The zipline is one of the most enjoyable, although initially scary events during To learn more about Marine Military Academy, visit our website at http:\/\/www.mma-tx.org<\/a> or request information at http:\/\/www.mma-tx.org\/MMA\/admissions\/admissions_form2.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Marine Military Academy Plebe Training on Back 40 Maj Harold Compton Marine Military Academy plebe training\u00a0has certainly seized the days, evenings, and weekends by storm since their arrival just one week ago.\u00a0 When first call sounds at 0555, it\u2019s heads-up and outside for a few rounds of P.T. to get the kinks out, then on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[68,85],"class_list":["post-1197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-academy","tag-plebe"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mma-tx.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mma-tx.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mma-tx.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mma-tx.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mma-tx.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1197"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.mma-tx.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12683,"href":"https:\/\/www.mma-tx.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1197\/revisions\/12683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mma-tx.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mma-tx.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mma-tx.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"plebe](\"http:\/\/www.mma-tx.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/rappel2.jpg\" "\\"rappel2\\"")
<\/a>Marine Military Academy plebe training<\/b>\u00a0has certainly seized the days, evenings, and weekends by storm since their arrival just one week ago.\u00a0 When first call sounds at 0555, it\u2019s heads-up and outside for a few rounds of P.T. to get the kinks out, then on to 1st Mess, a hearty jog back to the Barracks, and Monday through Friday off to school for a full day of reading, writing and arithmetic. When the weekends roll around during\u00a0Plebe Training<\/i>, they are filled with Dress Blue uniform\u00a0issues, close order drill practice, rifle wranglin\u2019 in a full-scale state-of-the-art Rifle Range,\u00a0 and the ever-so-loved Paint Ball wars, not to mention a huge heaping of cracking the books.\u00a0 The other aspect of plebe training<\/u> is their introduction to the infamous Back 40!\u00a0 This past weekend the Back 40 adventures began with a hefty dose of the MMA Tower and their introduction to rappeling, zipline and\u00a0low ropes.<\/p>\n\u00a0Plebe Training: Rappeling<\/h2>\n
<\/a>During the\u00a0plebe training\u00a0introduction to rappeling, they\u00a0were first given classes on the equipment they will be using; harness, helmet and gloves.\u00a0 They were then given a safety brief followed by a\u00a0demonstrations by Cadet Instructors on the procedures for rappeling.\u00a0 These demonstrations were both rappeling down a flat wall and also off of a simulated helicopter skid.\u00a0 Following the demonstrations all plebes are required to receive a demonstration of the proper braking while rappeling and conduct simulated rappels from our ground training station.\u00a0\u00a0 Once this is completed and plebes feel more confident about their ability to safely rappel, they are moved to the top of the tower to begin the fun!\u00a0 Every plebe completed both rappels without any problems although there appeared to be some concern by a few.<\/p>\nPlebe Training: Zipline<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Plebe training.\u00a0 Plebes are hooked up to the zipline lanyard and the only thing required of them is to take a step off the edge of the\u00a0 tower.\u00a0 A look down will quickly remind them just how high up they are and nerves begin to kick in!\u00a0 Happily all of them completed this portion of Plebe training without hesitation.\u00a0 I can attest to the fact that once heading down the cable, all fears evaporated quickly and had\u00a0 most enjoyable ride!<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/h3>\n
Check out the video at http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FiGE240ZjuI&feature=youtu.be<\/a><\/h3>\n
Check back Monday to read about Plebe Training on the Low Ropes.<\/h3>\n