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FraCuS
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1072 Posts
August 21 2010 23:55 GMT
#1
Well I leave for basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia on Sept 1st. I gotta say I'm a bit nervous and a little excited.

Is there anyone who is going into service like me?

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FindingPride
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1001 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-21 23:57:48
August 21 2010 23:56 GMT
#2
both my cousins went. I almost did. but I like being a civilian too much. gl man.. and if ur in for infantry like my cousin was. prepare to get ur ass kicked.
My cousin got punched in the jaw by the DS. for itching his nose in a formation.
Knocked him on his ass
FraCuS
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1072 Posts
August 22 2010 00:00 GMT
#3
On August 22 2010 08:56 FindingPride wrote:
both my cousins went. I almost did. but I like being a civilian too much. gl man.. and if ur in for infantry like my cousin was. prepare to get ur ass kicked.
My cousin got punched in the jaw by the DS. for itching his nose in a formation.
Knocked him on his ass



T.T ill keep that in mind lol
Apink/Girl's Day/miss A/IU/Crayon Pop/Sistar/Exo K :D l Kpop and Kdrama Enthusiast
sYz-Adrenaline
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States1850 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-22 00:05:18
August 22 2010 00:04 GMT
#4
I'm in the service I leave for Fort McCoy Wisconsin for mob (training) to deploy to kuwait in mid/late nov. I also went to fort benning GA for basic, its a cake walk, though the road marches suck

any questions you got feel free to ask
Can you feel the rush?
Biochemist
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States1008 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-22 00:20:37
August 22 2010 00:17 GMT
#5
On August 22 2010 09:00 FraCuS wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 22 2010 08:56 FindingPride wrote:
both my cousins went. I almost did. but I like being a civilian too much. gl man.. and if ur in for infantry like my cousin was. prepare to get ur ass kicked.
My cousin got punched in the jaw by the DS. for itching his nose in a formation.
Knocked him on his ass



T.T ill keep that in mind lol


You don't have to worry about that now. You'll probably spend more time laughing than being intimidated. I'm not sure if they're still doing this, but when I was in the Marines both the Army and Air Force had "stress cards" that recruits could use if they were feeling too stressed out and the DS/TI would have to leave them alone. Pretty pathetic, really.

What's your job going to be?

Also, instructors that shove or hit recruits routinely have their careers ruined. They'll be more scared of you than you are of them. You may already be mature enough on your own, but rest assured that this situation will ensure that many of your peers will remain disrespectful, undisciplined tools and learn absolutely nothing from an experience that was originally designed to change them into something better.
SubtleArt
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
2710 Posts
August 22 2010 00:19 GMT
#6
Best of luck, but why would you want to join the army? :S
Morrow on ZvP: "I'm not very confident in general vs Protoss because of the imbalance (Yes its imbalanced, get over it)."
mmp
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States2130 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-22 00:35:12
August 22 2010 00:34 GMT
#7
Try not to enjoy it too much. The military is fundamentally a discipline surrounding killing and destruction (kind of like Starcraft? ).
I (λ (foo) (and (<3 foo) ( T_T foo) (RAGE foo) )) Starcraft
EsX_Raptor
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2801 Posts
August 22 2010 00:35 GMT
#8
Because it's a man thing. We want to prove to every single one of our friends that we are not sissies.

Btw I'm not in the Army.
Biochemist
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States1008 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-22 00:50:59
August 22 2010 00:50 GMT
#9
On August 22 2010 09:35 EsX_Raptor wrote:
Because it's a man thing. We want to prove to every single one of our friends that we are not sissies.

Btw I'm not in the Army.


Joining the Army is not the best way to prove to anyone that you're not a sissy.

