<p>There’s always one.</p>
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<p>Read the comments at the bottom, too.</p>
<p>So, Triggs, is it ill-advised to have even a press-release stating a local student has been selected for admission, or is it just when bold statements are made by the new candidates within the article that they will find themselves targets?</p>
<p>lol…that is really funny in my opinion…god have mercy on him when he gets to WP, looks like the cadets are drooling over his arival</p>
<p>Ouch - you do not want to be “that guy”. A poster child for how not to do a press release. (hint: if you feel you are presidential material, keep it to yourself until you are a bit closer to your goal :).</p>
<p>On top of all that, they won’t even have to look for his name to go after him…there’s a picture, too.</p>
<p>You guys are making a mountain out of a molehill. Besides, the cadre will never get past “Milty the Third”.</p>
<p>What a great story! Ya gotta love his earnestness.</p>
<p>There was similar story in our local paper this spring about a teenage boy with an appointment to Naval Academy.</p>
<p>He also hopes to use his appointment as a start for his presidential aspirations.</p>
<p>Hopefully both will keep the inspiration they feel right now.</p>
<p>USNA69, you are so right! I am sooo glad DS has a nice, boring name.</p>
<p>It was my son’s impression that the cadre will look for something during Beast that merits giving a new cadet a little special attention. If they don’t find it, they often will make something up. I think his conclusion was that it is more a question of “when” than “if” you will get special attention. With that said, the special attention is not that bad and somehow most new cadets survive.</p>
<p>Yes, the cadre do have strict rules on what they can and cannot do to get new cadets squared away.</p>
<p>Oh my! Now I understand why DS wouldn’t put any mention of his appointment on his facebook and myspace.</p>
<p>Does the cadre seriously go searching for new cadets on myspace and facebook before beast starts?</p>
<p>yes cadets do search around for CCs who make stupid comments in the open. I know that Zinn’s story has already circulated throughout the Coprs and there are a lot of people looking forward to meeting him.</p>
<p>Yep–I know a certain soon to be cadet in the red sash who has been fully briefed on his upcoming arrival…
oh boy…</p>
<p>Just make sure you don’t wear a shirt on Inprocessing that says, “Train this!” or wear camo. This is one day where it’s good to blend in. ;)</p>
<p>After evaluating the t-shirts in his drawer, son decided which one works best with his plan to “fly under the radar.” He’s selected a plain, white undershirt.</p>
<p>That’s a safe selection, but he needs to keep in mind that shirt will most likely be the only civilian shirt he has on post for awhile. If/when he is allowed off post, he may want something more than a plain white shirt to wear.</p>
<p>My daughter used a pass over Labor Day weekend and ended up borrowing a shirt because the one she chose to wear for R-Day wasn’t one she felt comfortable in to go out and about socially.</p>
<p>We look everywhere, even here.</p>
<p>wpmom2011: I thought uniforms were required anytime they were off post? Is that incorrect? Just trying to keep him from being razzed/noticed! Guess I could mail a decent shirt up there, but we’re also going for A day. Also, we’re hoping the coach will let him stash a few things with him at the picnic on the 29th!</p>
<p>I know there is a you tube video of the cadre at AFA last yr getting in someones face because of his facebook (photo shopped a jet in it) and bragged about how he was going to take the AFA by storm.</p>
<p>I remember also a few months ago a kid who got in and was rejoicing, many of the cadets teased him that it won’t be hard to find twin asian brothers…people went onto say get a tee shirt made that says it was my other brother!</p>