<p>But at the same time, the leadership is trying to instill in the class of 2011 a sense of companionship and teamwork in each other as classmates. That’s an essential lesson of the Academy that has to be learned: you are responsible for your classmates/wingmen and their actions as much as yours.</p>
<p>I was once stopped on the terazzo by an officer after a football game because I was talking on my cell phone (I know…bad me…I was so excited about the game I couldn’t wait to call my parents until I got back to my room). The officer then scolded the people around me for not making sure I was doing what I was supposed to do (since noone said anything) and made the 4 of us help him stop people walking across the grass.</p>
<p>Being responsible for your teammates is a problem across the wing. The practices and character that develop teamwork start freshman year, which is why wing leadership tries so hard to instill that in the freshmen early. It’s something everyone has to learn. </p>
<p>Because of this, being restricted as a class is a part of freshman life at the Academy. That’s just how it is.</p>
<p>My two cents…take 'em for what they’re worth. :P</p>