 I already made a video on why I chose to do Air Force ROTC at Yale, but today I'm going to talk about what exactly the life of an ROTC cadet entails. Let's get into it. In most cases, ROTC is a four-year program. You can join in during your sophomore year, but most people experience a program for all four years. That means the detachment is split into four main groups. AS100s are freshmen, 200s, sophomores, 300s, juniors, 400s, seniors. I'm currently an AS100 as I am a first year at Yale. I don't really feel like I'm qualified yet to speak on what it's like being a higher-ranked cadet in the program, but I will share with you guys what my experience as an AS100 has been. All right, there are three main components to my ROTC life at Yale. Those are PT, which is physical training, leadership lab, and then class. At Yale, we have PT twice a week. Currently it is on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. It starts at 6 and goes till 7, but of course you got to be there at 5.45 because if you're not early, you're late. It is a little bit of a rough wake-up, but I think I've finally gotten used to it. Like most elements of ROTC, PT is cadet run. We have a PT commander that comes up with the workouts for each week. It also leads us through each part of PT, whether that be warm-up, stretching, the actual workout, or the cool-down. Most of the time we like to mix it up with PT, but no matter what the day, you can guarantee that you're going to be doing a lot of running, a lot of pushups, and a lot of core, like sit-up type stuff. Those are the three main components of our fitness test that we have to do each semester. An example workout might be a 25-minute Indian run up on the track, and then we'll come down and do like a 20-minute high-intensity interval training circuit that might involve some ab workout too. We also have our own special PT flights where cadets either choose to be in the cardio, the agility, or the bulking flight. So you can kind of set your own PT goals and develop how you want to. We don't split into these groups every time, but a couple of times a month you can guarantee on being split into your groups and where you're able to work on what you want to work on, which is kind of nice. Overall, I enjoy PT a lot. It is never easy waking up that early, but you always break a sweat and get a good workout in. So it's worth it in the end. All right, the next component of ROTC is leadership lab, which takes place immediately after PT on Thursdays. As soon as we're done with PT, we run up to the locker rooms, jump in the showers, and then change into our actual ROTC uniform, which for the AS100s is the blues. Either long sleeve or short sleeve, depending on how cold it is. As soon as we're dressed, we meet back down in the gym, form into our flights, and conduct the opening ceremony. For AS100s and 200s, leadership lab is basically the place where you learn all your drill and marching skills. You learn customs and courtesies of the Air Force and many other skills. But most importantly, leadership lab's purpose is to develop you as an Air Force leader. Does that be participating in activities as an AS100 or 200, or leading the AS100s and 200s in their activities as a 300 or 400? Like PT, leadership lab is also cadet run. It's led by the AS300s and 400s. An example, leadership lab might be 45 minutes of marching and drill training. Then we might have a 30 minute GLP, which is a group leadership project, which kind of tests our ability to lead and thank on a moment's notice. Then we might finish up with a quick lesson on a specific Air Force skill like impromptu briefings. At the end of leadership lab, we all gather up at the end. We have announcements for the week. Our commander talks to us for a little bit, and then we head to class. Basically leadership lab is just the place where you learn all the Air Force skills that you can't be taught in the classroom. Speaking of classroom, as soon as leadership lab is done, all the AS100s head over to another building where we have our classroom session. First at 930, it's only 50 minutes long, and it goes till the 1020. Also keep in mind at this point, we're still in our ROTC uniforms, and we're required to be until 4pm that day. Right now my Air Force class is entitled Introduction to the Air Force Part 2, I guess. It's the same curriculum, just split into two different semesters. We've learned a lot of interesting stuff so far, but for the most part, the class kind of takes a look at the Air Force from a very broad perspective. As we talk about the Air Force's history and strategy on war and combat, but we also get a chance to learn some of the more specific skills that we need to become an Air Force officer, like dress and appearance standards, and customs and courtesies. After class is finished on Thursday, I am done with my ROTC duties for the week, I guess. I still have to wear the uniform till 4pm, like I mentioned, but I don't have anything again until that next Tuesday, unless we have like a service project or MWR event over the weekend. I guess that's about it. Keep in mind that it was just a brief overview of what ROTC life is like at Yale as a first year. If you have any questions about ROTC, Yale, me, or just want to say hi, make sure to leave them down below in the comments section. If you enjoyed the video, give it a nice big thumbs up. It helps a lot more than you think. 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