In 8 days I leave for Army Basic Training.

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The Iron Ninja

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Well I'l just post here so All the Triumvirate is represented in a neat little row. Which makes me feel special.

Give 'em Hell my topless compatriot!

For the honour and glory of the Triumvirate of evil!
 

Ares Tyr

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I'm really just bummed because I won't get to listen to any music for so long.
 

The Iron Ninja

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Ares Tyr post=18.72878.776300 said:
I'm really just bummed because I won't get to listen to any music for so long.
Yeah but you'll get to sing while you run! You could break into some freestyle stuff.
 

Shivari

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Military stuff is so not for me.

I'm glad I'm smart. Not implying that you aren't though, you're one of the smartest posters on here. Ah, this came out horribly ineloquent.

Don't go. =(
 

RufusMcLaser

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If you're a military brat, and have a parent in the service (Guard or otherwise), you probably don't need any advice from us, even the few of us with military experience. The core concepts of don't stick out, do what you're told, shut up and color, and make as many friends as possible are pretty much timeless.
A few more, which you may or may not find applicable:
Concentrate on the next meal, until you have a chance to sleep.
Don't try to argue with drill sergeants, or much of anyone else- if your drill sergeant proclaims that the sky is green and bacon grows on trees, keep your bearing and look straight ahead. Little known fact: drill sergeants are Vogons at heart, and Resistance Is Useless.
Above all, talk to people- anyone you can find- who have recently been through the course you'll be attending. You didn't mention whether this was Ft Benning, Ft Sill, Ft Leonard-Wood, etc. Get whatever facts you can.
Don't shun chapel time, even if you're a militant atheist. It's time away from barracks and therefore golden.
Again, let me reemphasize- don't stick out. The very best and the very worst get the most trouble. If you graduate with your sergeant unable to remember your name, you did it right.

Also, good luck. We're all pulling for you, in one way or another.
 

Ares Tyr

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Thank you sir. And I'm going to Ft. Knox for basic and doing my AIT in Ft. Jackson (which I live fifteen minutes away from, luckily, so weekends will be fun).

The Iron Ninja post=18.72878.776314 said:
Ares Tyr post=18.72878.776300 said:
I'm really just bummed because I won't get to listen to any music for so long.
Yeah but you'll get to sing while you run! You could break into some freestyle stuff.
You made me lol. But this is true, haha.
 

Dommyboy

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Just don't drop any form of cleaning material, especially soap. I know its a army camp but that doesn't stop em! Anyway, good luck and remember to slap the mean drill Sargent in the face.
 

the monopoly guy

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Um, well, you know, where plently of sunscreen, don't wear shirts (I guess it's your thing), and don't juggle grenades.

Or C4.

And if your driving a humvee in the middle of a convoy, don't break suddenly so a rabbit can cross the road.
 

werepossum

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Keep your head down.
Volunteer for nothing.
Never trust a recruiter.
Never pass up a chance to eat or a chance to sleep.
Never be first; the second mouse gets the cheese.
Never be last; the best ambush is from behind.
Never express any support for gays. Seriously. Never.
Never criticize an officer or NCO.
Never criticize a woman; that implies criticism of whatever officer or NCO put her there.
If loafing and required to pass through a visible area, always carry something and move like you're in a hurry.
The object of training is to make all recruits round pegs to fit into round holes. Therefore, develop the art of looking like a round peg.

If you DO get deployed in a combat zone (like many others who were promised they wouldn't be), remember:
There is no such thing as friendly fire; all fire is unfriendly.
When there's a label that says "Point toward Enemy", take it very seriously.
When the pin has been pulled, Mr. Grenade is no longer your friend.
If issued grenades, tape the spoons down very securely. If you need them, you won't notice the tape.
Don't draw fire; it annoys those around you.

Good luck, G-d bless, and thanks for your service.
 

SilentHunter7

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Good Luck. Just try to be all you can be, or whatever it is they tell people. Who knows, with you going to college, you might just get picked for OTS and a set of Lieutenant Bars :)
 

Jark212

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Advice: Should have gone into Air Force, There lazy. National Guard is the worst of all the services in my openion. Use that G.I. Bill it will really help you later on.
 

Ares Tyr

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SilentHunter7 post=18.72878.776720 said:
Good Luck. Just try to be all you can be, or whatever it is they tell people. Who knows, with you going to college, you might just get picked for OTS and a set of Lieutenant Bars :)
I'm actually going into ROTC while in college so I don't have to go to OCS, just in case my plans for civilian life don't fall through. I'll just go active duty Army, instead of Guard, and use my degree to get a job in PsychOps.
 

Fire Daemon

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Enjoy your life out of the military for the next week but don't get so hammered that you have a hangover when you start.

And write home, now, ya hear. We'll be missing you.
 

iamnotincompliance

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I give you the same advice I gave a friend headed for the Marines, which I believe I stole from Oblivion: try not to get killed. In my friend's case, it worked, so I pass this along to you, along with it's proven 100% success rate.
 

meatloaf231

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Try not to get yourself shipped off to anywhere, and don't ever, ever, let the Drill Sergeant get to you. If he gets you mad, he wins.
 

Clairaudient

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Ride in on the back of a bear your first day yelling 'Bear Cavalry'! The others will know their fate.
 

Ares Tyr

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Albert Wesker post=18.72878.776752 said:
Haha, I leave on the 7th. Good luck buddy. What is your MOS?
27 Delta Paralegal Specialist. Desk job, easy, safe, how I want it. But if my dreams of stardom don't fall through within the next four years, and I don't have anything going for me, I'm gonna go Psychological Operations, since I'll be going to college for a Psychology degree once I'm back anyways.

You?

Fire Daemon post=18.72878.776750 said:
Enjoy your life out of the military for the next week but don't get so hammered that you have a hangover when you start.

And write home, now, ya hear. We'll be missing you.
I already did that two days ago, haha. It was good. No hangovers.

*sniff sniff* I never knew ya cared, Fire. I think I might cry.