<p>Is there one out there? Is anybody brave enough to start one? I know that the academy can monitor it...lol</p>
<p>They (upperclass,,Administration,,,peers) are always watching. Son had a humorous encounter with what can happen if something you post makes you pop up on the radar. Some others had very BAD things happen due to what was online.
you have been advised, proceed at your own risk.</p>
<p>As far as facebook, etc goes..if there's a group like that and you'd like to get in touch with some of your future classmates ahead of time, there's no problem with that. Yeah, maybe somebody whose gonna be one of your plebe summer cadre will get on there and see if he can find out some of the people he's gonna get to yell at...might give him a smart comment or two to make during plebe summer, but no big deal.</p>
<p>Just don't flaunt pictures of yourself doing anything illegal.</p>
<p>over here at USAFA i've heard stories about kids who flaunt their talent and ability on such facebook groups...upperclassmen don't like cockiness at all, and as a result these kids get their world rocked when they come here. </p>
<p>i don't know what they are allowed to do at navy, but over here upperclassmen really do have the power to make your life hell. </p>
<p>so, just don't come across as cocky or overconfident and you should be fine IMO.</p>
<p>Haha, definitely lock everything up soon!</p>
<p>I had made a secret group for my fellow candidates from a recruiting trip. I made the title something like 'XYZ 123' and the date we did our visit...I wanted to keep in touch, but I didn't want it to be connected to USMA at all. </p>
<p>A month or two after I accepted, though, I went all out. I deleted my profile pictures, made my profiles completely private (Myspace, too), deleted my name, hometown, etc. I wouldn't recommend going <em>that</em> far, but I just wanted to be safe :)</p>
<p>One kid in my company (and in that group) during Beast wasn't so safe, though. In fact, he posted a note asking everyone to please write him and send him cute stuff to make him smile and think of home, etc. Unfortunately, his sister's boyfriend goes here and he ratted him out. So, one day in formation, I hear Phil getting railed on non-stop for asking people to send him cute things. While it was definitely amusing, I'm glad I stayed off the radar for that reason :)</p>
<p>Be smart.</p>
<p>This is absolutely moronic. Instead of creating a facebook group, focus on the task at hand. The Commandant's office has access to EVERYTHING on facebook, no matter how private or "locked down" you think you've made it. Furthermore, detailers look on facebook to find interesting/embarrassing pictures of people who have been so foolish as to not secure their profiles. Think before you act. Don't do anything about 2013 facebook until you're here and have a computer here (if your company lets you have facebook).</p>
<p>My point about the detailers seeing it is that they are going to mess with you no matter what. Something "cocky" they find on facebook will just be another "reason" for them to mess with you. Usually, they don't even have a reason because they're supposed to make your life suck.</p>