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re: Any Army BCT advice?
Posted on 6/24/14 at 7:34 am to fnchdrms87
Posted on 6/24/14 at 7:34 am to fnchdrms87
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It only sucks while you're doing it.
You'll look back on everything and realize it wasn't that bad.
When you pull up to the barracks for the first time, don't be the guy at the front of the bus that gets run over by everybody behind you when the DS flips the frick out telling you to get off.
ETA: Any BCT outside of Ft.Benning/Sand Hill is Beta. If you're not doing the stairway to heaven in 95 degree heat you're not doing it right
This post was edited on 6/24/14 at 7:35 am
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Posted on 6/24/14 at 7:37 am to brass2mouth
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Not all of us can take the asvab with a crayon Lew.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 7:39 am to fnchdrms87
When life sucks remember one thing...
It could ALWAYS be worse.
It could ALWAYS be worse.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 7:40 am to fnchdrms87
If you make it here to Ft.Polk, look me up.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 7:41 am to LewDawg
Familiarize yourself with land nav, marksmanship m4/m16, and memorization stuff like the creed, general orders. Don't be that guy that gets caught sleeping during barracks maintenance. Also, if you get an offer to go to church n Sunday, go whether you're religious or not, its a nice break
Posted on 6/24/14 at 7:44 am to GeauxxxTigers23
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"All around I see these signs that say 'Cheer up, things could be worse.' And you know, they're right. I cheered up and sure enough, things got worse."
From the movie, The DI
Posted on 6/24/14 at 7:45 am to fnchdrms87
Welcome! You need to be running everyday, the Army went run crazy. If you are an 11 series guy (and you should be) your APFT score is your identity.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 7:46 am to fnchdrms87
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I'm enlisting tomorrow. IDK when I'll ship, but I wanted to hear the OT's advice on basic.
Unless you are already in peak physical condition, be ABSOLUTELY AVERAGE AT EVERYTHING! The less you stand out, the easier your time will be from a punishment standpoint. Everyone else will get you in enough trouble as it is.
If you ARE in peak physical condition, do everything to the best of your ability TO stand out. Being smart AND in the best shape in your platoon will get you excellent recognition, but by God don't make it about yourself.
Regardless, if someone needs help, you help your brothers out. Be a good man, and you will make it through just fine!
BTW, from a USAF SSgt., thanks for volunteering to serve!
Trying times right now for military members, and you joining in the midst of all the cuts shows your individual quality. 
Posted on 6/24/14 at 7:48 am to jimbeam
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Shut up
Don't be the slowest
Don't be the fastest
Posted on 6/24/14 at 7:50 am to TRUERockyTop
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When you pull up to the barracks for the first time
I did 20 years on active duty in the Army. To this day, I will admit that getting off the bus walking (running) the gauntlet of drill sergeants looking for my bags was the most stressful time of my career. Looking back on it, I laugh though.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 7:52 am to fnchdrms87
Don't take the pill for "male lung disease" and don't eat the green jello.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 8:01 am to Ace Midnight
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Start doing pushups and running right away (if you haven't already started). I would at least try to have the endurance to knock out 50 pushups without much thought and run 3 miles in around 20 to 21 minutes (23 would be the absolute minimum) before arriving - if you can do that, you'll be ahead of the game the whole time.
It's been 46 years since I went through Army basic training in Ft Bragg. I was in shape when I got there...or so I thought. I wasn't prepared for the forty yard low crawl on slick grass for the initial timing. Don't know if they still do that, but it's a damn good floor exercise that will do wonders for muscles sets in your shoulders and back that you never knew you had.
Pull ups,just as Ace recommended with running, start doing pull ups right now to be prepared for them. The Army knows what they are doing and schedules pull ups at the end of PT so you would already have tired muscles. I was 6'1" @ 225 on my first day of basic and pretty much in shape for all they had to offer. It was fun if you have the right attitude to go with it.
Remember, the Army is always right, no matter how wrong you think they might be, they will always win that battle. So just do what they tell you to do, quickly, and you will be alright.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 8:04 am to Breaux
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I did 20 years on active duty in the Army. To this day, I will admit that getting off the bus walking (running) the gauntlet of drill sergeants looking for my bags was the most stressful time of my career. Looking back on it, I laugh though
Amen
Shortly after, having to hold all your gear over your head until everyone got formed up was a nightmare. I remember thinking to myself, damn, it's been 5 minutes and I'm ready to get right the frick back on the bus and go home.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 8:22 am to jimbeam
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Shut up
Don't be the slowest
Don't be the fastest
Bingo. The last thing you want is for your drill sgt. to remember your name every time he sees you.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 8:32 am to Darth_Vader
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Bingo. The last thing you want is for your drill sgt. to remember your name every time he sees you.
Now - it happens eventually, but once they know your name without looking at the name tape - you life is instantly harder, at least a little. The longer you can put that off, the more names they will know and the better off you'll be.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 8:34 am to fnchdrms87
Drink water. Lots of it.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 8:40 am to Ace Midnight
Everything this guy says! I've commanded a BCT company, and 100% of what Ace is saying is right!
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Don't be first.
Don't be last.
Don't do anything to draw attention to yourself.
Start doing pushups and running right away (if you haven't already started). I would at least try to have the endurance to knock out 50 pushups without much thought and run 3 miles in around 20 to 21 minutes (23 would be the absolute minimum) before arriving - if you can do that, you'll be ahead of the game the whole time.
Posted on 6/24/14 at 8:42 am to Breaux
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When you pull up to the barracks for the first time
I'll never forget this. I was at Ft. Knox in the 80's. We started out going through the reception center (if you've ever seen the movie Stripes, the reception center at Knox was the barracks in that movie)
(outside view)
(inside view)
We spent a week there (they shipped us there too early and we had to wait for the rest of our company to arrive). Once our company was complete, they loaded us onto "Cattle trucks" and shipped us over to the Disney (no relation to Walt) Barracks...
Once the trucks stopped the driver drops the rear gate and there is this drill sgt. yelling at us "You fricking maggots got 10 gotdamn seconds to get off my fricking truck and 9 of em are already gone MOVE!". We bail out of this truck with our bags (one duffle the other our civilian bag) and as we do this the doors of our barracks fly open and all these other drill sergeants come pouring out like an ant bed that you'd just kicked. They proceed to smoke us for what seemed forever. By the time they were done I could barely move my arms. I thought I'd ruined my life and was certain I'd be dead within days.
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