USMA / West Point / Army summer training

A video slideshow i put together for a high school visit I made to interested students. covers the summer training of Cadet Basic Training (CBT) and Cadet Field Training (CFT).

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• plebe
• usma
• west point
• Beast
• summer training
• army
• buckner
• CBT
• CFT

[armylax2811]

Not true. You do not need money to get in, the interviewing and selection process is very nonbiased. Also, you do not need any experience with JROTC or boy scouts. Just be a well rounded individual who has good grades in challenging level courses, be somewhat athletic, and hold leadership positions in sports or other organizations.

[armylax2811]

You are commissioned into the army, but you choose what branch of the army you want to go into, based on your class rank. Pretty much first come, first serve.

[armylax2811]

You can, but let me explain. In order to go into another branch of service, there is an application and interview process you must complete. Also, there must be a 1 to 1 trade between the different academies. If a dude from the naval academy wanted to go into the army, a cadet from west point could potentially switch branches with him. Each year there may only be 3 cadets that get the oppertunity to do this sort of thing.

[armylax2811]

Some ROTC cadets come to WP and train with us during our second summer. He is one of them.

[AverageJoe729]

Gotta love those BCGs

[pvtBRLUSMC0311]

wowowowowowwowowowowowwow!!!!! I wish I had considered military academies before I signed my dumbass up for MC Boot... Kill me now...

[TBottum]

beat navy WOOWOO

[armylax2811]

@yoyo762 If this is a serious comment, it is quite ignorant. There is no room for racism at West Point or the Army. If this is how you seriously think, dont bother joining the military cause we dont want you. Shameful

West Point and the Army try to follow the general diversity of the American population, so there are percentages every year that are required to be of minority groups. Speaking from experience, those who do are are just as qualified to be there as everyone else, minority or not

[daflyingkiwifilms]

@armylax2811

hey dude!

I couldn't help but notice your username....

it is my DREAM to play lax for Army.... Right now I am a sophomore in high school.

Did you play for them at some point?

[BladeOfForsaken]

every soldier needs some sort of music player with epic musics in it trust me it'll make a big difference

[16keenachristia]

in 5 years, ill be there

[AlphaSniper11]

@Boing407 they are all the same on purpose. they give you all the same stuff to not seperate anyone from the group

[Boing407]

I noticed that everyone has the same looking glasses, was that a coincidence or do they make you do that?

[tforeignguy]

@daisyawesome97 Nah man.. money doesnt have a play in this. Everyone has an equal chance at being accepted. No military experience needed- 200 members of the military are accepted every year. haha go to the website and look over your stuff man, you may be doing a lot of stuff you really dont need