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Their standards are so low they'll bail people out of jail if they agree to sign up.
ShaLLoW[baY]
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada12499 Posts
August 22 2010 01:01 GMT
#10
The Canadian military tried out the 'stress card' thing a while back. It failed horribly and doesn't exist anymore. Y'all buncha pussies.
ALEXISONFIRE ARE FUCKING BACK (sAviOr for life)
Skyze
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada2324 Posts
August 22 2010 01:06 GMT
#11
On August 22 2010 10:01 ShaLLoW[baY] wrote:
The Canadian military tried out the 'stress card' thing a while back. It failed horribly and doesn't exist anymore. Y'all buncha pussies.


lol. I plan on joining the Canadian military next year hopefully.. Was going to this year, but the only two positions I wanted were filled =[

I really want to get in as a Musician.. been working my ass off and think im ready, just gotta wait for next audition round in like June 2011 =/ The bitch, is that if I try for musician and dont make it (which is kinda likely, theres not many slots available) then I usually miss out on the other occupation I want, which gets filled up by like early may. Hmmm.

But musician in Military is like my dream (realistic) job right now.
Canada Gaming ~~ The-Feared
Try
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States1293 Posts
August 22 2010 01:07 GMT
#12
On August 22 2010 09:17 Biochemist wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 22 2010 09:00 FraCuS wrote:
On August 22 2010 08:56 FindingPride wrote:
both my cousins went. I almost did. but I like being a civilian too much. gl man.. and if ur in for infantry like my cousin was. prepare to get ur ass kicked.
My cousin got punched in the jaw by the DS. for itching his nose in a formation.
Knocked him on his ass



T.T ill keep that in mind lol


You don't have to worry about that now. You'll probably spend more time laughing than being intimidated. I'm not sure if they're still doing this, but when I was in the Marines both the Army and Air Force had "stress cards" that recruits could use if they were feeling too stressed out and the DS/TI would have to leave them alone. Pretty pathetic, really.

What's your job going to be?

Also, instructors that shove or hit recruits routinely have their careers ruined. They'll be more scared of you than you are of them. You may already be mature enough on your own, but rest assured that this situation will ensure that many of your peers will remain disrespectful, undisciplined tools and learn absolutely nothing from an experience that was originally designed to change them into something better.

Wow, so you were a marine, for what, four years before going to undergrad as a premed? Cool.
Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
August 22 2010 01:24 GMT
#13
Good luck getting your desired MOS, unless you want to go for infantry. My brother is in the Marines, and literally all the decent jobs have been taken. Only MOS that was open was aviation positions, which have plenty of requirements... or just stick to infantry because thats always open.
"If I had to take a drug in order to be free, I'm screwed. Freedom exists in the mind, otherwise it doesn't exist."
d_so
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)3262 Posts
August 22 2010 02:41 GMT
#14
benning is pretty much infantry-only right? the weather's gonna suck; heard it's really humid there around this time, plus once you hit your FTX it's gonna be winter and damn cold.
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FraCuS
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1072 Posts
August 22 2010 02:44 GMT
#15
On August 22 2010 09:04 sYz-Adrenaline wrote:
I'm in the service I leave for Fort McCoy Wisconsin for mob (training) to deploy to kuwait in mid/late nov. I also went to fort benning GA for basic, its a cake walk, though the road marches suck

any questions you got feel free to ask


How was AIT after basic?

On August 22 2010 09:17 Biochemist wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 22 2010 09:00 FraCuS wrote:
On August 22 2010 08:56 FindingPride wrote:
both my cousins went. I almost did. but I like being a civilian too much. gl man.. and if ur in for infantry like my cousin was. prepare to get ur ass kicked.
My cousin got punched in the jaw by the DS. for itching his nose in a formation.
Knocked him on his ass



T.T ill keep that in mind lol


You don't have to worry about that now. You'll probably spend more time laughing than being intimidated. I'm not sure if they're still doing this, but when I was in the Marines both the Army and Air Force had "stress cards" that recruits could use if they were feeling too stressed out and the DS/TI would have to leave them alone. Pretty pathetic, really.

What's your job going to be?

Also, instructors that shove or hit recruits routinely have their careers ruined. They'll be more scared of you than you are of them. You may already be mature enough on your own, but rest assured that this situation will ensure that many of your peers will remain disrespectful, undisciplined tools and learn absolutely nothing from an experience that was originally designed to change them into something better.


