At basic training, you're issued essential gear like uniforms (PT gear, combat uniforms), underwear, socks, boots, hygiene kits (toothbrush, soap, deodorant, etc.), bedding, and training manuals, usually packed in a duffel bag or backpack after arrival, with most items coming from the base exchange (BX/PX) funded by an initial debit card. You should only bring minimal personal items like required documents, a few toiletries, and a phone/charger, as inappropriate items get confiscated.
CIF (Central Issuing Facility): Here you'll get your uniforms and your TA-50 (field gear: your web belt, ALICE pack, canteen, helmet and vest [LBV]). Your civilian clothes will be returned to you when you ship to AIT or return home. Medical Exams: You'll go through a general medical exam that includes a blood test.
The following are the shots received during basic training: Influenza Meningococcal Measles, Mumps, Rubella Varicella Tetanus, Diphtheria, Acellular Pertussis, Covid-19. Please don't stress over the vaccinations. It is not a huge deal and is a pretty quick process and normally insignificant to most at basic training.
Anything you bring that is inappropriate for Basic Military Training, will be confiscated and returned to you after graduation. During in-processing trainees are issued a backpack upon arrival as part of the Backpack Initiative which will have the below items provided.
You can expect to get between seven and eight hours of sleep.
The Red Phase has many nicknames, none of which are pleasant. It also happens to be the hardest phase. During the Red Phase, which lasts 2 weeks, you will begin the process of becoming a soldier. This is known as the hardest phase only because you are in a new environment.
Formed during World War I, it served until the mid-2000s when it was deactivated to make room for one of three light armor reconnaissance battalions. During the Vietnam War, 1/9 sustained the highest casualty rate in Marine Corps history. This earned them the nickname "The Walking Dead".
Cigarettes, e-cigarettes and vapes, cigars, pipes, tobacco, chewing tobacco, disposable lighters and lighter fluid will be confiscated when you arrive at basic training.
Treat others as you would have them treat you.… This is a simple restatement of the Golden Rule—but it is a critical issue. Every soldier must feel he is being treated fairly and that you care and are making an honest attempt to ensure he or she reaches full potential.
During training you get paid and you can accumulate leave days. But the contract they chose does not start until they complete their training.
That peanut butter-like substance is the antibiotic Bicillin, and it's delivered in the meatiest part of the body: The six o'clock, the fourth point of contact, also known as “that ass.” Since Bicillin kills off a variety of bacterial strains in one shot, it's given to nearly every recruit.
The "3-2-1 rule" in veterinary medicine refers to monitoring post-vaccination lumps in cats for potential Feline Injection-Site Sarcomas (FISS): a lump needs investigation (biopsy/removal) if it's still there 3 months after vaccination, is bigger than 2 cm (about 1 inch), or is growing larger 1 month after appearing. This guideline helps differentiate normal inflammatory reactions from cancerous growths that can rarely form at injection sites, according to the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) and Veterinary Partner.
A study at Fort Leonard Wood, MO compared a company on a delayed sleep schedule (11:00 pm-7:00 am) to a standard basic training sleep schedule (8:30 pm-4:30 am) and found soldiers on the delayed regimen reported better sleep duration and quality as well as improvement in mood.
Pay telephones are provided at the Reception Battalion, but it is unlikely you'll have time to make any calls. It might be advisable to tell friends and Family that you'll be pretty busy the first few days, and that if they don't hear from you right away, they shouldn't worry.
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silver rule (plural silver rules) (ethics) The principle that one should not treat other people in the manner in which one would not want to be treated by them.
Army Rule 17 reads as under:“17. Dismissal or removal by Chief of the Army Staff and by other officers. — Save in the case where a person is dismissed or removed...
The Army Values. Many people know what the words Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage mean. But how often do you see someone actually live up to them?
Cell phones will be used for voice conversations only. Receiving, sending, sharing, or viewing videos/pictures/text messages is strictly prohibited. Please do not send this type of information to your trainee.
Practical items like durable footwear, tactical gear, personalized dog tags, and emotional keepsakes make great gift ideas for a person who is entering the army.
Eyelash extensions are not allowed, and false eyelashes are not allowed unless a soldier has a medical exemption. Makeup must have a “conservative application for even skin tone and natural complexion.” Tattooed makeup is not allowed. Lipstick is not allowed, but lip gloss is if it is clear or skin-toned.
In The Walking Dead, Rick Grimes was initially designated an "A," meaning a strong, potentially dangerous individual, but Jadis (Anne) lied and classified him as a "B" (a normal survivor/consignee) to save him from being killed by the secretive CRM, who use A's for dangerous experiments and B's for recruitment/labor. Later, it's revealed both A's and B's are valuable to the CRM, with A's being leaders/fighters and B's being followers, but the CRM actually wants A's for their potential to change the world, with Rick and Pearl Thorne being exceptions that get recruited as powerful A's.
Before his iconic starring role on on "Magnum, P.I.," Tom Selleck served as an infantry soldier in the Army National Guard during the Vietnam War.
3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, the legendary “Betio Bastards,” takes its name from the savage fight for Betio Island during the Battle of Tarawa in November 1943. That battle did not merely test the battalion's strength; it forged their identity for every generation that followed.