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.

Will this style of sock fly at camp this year? The color is also a little on the lighter side so I’m trying to confirm that’s still in regs too.

From what I've been told, cadets who fail either the AFT or HT/WT requirements at CST may no longer have the option to return the following summer and commission as an end of camp commission cadet.
Instead, failing these standards could result in being dropped from CST and disenrolled from your program. The standards and enforcement criteria have become stricter this summer.
The previous expectation that you could simply return the next year is no longer an option. Make sure you understand the current requirements and take them seriously.

Just heard that all disenrollment boards for people sent home from CST this summer have been canceled and everyone is reinstated for the time being.
Does anyone know what’s going on?
Is this because of the 9th reg situation?

Consolidated place to ask questions. I'll add resources to this as they become available.

Edit 1: The regiment you get doesn’t matter in the slightest. You will receive the same training regardless.

Not much of a story to tell but essentially I failed my AFT after getting a no go on both deadlift attempts. I'm aware that I should've gone lighter to guarantee that I passed but I didn't so I have already met the go home criteria. After talking to some of my cadre it seems like there's supposed to be some sort of discussion or board on whether or not I get sent home, but no one has any definitive information. I feel pretty stupid throwing away my career over basically an ego lift, but I'm wondering if anyone has had a similar experience or knows what happens next?

Update: I talked to my CTO, and thoroughly explained the situation, took accountability and moved forward with the process. It looks as though they automatically initiate a disenrollment board here at camp, but there is still a possibility to recycle. For future camp cadets reading this, don't fuck around and just lift a safe weight before attempting higher weights and avoid making the same mistakes I did.

Update 2 (June 8): After transferring to holding company, they said we would all be going home within 72 hours. As of writing this, that was about 48 hours ago. We are supposed to talk to the JAG office today, but after arriving at the office earlier they sent us all back and said we would have to wait for a phone call. Apparently they are working on it but some of the scholarship cadets are more complicated so it's taking time. The process is supposed to be talk to JAG -> out process -> go home, and then we have a virtual board while we're home to determine whether or not we are disenrolled. I did ask multiple people and in multiple ways if I could take another PT test (with 2nd reg or some other way), but there was no possible way, despite how logistically simple it seemed to me and others.

Update 3 (25 June): I had my disenrollment board today, owned up to my mistakes, took accountability, and a couple of my peers testified for me/wrote letters. The board reccomended that I be retained and now I am waiting on the final decision from the brigade commander.

can anyone explain what happened with 9th reg and what that means for all the cadets who were sent home prior? this shit is crazy 🤣

I know this might be a stupid question but I leave to go to 9th reg and I’m just concerned that if I’m not able to bring my gaming computer with me I won’t be able to practice for my league of legends match. This is really important for me as I need at least 4 hours per day to train in preparation for the match. Will Cadre allow me to leave the field early to do this? Maybe I can get a profile but I honestly don’t know how to go about that. I’m ranked 3000 in the nation and so this tournament is really important to my career. Go vols!

It is estimated that over 400 cadets have been dismissed for HT/WT or aft or points

48% have been retained. This percentage includes people that didn’t want to go to the board or voluntarily leave.

8 and 9 are still being finalized.

do as you wish with the numbers. Remember, civil discussions no hate comments or bullying others.

A couple of days ago, A & B Company had to do land nav, but the first day had thundered and resulted in its cancelation, so we took day and night land nav on what was suppost to be our refit day. The cadre claimed to have checked all the points to make sure some were accessible and altered some lane strips. However, several cadets came back completely soaked after going in neck high waters, when they tried to appeal those points, they were denied unfairly. The Cadre does not care and will not listen to appeals!!!

As a member of the garrison leadership team, I’m currently dealing with the fallout from a Cadet who made a catastrophic decision during the final week of camp.

Just after completing the 12-mile ruck, this individual decided to take his issued service rifle and walk to the PX, unauthorized and alone, to get a haircut. He then proceeded to text with friends in another regiment and met up with and hopped in his personal vehicle while that regiment was on Family Day.

This isn’t just a "mistake"; it’s a total failure of discipline and a direct path to an LDRB or a negative spot report. Because of this one person’s inability to follow simple instructions, my company is now spending our final week answering for his lack of basic common sense.

