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Lots of student go to the local Crossfit gym or yoga or rock climbing (highly rated indoor gym in Rockville) to stay in shape. Also Bethesda has plenty of local trails to run and bike as well.
2. When we aren’t studying, we generally hang out together. My class has a wide range of interests. I personally have done trivia, been on scavenger hunts, gone hiking, explored museums, gone to both a Nationals and an Orioles baseball game, multiple concerts at Verizon Theater and Merriweather Post Pavilion, got drinks in downtown DC. A significant portion of my classmates have families, but even they come to class gatherings as much as they can. I would say in my experience it does not have an undergrad vibe. There is a lot more emphasis on responsibility and accountability now.
3. Yes you have to be in uniform while on duty. Uniform rules are service specific, but for the most part stopping to get lunch in Bethesda doesn’t require a change of clothes. Neither will getting groceries or dinner on the way home from school.
4. I know most of my classmates well. There are still a few I have not interacted with much. Rotations separate the class out so you will become friends with people who you had little interaction with before your rotation. I’d say the majority of people study alone most of the time. There are study groups that form particularly around test weeks.
5. First year most people move into some of the large apartment complexes near USUHS with people they met at BOLC/COT/ODS or on their own or become roomates with other USUHS students in the classes above them. Second year, people move out to local houses and switch roommates. On rotations the road warriors tend to drop their apartments, put their stuff in storage and bank the extra BAH. Yes you keep the extra allowance. When they come back for testing they get a hotel room for the week. Others keep their place. It’s a matter of preference.
1. The non-academic facilities are adequate. They certainly aren’t as nice as a the facilities found at large state universities. USUHS has a small gym with a few weight machines in its basement that many students and faculty use. The base gym is a short walk from USUHS itself and has free weights, a pool, training staff, and fitness classes, which you have access to for free or a small fee. The base also recently updated the outdoor track behind USUHS and put in some fitness equipment in obnoxious primary colors in stations around the track.Path2ArmyDoc said:
Lots of student go to the local Crossfit gym or yoga or rock climbing (highly rated indoor gym in Rockville) to stay in shape. Also Bethesda has plenty of local trails to run and bike as well.
2. When we aren’t studying, we generally hang out together. My class has a wide range of interests. I personally have done trivia, been on scavenger hunts, gone hiking, explored museums, gone to both a Nationals and an Orioles baseball game, multiple concerts at Verizon Theater and Merriweather Post Pavilion, got drinks in downtown DC. A significant portion of my classmates have families, but even they come to class gatherings as much as they can. I would say in my experience it does not have an undergrad vibe. There is a lot more emphasis on responsibility and accountability now.
3. Yes you have to be in uniform while on duty. Uniform rules are service specific, but for the most part stopping to get lunch in Bethesda doesn’t require a change of clothes. Neither will getting groceries or dinner on the way home from school.
4. I know most of my classmates well. There are still a few I have not interacted with much. Rotations separate the class out so you will become friends with people who you had little interaction with before your rotation. I’d say the majority of people study alone most of the time. There are study groups that form particularly around test weeks.
5. First year most people move into some of the large apartment complexes near USUHS with people they met at BOLC/COT/ODS or on their own or become roomates with other USUHS students in the classes above them. Second year, people move out to local houses and switch roommates. On rotations the road warriors tend to drop their apartments, put their stuff in storage and bank the extra BAH. Yes you keep the extra allowance. When they come back for testing they get a hotel room for the week. Others keep their place. It’s a matter of preference.
