A digital journal on the Pre-Med Path, Army ROTC, Discipline, Deepening Faith, and Life as a young man
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What do you think about Cadet Summer Training? Has this video changed any of your preconceptions or offered insight into the training’s complexity? I’d love to hear your responses Ad Meliora-Toward Better Things!
40+ hours of filming and editing (and one laptop crash + factory reset) finally complete before the Ebbinghaus Curve gets the best of me after CST 😅 I’d love to hear what your most important takeaway was. Respond to this comment if you want me to get the Part 2 edit done ASAP 🫡 Ad Meliora!!!
J/K, this is good shit young warfighter. Just remember to take care of your soldiers. Your rank doesn't exist imbue you with privilege; it exists so that you have the authority to ensure their welfare, second only to mission accomplishment.
@@rsmac11 Although one may argue it falls under Selfless Service, Humility should be one of the LDRSHIP values because of the consistent theme of Enlisted warning me against becoming arrogant or “deaf” Officers who ignore or otherwise undermine the tried and tested experiential wisdom and common sense of NCOs. I take this concern to heart and hope I can help break the counterproductive leadership chain. May my rank never attack me with an unhealthy power exhibition. Thanks for commenting and Ad Meliora!
Im currently doing Air Force JROTC in high school and plan on doing ROTC in college, would i have to continue with Air Force ROTC or could i do another branch of the militarys ROTC program?
@@Shark59809 Despite Air Force JROTC, you are free to choose the military ROTC branch of your choice (Navy, Army, or Air Force). The only limiting factor is that not all universities provide every type of ROTC program. Carroll College, where I attend, only offers Army. Hope that helps and Ad Meliora!
@@Shark59809 Not enlist (as in go to basic training and become a Soldier). ROTC is for forging Officers, so you would commission as a 2nd Lieutenant after graduating from college. ROTC is a way to pay for school in exchange for service time and/or serve as an Officer and not go the Enlisted route
Just came back from an FTX. Did not find a single point, night or day😭😭 plotting isn't the problem for me, i think its moreso walking out the meters and actually going into the woods and all that, especially since now it's by myself.
I'm sorry to hear that. Moving forward, be confident in your pace count (easier said than done in my experience) and utilize clover-leafing to locate your point. Depending on terrain, you should practice your 100m pace to see how your steps vary. Do you hold your compass close to your chest when walking, up to your dominant eye, or other technique?
Keep fighting the good fight, trooper! I can't say it will get easier or that quitting is the right answer, but you will get better at handling hard. Ad Meliora1
@@DonnakaySimone I have nothing but respect for nurses-you keep our healthcare system from having a cardiac arrest 👏 Glad you found this video Ad Meliora!
@@learningwithlanden I taught Land Nav / Orienteering for both Scouts and My ROTC unit. Never failed to trick at least one person each year who was "just refreshing there knowledge"
@@JOWNZ88Technically all songs listened to on your smart device are computer generated because the audio is recorded digitally 😉 However, if you mean the vocals are generated using ai, you are correct - I wrote the lyrics, composed and mixed the instrumentals in BandLab, and used Udio.ai for the vocals 👍 #memesong
@@conservacastwithben Hope you found this video at least a bit helpful. As an MS1, you will be getting a crash course in land nav, stx lanes, and whatever else your program plans, so be willing to learn, push yourself mentally and physically for you MS3s, and try to enjoy it, even when it’s tough. Hooah! Ad Meliora! 🫡 Hope you let me know how it goes! Exciting to see you in ROTC now and no longer a high schooler
@@conservacastwithben Yes, fire guard sucks but is vital to survival of the squad/platoon. Fatigue will be your number #1 enemy. Ft. Sill is flat and windy I’ve heard. Hope it’s a good training experience. Start wearing your boots NOW if you’ve never worn Army boots before (prevent blisters)
FTXs are the closest you will get to CST-like training, so most programs require you to attend, especially if on scholarship. Here’s my video (part 1) of my full FTX breakdown: The TRUTH about Army ROTC FTX | From an MSIII ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WrxGqm9frwI.html
You know she’s a biochemistry professor because her dog’s name is Fischer (if you know, you know 😂) Spam the comments with “I wish Dr. C was my professor” 😃
@@conservacastwithben Read AR 670-1 to show up in the right place, right time, right uniform. Doing that sets a foundation that everything else in your ROTC and later military career will build on top of. “Legs feed the wolf” -Coach Brooks Ad Meliora!
make a fair attempt to maintain a good attitude, and make it a habit. those annoyingly early college mornings (often, to my knowledge, earlier even than in the 'Big Army' due to class times) get very old very quickly. throughout your time in ROTC you'll have some shitty cadre, some shitty cadets, and certainly some shitty PT, which have the very real potential of dragging you down and making every morning that much more miserable. so focus on the positive things and you'll start to see them more. while complaining definitely can be constructive (as in calling out unreasonable/illogical decisions) it can very easily become habitual in which case it will drag down other people with you. so intentionally try to focus positively when those dark mornings try to darken your mood.
@@halfstaffmusic That’s better advice than I had. There are mornings you will dread getting out of bed, but that positivity, some good accountability buddies, and “remembering the why” mentality goes far when motivation is tapped out and you’re running on fumes. Thank you @halfstaffmusic
If my math is correct, you should be watching this around June 8, 2030! See you then, Landen ;) As a reminder, you just did the following: --Spent 66 days in Army training at Ft. Knox and Ft. Jackson over your 2024 summer --Became S5 (PAO) for your ROTC Grizzly Battalion and entered the Instagram-Universe for the first time --Spent only 4 hours at home after returning from ROTC Hello Weekend to say "hi" to your family, pack your bags and move into your dorm --Created a song called Glucose and had your biochem professor react to it --Learned how to turn camelina seeds into biodiesel in Physical Chemistry --Improved your swing dancing skills --Created a land navigation course at Sweeney Creek to train the younger MS Cadets --Enjoyed an intense but delightfully memorable senior year with great friends, roommates, mentors, professors, cadre, and coaches.
@@learningwithlanden Actually they were. One of the jobs that my father did as an army officer was artillery. I was visiting a town in way eastern Colorado where they had 5 - 105 howitzers and I was allowed to fire one of them as part of a gun salute. I was stoked. Thanks for asking! BTW, I was career Navy.
That is insane! I wish you the best and ample sleep, as I expect you will be burning the midnight oil for more than a couple nights. You'll have to let me know how it goes at the end of the semester.
Glad to read that! Since I have relatively wide feet, I use the Garmont T8 Bifida boots. They take a decent amount of miles to break in, but they are durable. (NOTE: I wear a size M12 tennis shoe but a size M10.5 Garmont boot, for reference) For someone with soft feet, I suggest the Nike SFB B2 boots because they feel close to tennis shoes but get torn up quickly in rough terrain. I hope that helps!
