<p>This is a great thread, i must say. Thank you guys so much.</p>
<p>I think its pretty repetitive, but my roommate is in amazing shape, and likes it alot. Crew will definitely work you out, and though its not for me, i wouldn't call it repetitive b.s.</p>
<p>does anyone know about the sprint football team? is it hard to make. i also played soccer through high school but I wanted to try another sport. are there any good sports that might be easier to pick up because people haven't been exposed to them as much before college.</p>
<p>H&T, thanks for the info</p>
<p>How much swimming is there/How many different strokes are there? I'm taking lessons right now to learn how to swim...</p>
<p>sprint football - not too hard to make but that doesnt mean you will play (at all)... though i dont know how many teams there are (its more of an ivy league thing) we have the best. i dont think they won by less than 20 this year. the cut off weight used to be 166 but it was gonna change to 176 and right now it has changed to 170 (i think it is staying there). if you weight more than that you have to cut weight each week before the game, and for some that requires a lot of work/stress. good group of guys, though.</p>
<p>swimming - they touch on a lot of different strokes over the summer. crawl, side, breast, back that i can think of. 2nd semester plebe year you have swimming PE and if you can swim a 200m in less than 3:30 (any stroke) you dont have to take the course (which is nice). otherwise, after the summer there is not much swimming and there honestly is not a whole lot over the summer... i think it was something like 5-7 times over the summer for an hour each (dont worry you arent swimming the whole hour) and a lot of the time they teach you survival floating and stuff like that.</p>
<p>I wanted to know what the limit is on the "unaided visual acuity worse than 20/20"? I know someone said in here that the eye limit was -4 but my eyes are -6 i believe. Is that good or bad? i need a waiver for this, so im trying to figure it out. Please help me.</p>
<p>Hey, I was wondering, is it even worth going if you're not sure you want to do it. I got an appointment, but lately i have been questioning my desire to be in the navy. Should I just bag it and go to a civilian univerisity of try it out to see if I like it. It's so hard to tell what you want later in life when your 18.</p>
<p>AT,
I'm not a mid, and not going to Navy(medical reject), but have a lot of experience with the eye problems and rules. If you are competitive, a waiver will usually be granted for worse than 20/20. If you are beyond +/- 6.00 diopters don't count on it. 6 is the limit for all programs leading to a comission in the Navy or Marine Corps. They denied my waiver, saying my eyesight "presents an unacceptable risk that you could not be comissioned upon graduation from the Naval Academy".</p>
<p>Hey, I was wondering, is it even worth going if you're not sure you want to do it. I got an appointment, but lately i have been questioning my desire to be in the navy. Should I just bag it and go to a civilian univerisity of try it out to see if I like it. It's so hard to tell what you want later in life when your 18.</p>
<p>I was in a similar position as you. I wasn't too sure, but i knew this was the best school i got into, so i went with it, and im actually pretty excited to do something in the navy. My advice is to just go with it, if you hate it, you can leave.</p>
<p>I wanted to know what the limit is on the "unaided visual acuity worse than 20/20"? I know someone said in here that the eye limit was -4 but my eyes are -6 i believe. Is that good or bad? i need a waiver for this, so im trying to figure it out. Please help me.</p>
<p>My eyes are -6.00 -6.25, i got a medical waiver. Technically 6.00 is the highest, but if you are well qualified they will probably grant the waiver. I have heard they raise the standards of admission if you need an eyesight waiver, this could be rumor though.</p>
<p>How much swimming is there/How many different strokes are there? I'm taking lessons right now to learn how to swim...</p>
<p>I was a truly awful swimmer, and struggled during the summer. It wasn't that big of a deal though, and swimming was not emphasized at all. During the academic year, swim class was super easy and once a week. You are tested on back stroke, breath stroke, and a timed(under 530 or something) 200m swim. As someone said, 330 to validate, i swam a 407...oh well, the class wasn't bad. Swim lessons are a good idea.</p>
<p>does anyone know about the sprint football team? is it hard to make. i also played soccer through high school but I wanted to try another sport. are there any good sports that might be easier to pick up because people haven't been exposed to them as much before college.</p>
<p>A couple guys in my company are sprint footballers. Their practices are intense. One of the plebes that is on the team is the least athletic person i know, so I can't say that it is difficult to make the team. Sprint is cool. Navy has an awesome club soccer team. I dont know about other sports that might be easier to pick up, thats beyond my realm...</p>
<p>high and tight, what other school were you looking at?</p>
<p>sorry about the bad info on the eyes. I guess they do give waivers, if your close. Mine are -6.50 and -7.75, and I was told by the medical people it had nothing to do with how competitive I was, which sucks. If my grades were what kept me out I would be o.k., but being rejected for eyesight sucks. good luck in getting the waiver.</p>
<p>I was looking at tulane, vanderbilt, notre dame, nyu, UT austin, furman, and wp,usafa.</p>
<p>highandtight:</p>
<p>Based on one of your replies, I assume you wear glasses. Do you have to wear the glasses they issue you on I-Day or can you choose to wear glasses you bring with you?</p>
<p>i didnt need glasses this past summer but i know that all who wore contacts/glasses had to wear the issued BCG's (birth control glasses). the only way around that was to "lose" them and miraculously have a spare pair that you brought or got in the mail... some people did this toward the end of the summer. side note: i say "lose" because they're really REALLY difficult to break apparently.</p>
<p>yeah you are supposed to wear the issued glasses. I had a friend who went here, and he let me in on a sweet secret. don;t send in your final prescription for your glasses with the measurements. bring it with you on i-day. When you get to the glasses station during i-day, they will ask "did you send in your form?" Just hand them the form, saying heres a copy, "i dont know?"
it worked for me.</p>
<p>HT and the other guys- When you'd received your appointments, did you leave your spot/s open at another college for a back up plan in case you got hurt during Plebe summer? I have heard and also read on this board that if you get hurt during this time, you could be sent home depending how bad the injury is. I'd read about one girl who broke her leg and was sent home. I just have to wonder what happens to those kids who get injured then sent home..... if they leave their acceptances open elsewhere for a back-up plan or if they just sit it out for the year. Would you be so kind as to address this issue if you have knowledge of it? THANKS!</p>