I was just wondering which academy you guys think is the best and why. Mine is the Air Force Academy because of the way the campus is layed out and the planes on each corner of the yard. And they have their own airfield for gliders.
Poll
Which Academy Is Best In Your Opinion?
| US Naval Academy | 17% | 17% - 8 | ||||
| Air Force Academy | 14% | 14% - 7 | ||||
| USCG Academy | 8% | 8% - 4 | ||||
| West Point | 42% | 42% - 20 | ||||
| US Military Academy | 4% | 4% - 2 | ||||
| Others I might have forgot | 12% | 12% - 6 | ||||
| Total: 47 | ||||||
Go Navy!
Have you seen Annapolis? It's a pretty good movie and shows what people go through to get to be where they are.
Police Academy
Last edited by CameronPoe (2007-02-26 16:20:21)
Parris Island. )
Damn, what is that? Marines?usmarine2007 wrote:
Parris Island. )
sir yes sir
I would pick either MCRD over the academies any day.
reminds me of jail...usmarine2007 wrote:
Parris Island. )
Except way more discipline.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
reminds me of jail...usmarine2007 wrote:
Parris Island. )
Stupid poll, really.
They are all very fine institutions, and every one of them would look excellent on a resume.
Oh...and 'West Point' is the United States Military Academy.
They are all very fine institutions, and every one of them would look excellent on a resume.
Oh...and 'West Point' is the United States Military Academy.
you would be surprised. More discipline by the drill sergeants maybe.thareaper254 wrote:
Except way more discipline.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
reminds me of jail...usmarine2007 wrote:
Parris Island. )
I didn't know that until I researched it =\=MCHD= arush5268d wrote:
Stupid poll, really.
They are all very fine institutions, and every one of them would look excellent on a resume.
Oh...and 'West Point' is the United States Military Academy.
I will say this about the Academies. They try and teach you to lead there. If you go enlisted first, you learn how to lead.
Last edited by usmarine2007 (2007-02-26 16:28:17)
Parris Island hands down I concur. I can proudly say, I graduated from the University of Parris Island. Honestly though, when I was younger, I wanted to go to the USAF Academy, only because my father was a fighter pilot. But all that co-ed junk that led to that sexual assault/harrassment issue a couple of years ago makes the academy/s look bad. I think the USMC is the only branch that separates the gender during basic training. Up til this day, I still don't know where 4th BN hides.
And to KEN JENNINGS, recruit training can be fun as long as you do what you're told to do and when you're told to do it. That's Phase I in the video that was posted. During Phase II and III they reduce the yelling and focus on the teamwork work, cept for my Platoon, no teamwork there, so during Phase III, we still had unbloused boots. SDI never thought we deserved bloused boots.
And to KEN JENNINGS, recruit training can be fun as long as you do what you're told to do and when you're told to do it. That's Phase I in the video that was posted. During Phase II and III they reduce the yelling and focus on the teamwork work, cept for my Platoon, no teamwork there, so during Phase III, we still had unbloused boots. SDI never thought we deserved bloused boots.
Across from Burger King sort of.nonexistentusmc wrote:
Up til this day, I still don't know where 4th BN hides.
Agreed.=MCHD= arush5268d wrote:
Stupid poll, really.
They are all very fine institutions, and every one of them would look excellent on a resume.
Oh...and 'West Point' is the United States Military Academy.
Apples and oranges.
Must be deep into the Island. I wonder if we passed through there during the moto run. I know we passed the DI school, I think.usmarine2007 wrote:
Across from Burger King sort of.nonexistentusmc wrote:
Up til this day, I still don't know where 4th BN hides.
You know where you take your personal picture at? If you go about 500 yards opposite the direction of the parade deck, it is right around there.nonexistentusmc wrote:
Must be deep into the Island. I wonder if we passed through there during the moto run. I know we passed the DI school, I think.usmarine2007 wrote:
Across from Burger King sort of.nonexistentusmc wrote:
Up til this day, I still don't know where 4th BN hides.
Oh I know, although my brother was at the MCRD in San Diego, he still told me about all the fun shit that he got to do. He also told me about all the asinine shit that he had to do, like pick pebbles and small gravel out of the grass in front of his barracks.nonexistentusmc wrote:
And to KEN JENNINGS, recruit training can be fun as long as you do what you're told to do and when you're told to do it. That's Phase I in the video that was posted. During Phase II and III they reduce the yelling and focus on the teamwork work, cept for my Platoon, no teamwork there, so during Phase III, we still had unbloused boots. SDI never thought we deserved bloused boots.
Yep, got a general idea of it now. I remember seeing a light colored spacious barracks. Double decker only I think it was, is that it? I can't believe we're talking about 4 BN. LOL.usmarine2007 wrote:
You know where you take your personal picture at? If you go about 500 yards opposite the direction of the parade deck, it is right around there.nonexistentusmc wrote:
Must be deep into the Island. I wonder if we passed through there during the moto run. I know we passed the DI school, I think.usmarine2007 wrote:
Across from Burger King sort of.
No matter where I am, I always try to find the snapper.nonexistentusmc wrote:
I can't believe we're talking about 4 BN. LOL.
Oh come on. You know all your answers are going to be biased.thareaper254 wrote:
I was just wondering which academy you guys think is the best and why. Mine is the Air Force Academy because of the way the campus is layed out and the planes on each corner of the yard. And they have their own airfield for gliders.
Man, my platoon had to scrub the 3rd BN parade deck, with a scrub brush. It's this little hand brush we use to wash and scrub the floor, along with the scuzz(SP?) towels. So that pebble thing isn't that bad, that's usually part of a field day(cleaning day) or general morning police call. And it doesn't even stop there, when I was in 29 Palms for MOS school, this NCO made all the new Marines rake the desert sand in the middle of the PFT field. I mean WTF?! It's in the middle of nowhere, whos gon see it?! It's stupid, but it's a discipline thing I guess.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
Oh I know, although my brother was at the MCRD in San Diego, he still told me about all the fun shit that he got to do. He also told me about all the asinine shit that he had to do, like pick pebbles and small gravel out of the grass in front of his barracks.nonexistentusmc wrote:
And to KEN JENNINGS, recruit training can be fun as long as you do what you're told to do and when you're told to do it. That's Phase I in the video that was posted. During Phase II and III they reduce the yelling and focus on the teamwork work, cept for my Platoon, no teamwork there, so during Phase III, we still had unbloused boots. SDI never thought we deserved bloused boots.
LOL reminds me for that whole week I was in EHP in the Support Training barracks. We can actually see the female recruits in the showers and getting dressed in their squadbay. I hope there's no WM's or DI's looking at this thread. LMAO. Parris Island def is the SH!T. MCRD SD has nothin on that. =xusmarine2007 wrote:
No matter where I am, I always try to find the snapper.nonexistentusmc wrote:
I can't believe we're talking about 4 BN. LOL.