Definitely get your application done early. My school doesn’t have JROTC so I try to help out and serve wherever I can in my community. I also went to boys state and won governor. I’m really not the smartest and you don’t need perfect scores on every test you take. Try to be a well rounded person and always remember in the spirit of service and not self. Good luck!
I guarantee you West Point was more difficult than basic. When I was younger I felt like officers didn't have to go through what I went through i.e. basic. Fact is, many went through worse as they commissioned. There is an error to compare 9 weeks of basic and see it as more challenging than 4 years of a rigorous ROTC program or 12 weeks of OCS. It's a figment of imagination to make you feel proud of your accomplishment.
You’re a fine officer and gentleman. Thank you for sharing your background. We have something in common. I myself was an immigrant from the Philippines who also enlisted in the Army and received a commission through ROTC at Norwich. West Point picked the right candidate as an Admissions Officer. ESSAYONS
1LT. Le, congratulations on your new position. You sir are born for the role of reaching out and motivateing the young to challange themselves. Have watched your vlogs while you were at the Acadaemy they were great, But please continue and expand your "Long Gray Lessons" series they are excellent ! Good luck, by the way my son graduated 2016 with you. again great job Frank Ricciardi
Historically Correct I'm talking about the service uniforms, not the combat uniforms. The combat uniforms are basically the same with different regulations and camos
Congrats, I’m a sophomore in high school aspiring to go to West Point, and I’ll be moving (back) to Virginia in December. I would love to meet up with you
Will you be meeting with self prep cadets at Marion Military Institute who have USMA listed as their #1 choice academy? My son is a self prep there is the reason I am asking. Thanks!
You seem to believe the standards were equal for all and were not lowered previously. Don't wait till the word "diversity" is used to want things to be fair. If they were fair upfront the word diversity wouldn't even have popped up and because such an issue.
It was nice in that area this is the thing,many children especially in under privileged areas are held back,they don't let them train or do stuff to what they eat and drink so thank god for guys like Tom they just put one in...again God bless....I'm Robert Marfeo Jr. Amen
Hello Sir ! I'm a Moroccan Student in college in Moroccan Kingdom( my second year ). I'm asking how can I apply to west point military Academy this year. Can you please help me?
Hello 1LT, I hope your doing well. I have been watching your videos for a long time. I admire you very much and I love to become a part of West Point. So, my question is very depending on the route I am trying to take to get in. So I’ll be straight forward and say I graduated earlier from high school with gpa of 3.75 in 2018. I have been in college since than and will be graduating winter 2021. I am also part of national guard since 2019. I’ll be honest and say that my sat from high school was 990, however my college gpa is very high expecting 3.90 when I graduate. My physic is good and working hard to become better. Do you think I have any chances of getting to west point. If not, what do you recommend me doing? Thank you in advance.
Quick question, if someone is having trouble with getting their gym teacher to administer their cfa at their school, where should they look at? Where can one find a liaison officer etc?
@LongGreyLessons I am a sophomore in high school I have a 3.8 gpa 4 varsity letters, founded and still am the president of the cycling club, I play football, basketball, and baseball. I was captain of the Jv basketball team before moving up to varsity. Also my school requires community service, I have over 100 already and will have at least 300 by the time of graduation. I have always aspired to attend West Point. Aside from receiving a nomination, what are my chances based on what’s above?
Yes it a really nice screen for you to meet.i see your decorative arts.as elements I reach you.ive met a way to reach this items in the present.sed if I grace your presents .thank you all and God bless Amen.
Just go into Mexico, come across the border illegally and assert your right to be admitted and to graduate WP. That's all there is to it😀 Also you might really assert yourself and say Trump separated you from your parents.
@@FancySeeingYouHere maybe cuz they re smarter. What the fuck dude? So basically we need to take blacks even if whites score the double? Wtf man that makes no sense.
@@duomaxwell24816 yeah i think basically the same , i just try to convince myself the world is not rolling on the bad side , but HERE WE ARE AND WE CANT DO SHIT ABOUT IT.
Let's see who the diversity officer is when whites become a minority in this country their ancestors founded and built. Diversity means we're getting rid of whites. Whites dare not speak or say anything positive about their race, if they do they become racists.
IStoleYourBagels7185 first of all, fake what? Soldier? He knows he’s not, he’s in young marines. He wants to go to westpoint. Don’t belittle people because of what they are now cus you never know who he will become. Evan, don’t let people put you down, I bet you’ll probably make a carrier worth twice that of this dipshit‘s.
