<p>Basics to be…</p>
<p>PLEASE be careful during BCT. You do NOT want to get injured such that you have to leave. </p>
<p>Get off the bus…get off fast…but BE CAREFUL not to trip and fall…anywhere.</p>
<p>The other thing to avoid is “turn back” ball during Field Day. It’s not worth it.</p>
<p>Do your cadre just give you the opportunity to not participate in “medical turn back ball”?</p>
<p>yeah you get to choose. i played tug of war and did some relay runs. it was a lot of fun! look forward to field day.</p>
<p>“turn back ball”???</p>
<p>Medicine Ball. Very easy to get hurt and end up with a medical turnback. </p>
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<p>yeah, but that game was awesome. an extremely fun game to play.</p>
<p>I do not plan on playing “medical turn back ball”, unless I am absolutely sure that I think I can play without getting hurt.</p>
<p>we were in the championships and ended up havin pretty much the entire squadron out there 
very scary, lots of big football players!</p>
<p>I think its called Push ball - and 2011 lost multiple cadets. Despite a big focus on safety this one event is still “old school.”</p>
<p>Make sure you stand FAR back if you’re not playing, too. I ended up underneath the ball and I was just sitting there (I didn’t get hurt, thankfully).</p>
<p>Another caution:</p>
<p>You may want to insure that your bladder and bowels are empty upon boarding the bus. You don’t want to have an “accident”</p>
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Not really. Each squad has to have a certain number of people so usually the cadre just pick who is going to participate for each thing. Push ball was a lot of fun, so I would recommend just manning up and doing it.</p>
<p>We got to choose, then if people were undecided they placed them in events that needed people. Thats how my squad did it in beast.</p>
<p>yep we got to choose too… heck, by the end of the game, almost no one who signed up was still playing</p>
<p>it’s not about “manning up”. If you are small, there is a GOOD chance you will get a significant injury, possibly bad enough for a turnback. Don’t decide to do it because you think you’ll look weak if you don’t</p>
<p>but it is really fun!</p>
<p>Regarding Push Ball (once referred to as “murder ball”), I saw a girl pull some guy’s shorts down and run off. It was hilarious.
And one of my friend’s unbreakable BCGs broke during push ball. It was incredible.</p>
<p>But this next part is very important if you, like me, are not the average cadet (male, 5’8, 180lbs). I don’t care what anybody tells you; it is totally worth it to show up to I-day early. Learn from my lesson, none of the uniforms that came in my size (small) were available anymore. I had shirts that went to my knees and shorts that went to my ankles. It was embarrassing. Show up early! Claim your uniform!</p>
<p>Bluemer, I presume you were issued new uniforms once they were available? If so, how long did that take?</p>
<p>BLUEMER! You haven’t been on here in a LONG time my friend! :)</p>