Things all Army soldiers should know before bootcamp?

Question

I know alot of things in the Army are learn as you go but I want to know what I should already know before heading in to boot camp.(Formation, How to adress Drill In. Ect)Dont want to be the Gomer pile or my group.lol

Also list some things I should expect (Live-quaters,Bath-room shower, bed, food ect) so I can be expecting what im going in to!

Thanks!Add lots of detail please!

Answer 1

Basic is not as bad as you think. Watch Full Metal Jacket and prepare for that and it will seem like a kindergarten field trip. It is probably better to not try to learn any of the above listed stuff otherwise you might teach yourself bad habits. Just be prepared to listen, learn quickly and not get any sleep.

Answer 2

They'll fill you in on rank and how to address superiors things when you get there. Last I heard the 'Drills' are addressed simply as sargent.



The whole routine from day one to graduation is designed to break you down and build you back up as a soldier. (Sociologists call it a "radical resocialization".) Don't stress, just get through it one minute at a time. Do what you're told when you're told, and don't stand out. Millions have gotten through before you, so you know it can be done.



It doesn't hurt to start practicing push-ups, sit-ups, and running. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE GOOD RUNNING SHOES. Given the amount of running you do, you can not spend too much on a good set of running shoes. Try to break then in first. The most important part of running is the 'not quit' part of the training.



Your recruiter will give you information to study before you leave, though it is really not necessary. Knowing the name of rank insignia and your "general orders" is more than most people do before they go in.



The food is fairly good actually, if a bit on the bland side. Salt and pepper often help. "Care packages" from home are expected to be shared if possible. You might see if you can have some Tabasco sent to yourself.



They used to come into basic training and ask people to volunteer for airborne training (parachute school). If this sounds at all like something you might want to do volunteer. It opens doors for future schools/assignments and you tend to serve with a SLIGHTLY higher quality of soldier.



Pay attention in BRM (Basic Rifle Marksmanship). If you can get time on "the weaponeer" that they often have close to ranges, do it. It is a "video-game" that helps teach marksmanship. The drills tend to use it to bring the "no-go's" up to speed, but the tool really shines in honing advanced marksmen, (if the person running it knows what he is doing).



Good luck.

Answer 3

formation, drill, how to address a superior,etc,they'll teach you all that. you won't be the Gomer Pyle of your unit.

Living quarters.. Call them barracks. Quite spartan. Largeshowert rooms,10-15 will fit in at a time. Little privacy. Thesecret . Keep themclean. They are really hung upon that. They will be kept clean as an operating room. Make it easy for everybody, mess it up as little as possible.

Bed will be a cot, and you will learn to make it. You'll keep the blanket so tight a quarter will bounce off of it.

Food, plenty of it. If you ate thatmuch as a civilian, you'd gain a lot of sweight in no time. But in the army, you'll burn every calorie you take in. The food is good and plentiful. The rule is, takeall youwantbut eat all you take. The dining roomiscalledthe Mess Hall. And again, after every meal it is cleaned up to be spotless.Every meal. Everyday.

best way to get thru. Eyes open, mouth shut, do your best,and, above all, work as a team. Do that,yu;ll breeze through.

Give them a line of BS, you're doomed.

I found, the days dragged, but the weeks flew by. Come graduation,you'll feel like you're the best man in the entire Army. And that's how they want you to feel.

Just remember,millions before you made it. Millions after you will too. You'll be fine.

Good luck!.

Answer 4

Have to agree with Army Retired Guy. The only thing I could possibly add, would be to get in great shape. Run five miles a day while singing out loud, do 100 push ups and sit ups in under 2 minutes and learn to do pull ups single handed without kipping. Again, 100 in less then 2 minutes. I don't really know about the Army, but that is considered minimal in the Marine Corps.

Answer 5

first of all its only called boot camp for maries, its basic training soldier. The food is pretty much your basic cafateria food, not that you have time to eat it. The barracks will just be a large room with about 30 bunkbeds around the perimeter of the room and a set of wall lockers between each bunk. Shows are pretty basic locker room shows, bathrooms are pretty much normal locker room bath rooms. Adress the drill sgt., as drill sgt. "last name"

Its been a few years since I went through so I can't tell u what to expect. Just hope you don't go to fort benning

Answer 6

Call a Drill sergent a drill sergent. Say drill sergent before and after you speak to him. When you enlist just bring the nessary thing. Acouple pares of civilian cloths and some shower shoes personle hygene kit and you already need to have a checking account set up so when you improcess the army can diret deposit your money to your account. other than that always volenteer for things and always be the first one where ever you go. Be 10 minutes early to ever apointed place of duty! And always show respect. you'll do just fine!

Answer 7

No matter what you are going to hate it the first few weeks but after that you get use to all the yelling and it won't even bother you





Learn the ranks, always refer to your drill Sergeant as drill Sergeant, and don't worry because everything you do is going to be wrong even if your right





You get a twin bed and a regular sized locker....Hope you like to take group showers!



You don't get much time to eat.



Don't fall asleep during fire watch





when you do the gas chamber thing and they make you take off you mask just take a deep breath and suck it up, it if you don't you will have to stay in twice as long

Answer 8

never call a drill srgt SIR and u give up ur freedom to give us our freedom things u see on tv are real u will only get to write letters for awhile no phone calls so leave the cell at home u will sleep in barkets shower in a shower room with others some will scream out at night u will too u will have to sleep in the wods at least 7 days and night on 2 hours sleep u will take a 35 mile walk in full gear in 3 days u will live off mres meals ready to eat for 7 days think before u do it!!

