<p>Since we were having so much fun in the other threads…</p>
<li>Instead of air conditioning, every room in the barracks will have a plasma tv on the walls. Since plebes won’t have leadership responsibilities yet, they’ll have so much downtime that they may get bored. The cadre will be too busy to assign additional duties so now all the new cadets can just watch tv while waiting for their cadre/mentors.</li>
<li>More cell towers will be added so that the issued cell phones will work anywhere on post.</li>
<li>The Mess Hall will have added features including pasta bar, ice cream sundae bar, Chipotle, and a stir-fry bar. Cadets will also be able to have Sunday Brunch at the Thayer every week - unless they just decide to sleep in.</li>
<li>Self-polishing shoes. Hooah!</li>
<li>Boodle will be allowed during the summer. Tell your parents to send the first box before R-Day so that you can share snacks with all of your new friends.</li>
<li>Pushups will not be allowed during the summer.</li>
<li>AP classes will provide automatic validation. You just have to take the course; you don’t even have to take the AP exam.</li>
<li>New MP3 players with built-in GPS will be issued on R-Day. It should help with orienteering.</li>
<li>Uniforms are optional.</li>
<li>Girls can wear make-up and you’ll have enough time every morning to style your hair which can be worn below your collar.</li>
<li>All incoming cadets will be extras in the new film, “West Point” that describes the toughest service academy environment ever. Did you know that 100,000+ applicants vie for 1200 spots? And you’ll get paid for being in the movie.</li>
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<li>Roommates will be selected prior to R Day so comforters and throw rugs can be coordinated.</li>
<li>After the Oath Ceremony, New Cadets will have time to spend with their families for dinner, picture taking or to finish moving the mini-fridges into the "dorms".</li>
<li>Laptops will be issued on R Day...no need to worry about not being able to IM your civilian friends all summer or keep your Facebook updated. WP isn't wireless for nothin'!</li>
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<p>New Cadets can make sure to add the entire cadre from both Beast details as Facebook friends. Keep "poking" the cadre. They'll know you care and be so happy to show their appreciation.</p>
<p>wow, this makes me sick, and only because half of thist stuff actually happened last summer. I'm gonna have to pull a pre-emptive old grad and say thank god I'm leaving when I am...</p>
<p>Momoftwins: Great Stuff. You're really on a roll.</p>
<p>Don't forget the New Cadet CBT Internet Correspondence Course Option for those new cadets that are too busy with other summer activities to attend CBT. New cadets selecting this option cannot IM other new cadets except in their barracks and are required to pass a virtual AFPT at the end of the summer training.</p>
<p>hahaah, MOLLE gear, hahahah, dont even think about it. And the body armor you will wear is the old Vietnam era (like the rest of your equipment) flak vests. It's not nearly as heavy as the IBAS, nor as effective, and is basically a waste.</p>
<p>As far as the easiest beast ever, you're going to have to get used to that, because every year, the class before says theirs was harder. It's just part of it. All I know is that during MY beast, we still had to do push ups before meals and it was like a million degrees every day...So yeahhhhhhhh, it was waaaaaaaaaay harder than anything you'll all experience...</p>
<p>I wont even go into my Buckner (in all actuality, OHW rotation 2 in 2003 was probably the hardest Buckner ever, not going to lie)</p>