Persistence over those years of undesirable within-company attitudes would have indicated that two 2nd Class scrambles could not dispel them. Comparison of Class of '98 companies on distribution of ability levels and demographics under various options of scrambling, actual and hypothetical, showed that balance resulting from the initial assignment of Plebes among companies remains close, even under the option of no scramble. General Summary Cadet and leadership opinion, historically, has been divided on the desirability of scrambling and on which is the most advantageous option. The 2nd Class scramble has been implemented more often than the alternatives. In general, cadets who had scrambled were more likely to favor the experience than those who had not, and, until a majority of the Corps of Cadets recently chose the 3rd Class option, a scramble of the rising 2nd Class was the most favored choice.
Current research adds little to past research and professional opinion in selecting between the two.