My MOS is Infantry.
Apink/Girl's Day/miss A/IU/Crayon Pop/Sistar/Exo K :D l Kpop and Kdrama Enthusiast
BamBam
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
745 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-22 02:52:16
August 22 2010 02:49 GMT
#16
Ft. Benning? Oh my airborn infantry eh? You'll defiantly have some fun there. Have you done any JROTC or are you just coming in as enlistment?

If you're going through JROTC/ROTC, you have nothing really to worry about as im sure if you went through the 4 year program you already have a good sense what to expect and anything you read here will be nothing more than words of encouragement.

If you're going in as enlistment.. Heh nothing you read here will prep you for that. Gas chamber comes to mind instantly , not something you can relate to until you actually do it.

Just remember to keep your head down, rifle aiming to the sky and dont be cocky. You'll be bunking, eating and shiting with everyone around you for 9 weeks. Mind as well make it enjoyable as possible.. all things considered.

Oh, and about those pussy (stress) cards. Dont use it. Like, ever. You'll lose any dignity you have with your peers in that single move.
"two is way better than twice as one" - artosis
d_so
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)3262 Posts
August 22 2010 03:09 GMT
#17
On August 22 2010 11:49 Energizer wrote:
Ft. Benning? Oh my airborn infantry eh? You'll defiantly have some fun there. Have you done any JROTC or are you just coming in as enlistment?

If you're going through JROTC/ROTC, you have nothing really to worry about as im sure if you went through the 4 year program you already have a good sense what to expect and anything you read here will be nothing more than words of encouragement.

If you're going in as enlistment.. Heh nothing you read here will prep you for that. Gas chamber comes to mind instantly , not something you can relate to until you actually do it.

Just remember to keep your head down, rifle aiming to the sky and dont be cocky. You'll be bunking, eating and shiting with everyone around you for 9 weeks. Mind as well make it enjoyable as possible.. all things considered.

Oh, and about those pussy (stress) cards. Dont use it. Like, ever. You'll lose any dignity you have with your peers in that single move.


yah stress cards are retarded. drink lots of water too so you don't become a heat stroke casualty; once they're always going to baby you and that's the last thing you want a drill sergeant doing
manner
Infectum
Profile Joined November 2007
United States19 Posts
August 22 2010 03:24 GMT
#18
I just got out of AIT at fort leonard wood about 3 months ago, and basic wasn't too terrible. None of the stress card bullshit, just be prepared to get the shit smoked out of you. Energizers advice is solid. Just do what you're told and you'll get through it easy. And stay away from contraband. My company set a record a leonard wood by getting 43 article 15s in a day.
BadWithNames
Profile Joined April 2010
United States441 Posts
August 22 2010 03:52 GMT
#19
I grew up in Columbus Georgia. If it's still warm by the time you get here, be prepared for mosquitoes. General tips are to eat as much food as they will give you and stay hydrated especially if you're not used to the southern humidity. Growing up with a drill sergeant from Benning the best advice I can give is eyes forward, mouth shut, and keep your answers like your hair, short and precise. Don't try to be a basic training hero either, they'll just demand more out of you until you're brought down to the level of everyone else.

Good Luck.
One year in Seoul...yesh please
StarLight
Profile Joined August 2010
United States11 Posts
August 22 2010 04:04 GMT
#20
Lol about those stress cards. It doesn't exist just a hoax, well at least in the Army's Infantry school. Stop spreading BS stuff in the Internet if you don't have the facts, pretty simple.

Also about that drill sergeants hitting you.. They can and will get away with it during live-fire training exercises as they are authorized to protect you and people around you. Just don't point your weapon to anyone, and you should be okay.

Only advice I got to OP is to try renegotiate your contract prior to shipping out to get airborne. If your recruiter says it's impossible, tell him to stop bullshitting as I was able to. Don't be afraid to hurt his feelings as that will be your final right you have as a civilian until your contract ends. Fight for it; it'll be worth it.

I went through all that pipeline in 08 so things shouldn't have changed much.
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