BTW, regardless of what some others have said, the Army is great. You will be a member of the single greatest fighting force in the history of man. Be shamelessly proud of that.
I am.
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Leaving for Army, want some advice.
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Congratulations. I did 14 years in the Army, and I volunteered frequently, after basic training, which made it possible for me to get training in some of the newest technologies, get into some great assignments, and work with some of the best teams around. My advice is to always put forth 100%, even in the simplest things. Work as a team. Listen and don't draw attention to yourself. If you have questions about how to do a task correctly, ask. The guys who put all their effort into learning the skills and practicing the skills, are the one's who perform the best in combat situations, and have the best chance of getting their teams home in one piece. Thanks for serving your country, good luck, and enjoy it. Never let your family forget how much you care for them, and always be understanding with you kid. Sorry for the length.
Depends on your mos. anyone can give advice on boot camp, but that doesent mean squat because its designed for success. What matters is what you will be doing after you leave boot camp and ait. Deployments in the army are LONG. Be sure you and your wife are prepared to be separated for lengthy amounts of time. A lot can change when your in the desert for a year at a time. Use your time in the Army to learn job trades that can transfer over to civilian life. Save your hazard pay, avoid companies that advertise "guaranteed financing for e-1,e-2, e-3". Take a lot of pictures. Leave the yelling and cussing at work. Don't bring it home and expect it to work on a civilian wife and child. It won't. Don't get a star card at the aafes store. Never buy or trade in a car at a dealership just outside the front gate. Eat the cheese spread and crackers in your mre when you get ****s. And you WILL get ****s. Get your seargents cell phone number and memorize it. You'll need him when you least expect it. He'll save your ass, but you'll pay for it. Try to be in the front of every road march. Humves don't use keys, so don't let anyone tell you to go get them. There is no such thing on a radio as the b a 1100 nst ring. That spells balloon string. Don't be that guy. When deployed, pay attention to how the kids are acting. If they are skidish and stand offish, your close to what you came to find. This advice is from experience.
The "di" job is to push, push, push, to see what could possibily put you, or someone else in harms way. They are really on your side, but still their main job is train you to stay alive. Just as the above have said, ears open, mouth
shut unless spoken to. Watch to see who are the guys that are looking to one up the di, stay away from them.............they can get you on every unwanted detail you wouldn't even think of.
Good luck, and thank you for your service.................
shut unless spoken to. Watch to see who are the guys that are looking to one up the di, stay away from them.............they can get you on every unwanted detail you wouldn't even think of.
Good luck, and thank you for your service.................
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Two of my buddies joined not long ago. One hated it and one loves it!
Thank you for all of your advice. I have been running for a couple months now. My 2 mile is under 13 min and I can do about 70 push-ups and 60 crunches in the two minutes. I'm not a big guy I weigh around 130 but I'm very determined. I can't wait to go. And it's these things you guys are telling me are what I wanted to know. My plan is to stay low key and let these younger kids do the hard ****. I'm 25 and ready for this.
That was my game plan to begin with. I do fine running. I run a two mile in under 14 min. I do my own pts at my house and Ive passed them. Each Thursday my recruiter and I work out and do different training scenarios preparing me for boot camp. Thanks for your advice. Well appreciated.
Thank you for the advice.
