Some people forget, it's not "basic training".
Infantry is OSUT, it's like summer camp but instead of playing sports you learn how to premeditate murder against the enemies of the USA.
A lot of the non Infantry types here will probably flame me here, but Infantry is a different animal then the rest of the Army...SF and Rangers fall in the Infantry bracket, seeing that most all of them went to OSUT with us
Be the first man on your feet to volunteer, that's the guy I'm going to want by my side when the Platoon Leader tells me to take that machine gun nest. Be the guy who is loud in training acting like it's the real thing(SOUND OFF!!!)...trust me, your team leader is going to appreciate it in a fire fight some day. Give everything you do 110%, it makes it muscle memory for when you and your brothers are in the suck and something has to get done. Mistakes happen, just make sure you don't make the same mistake twice.
My first of many questions in this thread to you skorpx1, Are you sure your going 11B? My understanding is everyone goes 11X and then they decide whether or not you will be 11B or 11C(Infantrymen, Mortar men) Your going to end up in an Infantry unit either way.
Do you want to operate in Strykers? I hope not because they don't count as true Infantry, POGASS Infantry is what they are
What do you find interesting about the Infantry? What's your reason for join? If you don't mind of course. I come from a military family so it was kind of going to just happen. I could have gone any job in the Army with my GT score but decided at the time I want to experience the true brotherhood of combat. Since my days playing sports growing I was had the mentality of Play(Fight) hard, party hard....that's what it was in the Infantry when I joined. I'm an NCO now so I'm a bit more reserved but when there's an occasion, you need to do some drinking
Do you have any College complete? Can you finish a degree and go Officer? There is something that has to be said for these CSMs and 1SGs who have done the long years to get where they are at, but if I had to do it again? I would have gone for the other side of the house, they get payed more and if they let their NCOs do their job it's pretty easy in garrison life....down range, that's when the Officers really get tested more compared to the rest of us(All do get tested something serious for sure)
You going Career?
When you get to your first duty station, snap to parade rest whenever addressing a Senior NCO (SFC and above). Remember, even after 22 years in the Army, I still stand sharply at attention for Officers and at Parade Rest for the First Sergeant and Sergeant Major.
He better snap to parade rest for his TL or else he's going to have a long couple of months when he gets there
ADVICE- Take something from every leader you come across, good or bad. Use it to mold yourself into the Army Leader you want to be some day.
When you get asked, what's the hardest job in the Army? Most will say a Team Leader. The truth is it's harder to be a leader amongst your peers, being able to admit when your jacked up and being able to tell your buddy he's jacked up.
Queen of Battle bro, we go all over this chess board and whoop up on everyone.
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