Congratulations My Vietnamese Brother & Hero My Best Wishes To You For Your Great Carer ,I Had The Honor To Be A Friend Of "Ly Tong" A Great Vietnamese Pilot ,Activist ,And Hero Of The Free World ,I Volunteer Whit The Vietnamese Veterans Of San Diego Ca, Vietnam A Great Country ,Courage's People ,Excellent Culture ,I Also Had The Honor To Volunteer Whit Major General Vang Pao And Also The Great Honor To Serve Under The Last Son Of The King Of Laos Thanks SIR Sincerely Jose Silva From National City Ca.
@@stevenyoung3513 diversity is part of qualifications. PLUS.... most positions in the service academies (sans USCG) are political appointments, not solely about "qualifications"... Also, per stereotypes.... if we were to go by highest grades and exams we would have a majority Asian service academies, not White.. So smart up, and end you prejudices
Hello Sir. I just wanted you to know that someone is stealing your identity and has been messaging women like me. He is using your pictures and he uses the name le jayden dong.i just wanted u to be aware that you are being used for love scam.i was one of the victim unfortunately.
How do you get that many medals in that short a time visiting high schools....even had two at graduation? how many machine gun nests did he storm there I wonder?
Keith Brooks he earned them dude! Maybe some when he was enlisted! But again it usually takes 26 months to become a 1st lieutenant! So if he served 2 years enlisted and 2 years by the time he was talking here as a 1stLT?! Then he most likely had 4 years to earn a few units and he might have served in combat who knows! All I see is that your a jealous son of a bitch! Carry on!
Keith Brooks I served with Royal British Marines and Soldiers and what you said is pure nonsense! WTF you are a firefighter for crying out load! well there we have it! You never served in the American military! And since I served 11 years in the Marine Corps; the reasons I fueled as to how he may have earned those awards and ribbons is speaking from being in the know?! Your wild assumption is based in bull shit! Another words you don’t know what you are talking about dude! I recommend that you re-read my post where I eloquently described how a man who’s served 3 years reserves and 2 & 1/2 years as an office is plenty of time to earn 5 or 6 ribbons!
Congratulations on receiving the position sir. I just received my Letter of Assurance, and will complete nomination interviews in December. Go Army!
John Locke do u mind sharing some of your file that might’ve helped get that LOA?
Definitely get your application done early. My school doesn’t have JROTC so I try to help out and serve wherever I can in my community. I also went to boys state and won governor. I’m really not the smartest and you don’t need perfect scores on every test you take. Try to be a well rounded person and always remember in the spirit of service and not self. Good luck!
John Locke hey, I got an LOA as well, and I just received my nomination. Do I just wait or does the congressman notify my admissions officer?
Hey John! Did you ever make it to the academy?
Congratulations! You are back at West Point!
Congratulations Sir, very great to hear you, thanks for your beautiful work,
I have watched a number of your videos and did not realize you were prior service. Thank you for your continued service to this country.
Lol I remember when you were in college
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The 1st Lt went through basic training. Much respect for that.
I guarantee you West Point was more difficult than basic. When I was younger I felt like officers didn't have to go through what I went through i.e. basic. Fact is, many went through worse as they commissioned. There is an error to compare 9 weeks of basic and see it as more challenging than 4 years of a rigorous ROTC program or 12 weeks of OCS. It's a figment of imagination to make you feel proud of your accomplishment.
Ty for everything that you do! my daughter is coming as a Beast this 2022 from Arizona
You’re a fine officer and gentleman. Thank you for sharing your background. We have something in common. I myself was an immigrant from the Philippines who also enlisted in the Army and received a commission through ROTC at Norwich. West Point picked the right candidate as an Admissions Officer. ESSAYONS
Congratulations on your position and I admire your hard work along the way. Thank you for your service, Sir!
1LT. Le, congratulations on your new position. You sir are born for the role of reaching out and motivateing the young to challange themselves. Have watched your vlogs while you were at the Acadaemy they were great, But please continue and expand your "Long Gray Lessons" series they are excellent ! Good luck, by the way my son graduated 2016 with you. again great job Frank Ricciardi
I am from South Dakota!!!!! Applying soon very happy for the opportunity too!
congrats and thanks for serving!
Why do West Point uniforms look better than the army uniforms??
Historically Correct true, I wish the army did the same like the USMC. The marines uniform has changed but not by much.
