bamalt1

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We finally got our phones back so I figured I would give everybody an update. As some of you know, I've been at Ft. Jackson since March. We have family day today so I get to see my daughter who was born May 5 for the first time. The hardest part was not being there for that but I couldn't leave. Overall BCT was pretty easy if you did what you had to and did it on time. I jump on a plane Friday afternoon for Fort Huachuca for my 15W AIT.

96WS6guy

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Congrats.

But if you think being away for birth was hard, life is really about to suck, lol.

Bjorn20

congratulations,

I'm just hoping I'll get the opportunity to attend OSUT in a few months.

96WS6guy

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Where are you supposed to be going?

jheath5193

congrats, i remember graduating bct, it was raining lol

Bjorn20

hopefully Fort Benning if I can get passed my bs DQ

I cant wait for that memory, I'm sure some will say that it is one of the greatest moments in a soldiers/marines/sailors/airmen's life.

FrankSS

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welcome... and have fun at huachuca... u will be there for a while. im a 15E... maybe see u around

96WS6guy

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Let me know if you do, and when. I'll be on Drill duty down there in a few months, and I've got some friends down there too, lol.

Bjorn20

haha cool, are you a staff sergeant? I noticed your in fort bragg, hopefully I will be there next winter as well for 18x


sorry if I jacked your thread OP, but again good job man for sticking threw it and graduating. My recruiter mentioned that it is honestly a huge mental game you have to get past to survive BCT, and apparently you did.

bamalt1

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Honestly BCT was too easy. We had a lot of people graduate who have no business in the Army. We didn't have any rain graduation day but I heard it was 106 degrees on the field. So far, it's been 15-20 degrees cooler here at Huachuca than it is in Alabama. I start classes tomorrow and have swing shift so I pt at 0930 and have class from 1600 to midnight. I'm loving the weather out here so far but I haven't ran yet to contend with the altitude. They told us to add a minute to a minute and a half to our run so that'll put me between 14:00 and 14:30 so that still won't be too bad.

mpmjason

bct and ait was forgettable. only people who say that are teh guys that bought class rings and $500 of jackets and shirts from basic.

bamalt1

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I wasn't that guy. I was just about the only one that didn't buy any shirts.

Bjorn20

Really, they actually have class rings and jackets for BCT/AIT graduates? Here I thought the military wasn't about money. I may buy a $10 shirt for a souvenir and the memory, but I'm not about to dish out that kind of cash for a silly ring & or jacket. Pretty sure I would rather EARN a priceless symbol such as a medal.

96WS6guy

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It's actually not the military itself pushing it. It's a civilian business ran by (usually) retired soldiers just making money off of privates. It works, lol.

mpmjason

yeah, we had some old retired dude pushing all his **** on us in basic. I couldnt believe all the **** the kids bought. maybe im just an old cheap bastard
i wont even buy the unit crap, they want like $30 for a 5dollar tshirt, and $50 for a hoodie, **** that. I'll wear my free PT's to PT

Coleman_WS6

Congrats soldier! I'm an Airman and I remember graduating basic about 2 years ago. You think Army basic is easy, USAF Basic is absolutely stupid IMO. Way to many **** ups graduated and it was nothing more than just freaking boring for me.

They tried to push rings, shirts, etc. on us when my flight graduated to. I just bought a shirt that we had to buy to wear during the Airman's run for 10$ and another badass USAF skull eagles Affliction type deal shirt for like 7 dollars. I remember people coming out with bags full of hoodies, shirts, shorts, etc.