The night before boot camp

[nick]

Dont fall asleep during CLS class. Medics with thier combat badges are really evil, dont let them fool you. You will wake up getting stuck in wierd places or have opened smelling salt packages shoved up your nose. I dont think you will have a problem with this in considering its cool where your at but dont pass out dehydrated either. Medics would get really pissed since its something you could of avoided

+1.

[jmlivingston]

can you explain why, I will leave March 3 to South Carolina CA-ARNG.

You must be headed to Ft. Jackson?

[DVLDOC]

what I should or shouldn't do on my last night here.

DONT do drugs on your last day here! I'm not accusing you of anything but I saw 5 recruits that was sent home because they popped Positive on the drug test. Im not sure about the other branches but when I went through boot camp in 2000, the first thing they did is processed paperworks + drug screening.

[Ballistic043]

while i do not have any personal experience to reflect back on, i would like to say thank you for making the decision to serve. I am enlisting into the Marines next week and will be going to boot probably in mid march. hopefully i make it. Anyways, good luck bro and let us know how everything went when you get back.

[Rob454]

All great advice. One thing you want to get rid of is any extra GFs. If yiou have a GF ok thats fine. Put your GF and family out of your mind. When I went through basic I jsut shut my brain off as far as family and back home. My evil DS liked to do bunny hops and back in the day duck walks ( even though duck walks werent allowed)

[Ballistic043]

if you are DEPed and sworn in, then yes you get drug tested before boot camp.

if you come up dirty the recruiter can hold you back for however long it takes for you to piss clean, or if you don't show enough incentive they can drop you right there.

if im not mistaken, you get drug tested right when you arrive at boot camp.


all i can say is, thank god. i don't want to spend the next few days of orientation with a bunch of lazy hung over idiots makes it harder on the ones who come mentally-sound.

[cgseanp1]

The week before I left for basic training, I partied a lot, but on the last night, I spent it with my family. I wouldn't want to be hung over when I arrived to basic.. It was crappy enough as it was.

I wouldn't worry about doing much on your last night, it's not like you have to go out and act like a mad man.. You will have plenty of time to do that after you graduate.. just relax with the girlfriend, maybe get some dinner and watch a movie or something. Like already mentioned, don't do any illegal drugs. I'm sure that isn't something you planned on doing anyways.

[Darklyte27]

what branch did you go into ?

when introduced to your drill instructors, stand up and yell" this recruit wants to be the darned best recruit you ever had sir gee willy gosh"

[razorscs]

what branch did you go into ?

when introduced to your drill instructors, stand up and yell" this recruit wants to be the darned best recruit you ever had sir gee willy gosh"

LOL! Ya the DI's would love that!!

Spend time with your GF and family, because if y'all are close then I promise you you have no idea what it feels like to miss someone until you go to bootcamp. No phone calls and only letters every so often, take the time you have to see your FAMILY, not as much your friends but your family. I thought I would miss my friends a lot and I did, just not nearly as much as I did my family, and that really surprised me.

[devildog999]

Spend as much time as you can with her and other family. DO NOT drink, if you do, make sure you keep it low. They will breathalyze you when you get to MEPS and you don't wanna pop with anything above 0.00. Good luck

[DirtSailor]

Through all that keep in mind that you are being hardened and tempered and will be stronger for the experience.

Unless you joined the Air Force.

[11Z50]

I went to basic in the stone age, but here's my .02

Say goodbye to your family. However remote, there is a chance you won't return. Get used to that.

If you have a girlfriend, and she is willing, screw your brains out before you leave. Two reasons for this: First, you ain't getting any for a long time, and second she ain't going to be there when you get back.

If you like to drink, go ahead and get boozed up.

Do all the PT you can do before you go, but if you don't that's cool. It gives the drill sergeants more fun.

Realize that this little training session could be the start of a truly great adventure; You will see much more training and adventure when you get to your unit, because training in the Army never stops. When you get to your unit, you will train with them, and unless you are in direct contact with the enemy, you will continue to train. The only time you will be certified as fully trained is before you deploy to combat. Then, when you return you will start training again. Before I retired, I had to go to training on how to retire.

It will separate you from your civilian friends forever. They, the protected will never know, as they should not, of your sacrifices. You will still have your friends from the past, but you will have buddies from your Army experience. You will soon find out what that means.

The Army took me on a 27 year trip that enabled me to do and see things that I never would have otherwise. There were good times and bad, high and low points, and moments when I honestly thought I was not going to make it. It's all part of being a warrior. If you make it thru Basic/AIT, which you probably will, you will be a warrior. You will see things differently. You will most likely see combat at some time, and if you keep your shizz together you will probably make it.

Honestly though, as a 27 year veteran of active Army and Army National Guard, I envy those starting out. I would most certainly do it again, especially in this time of war.

Thank you for your service, young guns!

[Tweak338]

Dude, Sleep as much as possible. Seriously. Do not try and stay up and party the night before.
You will be up for Days, It blows.

Oh, and Eat some good food, cause your going to miss it. Salt & pepper is your friend in boot, you will learn that quick

[MiniFan]

depends where your going to basic, if your going infantry, have fun in georgia. Its nothing to stress over. Its also gotten ALOT softer recently.

[anthonyca]

depends where your going to basic, if your going infantry, have fun in georgia. Its nothing to stress over. Its also gotten ALOT softer recently.

Softer then in 96? If so we are doomed.