Naval official rejects Mid's appeal

itlstallion422
Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:47:43 +0000

Don’t know if they are a new development. However, the thinking at the Academy is that you must pass the moral, mental, and physical aspects of the academy in order to graduate. That being said, there are all types of boards to cover each aspect of the Academy. There are Academic Boards, PE Boards, Honor Boards, and Performance Boards. I’m not sure I’ve heard of anyone get kicked out on Performance Boards before, but the other three often can lead to seperation. Just last Semester 3 Firsties were seperated for failure to pass the prt.
I don’t know of anyone who was seperated from the Academy who did not have some fault in it. Whether its Academic or PE, if you work hard enough, its not that tough to pass the minimum standards. For the run, all they ask is 1.5 miles at a 7 minute mile pace. Any 21 year old male should have no problem in achieving that standard.