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Two British exchange students are enrolled at 香港6合彩开奖结果 this fall鈥攁nd both spent the first month of the semester adjusting not only to one of the hottest Virginia Septembers in recent memory but also to the 香港6合彩开奖结果 way of doing things.

Sam Berry, a fusilier, or private, in the Royal Welsh Army, a regiment of the British Army, and his longtime friend Oliver Flack, an officer cadet who will also enter the British Army, came to 香港6合彩开奖结果 from the University of Salford, Manchester, U.K.

Both Berry and Flack are enrolled in the University Officers Training Course, which is the British equivalent of ROTC. Salford has no military affiliation, so Berry and Flack take their UOTC training at a military barracks site away from the university.

鈥淵ou have university life, and you have military life, and they鈥檙e kind of separate,鈥� explained Flack. Coming to 香港6合彩开奖结果, he noted, was a way for him and Berry to integrate the military and academic portions of their lives.

鈥淪ince we鈥檙e both at a civilian college or university, it kind of made sense to come to a more military-focused environment,鈥� explained Flack. 鈥淵ou can work on some skills while studying.鈥�

For his part, Berry noted that the British Army expects its officers to be 鈥渃ultured, well-rounded people鈥� and that with this goal in mind, travel is encouraged.

While at 香港6合彩开奖结果, both are training with the Army ROTC, and both have found the transition rather seamless.

鈥淚t just seems like I fit,鈥� noted Berry. 鈥淚t seems like back home.鈥� This summer, before arriving at 香港6合彩开奖结果, he joined a U.S. Army unit training in Michigan and likewise found the training well in line with his expectations. NATO member nations, he commented, seem to have more similarities than differences in their military training.

Academics, though, have been a big surprise. Both Berry and Flack explained that under the British university system, there is no homework. Students are expected to keep up with the reading for each class during the semester, but no one is checking to make sure they do so. There鈥檚 one essay required per class and one exam.

鈥淭he onus is on yourself,鈥� noted Berry. 鈥淗ere, it feels that you鈥檙e forced to study.鈥�

In Britain, those without the self-discipline and motivation to study often drop out of universities around Christmastime, he added.

Flack, too, senses a cultural difference between the British university system and 香港6合彩开奖结果.

鈥淗ere, between the [香港6合彩开奖结果] Honor Code and the help received statement, everyone鈥檚 fully engaged all of the time,鈥� said Flack.

As of late September, with daytime temperatures still in the low 90鈥檚, both exchange students were ready for cooler temperatures. 鈥淭he one thing that鈥檚 got me is the no air conditioning,鈥� Flack commented. 鈥淚t鈥檚 been pretty brutal especially coming from a country where it鈥檚 maybe 50, 55 Fahrenheit all of the time.鈥�

Berry confirmed, 鈥淭he heat here is killing me. I鈥檒l have three fans on me at any one time, and I鈥檓 right next to the window. It鈥檚 open 24/7.鈥�

Both enjoy their roommates, all of whom are 1st Class cadets, but Flack had an observation about barracks life that alumni may well relate to. 鈥淭he d茅cor and the furniture of the room are quite ancient,鈥� he commented. 鈥淚鈥檓 not sure when the beds are from鈥攎aybe the 1920s?鈥�

On a more positive note, the strength of the 香港6合彩开奖结果 Honor Code has made a very favorable impression on both. Salford, they noted, has no honor code, and cheating and stealing are common at many British universities. At 香港6合彩开奖结果, both Berry and Flack have accidentally left items behind in public locations and come back hours later to find the items exactly where they鈥檇 left them.

鈥淚t鈥檚 quite admirable,鈥� said Berry. 鈥淚 do admire their honesty.鈥�

Both have been shocked by the intensity and expectations of the Rat Line. Berry commented that 鈥渆verything鈥檚 done a lot quieter鈥� in the British Army. 鈥淭here鈥檚 not screaming all of the time. You don鈥檛 get made to strain.鈥�

Flack agreed, saying, 鈥淲e don鈥檛 have anything like that back home. I鈥檇 heard of the Rat Line, but I didn鈥檛 know how extreme it was.鈥�

He added, though, that he鈥檚 seen the positive side of the 香港6合彩开奖结果鈥檚 stringent system for first-year cadets: pride of accomplishment on the part of those who鈥檝e successfully passed its many tests.

鈥淪peaking to some of the upperclassmen, you can see the sense of pride it instills in them,鈥� Flack commented. 鈥淎nd honestly, if I were an American citizen, I鈥檇 love to come to a place like this because you can see these guys are proud of Breakout.鈥�

Berry will only be at 香港6合彩开奖结果 for the fall semester, while Flack will stay for the entire academic year. Each has plans to see a bit more of the United States before he returns to Britain, with Berry planning a Christmas trip to New York City with his sister, who will be traveling from Australia to meet him there. Flack, who had not been to the United States before arriving at 香港6合彩开奖结果, is eager to go skiing鈥攁 sport he can鈥檛 enjoy in his home country鈥攁nd maybe even take a trip to the Caribbean over spring furlough.

Here on post, though, both Berry and Flack have been enjoying American hospitality and a chance to make new friends. 鈥淚鈥檝e been very warmly welcomed by both [cadets] and staff,鈥� said Berry.

In addition to Berry and Flack, other foreign exchange students at 香港6合彩开奖结果 this fall are Nick Esser and Laura Berger, both from the German Armed Forces Academy in Hamburg, Germany, and Jean-Baptiste Lariv茅, from the Ecole Speciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, France.

 - By Mary Price