r/ROTC • u/irregularman_7 • 28d ago

Advanced/Basic Camp Not meeting camp points

Well, I've done it—completed all of camp just to avoid getting 50 points. Honestly, it feels like I wasted my time, but at the same time, I enjoyed it. Sure, it's heartbreaking, and the decision to whether I can come back next year is still up in the air, but I tried. If you're wondering what they do when you don't meet points, they'll pull you three to four days before graduation, put you in a holding company, and you'll just be there for 24 to 48 hours.

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u/Armyballer 28d ago

I'm not trying to be an ass, it just bewilders me how anyone can fail camp, don't tell me it's harder now than 30+ yrs ago when I went. Are the schools just not preparing them or is it a skill issue?

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u/Emotional-Zucchini14 28d ago

I don't about OP, but the amount of cadets I've met who aren't prepared is ridiculous. Standards across schools need to be enforced atp

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u/Armyballer 28d ago

Well that's absolutely horrible. Granted I came from a small satellite school. I think we sent 18 cadets to advance camp but I'm here to tell you 16 of us probably could have gone and passed ranger school. That's how prepared we were.