transferring out of west point.

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@pyoo323

You really can’t quite understand what west point is like until you’ve gone through it.

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@Ann

I agree you have to have lived it to fully understand it.

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<p>Ann, at the beginning of this thread you were right on the money.</p>

<p>But then:</p>

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@Ann

When a cadet quits really early in the program it suggests to me that either they went for the wrong reason or that they did not do their research ahead of time. I’m not sure what pyoo will do, but there were red flags before he accepted his appointment</p>

<p>I have no knowledge about what motivated pyoo to attend or what is motivating him to rethink his decision. My only comment was that there were early warning signs</p>

<p>almost all will consider quitting at some point, the vast majority will not

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@Christcorp

On one side, if you really decide to leave, it’s mainly because you didn’t do enough research on what you were getting into. </p>

<p>if you really don’t want to be a military officer and serve your country, then it is best that you do leave. You probably wouldn’t make a very good officer then anyway, </p>

<p>Too many people apply to West Point, Annapolis, Air Force Academy, etc… for all the wrong reasons. </p>

<p>Unfortunately, the majority don’t get to visit and they don’t research sites like this to find out what it’s really like.</p>

<p>Anyway, my comments aren’t meant to help you. You’ve got to make this decision yourself. Hopefully however there will be some potential candidates who actually will research WP, Anap, Air Force, etc… here and other places prior to applying. Maybe they’ll come across this thread and others and determine ahead of time if this is for them.</p>

<p>We’re talking about those who quit during initial training or during the 1st semester of classes. That is a student/cadet that didn’t research enough into what they were getting into. They were unprepared. </p>

<p>I also blame the parents. The parents should be more involved into knowing what their son or daughter is wanting to do with their future. I have met first hand many parents who’s primary concern was that the academy offered a FREE EDUCATION. </p>

<p>Anyway, I truly believe that anyone that CHOOSES to leave during training or during the 1st semester of school didn’t research and know what they were getting into.

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<p>A cadet comes on this site and asks for help making a decision. You have , with absolutely no logic, branded him in a negative way, stating that he did not know what he was getting into. There are many reasons to leave early in the game. Yes, not knowing what one is getting into is one of them. So is homesickness. It, for some, is a powerful motivator. Deep Dark Secret: Upperclass actually work so hard in squaring away some that they see it as harassment and quit. Ann, you state that he hasn’t done his research and posted an earlier thread. That thread, to me, showed that he WAS researching his options. Taking your thought process to it’s logical conclusion would mean that anyone who didn’t scream “Hooyah” instead of cry when the pediatrician initially slapped them on the bottom, doesn’t belong at WP.</p>

<p>Why not try to assist the young man?</p>

<p>When utilizing LOAs as WP is doing at this time, they must anticipate a certain increased amount of attrition and I am sure that they are planning accordingly.</p>

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@Christcorp

I don’y believe that there is 1 applicant who applies to any of the academies that don’t know that their complete college life at the academy isn’t paid for. They all know that.

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<p>Eventually, yes. But some are well into the process and have made a commitment prior to learning same.</p>