<p>“Back in the day”, when I was a AFA Cadet, we would only get a limited number of off-base priviledges a semester (Fourthclassmen only got one per semester).</p>
<p>An unintended consequence of this was that the Cadets had a tendency to get very wild and crazy for the short period of time they had off. This resulted in binge drinking coupled with little sleep which was always a dangerous combination. Cadets did try to look out for each other, but there were always plenty of opportunities for bad things to happen.</p>
<p>It is difficult to realize the potential for very negative consequences at such a young age when everyone is full of confidence and feels invincible.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, there were always a few who had to find out the hard way that alcohol in large quantities can lead to poor decisions that can have very bad outcomes.</p>