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Sorry, I havent been on here in a couple weeks to check my own question......Anyway, it seems that it is 1 year from the start of basic...***** though, I keep seeing other people I went to bct with...

I tried searching and could not find what I am looking for.

I have been in for 13 months now. I enlisted as an e2 in Aug 2010 and thought by Aug 2011 I should be promoted to e3. I talked to my...

Im in Wisconsin but have wanted to do border patrol for a long time. Looks like I will have to wait I guess. Thanks for the responses

Thought so. Also, another topic was brought up to me today. Does a private stand at parade rest for a specialist as well as refer to them as specialist? In BCT we were told 2 different things

So what does it take to be a guardsman patrolling the border?

Just a dumb quick question but I thought some people might have the same questions. I searched and searched and couldnt find what I was looking for.

1. If you are by yourself, and an NCO comes in...

Is it possible to volunteer for a border patrol assignment or is border patrol completely separate from the military?

My first RSP pt test I ran a 18:XX 2 mile and thought I would never be able to pass, but I kept running 6 days a week on my own, 4 miles a day and it actually helped a ton for basic. We also ran a...

Just go into it with an open mind. Talk to your recruiter and he will tell you what exactly to bring.

As far as Stripes for Skills goes, it doesnt come into play in basic. If you pass it it...

It is 50 pts for BCT.

You will have 3 pt tests in BCT. If you fail the first and second you should still be ok but if you fail your third they can send you to FTU which is basically fat camp from...

You only need 50 points in each event to pass in BCT, but in AIT you will need 60. Its not hard though and honestly if you cant get 50 pts in each event you may want to rethink your career

I understand. I was just curious. I have some other workout clothes that I use anyway, I was just wondering if it was frowned upon to wear the Army pts

Is this the same for the regular army pt uniform?

For the people out of BCT and AIT it might be more of a struggle but in BCT and AIT we do them every time we do pt so for the new soldiers coming in it shouldnt be too much of a problem

At my co at Ft Jackson we were told we had to use the laundry service but we were told to just send our acus in to them because they didnt want us ruining the washers and dryers there. Personally I...

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Honestly 1 drill probably wont help you that much. I had 4 drills before shipping and it still didnt help as much as I thought it would but it might depend on your rsp too. Just talk to the...

I am currently in AIT right now for 74D. It sounds like a lot of fun but like nbc guy said I dont think we actually use out training a lot. Good luck on whatever you decide though. I have heard that...

My company would have also made you shoot left handed. we had a couple people with the same situation including me. I am left handed and right eye dominant and have the same problem closing my right...

We didnt use those steps to get up to the rappelling part. There are 2 other ladders on the back side that we used and I think the beams are wider apart than the ones on the pic

Yes. I go back Jan 3

Very cool. Thank you. Im sure your husband appreciates your support

Nice pics. I am in Foxtrot 3/60 right now. Victory tower was definitely a blast!

The first rsp was the hardest for me too. I felt like I was going into it blind. But after the first few minutes I learned just to fall in and do what everyone else was doing as well as I could. I...

Thats interesting. Is the AD Army as overstrength as the NG? I would think with the military overstrength I would think deployments would be more spread out

This might be kind of vague and I know that deployments are based on needs of the Army so there may not be a way to know for sure, but on average, does anyone know if AD Army gets deployed any more...

Wow it sounds like your rsp is on the ball. I have been doing rsp since Aug and I ship Monday. We havent done half of the stuff you mentioned. Congrats on enlisting and good luck.

On a side note,...

I have lost about 65 lbs since Feb by eating smaller portions, more salads, more whole grain foods and switching to diet mt dew, and trying to run 4 miles 3-4 days a week. 4 miles might sound far but...

Fort Jackson, 20101122 for basic and AIT at Fort Leonard Wood.

Less than a week away now...

I really enjoy reading this guys blog. Sometimes I even look forward to it. It gives me a little something to look forward to, or not in some cases, when I ship in 12 days. Nice work on his part and...

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