<p>It occured to me that a lot of the question asked on this site could be answered by the Cadet Sight Picture. Besides, a lot of you might find it interesting just to look through. The Sight Picture is basically a rule book. It outlines every detail of what we are and are not allowed to do, privleges for each class, room standards and so on. It would be better named the Cadet Bible, but of course we’d probably get sued again… anyway, I have it in PDF format, and if any of you want me to send it to you, post your email address here.</p>
<p>Is that the same as contrails?</p>
<p>Is that the same as contrails?</p>
<p>No, not at all. Contrails is a small book we carry around in our pockets full of Air Force and Academy history, quotes, airplanes, and all kinds of other stuff we have to memorize collectively known as "knowledge."</p>
<p>Hey if you don't want to put your email address on a public board (and I don't recommend it), send me a private message. I forgot you could even do that...</p>
<p>Is the "cadet bible" something we have to memorize as well?
PM sent</p>
<p>Also sent a PM. Thanks!</p>
<p>"Is the "cadet bible" something we have to memorize as well?"</p>
<p>Basically yes. You don't have to memorize it word-for-word like you do with much of Contrails, but you do have to know almost everything in it (or at least look it up frequently). Knowledge tests also usually cover several sections, and eventually the whole thing. On these test we have to know the details, for example: How long may blades be on knives stored in the dorms?. How many times must you check your email per day? How many form 341's must fourth class cadets carry? What is the proper form address for a fourth class cadet? I could go on and on. All classes get tested specifically on the Sight Picture every Go as well. These tests go into your squardon performance rating and help to determine your pass-package.</p>
<p>On a humorous side note, it is commonly known that the answer to any question beginning with "when may fouth class cadets...", or just "when may..." is always "never."</p>
<p>By the way, everyone calls it the Sight Picture, it might as well be the Cadet Bible, but I think I'm the only one who calls it that.</p>
<p>There was no Cadet Sight Picture when I was a four degree. It didn't come to fruition until part way through my three degree year. Imagine that! ;)</p>
<p>Wow, how did you know what to do? Or did you figure it out when you got tours?</p>
<p>The classes of 03, 04, and 05 made sure we knew what we were doing (although sometimes it was not until after we did stuff wrong, at which point we were "politely" corrected, haha).</p>
<p>And by "politely" I mean yelling and pushups, usually.</p>
<p>Actually, we could refer to the actual regs (as opposed to the "condensed" ones in the CSP... although few people knew where to actually find them, especially when looking for the answer to a specific question.</p>
<p>well, i sent you a pm. i really appreciate the help.</p>
<p>Just don't get too used to what the CSP says... it changes very frequently.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for e-mailing the sight picture.</p>
<p>I've attempted to email the CSP to everyone I've gotten a PM from so far. I think some of them may not have gone through due to complications involving its 9 meg size. If you haven't gotten it, send me another PM and I'll try again.</p>
<p>Agreeing with UNCynical, don't believe too much of what you read, the Sight picture changes often and changes have been made that are not in there, and I'm sure that it will change even more over the summer.</p>
<p>Thanks alot for emailing it to me! Deffinately an interesting (if not stero-instruction-like) read.</p>
<p>Thanks again!</p>
<p>Yeah, deffinately don't start studying for knowledge tests or anything, but it's at least as acurate as what we can tell you: no one knows what will change. Unless something changes drastically, more will be the same than different. If nothing else, it gives you an idea of the types of things that you will be responsible for.</p>
<p>Changes are indeed common, but most are minor, like folding your shirt in a 10 inch squard instead of 6.</p>
<p>If you want to memorize something, here's a quote I guarantee will still be in use next year. </p>
<p>It goes like this:</p>
<p>Sir, Major General John M. Schofield's graduation address to the graduating class of 1879 at West Point is as follows.</p>
<p>The discipline which makes the soldiers of a free country reliable in battle is not to be gained by harsh or tyrannical treatment. On the contrary, such treatment is far more likely to destroy than make an army. It is possible to impart instruction and give commands in such a manner and such a tone of voice as to inspire in the soldier no feeling but an intense desire to obey, while the opposite manner and tone of voice cannot fail to excite strong resentment and a desire to disobey. The one mode or other of dealing with subordinates springs from a corresponding spirit in the breast of the commander. He who feels the respect which is due to others, cannot fail to inspire in them respect for himself, while he who feels, and hence manifests disrespect towards others, especially his subordinates, cannot fail to inspire hatred against himself.</p>
<p>I really do know that whole thing, and many many more, but that is the longest. Most quotes are only two or three sentences.</p>