Patriot84
March 15th, 2009, 09:31 PM
So I just got back from my first RSP a few hrs ago and boy am I siked up!
Day 1:
After everyone assembled from all over the state, we broke off into our platoons. 1st Platoon (people that have done RSP before), 2nd Platoon (people back from basic I guess) and BTOC (people there for the first time, such as me). BTOC individuals got all our gear; boots, socks, PT uniform, ACU's, gloves, shirts, hat, and PT hat. After getting our equipment we changed from what ever we were in into our ACU's.
I'm taking it we started at around 10ish by this time.
After getting changed we went out side and started to do formation drills. Learned how to do the three faces (about face, left face, right face), how to stand at attention, and parade rest, at ease, rest.
What I remember next, and forgive me I may mix things up from the correct order of events, was grab chow. After chow we got smoked for something. Ha it was funny actually, me I'm perfectly in shape and did just fine others on the other hand... Others were struggling after 3-5 push ups. DONT BE THAT PERSON!!! And to the females on this board, DONT BE ONE OF THOSE TOKEN FEMALES THAT CANT DO 1 ONE PUSH UP! It was sad, really, people making noises that sounded like they were dying on a battlefield or something, sad. And theres one other person you dont want to be like.
After they would smoke us they would tell us to get up and stand at attention. When you stand at attention you're not supposed to move, AT ALL! Every time someone moved to "fix themselves" after doing push ups we'd have to get back down on the ground and get smoked again. One guy did it not once, not twice, but THREE times! On the third time the DS's pulled him up in front and made him watch as we got smoked. Good times... Dont be that guy.
After the smoking session we probably watched some video on the National Guard and how RSP helps to prepare for BCT and film on actual BCT footage, censored of course ;) After the films and lecture session we probably went back out and did some more formations drills and learned how to cover down etc etc. And also went over PT exercises we'd be doing in the morning.
After the day was done, we had dinner of course some where in all of this, we had our free time to do what ever in our upstairs barracks. Cell phones, hanging out what ever. At lights out, all the real *******s came out to party no doubt. People from 1st Platoon and 2nd "hazing" the BTOC's by coming around with ther iPhones and cell phones and flashing the lights on them and playing music etc. just to annoy the **** out of us, what ever. Couldnt get any real sleep cause fools cant let their girl friends alone for more than a night and are up texting and what not (please again for the love of God if you cant last a weekend without your gf then how do you plan on getting through 9 weeks :rolleyes: ) and the fire guards coming bye every hr on the hr wasnt helping at all either, and they werent exactly trying to be ninja like either.
Day 2:
Wake up at 4:45, get changed into assigned PT uniforms and assemble outside in straight up darkness, fun... Anyways, after all the platoons assemble outside we march off to a PT exercise field/location a lil down the way. We form 6 rows and do PT exercises, what ever. After exercises we break down into our squads for each platoon (BTOC has 4 squads of 9 for example) and perform our 1-1-1s. At this point we do push ups and sit ups. Again to the ladies, dont be the one girl that couldnt do one push up, sit up, and did the 1 mile in 12:30ish. Cute as **** as she was, this is the Army and cuteness isnt going to cute it. There was one guy from fresh out of Basic that did like 12 push ups or sit ups or something, either way my DS was not a fan. Chewed him out for like a good solid 5 mins in front of everyone for having gone to basic and coming back with such a ****ty performance. Heh insulted him by saying BTOC's were doing better than him.
After the push ups/sit ups we ran the mile. After which we ate breakfast. After breakfast we changed out of PT gear and back into ACU's and boots. We then learned some new more complicated formations along with new simple formations and drills.
Now this entire time there was this one kid, another person you dont want to be (individuals need not apply to the Army in case you arent getting the theme here), was acting up, being sarcastic, mouthing off, etc. It's not always what you say but how you say it, in case you havent learned that lesson in life. Something as simple as "Yes, drill sergeant!" can be said positively or negatively said. Same 3 words, complete opposite tone and meaning, but anyways. This kid has been acting to wise for his own good the entire time.
