Fort Benning / Mortars

[Infantry_grunt32]

Anybody that is headed to Ft. Benning for Infantry and would like to ask questions feel free to PM me or post here. i know i had a lot of un-answered questions before i left.

[Andrew]

Yea i am leaving in Sep11 and i am not sure what i am going to be getting into... Fill me in.. 11B all they way!!

[Infantry_grunt32]

leaving in september you will get the mixture of both weather. it will be hot and cold. dont be scared or nervous when you get off the bus the first time. you will arrive at johnston hall at the reception battalion. they will raise their voice a little bit, but they try not to beat you up physically because they dont want anyone to get hurt before you ship to your OSUT or BCT station "Down Range." Ft. Benning is one of the toughest places to go, but its easy to get through. you will feel alot more confident after you have graduated there. oh yeah and one more thing. leave the HOOAH at the door when you get there. they will drop you fast for it :) gotta earn the right to say that by graduating. i had a lot of fun there. the training is excellent, be prepared to use all the weapons including the MK-19 automatic grenade launcher :)

[new_here_06]

Anybody that is headed to Ft. Benning for Infantry and would like to ask questions feel free to PM me or post here. i know i had a lot of un-answered questions before i left.
im not going, but a friend of mine left in may for fort benning. he is in B Company 31330th infantry. i was just wondering if u might know when his graduation will be? or how i can find out? thanks

[Infantry_grunt32]

3bat 330 IN doesnt have a projected grad date yet on the website, but browse around here and you can find out alot
https://www.infantry.army.mil/itb/

[JB27]

Yea im leaving on August 9th. Is there a lot of down time and is the pt challenging. I consider myself in good shape and i want a tough pt. what am i in for.

[Infantry_grunt32]

the PT will challenge you. you pretty much go untill you are burnt out everyday. even if you have a "light" day haha you still hurt because of sore muscles. you do not conduct PT they day before a PT test though. depending on your run times, they put you in groups to do AGR (Ability Group Runs) every other day and you run according to your pace for certain lengths of time, and sand hill has a lot of gradual long hills. you will be challenged, especially at infantry training. there were alot of times when you think oh my god what the **** was i thinking coming to benning. then there are a lot of times when you just really love it. i miss it alot. sundays are pretty relaxed, lots of cleaning the bays and chores but no PT or training unless you are in the field. there is a lot of downtime on the qualify ranges, because well, when you get done shooting, there is still a lot of people left, and you can only clean your weapon for so long. so you can be stuck sitting down for a while, oh and dont ever get caught sleeping or nodding your eyes :) i really liked it, and if you are looking for a challenge, you will regret going anywhere but Georgia.

[jdog1786]

Yea i am leaving in Sep11 and i am not sure what i am going to be getting into... Fill me in.. 11B all they way!!
hey andrew you might not believe me but i am also leaving sept 11 and going to bennung in georgia for infantry plz respond and am a part of 11bravo