Call To Quarters: A Random Study

Call to Quarters (CQ) is becoming a burden, and a waste of effort to my fellow fish and I. The concept of a mandatory studying time for fish is a great idea. However, the way it is being executed is not efficient. With everyone in one room gets to be distracting. Some of us are not able study in this type of environment. Some need complete silence, and it’s hard to get that when there are more than 50 people sitting in one room. A portion of this issue could be due to the proctors not enforcing complete silence during the 4 hours. However, even with no one talking it still gets very distracting in the room. The faint sound of other people’s music, people tapping their feet or pencil, and people whispering can still be heard. Also, distraction
of people walking in and out of the room, and protectors walking around watching use like vultures is prevalent. Being on this side of the regulation I hear all of the other complaints from other fish. One of my fish buddies has stated that he cannot focus or get anything done in CQ. He relies on the time after CQ to get studying and homework done. The time after CQ should be the time to get rest. Being a college student it is very important to get enough sleep, and because we are part of the Academy we must wake up early in order to go to formation. This is shortening the amount of sleep we get, especially if we are having to go to sleep late to have time to study. I’m not asking for complete termination of the CQ program. I believe it’s a great idea to have fish study. College is completely different from high school and we need this time to focus on school. I’m just asking to allow us to study in our rooms, in the library or in small groups (4-5 People) in designated areas around the TAMMA Hall. I believe this would allow us to focus more on our studies.
Procrastination can be possible. However, I believe if we do procrastinate during this time then that is our fault. We are adults and we must take responsibility of our actions.