Outifit Brass Details (hint: it's not fun)

So earlier this week I told how Outfit Brass started. Well, now we have a few more details on how it works. Here is a nearly complete list of requirements for completion. Watch for updates if I forgot anything.

1. Each fish must get one perfect uniform inspection and one perfect hole inspection.

2. Each squad (4-5 fish) must have one perfect chow, to include getting to the table before the sophomores, finishing before them, and making no mistakes while at the table.

3. Each rack (bed) must be unmade and all sheets neatly folded and placed on the rack by morning formation. Starting at 9:00, racks can be made. All must be made perfectly by 2:00.

4. All upperclassmen must be greeted 3-deep for the duration of Brass push. See previous post for more info.

5. We will go on a unity trip tomorrow to work together for two days (coming back Sunday around 2:00) and get to better know each other.

6. Seven hours of Personal Call to Quarters (personal study time during the day) must be completed per fish per week. This amount may go up as the push continues.

7. Physical Training is much more difficult, and involves many exercises that emphasize mental, not physical, strength. For example, wall-sits, where we lean against the wall with our legs in the position they would be in a chair. It's torture after about a minute. I think we typically do it for five minutes at a stretch.

8. We cannot use mirrors for the duration of Brass. Any function that needs a mirror should be filled by a buddy.

As you can see, Outfit Brass requires perfection from the fish class. Basically, it means we don't get our Brass until they decide we're ready for it. I will probably have more to say about the unity trip when I come back. I hope it will be fun, but regardless, I will enjoy being away from the Corps for a full day.



P.S. Check out the new Falcon Sixteen Website. It's not done yet, but it's already looking better than the old one.