This Saturday, September 15, will be OYCP’s second mentor match! Most everyone who didn’t meet with their mentor in August for the first mentor match will be meeting with them this Saturday on the 15. Personally, I am really excited to see my mentor and to meet with him. He’s really close to me, kind Read more about Second Mentor Match[…]

Wednesday was our drill and ceremony competition along with individual awards. All the platoons marched against each other to see who the best of the best was. The old CPL’s marched each platoon along with the old Guide-on’s and squad leaders. One last hoorah for our former cadet leadership! We also received our individual awards Read more about Last Days Before Break[…]

Last Thursday, we had the privilege of going to Summit High School in Bend to watch the Oregon State Beavers football team have their intra-squad scrimmage. It was a blast hanging out with my buddies from OYCP as we watched the Beavers play against each other. It was fun to watch the game and eat our Read more about Beaver Football Scrimmage[…]

The word “homesick” seems too measly a term to the distress one feels while beginning life at OYCP. You are ripped from everything familiar and plunged into a brand new world where you have no choice but to march instead of walk, “utilize” instead of pee and “consume” in ten minutes instead of eat at Read more about The Emotional Side of Challenge[…]