Explaining Army basic training 

If you have attended Army basic training....leave some tips in the comments for the future soldiers. My tip would be to always make sure your wall locker is locked. If you forget to lock it then you might find your stuff all over the place or your locker filled with shaving cream cuz the drill sergeants will mess with your stuff if you fail to keep it locked up.

When I attended basic, it was rough. The jacuzzi was never quite warm enough and the Château le Blanc '68 was supposed to be served slightly chilled, but it was always served at room temperature! The drill sergeants never even tucked us in or read us bedtime stories. It's almost like they didn't care about our feelings.

Hi Chris, here are my personal tips: 1. Pack light. A change of clothes and whatever packing list the recruiter gives you in all you should bring. Makes things more manageable. Don't bring your playstation or anything bulky or expensive. They're going to take it away either way. 2. Pay attention and move fast. Get into the mindset of moving fast. Even casual moving speeds can be seen as laziness in the eyes of the drill sergeants. 3. Do not fall asleep. No matter how tired you get you cannot fall asleep. Your platoon will most likely get punished and not you and thats never a good way to make friends. 4. Be mindful and respectful to everyone. Be respectful to other people's opinion, religious beliefs, and even personal lifestyles. For many such as myself, it was our first time leaving home so being helpful rather than hostile is always the better route. 5. Don't get discouraged. It's going to suck at first but don't think it's going to be like that forever. Don't start doing things like crying in the bathroom or yelling childish things like "I wanna go home!" (Yes, I saw this happen), and just realize that it'll get better as the weeks go on. Hope these tips help.

Keep extra food and candy bars in you locker so that the DS has something to eat during insprection, they appreciate this.

I too did basic training in 1999. My advice for future soldiers is to take the clothes you are wearing and one more set. The less you have the less you carry. Remember that the drill sergeants have a job to do it's nothing personal. Great video.

Another thing, no matter how hard you try and how squared away your platoon is. You can expect to get smoked. It is all part of the conditioning game. They will find something like Private John Doe kicked a rock on the black top during DNC. So just remember that you and your guys may not actually be that ate up. It is just all part of the program so don't lose your military bearing over it. Long story short, no matter what you do, expect to hear "Half right, face! Front lean and rest position, move!"

Went in 2016 I really enjoyed it. Others most likely didn't feel the same. But my advice is to get in shape before and while you're there be the best version of you and don't take anything to heart, whether it comes from a drill sergeant or another private. 10 weeks go by fast if you do those things. Also personally the hardest part was the lack of sleep and my peers

I never attended Army basic training. Why? I was in the USMC before, so when I later joined the Army, the Army in it's infinite wisdom said, William, you don't need to go to basic training. We will send you straight to you're unit.

i made the mistake and ate to much for breakfast on gas chamber day vomited. and yes the drill sergeants did laugh i didn't think i was funny at the time i thought there were trying to kill me

I hate to say this...basic was pretty smooth for me. I went through basic in 1977, a long time ago at Ft. Knox. I was in excellent physical shape so nothing was all that hard. I ran cross country in high school, and track. And college I was very active. I had rank but that didn’t matter to the senior drill sergeant, he was a decent and fair man, but if he didn’t like you it was hell for those other trainees. I had the highest rifle score during record fire and after that he looked out for me and never messed with me, we received a ribbon for our Guidon in our platoon. I consider him one of the finest people I ever met in my life. At my age I have met a lot of people. He did three tours of duty in Nam, he was a tough SOB. I remember one guy left his rifle out of his sight , and the drill sargeant got it, and his life was hell after that. Your account of basic is excellent, back then they really abused those that had bad attitudes and those who were shitheads. BUT, they all deserved what they got. They have added more to basic since I went and that is good. I have a lot of stories...for another time. Thanks.

Learn how to do a real push up. You do not want the DS making an example of you.

