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FraCuS
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Is there anyone who is going into service like me? | ||
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FindingPride
United States1001 Posts
My cousin got punched in the jaw by the DS. for itching his nose in a formation. Knocked him on his ass | ||
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FraCuS
United States1072 Posts
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 | ||
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sYz-Adrenaline
United States1850 Posts
any questions you got feel free to ask | ||
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Biochemist
United States1008 Posts
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. | ||
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SubtleArt
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mmp
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EsX_Raptor
United States2802 Posts
Btw I'm not in the Army. | ||
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Biochemist
United States1008 Posts
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. + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/8828/armystrong.jpg) Their standards are so low they'll bail people out of jail if they agree to sign up. | ||
ShaLLoW[baY]
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Skyze
Canada2324 Posts
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. | ||
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Try
United States1293 Posts
On August 22 2010 09:17 Biochemist wrote: 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. | ||
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Disregard
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d_so
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FraCuS
United States1072 Posts
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: 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. | ||
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BamBam
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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. | ||
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d_so
Korea (South)3262 Posts
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 | ||
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Infectum
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BadWithNames
United States441 Posts
Good Luck. | ||
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StarLight
United States11 Posts
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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BamBam
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On August 22 2010 13:04 StarLight wrote: 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. SHHHHH!!!! You'll blow it!!! >< + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + Stop clicking the spoiler damnit!! + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + Hey, is your hand getting tired yet? + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + STILL clicking this junk? Jesus man you needa stop + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + + Show Spoiler + Everyone whose actually been through basic knows they arn't real actually idk where the term originated, some say it was a branch making fun of another, others say it came from a poorly worded statement, etc... But now its just known as a nice little rumor xD Cant tell me you dont get a kick spreading that old lie. | ||
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Entropic
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Fallen33
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ShaLLoW[baY]
Canada12499 Posts
On August 22 2010 15:01 Fallen33 wrote: Been in for almost 3 years, have a deployment as well as ranger school, airborne and air assault under my belt, and half of sapper school (fucking knees). got any questions don't hesitate to ask what the fuck you went to ranger school? i never knew dude O_O | ||
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FraCuS
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
On August 22 2010 13:18 Entropic wrote: ^ I actually clicked through all of that. All you have to do is click "quote"... | ||
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Entropic
Canada2837 Posts
I actually realized it when I was first making my reply and clicked quote (but its super long and hence I just used the ^). =( | ||
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sYz-Adrenaline
United States1850 Posts
[QUOTE]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[/QUOTE] How was AIT after basic? depends on where you go, it was actually a lot of fun since you get weekends off to relax and stuff (well i did at least) | ||
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Fallen33
United States596 Posts
and yeah shallow, i did ranger school and airborne before my deployment so i could deploy with the 75th ranger regiment | ||
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GeneralStan
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Bobo_XIII
United States429 Posts
On August 23 2010 06:00 Fallen33 wrote: my ait was cake, but that was intel school. lol, most weekends off, 4 day weekends for holidays, only hard part was 3 weeks in the field and yeah shallow, i did ranger school and airborne before my deployment so i could deploy with the 75th ranger regiment MICO @ 75th? How the fuck do you go to sapper school as an analyst/interrogator? Unless you're fucking lying, in which case I'm not too surprised because you can be anything you want behind a computer screen. What school class # / months did you go through? And while we're at it, what RIP class? I'm a batt boy up at 2/75 in WA. I'm not sure what it is with the military, but you can't ever get a straight answer out of anybody. All you ever get is excuses, gross exaggerations, or outright lies, and this thread is a perfect example. This entire thread is filled with misinformation, with the exceptions of posts by starlight, badwithnames, and d_so. I did the whole infantry route you're about to do early to mid 2007. Like somebody else had mentioned, I'd recommend you try and scavenge yourself airborne school and (if you're totally committed and physically prepared) Ranger option while in basic (it's probably too late by now). If you have any questions whatsoever, feel free to ask. | ||
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ShaLLoW[baY]
Canada12499 Posts
On August 23 2010 08:48 Bobo_XIII wrote: I'm a batt boy up at 2/75 in WA. I'm not sure what it is with the military, but you can't ever get a straight answer out of anybody. All you ever get is excuses, gross exaggerations, or outright lies, and this thread is a perfect example. This entire thread is filled with misinformation, with the exceptions of posts by starlight, badwithnames, and d_so. pfff, I can assure you that my one post in this thread was entirely fact, as they informed my entire platoon of it during basic training. | ||
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Fallen33
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