@votemarkgreen@SadMaj0r@MatthewCaropolo@EODHappyCaptain Keep in mind that this coincides with *actual* pay that goes straight into cadets’ direct deposits, so a lot of the complaints feel pretty hollow when you compare it to what regular college kids get
@MatthewCaropolo@SadMaj0r@EODHappyCaptain I always heard that, but I think it’s not true. People just thought they were entitled to cadet account money for whatever random reason and projected their anger at “the treasurer”
@SadMaj0r@MatthewCaropolo@EODHappyCaptain Not really. Most of it is funny money that gets added and subtracted without a cadet ever touching it, but doesn’t really have anything to do with your base pay. You can track the expenses on the Cadet Information System tho
@SadMaj0r@MatthewCaropolo@EODHappyCaptain You get paid as a USMA cadet, but only a fraction of it goes to your checking account. The rest goes into a “cadet account” which pays for uniforms, haircuts, and in this case your ring. At graduation you get whatever cash is leftover in your account
@UticaEric @bill_hamblet The Kremlin made a similar miscalculation and, thanks to it, got to face a fraction of the US military industrial complex
Say what you will, but when you need a hammer it’s a hell of a hammer
@boynamedshark@dieworkwear@persianemu Yeah for athletes a lot of the athletic apparel functions just as much as a tool for their performance as it is a means of personal expression. Phelps and co didn’t wear these in Beijing as a fashion statement
@dieworkwear@persianemu@boynamedshark Maybe it’s just the era I grew up, but I feel like with pro athletes their sponsorships are just as much part of their brand as the team they play in. It’s akin to Ringo being a lifetime Ludwig drummer or Springsteen’s telecaster