New Recruit Training Standards

Colleges & Universities United States Military Academy - West Point
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<p>NEW RECRUIT TRAINING STANDARDS
WASHINGTON - (AP) In an effort to ensure proper training and readiness among the military services, Congress has approved the following changes to basic principles of recruit training: </p>

<p>HAIRCUTS:
Marines-heads will be shaved.
Army-flat-tops for all recruits.
Navy-no haircut standard.
Air Force-complete makeovers as seen on the Jenny Jones show. </p>

<p>TRAINING HOURS:
Marines-rise at 0500, train until 2000.
Army-rise at 0600, train until 1900.
Navy-rise at 0900, train until 1100, lunch tilL 1300, train till 1600.
Air Force-rise at 1000, breakfast in bed, lunch at 1200, nap at 1400, training ceases at 1500. </p>

<p>MEALS:
Marines-Meals-Ready-to-Eat 3 times a day.
Army-one hot meal, 2 MRE’s.
Navy-3 hot meals.
Air Force-catered meals prepared by the Galloping Gourmet, Julia Childs, and Wolfgang Puck. All you can eat. </p>

<p>LEAVE and LIBERTY:
Marines-none.
Army-4 hours a week.
Navy-2 days a week.
Air Force-for every four hours of training, recruits will receive eight hours of leave and liberty. </p>

<p>PROTOCOL:
Marines-will address all officers as “Sir” and refer to the rank of all enlisted members when speaking to them (i.e. Sgt Smith).
Army-will address all officers as “Sir”, unless they are friends, and will call all enlisted personnel Sarge.
Navy-will address all officers as Skipper, and all enlisted personnel as Chief.
Air Force-all Air Force personnel shall be on a first name basis with all other personnel. </p>

<p>DECORATIONS/AWARDS:
Marines-medals and badges are awarded for acts of gallantry and bravery.
Army-medals and badges are awarded for every bullet fired, hand grenade thrown, fitness test passed, and bed made.
Navy-will have ship’s engineers make medals for them as needed.
Air Force-will be issued all medals as they will most likely be awarded them at some point early in their careers. </p>

<p>CAMOUFLAGE UNIFORMS:
Marines-work uniform, to be worn only during training and in field situations.
Army-will wear it anytime, anywhere.
Navy-will not wear cammies, they do not camouflage you on a ship. Captains will make every effort to TRY to explain this to our sailors.
Air Force-will defeat the purpose of camouflage by putting blue and grey service chevrons and name tapes on them. </p>

<p>CAREER FIELDS:
Marines-all Marines shall be considered riflemen first and foremost.
Army-doesn’t matter, all career fields promote to E-8 in first enlistment.
Navy-nobody knows. Navy still trying figure out what all the SMC, BNC, BSN, and all the other ratings things are.
Air Force-every recruit will be trained in a manner that will allow them to leave the service early to go on to higher paying civilian jobs.</p>

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<p>Too Funny!!!</p>

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<p>Just thought we needed some trash talkin’ on the WP thread:)</p>

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<p>you be dissin’ the swabies…:eek: Okay, I admit it’s hilarious!</p>

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<p>Looks like the Air Force is the best way to go!</p>

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<p>Great post momoftwins !!</p>

<p>Am I too late to sign up for Air Force?</p>

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<p>aspen, as long as you’re between 17 - 23 your chances are good. What sports do you play? Just make sure you have a good back-up plan :wink: </p>

<p>(Since it only took me 250+ posts before I figured out how to make the smilies, I expect that I won’t be able to make the cut - even for Air Force.)</p>

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<p>mom-of-twins: thanks for the chuckle…have saved it to send when it might be needed elsewhere! good luck with your cadet!</p>

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<p>momoftwins: </p>

<p>Somehow I missed your post until today. </p>

<p>Unfortunately, I can’t even remember when I was in the 17-23 age group.</p>

<p>Do bocci ball and shuffleboard qualify as sports?</p>

<p>Also, is senility a disqualifying medical condition on the DODMERB?</p>

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<p>HA! HA! My one & only laugh for the day & boy, it felt good! My Plebe son calls it the Chair-force. </p>

<p>Cover your eyes DocFrance!</p>

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<p>aspen,</p>

<p>If you have earned letters or have been named captain of your bocci ball and shuffleboard teams, it is a reflection of your leadership potential. Even though your sports are not corps, you may be able to start a club - again demonstrating leadership. </p>

