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Originally posted by AlphaSigOU
Fourth class year for the cadinks and middies at USMA, USNA and USAFA is considerably watered down from days of old... 'Beast Barracks'/Plebe Summer/Basic Cadet Training hasn't changed much but cadets and midshipmen are usually recognized by March instead of waiting until 'June Week'.
Fourth classmen (the military academy version of freshmen) names:
USMA/USNA/USCGA/USMMA - Plebes
USAFA - Doolies, four-degrees
VMI - Rats
Norwich - Rooks
Citadel - Knobs
Texas A&M - Fish
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Even at USAFA, they are still officially plebes. The names such as beanheads, smacks, and doolies are considered derogatory and are not official names to call the fourth-classmen. I don't presume to speak for any or all the US academies but a few of them have "nicknames" for each class. We won't get into what each academy calls the other academies....
