academy people are different. first, qualify to enter the academy, pass the entrance test, pass the rigors of plebehood, yearling, cow and a firstie. in other words, he or she will have been a soldier or a military member for at least four years. imagine to be a cadet of the long gray line you have to compete for a single slot of say an opening of 300, thousands compete to be in the first 300, enlisted however, after boot camp, they become privates but never sergeants






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