Encampment
Well, it's a great time at least. The first 4 days are like hell; waking up at 5 to early to be up-ish, doing PT til you feel you arms and legs start ache and by the next few days you almost wonder if you could possibly keep going. (but thats for the hardcore cadets who actually finish PT, some cadets wimp out- I'm not naming names, theres too many), being yelled at by some First Sgt who thinks he/she rules the world, and somehow you start to get the feeling that they do rule the world for the time being. The rest of the week starts to taper off and life is almost "normal". And for those who actually did all the work, life is great, the bed could bounce a quarter a foot, and it's so tight that you have to wiggle to get in bed. Getting out the morning is hard too, but falling out of bed doesn't sound like a fun thing, so you find ways to wiggle out safely.
I would strongly encourage any cadet to get a position in flight as the guide, or an element leader. I was the guide and I was 3rd in charge, so life for me was tougher because the flight sgt wanted me to know everything, but it was so much more challenging. AND, I got a really cool part in the parade after- receiving the flight awards from the wing commander.
Gosh, there I go again ranting on again....