Historically Correct I'm talking about the service uniforms, not the combat uniforms. The combat uniforms are basically the same with different regulations and camos
Nauanbrine2 ehhh... Air Force uniforms are pretty bad. The jacket, anyway. If they’re just in Class B they look great.
Nauanbrine2 ehhh... Air Force uniforms are pretty bad. The jacket, anyway. If they’re just in Class B they look great.
That’s awesome Sir I love your story.
Congrats, I’m a sophomore in high school aspiring to go to West Point, and I’ll be moving (back) to Virginia in December. I would love to meet up with you
What’s your gpa
Last year it was a 3.3 but I wasn’t applying myself as I am now
Did you make it?
I USED TO WATCH YOUR VLOGS!!!!!
Fargo! My wife's from Ashley. Trying to convince my son to go to West Point.
Congratulations! You have the position.
Tom, giving back to the Academy and serving in admissions is outstanding. Thank you for serving our country.
wow Lt. Le has the German Military Proficiency badge!
Von Gunter lol, so what?
@@spartanwarrior1 I've never seen a GI with that badge till I saw this video okay???
@@vongunter9947 there is alot of people in the US Army that has it, myself included.
Sir, I do wanna ask. I'm just starting up college. I've been in for almost 3 years now. Is it worth it becoming an officer?
Will you be meeting with self prep cadets at Marion Military Institute who have USMA listed as their #1 choice academy? My son is a self prep there is the reason I am asking. Thanks!
Isny this the private from check point charlie on vet tv?
Diversity is great as long as the standards are not lowered. The qualifications should be equal for all.
You seem to believe the standards were equal for all and were not lowered previously. Don't wait till the word "diversity" is used to want things to be fair. If they were fair upfront the word diversity wouldn't even have popped up and because such an issue.
It was nice in that area this is the thing,many children especially in under privileged areas are held back,they don't let them train or do stuff to what they eat and drink so thank god for guys like Tom they just put one in...again God bless....I'm Robert Marfeo Jr. Amen
Wish I had met you/someone like you back in the day.
Hello Sir !
I'm a Moroccan Student in college in Moroccan Kingdom( my second year ). I'm asking how can I apply to west point military Academy this year.
Can you please help me?
Hello 1LT, I hope your doing well. I have been watching your videos for a long time. I admire you very much and I love to become a part of West Point. So, my question is very depending on the route I am trying to take to get in. So I’ll be straight forward and say I graduated earlier from high school with gpa of 3.75 in 2018. I have been in college since than and will be graduating winter 2021. I am also part of national guard since 2019. I’ll be honest and say that my sat from high school was 990, however my college gpa is very high expecting 3.90 when I graduate. My physic is good and working hard to become better. Do you think I have any chances of getting to west point. If not, what do you recommend me doing? Thank you in advance.
Thank You, Sir.
Quick question, if someone is having trouble with getting their gym teacher to administer their cfa at their school, where should they look at? Where can one find a liaison officer etc?
Keep up the good work!?
@LongGreyLessons I am a sophomore in high school I have a 3.8 gpa 4 varsity letters, founded and still am the president of the cycling club, I play football, basketball, and baseball. I was captain of the Jv basketball team before moving up to varsity. Also my school requires community service, I have over 100 already and will have at least 300 by the time of graduation. I have always aspired to attend West Point. Aside from receiving a nomination, what are my chances based on what’s above?
ur good bro send it
Jay K thanks a pitiful story is always good
Yes it a really nice screen for you to meet.i see your decorative arts.as elements I reach you.ive met a way to reach this items in the present.sed if I grace your presents .thank you all and God bless Amen.
Diverse in background or simply diverse in color? Pretty sure I already know the answer.
Wow, I live in maryland
I want to be a West point cadet, but I'm not us citizen 😔
What should I do?
@@lifesabeach5405 what do you mean the US military academy is not what I think?
Many Filipinos have finished all trials and test and successfuly graduated in West Point
Just go into Mexico, come across the border illegally and assert your right to be admitted and to graduate WP. That's all there is to it😀
Also you might really assert yourself and say Trump separated you from your parents.
Any tips onto getting into The Royal Canadian Military College?
Would you ever go to combat or do the real Army job or you would stay there to avoid combat
Diverse equals not white.
@Rich 91 that's true. West point is already 97% white
@@FancySeeingYouHere maybe cuz they re smarter. What the fuck dude? So basically we need to take blacks even if whites score the double? Wtf man that makes no sense.
@@duomaxwell24816 yeah i think basically the same , i just try to convince myself the world is not rolling on the bad side , but HERE WE ARE AND WE CANT DO SHIT ABOUT IT.
