May 13, 2017
I look like one of those soldiers coming home to their pets
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I look like one of those soldiers coming home to their pets
Anyone out here with a studyblr who is in an ROTC program?
“I really like things that move really fast through the air.”
Alex Knoedler ’18 is pursuing his passion for flying as an AeroAstro student and a Squadron Cadet Commander in the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps (AFROTC), striving to fly fighter jets as a combat or test pilot and ultimately taking this experience to the astronaut corps at NASA
Knoedler’s father, a Colonel with 20 years of Air Force experience, is highly influential in his future goals. “My dad actually delivered my enlistment oath,” he said, “and depending on how things work out in two to three years, he can deliver my oath of office.” Furthermore, military protocol dictates that the cadets must call a room to attention whenever a commissioned officer enters. “When my dad is visiting the Detachment, I have to call the room to attention,” explained Knoedler. “It’s also sort of a weird feeling to salute your dad.”
AFROTC has offered Knoedler unique experiences apart from those of other MIT students, and these are what he finds the most interesting. Some days he learns water survival in the Zesiger Center pool, practices squadron marching techniques, does drill and ceremony on Briggs Field, and shoots air rifles. “[AFROTC] grants me opportunities that no other program on campus could,” said Knoedler. “For one class we drove to an Air Base in New Hampshire and got to ride in a KC-135 Tanker as it refueled a couple F-16s and C-5 Galaxy, the Air Force’s largest plane.”
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So this is the workout my AROTC instructor gave me to do this summer so I can do well in the fall semester and figured I'd share it with the people of tumblr who want to do AROTC (NROTC, AFROTC etc.) enlist, or just get in some sort of shape. I wanted to work out every day, so I added in tennis on my rest days, because I play tennis for my college. I have tennis/walk because if it rains you cannot play tennis on a wet court, but I would still go for a 3 mile walk. I also added in bike rides too to work on cardio, and Sunday is going to be an easy walk around the block with my pug.
I really hate Milball. The guys look like sex gods in their uniforms and all their dates look so beautiful in their floor-length fairytale ball gowns. And I'm over hear looking like the lovechild of a flight attendant and Nanny McPhee. Is it really that difficult to make a dress uniform that is just a liiiittle bit flattering?
Best of luck to the FSB Ranger Challenge team currently competing at West Point, NY for the 2014 Sandhurst Competition. The 2014 Sandhurst Competition is a two-day event scheduled from April 11-12. The Sandhurst Competition is developed to test a team’s ability to perform specified tasks that are both mentally and physically challenging. Each event offers the opportunity for each team to showcase their military skills and illustrate leadership.