I was looking at SE exam problems and ran into a situation. They give a standard problem where we determine the stirrup spacing based on the necessary ΦVs, then compare it to the maximum spacing allowed by the equations of the code, etc. However, I always considered that the 1st stirrup has to be 1/2 the maximum spacing for the Vu at distance d from the face of the column. To my surprise, and chagrin, the "correct" answer did not apply this standard practice that I have been taught in college, I see in textbooks, and have been practicing for more than a decade. So is it a mistake by the NCEES or was I taught that wrong?