WEST POINT: 10 MUST have items for BEAST! | Long Gray Lessons 

Team Studz For sure!

Can you take creatine and pre workout stuff at West Point?

@@Crusade6539 you can but likely not in Beast-- also, creatine can be detrimental when you're doing a lot of ruck marching in hot weather as it can increase the risk of cramping / dehydration.

Daniel Shimkus Thanks bro! Glad you enjoyed the video.

Jackson Danner Appreciate it!

Someone had do it! :P

Lauren Johnson Check out the comment above!

Hey James! Glad you enjoyed the video. Check back for more videos!

James Kervitsky I’ll see you there

Me too but I’m 10

Well? How’d it go?

Hey there! I have a leatherman too and it should suffice. You don't need too many gadgets! Keep it simple!

Asher Croy Thank you!

Sammy - I'd love to hear his experience too but here's some info you may not know: there is a West Point Field Force whose charter is to help coach cadet candidates through the process. As I tell every cadet candidate, chunk it out. There are even high level project plans as well! Ed www.usma.edu/admissions/SitePages/Field_Force.aspx

Edward Pierce, thank you so much! This will definitely be helpful as I continue my application!

EXCELLENT! WITH THE RIGHT ATTITUDE, IT CAN BE FUN BECAUSE YOU'LL SEE YOURSELF BECOME A BETTER PERSON!! But also get ready to face self doubt and the occasional wall. And when you do hit these obstacles, remember a member of the Long Gray Line "Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom." George S. Patton As you apply, you will be assessed on three fronts: (i) academic, (ii) physical fitness and (iii) leadership. So you need to work on all three. 1. Academic is straight forward and as expected - good grades, good SAT/ACT. Advanced Placement classes also look good but only if you do well on them. 2. Physical fitness will include the Candidate Fitness Assessment (CFA). Go online and pull that overview down: www.usma.edu/admissions/Shared%20Documents/CFA_Instructions.pdf Enlist a coach or gym teacher to start testing you. I've seen very fit young men / women take this test and do "meh" because they did not practice it. Just because you are doing great on the track team doesn't mean you'll do well on pull ups, sit ups, push ups and the basketball throw (yes - that's what I said, a basketball throw!) 3. Leadership is not as quantifiable as the previous two. Items like the Gold Award / Eagle Scout are excellent. Girls State and Boys State are excellent but if you go, lead and aspire to be in the House or the Senate - don't just be a wall flower. Varsity letters are excellent but also lead in this capacity. Talk to your coach on ways to better the team, the training regiment, etc. and quantify results which may or may not require you to adapt the program. Here's the project plan i mentioned: www.usma.edu/admissions/Shared%20Documents/Admissions%20Timeline.pdf Also, if you have not opened a file, start there because if we don't know that you're interested, we can't help you out. Lastly, start working on the Candidate Fitness Assessment (CFA). As mentioned above, just because you're running a sub 20 minute 5K does not mean that you'll well on the rest. And what's great is that push ups and sit ups don't require any special equipment and can be done every night before you go to bed. GOOD LUCK BUT GET READY! IT'S A HECK OF A RIDE! GO ARMY!

Sammy Garza me too man here we go

Edward Pierce wow you are the best field force representative. I wish I had you cause I've been waiting 3 days for mine to respond :(

Scriffdog super practical! Red lenses are more tactical and don't as easily give your position away compared to white light.

I'm a soldier headed to WP, but anyway, red lens and general sound and light discipline are essential tasks and part of being a soldier. I know it seems weird but I've seen soldiers dropped and forced to go without a handlight because they don't have red lenses.

Brayden Schrock I played pick up basketball and soccer.

Hey Nickolai. You can stow away items that you won't need right away on R-Day. Bring the essentials and what you think you will need right away. Everything else will be storage.

@@LongGrayLessons How often can you access storage? Do you have to wait until Beast is over?

Glad you enjoyed the video! I don't think they throw away anything that is personal. Mostly just contraband.

They make you turn it in and you get it back at the end of Beast

Working on it!

A little late. However, you need to make mostly A's and some B's while taking rigorous courses (AP's, Honors, DE). Also, you need a high ACT score/SAT score. For West Point, the average ACT score is a 27-32. The West Point Admissions Team also looks for prospects that have EC's with leadership positions. Overall, West Point is a very hard school to get into. I'm currently a Junior in high school and I have been working since 8th grade to give myself the best chance possible.

@@cheesestar467soooo did you get in?

@@rome2tact Yea I did. Almost done my second year at west point

super asian man I had an interest in medicine.

Sahaj Kohli yes, I am!

Thomas Vlogs do people that wanna go to west point need to keep a back plan of other colleges?

I don't think too many people do unless they're planning on leaving.

Thank you. I'm from MN but my family is from Vietnam.