Never volunteer for anything dangerous... except escorting the General's daughter to the Officer's Ball.
for defending the the good ole US of A!!!
Please take a note about this. Do NOT, I say again, do NOT volunteer to escort / date / spend time with the CG's daughter. Been there, done that at MY Officers Basic. Watched two other LT's, one Marine 1'st LT in his advanced course the other Army in his basic course sent back to their units early with a letter from one general to another general in their files because the daughter took offense to what they were saying in the O' club. Filling out sworn statements when you have less than 1 month in service is NOT fun.
Secondly what you saw from ozrocker is good straight stuff. Memorize it and do what he said.
As far as the school itself is concerned. Keep in mind that you are in school to learn the basics of your job. You know nothing at this point. When you graduate you will know something but for damn sure not everything about your job. You will be knowledgeable enough to be dangerous. See ozrockers advice again. Until you get your head fully into the game and know the rules let the Plt Sgt help you out as much as you can. Ask for advice then decide what to do. Do not become a first line supervisor, that is your Sgt's job and he WILL get pissed. Give direction, not instructions then inspect to see that it is done when your Sgt says he's ready.
This is important. Praise in public, loudly and frequently when deserved. Criticise in private, quietly when necessary.
If you have any idea that you would like to go full time then excel in the school. You may be given the opportunity to go Regular.
Keep your nose clean, your evaluations here mean a lot since this is the first time you are wearing the uniform for real. Screw up here and your career is toast. If you make a mistake, admit it and move on. Learning is about mistakes and what you do afterwards. As Patton said, always do more than what is expected.
