[ReadNotReed2007]

So, Im FINALLY heading to basic training the 27th, after bein in talks with my recruiters since January and singing up June 7th. I know its gonna be hard but I also know I can do it. Im super excited. I think the day I graduate from basic is gonna be one of the greatest and proudest days of my life.

The only thing I'm dreading is being in training during the fall/winter months. I HATE the cold. I'm a Florida boy. Anyways, anyone got any tips for me?

P.S. I already know the 4 rules of basic: Shut. The. Fuck. Up.

 

[YamahaFreak]

You're going to be singing? Just kidding. Good for you for serving. Which branch and where is basic training? My son in law is a Marine and is station at Camp L in Jax, NC. Just finished his 2nd tour in Afghanistan.

 

[ReadNotReed2007]

Army at Ft. Leonard Wood. Whatd your son think about Afghanistan?

 

[YamahaFreak]

He basically thought it was a shithole.

 

[Scratch33]

The only thing I'm dreading is being in training during the fall/winter months. I HATE the cold. I'm a Florida boy.

LOL! When I went to Navy boot camp it was November - the one concession I managed to get was to be sent to Orlando versus Great Lakes.

The first night down in Orlando, it snowed.

 

[The_Chief]

Luckily for me, the class I'm probably gonna be signed up for starts in June. When I watched the video for Marine OCS, I heard my recruiter say to his SSgt that he wouldn't have been able to make it through during the winter months.

Good luck!

 

[ReadNotReed2007]

At least ill be training over the winter months and by the time I get done with Basic and AIT it will be mid-march and about to get warm again.

I got a couple questions too. When youre done with AIT, do you get a break or R&R or anything? If so, for how long? And when youre done with AIT and you get assigned to a base, do you have any say whatsoever in where you go?