So the girls are getting smoked by who ever separately because some girls cell phone went "missing", what ever thats their own silly drama. Us guys are doing everything from learning history, values, to fitness stuff like taking our pulses. Anyways this kid finally does something to get himself smoked for the remainder of the day basically. The DS's are done with him, from this point on any time he acts out he gets singled out and smoked/punished immediately. They are done messing around with his silly attitude. They made him do push ups until he started to bull **** about not being able to do anymore, then they put him on his back and had him hold his legs up at 45 degrees, then 65, then 90ish for a good 5-10 mins. After he was to tired of doing that they had him stand up and hold his arms straight out, palms up, to his side for another 5-10 mins. While they taught the class some power point slides.
So what ever stuff happens. We've been doing this thing since day one where when we're doing power point slides you kinda guess what the next slide is going to be, for example. We got a sheet with all of the rank's, names, and insignias associated with them. A slide would come up with the insignia and you could guess what the rank of the insignia was. Guess right and you and who ever agreed with you didnt have to do 10 or so push ups, everone else did though, guess wrong and you and your friends get smoked instead. So we do some of that after the girls come back from their "hr vacation:p " we did some of that.
For the most part the day is over at this point. We grab our gear, march over to the ceremony building, and watch the ceremony for handing off new soldiers fresh out of AIT to their new assigned units. A very well done ceremony especially for the parents and relatives that come for the hand offs. Nothing like seeing 200-300ish soldiers standing at attention and moving to and from parade rest back to attention all in unison. All nothing like here all of those soldiers saying hooah every so often along with the soldiers creed at the very end.
After this our platoon DS's release us and the day is done.
Conclusion:
Theres some tidbits here and there that I skimmed out on such as how the BTOC's got to get a 15ish Q&A session with the battle handoffs fresh out of AIT, and most importantly the ones that came from the forts that you're going to BCT for. Other things such as the bonding between comrades that you witness over a 2 day period even. Me personally, I'm glad I made every individual effort of my own accord to go to RSP this month even though I didnt have to and about the only person encouraging me to go was me. I learned sooooooooo much this weekend about just being a soldier and not just a soldier but a member of the CT ARNG and the ARNG history. Not to mention BTOC is just an introductory, now that I did this I can get two solid RSP's under my belt for learning some solid BCT PT readying skills before shipping out. Not to mention they are extending RSP from 2 days to 3 days starting next month now to cover more stuff!
Needless to say I'm siked and extremely ready for my next RSP. And I need to get my 1 mile run down to 6 mins apparently so I'll be training hard for that lol.
Day 1:
After everyone assembled from all over the state, we broke off into our platoons. 1st Platoon (people that have done RSP before), 2nd Platoon (people back from basic I guess) and BTOC (people there for the first time, such as me). BTOC individuals got all our gear; boots, socks, PT uniform, ACU's, gloves, shirts, hat, and PT hat. After getting our equipment we changed from what ever we were in into our ACU's.
I'm taking it we started at around 10ish by this time.
After getting changed we went out side and started to do formation drills. Learned how to do the three faces (about face, left face, right face), how to stand at attention, and parade rest, at ease, rest.
What I remember next, and forgive me I may mix things up from the correct order of events, was grab chow. After chow we got smoked for something. Ha it was funny actually, me I'm perfectly in shape and did just fine others on the other hand... Others were struggling after 3-5 push ups. DONT BE THAT PERSON!!! And to the females on this board, DONT BE ONE OF THOSE TOKEN FEMALES THAT CANT DO 1 ONE PUSH UP! It was sad, really, people making noises that sounded like they were dying on a battlefield or something, sad. And theres one other person you dont want to be like.
After they would smoke us they would tell us to get up and stand at attention. When you stand at attention you're not supposed to move, AT ALL! Every time someone moved to "fix themselves" after doing push ups we'd have to get back down on the ground and get smoked again. One guy did it not once, not twice, but THREE times! On the third time the DS's pulled him up in front and made him watch as we got smoked. Good times... Dont be that guy.
After the smoking session we probably watched some video on the National Guard and how RSP helps to prepare for BCT and film on actual BCT footage, censored of course ;) After the films and lecture session we probably went back out and did some more formations drills and learned how to cover down etc etc. And also went over PT exercises we'd be doing in the morning.
After the day was done, we had dinner of course some where in all of this, we had our free time to do what ever in our upstairs barracks. Cell phones, hanging out what ever. At lights out, all the real *******s came out to party no doubt. People from 1st Platoon and 2nd "hazing" the BTOC's by coming around with ther iPhones and cell phones and flashing the lights on them and playing music etc. just to annoy the **** out of us, what ever. Couldnt get any real sleep cause fools cant let their girl friends alone for more than a night and are up texting and what not (please again for the love of God if you cant last a weekend without your gf then how do you plan on getting through 9 weeks :rolleyes: ) and the fire guards coming bye every hr on the hr wasnt helping at all either, and they werent exactly trying to be ninja like either.
