U.S. Army Infantry OSUT

[68Hawk]

Basic, Airborne, leave, month at Ft. Polk, downrange.

Hopefully you'll be able to spend time with your unit before deploying, but it just depends on which unit they send you to and their deployment schedule.

You'll be at 30th AG for 10-14 days.  It takes a little while to get everyone processed through.  It'll be boring and you'll get really, really sick of standing in line at parade rest.  I got to sleep a lot, which I relished in the following weeks.  Once the DS picks you up at 30th AG, you're basically screwed for the next four months.  Like USRanger said, it'll get better as it goes on and your guys get the lead out.

Gotta go put lettuce on things now.  Make sure you send me any other Questions you have before you ship out!

[ebfd11]

 Blooz
:Score too high on the ASVAB to be a marine?Good luck!I'm glad I didn't know what was coming. 

I resemble that remark, plus not everyone can be as good as a Jar Head.

BTW and good luck and thanks for what you are about to do. The only piece of advise I can give is, you have 2 ears and 1 mouth, use your ears twice as much a you use your mouth. Stay lean stay clean and you will make it through.

[JunkyII]

You will be coming up on Christmas Block Leave with your time hack for Basic.....you may get the 18 day exodus.


Like all the other Infantry guys said...it sucks the biggest hairest nuts in the world but you get to do some really cool stuff.....remember dont stiffen your legs up if you fall from eagle tower onto the net

Talk to your recruit about ATRAP or home town recruiting when your on leave after basic so you dont waste leave days....that happened to me and Im still trying to gain some.

Worse part of Basic is 30th AG....you will go back there at the end and be like....Wow this place sucks....lol the 20 crappers they got in the formation pavilion stink SO bad.

MREs make your craps come out differently....try to save craps for times when you got a good crapper.....

Save paper towels/ wet wipes from MREs.....they are your a friend of your B hole

Dont eat the candy unless someone says you can......

Its going to hurt......sick call isnt the answer

when doing anything PT or calling at ease at the door......SOUND OFF!!!!

While training put some extra effort in it......Drills love to see some voilence of action in training

Ruck Marchs suck and they are exactly how far they said they were going to be....they arent supposed to lie to you

Family Day rocks......dont spend money on equipment at Ranger Joes...you get cool stuff at your unit

Dont let anyone know its your birthday!!!!


just some advice

[Babalonian]

A friend of a friend that just joined the army infantry (his mom died earlier this year, kind of a lost kid with no direction or cause at the moment) and that's been in for about a month now said the standard deal is that they all get a month of training in Alaska with their likely permanent unit before being shipped out to Afghanistan.

[JunkyII]

A friend of a friend that just joined the army infantry (his mom died earlier this year, kind of a lost kid with no direction or cause at the moment) and that's been in for about a month now said the standard deal is that they all get a month of training in Alaska with their likely permanent unit before being shipped out to Afghanistan.

What unit is that? 10th Mountain doesnt go there but that might be because we have a colder winter

[Babalonian]

Don't really know and I don't think my friend knows, but I can ask her to ask him.  She's a girl, you know how interested they are in various unit divisions and historical relevance and stuff and junk.

[BravoFour]

30th AG sucks. Its a horrible place to be introduced to the Infantry. Keep your ego in check, remember that you havent done sh*t yet, you just volunteered to do it. The guys with wreaths around a rifle on their chest, respect them. Stay off Victory Drive. You dont need anything they are selling there. Its called VD for a reason. Try not to blow your whole paycheck at Ranger Joes the first time you go there, you dont need all that cool guy stuff. Be like a sponge, listen to everything they say. Dont just learn from your mistakes, learn from your buddy's. You wont make the time limits, but make it look like you are trying. As for the voluntering, I say volunter for everything. I made a habit out of it, ended up with some pretty cool stuff through out my years. (I.E Malaysian Combat Tracking, EMT school, SOTIC MTT, Performace Shooting) Just keep in mind that its all a game. They will win, let them. Just learn the lesson they are teaching. Its all worth it when they hang that Blue Cord off your shoulder. And when you do get to your unit, and someone asks you where you went to Basic, DO NOT say "Ft. Benning". They know that much, thats where we all went.

[TOMCAT21]

Good luck , Selino. you need anything give me a shout <S> TC

[Simba]

Good luck, Selino.

 

[JunkyII]

30th AG sucks. Its a horrible place to be introduced to the Infantry. Keep your ego in check, remember that you havent done sh*t yet, you just volunteered to do it. The guys with wreaths around a rifle on their chest, respect them. Stay off Victory Drive. You dont need anything they are selling there. Its called VD for a reason. Try not to blow your whole paycheck at Ranger Joes the first time you go there, you dont need all that cool guy stuff. Be like a sponge, listen to everything they say. Dont just learn from your mistakes, learn from your buddy's. You wont make the time limits, but make it look like you are trying. As for the voluntering, I say volunter for everything. I made a habit out of it, ended up with some pretty cool stuff through out my years. (I.E Malaysian Combat Tracking, EMT school, SOTIC MTT, Performace Shooting) Just keep in mind that its all a game. They will win, let them. Just learn the lesson they are teaching. Its all worth it when they hang that Blue Cord off your shoulder. And when you do get to your unit, and someone asks you where you went to Basic, DO NOT say "Ft. Benning". They know that much, thats where we all went.

HAHA yea you say what company and battalion you were in....

D co 1-50 for me

Turning Blue is an honor we do what the Army is suppose to do.

[BravoFour]

B 1/50 Graduated Novermber 2002

[68Hawk]

C 3/330th

Right in view of the highway...

[JunkyII]

C 3/330th

Right in view of the highway...

HAHAHAH but you were close to the haircut PX, almost POG

 

B 1/50 Graduated Novermber 2002

pansey HAHAHAHA

[68Hawk]

No, we had to march up the hill to the PX.  We weren't by anyone.  Closest thing was the little TCP are they have set up.  I think we were actually closer to 30th AG than anyone else.

[AWMac]

Don't forget Jump School. Ya need to get yer wings. Go Ranger asap. and SF if ya can.

Mac