<p>OK Hornet, G4C, Ramius, Eagle and the rest. Did any of your fellow C4C’s fail to be recognized? Were they shunned by the Squadron (Required to continue C4C practices like running the strips until they began C3C year)?</p>
<p>Not any of mine, but I heard of a few...hornet?</p>
<p>none of mine as well, heard it happen to a few, but they were ultimately recognized and just hated by everyone. Carrie Arnold ring any bells (as it does for all my classmates!)</p>
<p>A 3 dig in my squad was her roommate during spring semester, so even I've heard stories...</p>
<p>A freshman that was in my squad last year didn't get recognized with everyone else because he was a big ****bag and no one thought he deserved it. But you have to really screw up for that to happen I think.</p>
<p>Wow, I forgot that CC censors language. Sorry guys :)</p>
<p>according to my sister who's a C2C now, a squadron can fail to recognize a C4C but you can't make them run the strips or do wing-wide C4C practices. You can make them do things in the squad, but not wing-wide things.</p>
<p>thats correct. the class will get recognized (unless you're like tic-tock can't stop the clock), but individuals can fail to recieve prop and wings and squadron recognition.</p>
<p>also, honor guard last year did not get recognized, and still ran the strips, after the class was recognized</p>
<p>A 3-dig in my squad that is in Honor Guard told me that they got recognized at the end of April last year.</p>
<p>However, he also said that Honor Guard recognition is similar to squadron recognition. They still get the Wing-Wide recognition, but it's nullified for the time whenever they are on their way to, at, or leaving Honor Guard training. Other than that, he said nothing else is different.</p>
<p>When do the 4 digs learn what squadron they're being shuffled to? I'm assuming it's sometime after recognition.</p>
<p>Also when do cadets find out what career track they have been selected for after the Academy - does this occur during the 2-dig year or as a firstie?</p>
<p>I think we found out our new squadrons around mid-Aprilish? </p>
<p>Career tracks for 2 digs were announced to them in April or May (as 2 digs) I believe. I think I remember being in civvies when they found out lol.</p>
<p>do 4digs still take knowledge tests after recognition?</p>
<p>2010 had to for 3 weeks. I was quite lucky that I didn't have to take any of them! Thank you CC! I had already gained permission to attend the 3 CC dinners on each of those weekends when the test was given, so I didn't even have to make them up. :)</p>
<p>Yep...we worked our way out of that one and had fun to boot. :P</p>
<p>No one in my squad failed, but one guy in CS-11 failed (and quit shortly after). You have to mess up pretty badly to fail recognition. A few others will "pass" the wing standards, but the upperclassmen will not recognize them.</p>
<p>So I got off the phone with potter, and she is still depressed about her return. Asked about grades and she found the dark cloud in the silver lining..she had a 3.08 GPA Star, Got lightning bolts for fitness, but because she had a 2.98 MPA she missed the wreath. She is upset about not getting the wreath..ugh. (frustrated father). Her next semester has chem, calc II, physics, english, and engineering so she thinks it will be much harder when combined with recognition. </p>
<p>This leads to my next question guys. Was the return from Xmas that hard, and how hard was the forty days combined with academics?</p>
<p>hahaha, tell potter I totally understand...I had a 2.94 MPA. </p>
<p>Wow, I've got all 5 of those classes...maybe I'll end up being in one of her classes this semester.</p>
<p>I'll tell her to keep an eye out J...but I think she is more concerned with the schedule, and worried she wont keep up.</p>
<p>It is a more intense semester regardless of the academics, won't try to sugar coat that. 40 days will depend on the squad (and I have low expectations for 8 IMO), but it will be tougher. All I can say is you have to encourage and try not to be the completely agreeing parent. Encourage her but try not to sympathize with the situation, that makes it worse. </p>
<p>Returning was bittersweet for me last year, tough to have to come back to the 4 dig life, but its nice to see friends again. This year its not bad at all, I'm happy to be back with my family here.</p>
<p>Returning definitely gets easier over time. This year, it didn't seem too bad at all...except realizing classes would start again.</p>