In Their Words

Abare Dining Out

Yesterday was the Abare family picnic. The days leading up to the picnic my fellow rooks and I were very excited. Since the start of rookdom, I’ve heard several upperclassmen say things such as, “You’re going to love Abare” or “Don’t worry, Abare is coming up soon!” The upperclassmen were definitely not joking about how fun it would be! The march up to Abare felt long, but I think the driving factors for that feeling were that I was hot from wearing the PT long pants and that the recruit behind me kept stepping on the back of my “go-fasters.” Marching up the final stretch, parents and alumni were seen cheering for us. I wanted to look around and smile at them to show them the impact that their presence had on us, but instead I had to keep my military bearing and stare straight ahead. As we made our... Read more →

Cavalry FTX Week

While it is now the middle of rook week, I want to talk about my experience from last week, where myself and a few other incoming rooks were able to participate in Field Training Exercises (FTX). Last week, there was a group of us that participated in the Band, Cavalry or the Drill FTX. This gave us the opportunity to meet our training staff for our specific specialty unit divisions of the provisional battalion, and to get a taste of the training to come later on this year. Monday, we went over the anatomy of a horse, the parts to pieces of tack (such as the parts of a saddle and bridle), and also started to learn marching techniques/commands. I found learning marching commands very useful, especially looking back on last week now. Without learning what I had, and going over what I already partially knew, the past few days... Read more →

Road down memory lane

Hello Everyone, Long time no blogging, I apologize for being away for so long but college can be a constant roller coaster with no stops. From the last time I blogged so much has happened within the corps, a college student and an active volunteer member for the center for civic engagement. 1. We got recognized!!!!! The biggest accomplishment aka freedom we received within the corps. Rookdom was a long, challenging process and was definently worth all the yells and discipline. 2. I manage to had a great gpa and not be so stressed with classes. (Despite the 3am paper writing essays.) Procrastination is a norm and everyone does it however, I soon realized I can't always do it. It's very easy to get distracted and ignore homework or just sleep when homework isn't done. It's all about policing your own and making sure you have your stuff squared away... Read more →