Let's see who the diversity officer is when whites become a minority in this country their ancestors founded and built. Diversity means we're getting rid of whites. Whites dare not speak or say anything positive about their race, if they do they become racists.
Cool...
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Did you go to the same high school in Fargo as Roger Maris?
When he said immigrated, Vietnamese, and single parent household that hit lol.
Yoooo I’m in Virginia
dumb ass, you're a kid, go back to gaming you moron. You're a fake
IStoleYourBagels7185 first of all, fake what? Soldier? He knows he’s not, he’s in young marines. He wants to go to westpoint. Don’t belittle people because of what they are now cus you never know who he will become. Evan, don’t let people put you down, I bet you’ll probably make a carrier worth twice that of this dipshit‘s.
@@brandenjohnson536 thanks
how did you get ARCOM?
a good OER, while all the other joes got a COA while he sat on his ass doing nothing
Damn what’s with all the hate?
@@ptauszig no hate, just facts
Just curious because I want one. I’m not hating I’m trying to replicate
Look I on it is
I'm really interested to join West Point please can I have your email to ask you some questions 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Apparently you didn't watch the whole video before you commented.
Your aaslt badge is too high
It's not
Congratulations My Vietnamese Brother & Hero My Best Wishes To You For Your Great Carer ,I Had The Honor To Be A Friend Of "Ly Tong" A Great Vietnamese Pilot ,Activist ,And Hero Of The Free World ,I Volunteer Whit The Vietnamese Veterans Of San Diego Ca, Vietnam A Great Country ,Courage's People ,Excellent Culture ,I Also Had The Honor To Volunteer Whit Major General Vang Pao And Also The Great Honor To Serve Under The Last Son Of The King Of Laos Thanks SIR Sincerely Jose Silva From National City Ca.
Why not just seek the best qualified candidates via merit?
How about getting the most qualified not just the most diverse ...
bruh you'll have an all white army then, we need some white men in the country too
That is hands down the most racist comment anyone can say! Since when does your ability to perform have anything to do with the color of ones skin?!?
@@stevenyoung3513 diversity is part of qualifications. PLUS.... most positions in the service academies (sans USCG) are political appointments, not solely about "qualifications"...
Also, per stereotypes.... if we were to go by highest grades and exams we would have a majority Asian service academies, not White.. So smart up, and end you prejudices
Asain?! Chinese?!south korea?!
The racists are coming in droves here. You go Lt. Le! Thanks for inspiring your fellow Vietnamese-Americans towards a career in service
god bless america and no place else
Air Assault !!!!
Hello Sir. I just wanted you to know that someone is stealing your identity and has been messaging women like me. He is using your pictures and he uses the name le jayden dong.i just wanted u to be aware that you are being used for love scam.i was one of the victim unfortunately.
How do you get that many medals in that short a time visiting high schools....even had two at graduation? how many machine gun nests did he storm there I wonder?
Keith Brooks he earned them dude! Maybe some when he was enlisted! But again it usually takes 26 months to become a 1st lieutenant! So if he served 2 years enlisted and 2 years by the time he was talking here as a 1stLT?! Then he most likely had 4 years to earn a few units and he might have served in combat who knows! All I see is that your a jealous son of a bitch! Carry on!
Wayne 32 years as a firefighter I have 3 - bit of a different medal ethic in the UK I guess ..... certainly not jealous just inquisitive
Keith Brooks I served with Royal British Marines and Soldiers and what you said is pure nonsense! WTF you are a firefighter for crying out load! well there we have it! You never served in the American military! And since I served 11 years in the Marine Corps; the reasons I fueled as to how he may have earned those awards and ribbons is speaking from being in the know?! Your wild assumption is based in bull shit! Another words you don’t know what you are talking about dude! I recommend that you re-read my post where I eloquently described how a man who’s served 3 years reserves and 2 & 1/2 years as an office is plenty of time to earn 5 or 6 ribbons!
To be honest I thought this guy was japan self defense force officer because of his appearance as an Asian....
Marine Corps
The TravisVang 7 Championship
Football 🏈 Hockey 🏒 Running 🏃
EYE of The tiger 🐯
Good You
Excuse me! but you can speak Vietnamese
you are Vietnamese and using Korean name for your youtube. Like wtf, you dont even know what you are talking about
Gov’t collecting cannon fodder
He might be a spy
Hes a Chinese plant
that's racist stop accusing him, he is not even chinese.