Basic Training and Infantry School complete...

Kyonye · 2011-09-05, 02:18 PM

Next up, Airborne School, SFPC, and SFAS!!!!!

Oh man. What an annoying little trip OSUT is. I'm finally back as one of the newest soldiers in the U.S. Army. I graduate on Friday. Ft. Benning, GA was super fucking hot all summer. Heat Index of 110 every day with 100% humidity. It sucked. It's good to be back on PSU, though.

So how has the summer treated all of you?

DviddLeff · 2011-09-05, 05:11 PM

Congrats buddy, really pleased for you.

My summer was ok; teaching makes august the best month of the year!

Hamma · 2011-09-05, 07:56 PM

Welcome back glad everything went well!!

Been a pretty good summer here, especially PlanetSide wise..

WarChimp130 · 2011-09-06, 11:35 AM

I spent most of my 4 years at Benning, did BCT there in August-October, then came back after Medic school for 3 1/2 years with an Infantry battalion. You think spending a couple days in the field is bad at a shot, just try going out for 2-3 week long FTX's. You MIGHT get to go back in on the weekends to get a shower and refit. Maybe. It sucks, especially in the summer.

I'd say I needed to go back and restock my aid bag, then haul ass straight for the showers.

Sentrosi · 2011-09-06, 02:13 PM

Summer?
Is that the time between Spring and Fall?
Can't say that I saw most of the summer. In-laws from Italy came over to spend most of it with us. Which was a cosmic test of patience and understanding. Literally, the 9 seasons that Everybody Loves Raymond was on TV, they touched on about 10% of what REALLY happens in an italian household.

I think I would have traded your 8 weeks in Georgia for my 8 weeks with my in-laws.

Baneblade · 2011-09-06, 04:39 PM

It's always summer in Vegas... unless its winter.

Firefly · 2011-09-07, 09:48 AM

Benning was my first duty station. OSUT, Airborne, RIP, and 3/75... RLTW. Good job, thanks for your service.

Kyonye · 2011-10-02, 11:49 AM

I'm currently at bragg for sfpc hold. Airborne school seemed like typical big army shit. I only landed really hard once. Sfpc hold will be two workouts a day and thats it. The workouts will be intense and meant to break you off. Especially the ruck runs. 55lb rucks at 10 minute mile paces

Firefly · 2011-10-02, 12:02 PM

Good job. The only piece of advice I have for you is this:

NEVER QUIT.

Do that, and you have everything at your command.

Firefly · 2011-09-15, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by IDukeNukeml

If you do decide to go airborne, kid.. listen to them..... dont friggin look at the ground when you're about to hit and do NOT stiffen your legs... Right before you hit, think about being floating in the clouds gently going down as you feel the air swoop over your body BAM BAAMMAM BAMM GBMAMBABMAMM.

That is how it will go....... IT WILL Hurt... just make sure to let your knee's buckle and keep your mind clear... or on something else. It's a friggin art.... some of those dudes can do it, roll.. get up like everything is fine and dandy.... I laid there in agony all 7 times.

1) Kyonye is about as old as you.

2) PLFs don't hurt.

Firefly · 2011-09-16, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by IDukeNukeml

Parachute landing falls in PRACTICE only hurt a little...

Actually smacking the ground hurts a lot. everytime.

Oh.

My bad.

See I've only got one jump.

The other eighty-five were just practice.

The Desert Fox · 2011-09-16, 06:30 PM

What unit were you with man? I was E-2/19 and A-1/50 when I went through. I'm heading to Air Assault in June and WLC in July. God love Benning though eh, thought it sucked once, trying going twice. Being Split-Op I got the honor of pretty much doing it all at 17 then 18.

Firefly · 2011-09-16, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by The Desert Fox

What unit were you with man? I was E-2/19 and A-1/50 when I went through.

I presume you're asking Duke since you already know this from the BWC forums.

WarChimp130 · 2011-09-16, 08:30 PM

Never got a chance to do much in the way of schools. When I got to my unit I was at the bottom of the list for those things because I new. Then we went to Kosovo, no chance to do anything there. When we got back from Kosovo they put us almost immediately into training to go to Iraq, wouldn't let anyone go to any schools. Went to Iraq, came back and they said, "Re-enlist and you can go to whatever school you want!" I said "Fuck you, I'm going home."

I never even had a chance to do EFMB, never was actually on Benning any time they had one, was always deployed. Got my CMB though, so that's the one that really counts I guess.