Temperarly Leaving

[Ducimus]

Doh, im an idiot. Your talking about the real deal, not a game.

Good luck.

Best piece of advice ive heard, (and wish i heard before i went to baisc)

"Don't be first, don't be last, and don't volunteer for anything"

[ronbrewer]

That advice is right on. Just keep a low profile. I remember a couple of guys coming into basic with their heads already shaved and that proved to be a very bad mistake. I figured they just had a bad recruiter that didn't spend any time with them before their departure date.

The advice I got was to remove any picture of a girlfriend or wife from the wallet. During shakedown it gives them one less thing to rag about. Also, don't take a lot of money with you. The ones that did had to write down the serial number of each bill so as to prevent stealing.

The first few days you may feel like you've made a mistake but like the other poster said, it's just a game. The one yelling at you all really wants everyone to graduate. It's a pressure game to make sure you can handle it.

After a few days when you hear the yelling you will no longer tense up. Instead, you'll just think "Looks like someone is getting chewed out."

[Hanomag]

Im sure it will only be a temporary break from us...

We will see you again soon Kaluen, take care and Good Luck..!

[HEMISENT]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Doh, im an idiot. Your talking about the real deal, not a game.

Good luck.

Best piece of advice ive heard, (and wish i heard before i went to baisc)

"Don't be first, don't be last, and don't volunteer for anything"

Ducimus, you forgot "Practice at becoming invisible"

Semper Fi

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

"Don't be first, don't be last, and don't volunteer for anything"

Is that even valid these days? I went in back in the VietNam era, and when I pulled the "don't volunteer" line, my CC said "The Army has a draft; the Navy doesn't. When you signed on the dotted line you volunteered for everything!":rotfl:

Anyway, best of luck, Kptlt. Hellmut Neuerburg.

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

Thank you all for your wise words of wisdom. There is no experiance like experiance I guess. (I hope I get to take my computer with me after basic. I don't want to give up playing SH3!!)

If they tell you Military Aircraft don't land?
Don't believe them!!

I spent 4 years in the 82nd Airborne cause of that!!
:rotfl:
Just kidding!

Basic is what you make of it.
CYA!
And you'll be fine.


Once outta basic you'll be allowed more liberties.

[Brer Rabbit]

Best of Luck to you. You've made a great choice. After over 30 years in the US Army, I don't regret a day. As someone said earlier basic and the military is what you make of it -- and my personal thanks to you for voluteering to serve your country.

[Reece]

Good luck! See you on your return.

[Kpt. Lehmann]

Good luck KptLt. Hellmut Neuerberg!

I salute you sir!

Not everyone has the courage to sign that dotted line and serve their country.

Thank you for what you are doing.

Hang in there.

[Graf Paper]

Good luck and hang tough, future admiral!

Going into submarines?

Although I was never able to serve, my oldest brother was a marine grunt at the tail-end of Vietnam, my middle brother was an army dogface right after 'Nam, and my dad served as a Petty Officer 3rd Class in the Navy Air Force during Korea and worked as an aircraft structural mechanic.

Their stories were always humorous, interesting, sad, and terrifying. One that my dad told me highlights the hazards of basic training quite well...

The training instructor had the sailors lined up and giving them his daily rant when he finished by asking for two volunteers for a job. "Which of you is rated to drive a 6x6?"
Two sailors cautiously raised their hands and he replied, "Mops and buckets are in the utility shed. Go swab down the Officer's Galley!"

The U.S. armed services is one of the most political organizations of social Darwinism you'll ever find. Just do what you're told and never, EVER listen to any sailor who begins a sentence with, "I got a great idea...".:rotfl: