applying this year? How’s it going?

I do. It’s quite the process. And of course this is on top of pursuing backup plan with normal college app stress.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have dc applying this year? How’s it going?

I do. It’s quite the process. And of course this is on top of pursuing backup plan with normal college app stress.

It’s hard!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have dc applying this year? How’s it going?

I do. It’s quite the process. And of course this is on top of pursuing backup plan with normal college app stress.

It’s hard!

Yes I’m convinced that the application and nomination process is designed to be a weed out. I can see many kids not wanting to go through all the steps involved.