Answer 9

Believe your recruiter should have some handouts for you. General orders, rank structure, Physical training exercises, learn those few basic things and you'll be in good shape. Take 2 sets of civilian clothes, they are going to take them away from you and store them. pack only toiletries, some soap, tooth brush and such. You will be taken shopping when your in the receptions station for all the items you need. Have a positive attitude, and go get em champ.

Answer 10

Uncle Al is right, when it comes to training the USMC is the way to go, it may be hard but the drill instructors Want You To Survive, just know when they are screwing with you it all has a purpose. Last i heard you can call your relatives via cell phone during basic, which is odd, and you also have all you can eat buffets and at least 8 hours of sleep. just remember, what you put into it you get out of it, and never give up, it sounds cliche but hey who cares go for it.

Answer 11

You;ll learn, "There are three ways of doing something, the right way, the wrong way and the Army way. "

Hey you vets,remember "Elbows and $$holes.?"

For the uninformed, it's when everybody lines up on a field, walks foreward and picks up all the trash. From the back, all the Sgt sees is, elbows and a@@holes."

And , who could forget"hurry up and wait .." Yes, bring your sense of humor with you. You'll need it.

Answer 12

Well im leaving for Benning in 2 days..not even...I'll tell you what i know, even though i've yet to go through it. I've been a Marine Corps Cadet for about 3 years, sure i was only a cadet, but the training i have had with my 3 years makes me more ready, atleast mentally, than any normal recruit. Listen the ARMY isn't something to fear, esspeccially not Basic Training. I'm not here to frown apond our great military, but you joined the service and they're going to train you. Dont fight with them, dont try to stand in the training's way, just let it hit you. No matter how easy, hard, stupid, ingenious, Basic Training and some of the things in our 8 weeks might be, just soak it all in. If you turn out to be the guy that just F's around the whole time, and doesn't listen, you'll end up being that guy in the body bag. Get ready for Drilling, i know with me and my Cadet Corps, i am the drill commander, i've been to Parris Island (USMC) and i've been to about 7 different Army Bases and one thing i see is drill. Again remember to pay attention, drilling and walking are two totally different things and you will get your *** handed to you if you march as if you're walking down from the corner in the hood. As you've read, we dont call our Drill Sargeants "Sir". Marines call their Drill Instructors "Sir" for its their custom and curteousy to refer to anyone of higher rank/billet as sir. Just keep it to Yes Drill Sargeant, No Drill Sargeant, and Hooah! Also you should learn to keep all emotions hidden. There's going to be funny thigns, hard things, things that piss you off, etc. Dont show any sign of emotion unless its youre "I'm the greatest mother-effing warrior on the planet and imma kill whatever gets in my way" all else is just going to get you in trouble. Dont laugh at the Drill Sargeants jokes, cuz they will mess with you. I haven't yet met a Drill Sargeant or a Drill Instructor that hasn't tried to make a recruit laugh, cry, look around, etc. They all will try to break your bearing but as long as you're that great mother-effing warrior, then you will stay under the radar. The rest, is for us to find out. Go to Basic, dont try leaving, dont cry, dont give up. Remember your brothers-in-arms are all in need. Soldiers and Marines are all waiting for your help, they're out there working and fighting. So they need you to stay focused and get through this to help them out. Dont give up on them, on the Army, on your country, and most importantly dont give up on yourself Soldier.

Hooah to all Soldiers that read this

Oorah and Sempre Fi to all Marines



in the end of it all...we all bleed green.



PFC Tim Garrity

MOS: 11Bravo Infantry

BasicTraining: Ft Benning

Answer 13

i could say marines. yet thats me, enable me show you how to already know. anybody can do what a hardship-loose soldier does. Marines or military. yet wether mutually as you interior the service what you're able to do with that. All you have is YOU and what you're able to do. So say you get with the aid of hardship-loose coaching it particularly is something that truly everyone does. ask your self the place are you able to bypass with that, as an occasion, could desire to you're making it to military specific Forces? how bout Marine Recon? thats the single you're able to desire to truly be specializing in.

Answer 14

Never call a drill sgt "sir"! Cut your hair short before you go. Be ready for shock treatment upon your arrival. Try your hardest.

Answer 15

You don't need to learn anything over what you already have except for one thing- Keep your mouth shut except when spoken to!" Good luck!

Answer 16

I figure why waste my time when I can show you video.

Grab some popcorn and a 40 oz. You're proabaly

going to want to have an american flag nearby and

have a lighter handy because you're going to eventually

use both of them.



http://youtube.com/watch?v=sOaw45B-DWM



http://youtube.com/watch?v=Sx5bkUQSKkw



http://youtube.com/watch?v=R6jleJZLpfQ



http://youtube.com/watch?v=8MyTxA7kpMs



http://youtube.com/watch?v=rPf7zXMJVqc



If you'd like I can make it easy-view and throw

it all on dvd and mail it to your house.

Answer 17

Don't show up Drunk

Answer 18

Marines are trained to kill the enemy. The Army is trained to be killed by the enemy. Each has its political uses. All else is details.