Day 2:
Wake up at 4:45, get changed into assigned PT uniforms and assemble outside in straight up darkness, fun... Anyways, after all the platoons assemble outside we march off to a PT exercise field/location a lil down the way. We form 6 rows and do PT exercises, what ever. After exercises we break down into our squads for each platoon (BTOC has 4 squads of 9 for example) and perform our 1-1-1s. At this point we do push ups and sit ups. Again to the ladies, dont be the one girl that couldnt do one push up, sit up, and did the 1 mile in 12:30ish. Cute as **** as she was, this is the Army and cuteness isnt going to cute it. There was one guy from fresh out of Basic that did like 12 push ups or sit ups or something, either way my DS was not a fan. Chewed him out for like a good solid 5 mins in front of everyone for having gone to basic and coming back with such a ****ty performance. Heh insulted him by saying BTOC's were doing better than him.
After the push ups/sit ups we ran the mile. After which we ate breakfast. After breakfast we changed out of PT gear and back into ACU's and boots. We then learned some new more complicated formations along with new simple formations and drills.
Now this entire time there was this one kid, another person you dont want to be (individuals need not apply to the Army in case you arent getting the theme here), was acting up, being sarcastic, mouthing off, etc. It's not always what you say but how you say it, in case you havent learned that lesson in life. Something as simple as "Yes, drill sergeant!" can be said positively or negatively said. Same 3 words, complete opposite tone and meaning, but anyways. This kid has been acting to wise for his own good the entire time.
So the girls are getting smoked by who ever separately because some girls cell phone went "missing", what ever thats their own silly drama. Us guys are doing everything from learning history, values, to fitness stuff like taking our pulses. Anyways this kid finally does something to get himself smoked for the remainder of the day basically. The DS's are done with him, from this point on any time he acts out he gets singled out and smoked/punished immediately. They are done messing around with his silly attitude. They made him do push ups until he started to bull **** about not being able to do anymore, then they put him on his back and had him hold his legs up at 45 degrees, then 65, then 90ish for a good 5-10 mins. After he was to tired of doing that they had him stand up and hold his arms straight out, palms up, to his side for another 5-10 mins. While they taught the class some power point slides.
So what ever stuff happens. We've been doing this thing since day one where when we're doing power point slides you kinda guess what the next slide is going to be, for example. We got a sheet with all of the rank's, names, and insignias associated with them. A slide would come up with the insignia and you could guess what the rank of the insignia was. Guess right and you and who ever agreed with you didnt have to do 10 or so push ups, everone else did though, guess wrong and you and your friends get smoked instead. So we do some of that after the girls come back from their "hr vacation:p " we did some of that.
For the most part the day is over at this point. We grab our gear, march over to the ceremony building, and watch the ceremony for handing off new soldiers fresh out of AIT to their new assigned units. A very well done ceremony especially for the parents and relatives that come for the hand offs. Nothing like seeing 200-300ish soldiers standing at attention and moving to and from parade rest back to attention all in unison. All nothing like here all of those soldiers saying hooah every so often along with the soldiers creed at the very end.
After this our platoon DS's release us and the day is done.
Conclusion:
Theres some tidbits here and there that I skimmed out on such as how the BTOC's got to get a 15ish Q&A session with the battle handoffs fresh out of AIT, and most importantly the ones that came from the forts that you're going to BCT for. Other things such as the bonding between comrades that you witness over a 2 day period even. Me personally, I'm glad I made every individual effort of my own accord to go to RSP this month even though I didnt have to and about the only person encouraging me to go was me. I learned sooooooooo much this weekend about just being a soldier and not just a soldier but a member of the CT ARNG and the ARNG history. Not to mention BTOC is just an introductory, now that I did this I can get two solid RSP's under my belt for learning some solid BCT PT readying skills before shipping out. Not to mention they are extending RSP from 2 days to 3 days starting next month now to cover more stuff!
Needless to say I'm siked and extremely ready for my next RSP. And I need to get my 1 mile run down to 6 mins apparently so I'll be training hard for that lol.