Originally Posted by
Chiefttp
All the yelling and intimidation ends soon, and is just a tactic used to cull the herd.
Yes, it identifies who has a sufficient BS tolerance to put up with the myriad of military things over the years.
My cousin got recruited by USAFA (he was a top notch quarterback in High School) and earned an appointment.
Played defensive end for two years.
He had a GPA around 3.7 or 3.8 (when 4.0 was best one could do) but after his second year he decided that (due to his eyesight not being up to scratch for a pilot) he didn't want to be a nuclear missile bunker dweller, and headed to OU at Norman. If his eyesight had stayed 20/20 he'd have stuck it out since being a pilot appealed to him. His comment on the harassment package was "Not hard to put up with."
(His dad was career Air Force, retired Chief Master Sergeant. His son's resignation was for him painful, but he got over it in time.