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Congratulations MK1iii, and Good luck!!
Ft. Benning is very sandy, at least as i recall. Beautiful sky.
The building you'll likely be quartered at is called a "starship" that has five wings, each containing a company comprised of four platoons each. All of the barracks are on the top floor (2nd). No bunk beds. mess hall is in the center and you will have to do pull-ups before a meal.
Carry as little as possible with you when you go to basic.
Get a pad for your helmet.
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They wont let you use them. Supposed to toughen you up i guess. They also said it cuts air circulation in the k-pot.
Bring/buy good running shoes.
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You will be forced to buy new shoes regardless. They put you on a stand with a mirror and light in it and check your arch. Then they make you purchase shoes to fit your arch.
Buy insoles for your boots, your heels will thank you. -pick up mole skin too.
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Contraband also. Mole skin is given to you by drill sgts.
MEPS. nevery volunteer information unless specifically asked. If its not documented, it never happened-unless obvious.
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Stick to this 100%. They are just looking for a reason to DQ you. If some doctor told you that you had asthma when you were 3 and hadnt had any symptoms since then, he was wrong. Dont list it or you will be in a world of paperwork, and you iwll probably asked to produce paperwork stating you are fine. Also, one guy was DQ'ed when i went because he saw a psychiatrist for family problems. They made him come back with paperwork in order to be cleared. Use your common sense when filling out the paperwork. They will threaten you with false enlistment, jail time and $10,000 in fines, but They really cant follow through on it. Im not sayign lie, but use your head like with issues like childhood asthma.
Drink Orange Juice all the while in basic.
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Only allowed water when i went through. Once we got out of "Total Control", we were allowed 1 cup gatorade at breakfast.
During your 1-2 week inprocessing they will give you a shot. I cant remember what is is called, but it supposed to protect you from the flu. It made me sick as a dog.
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Watch out for the ass shot. This is not a joke. They take one of those air guns and shoot you in your ass cheek. Only way out of it is if you are allergic to Pennisilin.
Expect to run around with a canteen of water in your cargo pocket and an M17 pro-mask on your hip.
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Never had that experience, nor did i see any other platoons anywhere on sand hill doing that on our morning runs. We never ran in anything except PT's, except for the confidence course and the obstacle course.