<p>I've been debating on whether to bring this up or not, but I figure it's better to ask it sooner than later. A teacher at my school confronted me the other day about "knowledge" and whether I had started memorizing it. This guy was scaring me with his absolute insistence that I learn this information. He even ran off a few pages he'd gotten from the internet. I had gotten the impression that learning "knowledge" before hand was a bad idea, so I kind of side-stepped him and told him I would talk to my admissions officer about it (expecting a no). Much to my surprise, though, Capt. Viles gave me the go-ahead.
Now, normally this would be enough assurance, but the fact of the matter is that I will not be face my teacher or Capt. Viles during Beast; I will be facing cadets. Is memorizing this stuff an acceptable way to prepare, or will it single me out as corner-cutter to the cadre?
PS- If it is okay, I would be happy to share my copies with other future cadets headed to WP this summer.</p>
<p>Well, from what I've heard memorizing knowledge is fine, except like you said it can single you out. Plus, knowledge is part of the experience. It's a test of your ability to memorize large amounts of data in a short amount of time and effectively manage that data. It seems like they are also trying to see if you can filter out non-essential details and find the important ones. Again, it's not a bad idea because it gives you a leg-up... just don't make it too obvious that you have it memorized ahead of time. Don't single yourself out during beast. Remember, if you are able to say in one try something that takes everyone else multiple times to do, you will probably be singled out.</p>
<p>But that's just the impression I have gotten. Any current cadets have input?</p>
<p>I talked to a current junior about this just a few weeks ago. He said he will be a platoon leader during beast this year. He suggested that I try to memorize some of it, but not kill myself trying to memorize it, because literally there will just be HOURS where as a new cadet all I will do is stand there with the book open reading/memorizing. Furthermore, he also agreed with the previous posts, saying that standing out like a "know-it-all" in the beginning will look bad.</p>
<p>Bugle Notes isn't what you learn. They give you this book. You don't use Bugle Notes until you actually get done with Beast and they want the Definition of Leather or something like that.</p>
<p>It doesn't hurt to maybe learn a little, but looking back, I honestly wouldn't worry about it. Knowledge isn't that bad, trust me. Everyone has to do it. It's not big deal. I wouldn't waste my free time on it.</p>
<p>just dont screw your classmates. some kid finished passing off his entire knowledge book during week 2.</p>
<p>I'm not quite sure what that means, "passing off his entire knowledge book."</p>
<p>my malo told me to memorize stuff like the mission and schofield or whatever. but dont ruin the experience. it is best to pass the knowledge off on the weekly basis, even if you know it. the other new cadets will hate you otherwise. i went for an overnight in early nov, and my cadet guide still referred to a cadet as 'the one who knew all the knowledge ahead of time' because of this, no one really liked that cadet</p>
<p>Learn some knowledge before hand! It'll help a whole lot. I was told not to memorize any of it before the summer, which ended up not helping at all. One of my friends passed off all 6 weeks of Beast knowledge in week 3, got a great military grade for the summer, and more importantly was already known for a positive reason coming into the school year. Plus, if you end up doing poor at the memorization for various reasons, that makes the summer even more difficult.</p>
<p>But on that note, don't knock yourself out with memorization. Definitely relax and have a good time before the summer starts. :)</p>