<p>I've been accepted to KP and had a couple of questions. Once you have been assigned to a company, are you in that same company all four years? If you don't like the one you're in can you move to a different company? Just wondering...</p>
<p>BMeyers, First let me say congrats on being accepted. I think I can answer one of your questions, the company you are assigned to can change. From what I understand there has been some changes this year but mainly for balance I think. The '09 class has lost about 10 plebes since Indoc so some of the companies were short. Not sure about the question for a change of company just because you want to be in another company. My son is with the same company and room mate he had during Indoc. From conversations with him he says the companies are different, the company he is assigned to fits him well, but it would probraly be safe to say that you will fit into any company you are assigned.Everything is so new you just adjust as you go. Leadership styles of the midshipmen officers would be my guess as to what would make one company different from another, and the leadership changes on a regular basis due to sea duty and graduation. You have done well finding this forum, there are people posting here that can answer any question you may have.....</p>
<p>Agree with NCDAD....the academy will change your company as needed, but this is rare and usually for the reasons mentioned by ncdad. It would be very unlikely that you would be allowed to change companies because you don't like the one you are in or have a friend in a different company. Now if for some reason you were having a problem with a particular person and nothing was working they would probably go ahead and switch you. </p>
<p>As NCDAD noted the personalities of the companies are quite varied; however, you will find that you will probably fit in with the company you are assigned because they brainwash you enough during plebe year ;)</p>