Outa here june 9th

[Venganza]

Yeah don't even think about showing up with your head already shaved.. they take that really badly.

Memorize rank insignia now.

4 basic responses to every question in basic, yes sir, no sir, i will find out sir, no excuse sir

Be ready to brush your roommates teeth

Do whatever you need to not to fall asleep on watch

Wall panels, behind drawers of cabinets, and ceiling tiles are all sources of treasure, look behind em all when you get a spare moment in your room. I found a shoebox full of good shit in my room the first day, left some good shit for the next guy.

[Gnarnok]

Be ready to brush your roommates teeth

Dont think I've ever heard that tip before lol. Really?

[Venganza]

Yep, apparently it breeds team spirit or something like that.

[Skelas]

Good luck Gnar, stay safe and we'll miss ya!

[Slamz]

Can't say we ever had to brush anyone else's teeth. Maybe that was just one drill sergeant with a weird fetish.

[Venganza]

MIght have changed since then.. they can't hit you anymore either.

[amins]

1) Volunteer for everything you can, after time, you'll be given opportunities to advance you knowledge and increase your skill set: Advance schooling/training, which pays off during the last 2 years ofyour 4-6 year contract.

2) Learn to not take shit personally and brush it off.

3) Learn from everyone. You might find that if you meet people, and find out what they know, they'll be more willing to do what you ask of them because they'll know you're not try'n to pull something over on them.

4) Be honest with yourself in regards to what you know, and what you really know. Don't BS people, it'll come back to you: its' a small world.

5) When you hit a port, dn't just go straight to the bars and hookers, try to see the countries you go to.

6) DO NOT take Diggles perspective when visiting other countries. They're just different, nothing more.

7) Have fun man! Some of the best years of your life will come from this experience.

[Slamz]

1) Volunteer for everything you can, after time, you'll be given opportunities to advance you knowledge and increase your skill set: Advance schooling/training, which pays off during the last 2 years ofyour 4-6 year contract.

AFTER basic training sure.

IN basic training, no. I agree with Thudz there: don't volunteer for shit in basic. All it will be is an extra thing to screw up and get yelled at over. The less responsibilities you can get put on you, the better. All you want to do in basic is get through it as quickly and easily as possible.


Although if you get a chance to volunteer for cleaning tasks (everyone gets one), I actually thought bathroom cleaning duty was the best. If you do anything in the main barracks you'll have 30+ other guys running around doing their thing and potentially messing up the thing you did (e.g., sweeping, dusting, etc), which will lead to you getting yelled at. The bathroom is easily contained. Your team cleans the whole thing then basically ropes the whole thing off except for one stall and Bob's your uncle. You can even make the people who use it after cleaning do their own cleanup so that your team basically cleans it once prior to inspection and then does nothing except supervise the place. The people who sweep the floors in the main rooms basically have no recourse but to learn to like being yelled at because it's impossible to keep it up to specs with so many people running around.

[Thudz]

Although if you get a chance to volunteer for cleaning tasks (everyone gets one), I actually thought bathroom cleaning duty was the best. If you do anything in the main barracks you'll have 30+ other guys running around doing their thing and potentially messing up the thing you did (e.g., sweeping, dusting, etc), which will lead to you getting yelled at. The bathroom is easily contained. Your team cleans the whole thing then basically ropes the whole thing off except for one stall and Bob's your uncle. You can even make the people who use it after cleaning do their own cleanup so that your team basically cleans it once prior to inspection and then does nothing except supervise the place. The people who sweep the floors in the main rooms basically have no recourse but to learn to like being yelled at because it's impossible to keep it up to specs with so many people running around.

I kept my mouth shut and never received a "chore" to-do. Open you mouth and next thing you know you're picking dick hairs out of the mops with tweezers, I shit you not.

Also, whomever gets assigned Dorm Guard Scheduler, kiss his ass and buy him anything he wants at the mini-exchange. That way he'll either not schedule you for Dorm Guard or atleast not at 3AM.

[Flab]

Kill some REDS for me!

[Flab]

But only if they attack you first.

[Jakensama]

Dont want (Internal Affairs > on your ass.

[Thudz]

Dont want (Internal Affairs > on your ass.

It's called Office of Special Investigations (OSI) in the USAF.

Funny story. I turned in a dimebag of weed I found on the lawn of our dorm in tech school and for the next 4 years I had a "random" drug test every 3 months. I bet Slamz and Veraphim maybe had 1 all 4 years. I had like 10!

[amins]

Fair enough slamz, however, I volunteered for everything and didn't take the back seat stance. My boot camp experience was awesome: By volunteering and taking inititive the instructors were more prone to give me 'perks' (food in chow hall, going to pick up clothing, shopping for the group of guys, etc). All those things typically got me out of having to go through all the shit from other people screwing things up.

[Thudz]

Fair enough slamz, however, I volunteered for everything and didn't take the back seat stance. My boot camp experience was awesome: By volunteering and taking inititive the instructors were more prone to give me 'perks' (food in chow hall, going to pick up clothing, shopping for the group of guys, etc). All those things typically got me out of having to go through all the shit from other people screwing things up.

Is your experience in the US military or Canadian?

From our experience in the US Military you'd be branded a kiss ass and most instructor's wouldn't care and you're comrades would resent you if you received any preferantial treatment and you might find yourself on the receiving end of some good ole fashioned hazing.

I was a witness to a sock 'n lock attack and it's not pretty.

[Moristans]

Good Luck Gnarnok!

Be sure to let us know when you meet your new Asian wife.

Memorize your SSN now.

Maybe it's just a military family thing but my dad made me memorize mine when I got my first ID card. When I got my first job and had to cash my checks at the PX, I found out it was a handy thing to memorize his too.

[Gnarnok]

same thing. mine has been memorized since i was 12.

[Hoofhurr]

Good luck bro. Don't let them change you except for the better. Learn all the self discipline you can but keep the cool.

[amins]

US.

I guess it helped that I was one of the biggest guys in our squad. But honestly, its all about how you treat others.

Kiss ass or not, everyone likes someone who'll get them something they arent' allowed or recieve regularly: Look out for your buds and they'll look out for you.