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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: AdmRose on June 09, 2004, 06:56:16 PM
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Any ideas on what I should do in the interim? 19 years old with decent amount of money and a lot of time on my hands.
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1. Get your financial and other affairs in order. You won't have a chance to tend to them for a while. Have mom or dad (NOT YOUR GIRLFRIEND) tend to your accounts while you're gone. Have a special power of attorney drafted so they can sign for you, if necessary. If you do have a special someone in your life, don't rush off and marry her before you go. Trust me, it usually doesn't turn out the way you think it will. (Disregard the above if you're already hitched.)
2. Stretch every morning for about 20 minutes, starting with your neck and finishing with your calves/ankle area. Don't worry about trying to get a head start on what you think the physical program will be since 12 days isn't enough time to accomplish much. Just stretch.
3. Enjoy your favorite foods, music, movies, magazines, books, etc. Spend quality time with the people you love, but whatever you do, don't go into the "if anything should happen to me" speech.
That about sums it up. By the way, who did you join, and what will you be doing?
edit: Oh yeah, one more thing: No matter what happens, no matter what anyone says or does to you, no matter where you find yourself or what you find yourself doing...you volunteered!
:D Good luck!
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Jump out of bed and run 10 miles every morning...that might be a good start. (I'm not kidding!) You may want to buy a motorcycle, depending on the branch of service (Coast Guard and Navy allow you to take them on some cruises). Won't do you any good during boot, but will come in very handy later.
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Good Luck!
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US Army, Paralegal
Get to spend at least the next 19 weeks at Fort Jackson, South Carolina...
...going in the summer seemed like a good idea 9 months ago...God what the hell was I smoking then
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Well you'll be one tough hombre after jump school and ... oh wait ... paraLEGAL! Heh. Good luck staying awake. ;)
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REMF! :D Just kiddin ya.
An MOS that provides possibilities for almost any duty assignment + career skills thrown into the deal...smart move! When I joined up, Gulf War 1 was still fresh and all I could think of was getting into some kind of "action" job...so I ended up in a tank for 7 years. Thank God for the BEAR pogram...been a REMF myself for the past 2 years and love it (Reclassed to air traffic control). Ironic that I feel like I get more "action" on a busy shift than I ever got in a day in the old job.
Enjoy yourself!
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sleep in and stay out late. Spend as much time as you can with your friends (and family if you're into that).
-Sik
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Seriously tho .... don't flunk paralegal. GL.
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Oh Gaawwwwwd.... Ft. Jackson in the summer. Okay - spend the next two weeks in a sauna to acclimate your body. But global warming may have made it more humid and hotter since I was there for basic in 1271 A.D.
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Originally posted by Arlo
Seriously tho .... don't flunk paralegal. GL.
Already have an Associates in it.
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Shave your head, then you will have a few moments free time when everyone else is getting there hair cuts.
Don't get any ink done when you get out of basic and get drunk for the first time after basic, wait on tats untill your sober.
Dont take anything with you you don't want displayed, you wont see it anyway untill your done.
Run 1.5 miles every morning for at least two weeks before 5:30
Remember every min. of it it will be some of your greatist memorys and you would redue it if you can (really, trust me on this)
Carry on, and good luck
God speed, hero!!
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Originally posted by Scootter
Run 1.5 miles every morning for at least two weeks before 5:30
That is all the Army has to run? Waaaaaaaay back when I went to USCG boot we ran 5 miles, did 15 min PT, ran 5 more miles then marched to mess call.
You didn't have much of an appetite the first week.
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when I went in it was a bad idea to shave your head ahead of time, no pun intended.
Guys who had, got picked on relentlessly by the instructors.
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Originally posted by Dnil
when I went in it was a bad idea to shave your head ahead of time, no pun intended.
Guys who had, got picked on relentlessly by the instructors.
We had one guy who shaved his head before hand. The still ran the shears over his head, and made fun of him. There wasn't much benefit in that in Navy Bootcamp (which was a joke in 92).
Personally, I say **** it. I wouldn't run going into it. You're going to get all you want and more when you get there, life is going to suck a **** no matter what. Might as well enjoy the time you have. Unless you're really out of shape to begin with, in which case 11 days isn't going to save your fat bellybutton either way :)
-Sik
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best of luck and thank you for your service to our country
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Originally posted by AdmRose
US Army, Paralegal
Get to spend at least the next 19 weeks at Fort Jackson, South Carolina...
...going in the summer seemed like a good idea 9 months ago...God what the hell was I smoking then
LOL I did Jackson in the summer of 83, was on Tank hill, Say Hi to "Drag A** hill for me, and no matter what DON'T QUIT!! even if you cant do it to start keep trying. There isnt any thing in Basic you cant do, and the stress is deliberate.
As for before basic, Go buy 2 pair of the best running shoes you can find, your feet are your life in the army take care of them, Get your self a personal hygiene bag and enough of the stuff you like to last 2 or 3 weeks, dont take any personal items you dont want to lose, knifes especally as you will have to turn them in when you in process at the amnisty barrel, .
And HAVE FUN! if you get in to it there is fun in every thing you do
Gunns
<15 years in, out as a disabled vet, would go back in a hot second>
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Summer in South Carolina at Club Fed? Ugh...
I did Lackland AFB (San Antonio, Texas) mid June-July in 1988. Pffft...."dry heat" my arse...holy humidity.
I'd start a pretty advanced training program....get running and prepared for the workouts ahead of you.
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Party your ARSE off!!!!
Bond with your true friends and family....
Dont go with a hangover!!!!!
Have fun!
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Maj USAF
AFSOC
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Thank you for your service, and stay in touch as you can.
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Try and run a mile or so every other day until you go. Its not nearly enough to prepare you for anything, but at least you wont get slack - you cant gain much in 12 days, but you sure as hell can lose alot.
If you drink or smoke, youre going to have to stop anyway so put yourself through "mini-detox" now. Drink lots and lots of water every day - if there is yellow in your urine, drink more.
When you get down there, the only things that anyone can really tell you is 1.) Keep your mouth shut. 2.) Square yourself away quickly and encourage those around you to do the same. 3.) Dont quit. Youll be amazed at the punishment your body can take. 4.) As hard as it seems when youre there, you will look back upon it fondly. 5.) Dont worry... the rest of your service wont even remotely resemble basic.
Thank you for your service - good luck!
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If you know anybody who has a floor buffer you might want to get some practice in ahead of time.
Remember every min. of it it will be some of your greatist memorys and you would redue it if you can (really, trust me on this)
I remember telling myself at the time to have someone kick my bellybutton if I ever looked back on it sentimentally in the years down the road :)
A great personal growth experience, but if they do it right you're going to be in for a running, exhausting shock. My main memories are continuous exhaustion and hunger, in no particular order :)
At least your real basic should be only 8 weeks with paralegal (unless things have changed) and then on to the AIT vacation -- be happy you're not in combat arms.
Charon
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Paralegal also has built in perks, such as the fact if I'm deployed to Iraq I'll probably be assisting a lawyer who is an officer...
...in a combat zone, who you think they're gonna pick off first, the bars or the stripes? ;)
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Originally posted by AdmRose
Paralegal also has built in perks, such as the fact if I'm deployed to Iraq I'll probably be assisting a lawyer who is an officer...
...in a combat zone, who you think they're gonna pick off first, the bars or the stripes? ;)
::cough:: Dont salute in the field and they wont even know. :D