<p>And if you investigate the archives of these boards thoroughly you will find that you just have to go through the DODMERB process. People here are not qualified to discuss your senility. You actually may waiver if you go through the process. There may even be slots set aside for senile, older cadets. (As long as the Army is looking at raising the age for recruits, WP probably realizes that they can increase their pool by including qualified parents. The additional advantage is that it will help to reduce homesickness for those poor teens away from home for the first time.)</p>

<p>Just remember that if you earn the appointment and are one of the older new cadets, you should be able to demonstrate the maturity to go through Beast without air conditioning :)</p>

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<p>Loved your post momoftwins.</p>

<p>Have some great news to share, I think I got my LOA in the mail today. It said:</p>

<p>Congratulations! The Admissions Committee has recommended you for an appointment to the newly formed United States Military Academy Senior Corps. Accordingly, I have reserved a cadetship for you contingent upon receipt of an AARP nomination, medical qualification(proof of a pulse is a non-waiverable requirement), continued excellent work in the garden, and file completion(please do not send orginal parchment copies since they will not be returned). …</p>

<p>The letter went on to invite me to visit the Academy for an overnight orientation that will include bingo and bridge with the current cadets and soft food in the Cadet Mess.</p>

<p>Is this an LOA ??</p>

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<p>Darn! I received no such letter! However I did received a “We regret to inform you, blah blah blah” that indicates that I am overqualified to be a Drill Instructor, Cadre, or any other loose cannon. Maybe I shoulda just tried to join the Senior Corps. I heard they get a two hour nap and ice cream before bed. But that gardening competition looks alittle rough…</p>

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<p>Sounds like an LOA to me, aspen!</p>

<p>So the really nice thing about you being in the class of 2010 is that your son can haze you for a year. And at least your wife is well-rehearsed for the group-cry on R-Day. Just make sure she pre-orders next year’s tote bag - the senior corps bag will be quite the collectors’ item.</p>

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<p>Jamzmom,</p>

<p>The purpose of the gardening competition is to beautify the area surrounding Lake Freddie. Parent/senior cadet protocols for WP include decorating the barracks rooms. Posters could brighten up the walls and maybe a few accessories that don’t need bullets would be so lovely. Maybe we could even find out the name of our roommates ahead of time so we could get matching linens.</p>

<p>Hey, aspen, maybe I will try to get that senior LOA. If I could only do a push-up… Do you think they’ll make me try?</p>

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<p>Momoftwins:</p>

<p>Don’t fret about the pushups. The Senior Corps has it own special physical fitness test. In place of the CFA (Candidate Fitness Assesment), USMA has substituted the OFA (Old Fart Assesment).</p>

<p>CFA versus OFA</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Pushups have been replaced by “get-ups”. Candidate must be able to simulate a fall and then proceed to get up to a standing position. Candidate must complete “get-up” in under 90 seconds to score 100 points.</p></li>
<li><p>Basketball Throw replaced by Basketball Catch. Ball will be thrown to candidate from a distance not to exceed 2 meters at a velocity not to exceed 3 miles per hour. Candidate must catch 3 of the 5 thrown balls to score 100 points.</p></li>
<li><p>Shuttle Run replaced by Shuttle Bus Ride. Candidate must be able to board; find a vacant seat;and sit on a shuttle bus. To score 100 points candidate must also be able to identify a previously given destination stop and disembark the shuttle without assistance.</p></li>
<li><p>Flexed Arm Hang replaced by support hose hang. Candidates must be able to hand 3 pair of support hose from a horizontal bar positioned 1 foot above candidate’s vertical height. Support hose must remain on bar until dry to score 100 points.</p></li>
<li><p>1 Mile Run is replace by 1 mile ride. Candidate must be able to mount and drive a Jazzy Seat Power Chair over a predetermined 1 mile course. To scored 100 points, candidate must complete course without veering from course or making physical contact with any pedestrians or light poles. Candidates leaving either right or left turn signal on during entire ride will be immediately disqualified. </p></li>
</ol>

<p>Think you’re ready ???</p>

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<p>Absolutely, especially since I’m about to get fired for laughing so loudly at work. Everybody is staring at me. :o</p>

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<p>Just for you, aspen…</p>

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<p>momoftwins:</p>

<p>What a choice. </p>

<p>Raging Grannies with Guns or Armed Cadets with Raging hormones. </p>

<p>Both leave me in a state of fear.</p>

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<p>I’m joining tomorrow!</p>