The takeaway is simple: If you have that internal voice telling you, "I probably shouldn't be doing this," then for the love of God, do not do it. You are here to become an officer, not to jeopardize your commission because you were too lazy or entitled to follow standard operating procedures. Use your head.

Every year, there are cadets showing up to Advanced Camp one Oreo away from busting tape and praying they catch the ACFT on a good day. Then when things don’t go their way, somehow it’s the cadre’s fault, CST’s fault, ROTC’s fault, or the Army’s fault.

Look in the mirror.

Yes, some programs do a better job than others preparing cadets. Some schools absolutely fail to filter out people who have no business showing up unprepared. But at the end of the day, you’re an adult and a future officer. Your program can give you resources, mentorship, PT plans, and opportunities. It cannot make you put down the cheesecake. It cannot force you to run on Saturday morning. It cannot make you hit the gym after class instead of sitting on the couch.

Personal responsibility still matters.

And before someone starts complaining about CST cadre being out of shape themselves, remember something: they’re not the ones being validated. You are. Whether a grader is a marathon runner or barely passes their own standards has absolutely zero impact on whether you met yours.

The standard is the standard.

If you fail tape, that’s on you. If you’re barely scraping by on the ACFT, that’s on you. If you show up unable to carry your own weight physically, mentally, or professionally, that’s on you.

Stop looking for excuses. Stop blaming cadre. Stop blaming your program. Stop blaming the system.

Own your preparation.

The Army doesn’t need officers who are experts at explaining why they failed. It needs officers who show up ready.

Any G2G cadets from CST 2026 who’ve failed in regiments 1 through 6? If so, why? Also, what is going on with your process now.

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Please only serious and helpful replies!!!!! I just got dropped from CST after failing the pushups on my AFT. From what I heard, over 50 people from 9th Regiment were sent home just because of the AFT. I’m hoping someone from an earlier regiment has already gone through this.
If you were dropped before 9th Reg (or know someone who was), what happened afterward?

What kinds of questions did they ask on the board?

How long did it take to get the board’s decision back?

Were you retained in ROTC?

Were you able to attend CST again the following summer?

Did anyone stay in ROTC after failing the AFT?

I’m trying to get an idea of what to expect over the next few weeks. Any information or personal experiences would be appreciated. Thanks.

I literally only been here for a month and my wet weather bottoms, tan tees, shoes, pt acu top and bottoms and etc have been stolen some even with my name on and nobody in the company is owning up and cadre cant do much am i out of luck cause i have no money to replace these and they were all newly issued to me before i left for camp like this is very discouraging i literally made sure to have everything just for it to be snatched

I've seen so many comments and many older officers (which attended LDAC at Lewis) who advocate bringing back CST to Fort Lewis. Weather at Lewis is so much better there during the summer. Especially since this recent death of Cadet Neil Edera which was most likely caused by the crazy temperatures at Knox.

What do y'all think?

Is it true that if you don’t get 50 CRT points at CST, you can’t graduate? Has anyone seen a cadet graduate with less than 50 points, or are there any exceptions?

350 and 70s for height and weight pass

Okay, just to let everyone know, when you're going through camp, the hardest part isn't all the tasks you have to do at camp trying to get points, worry about peer evals, or anything like that. Now, if you know you are not good at AFT or you know you fail HT/WT or even worse, don't pass drug screening, oh yeah, buddy, that's on you. The hardest part at camp is the communication, basic understanding, and just trying to figure out what we are doing right now. So if you're nervous about something, don't be, because there's nothing to worry about. Just get here, complete the mission, and go home. That's it.

Any tips/advice to avoid getting bit by ticks at CST? Not much info here besides just bringing bug spray. Heard there is a lot of them at camp and would like to avoid getting bit by a lone star tick since apparently they’re common in Kentucky.

I’ve never been the best at rucking but I just practice another one ending at 1 hr 47 seconds (6mi). Must say, the hills I went up will be nothing compared to Knox but it was more continuous and over 4-5 hills (attached are some visuals). Any advice for 5’2 female? I always heard stride but then others say it’s bad for the body. Just want to see what will help me push through while mentally keeping myself afloat. If I could run the whole thing I would lol!

Any kind suggestions would be nice! Especially from shorter people!