They used to do O.S.U.T at the now "deceased" Ft. McClellan, Al. That's were I did mine...in 1989. Here's some advice: 1.) Don't take any of this stuff too seriously. The D.S's job is to break down your individuality, teach you how the Army does things and build you into a "team player" and to react to chaotic situations...i.e: STRESS! In a word, preparing you for Army life. 2.) Remember, YOU signed up for this. YOU volunteered. YOU weren't drafted. So, you might as well do everything and learn everything to the best of your ability. GAS CHAMBER? ROUGH? Nah, I was in the Chemical Corps. C.S is good for you. It has Vitamin C in it and stuff! SO, do your body good and take a nice BIG lung full of the stuff and remember...At least you won't have to sing "Jingle Bells" while doing push ups like I did. Remember, Uncle Sam loves you, Private.

I ship off in a week. Shit came quick, feels like last week was November with MEPS fresh in my mind. Tonight I shall drink.

I have been tased and sprayed for the police department I work for and OC Spray was just horrible. It really brings me comfort to hear you say that CS isn’t as bad because I ship off to basic in May.

Back in the 1980s there was for OSUT Basic Training for specific MOSs. Ft. Benning for Infantry, Ft. Sill for Artillery, Ft. Knox for Armor and Cavalry Scouts, Ft. Sam for Medics, Ft. Leonardwood for Combat Engineers, Ft. Bliss for ADA within combat arms. Ft. McClellan, Ft. Dix and Ft. Jackson were for other MOSs that were for support units. With downsizing in the 90s the Army had to conduct Basic with less base for Basic and lasted till the 2000s during the Stan and Iraq till today. Glad you went through Ft. Benning, You got the taste of what Infantry style Basic was all about. The Drill Sergeants at Ft. Benning have a trademark of being the hard asses of the Army because they had to train Infantrymen. I remember my Drill Sergeants from 1986 as profane, crazy, sadistic, like demons from hell to torment us to make us Infantrymen. Back then we lived in WWII wooden barracks built in the late 1930s and WWII at Harmony Church. My Drill Sergeants were Vietnam combat infantry veterans with no slack and always gave us a hard time. Yet we were the recruits that later had to handle troops during the Cold War, Iraq and Afghanistan later as senior NCOs and some Officers. These were the Basic Training bases before and after the Reagan Era military build up of the 1980s. I am proud that I was part of this in history.

Ship January 17, fort benning👏I'm nervous and excited at the same time, but thank you for the videos man. you the bomb

just dont stand out too much and you’ll be fine. we didnt have the pugle sticks event sadly, but overall a good experience

Howdy! I went to basic July 1983 one month after high school graduation. The bad part was, despite being in the DEP for ten months, I got zero info about basic and the expectations. That has changed, thanks to Christopher Chaos and others. Whatever decision you make, be sure that it is the right one for YOU, and prepare to make it happen. God bless you and, if you do enlist, let me say thank you.

Very interesting one of my friends went to basic and he managed to finish he said it was the hardest thing he ever did

I’m in the Air Force and have no intentions on joining the Army whatsoever, but I like your style of videos and I figured I’d look into my sister branches and the Air Force’s roots a bit. Nice video!

Damn. After that Hell, there are no benifits you warriors don't deserve. I got no problem with veterans getting full college tuition.

i shipout on the 8th.. im pumped to leave.. this was the most thorough breakdown of basic training ive watched.. iam subscribed!

I just wanna say thank you for giving good content and information in your videos. You break it down really well and you've been so helpful. I'm gonna start the enlistment process shortly.

Our drill sergeants woke us up 3 times one night claiming they were 'testing the fire alarm'. Happened most of the first week of basic. My PT actually got harder at my duty station in Germany when my platoon received a sergeant fresh from Ft. Benning who pushed us to complete muscle failure every morning. We got the best PT scores in the whole company though. Had another platoon sergeant that only did PT when a test was coming close. He'd run us to a spot out of sight and tell us to disappear into our rooms...don't answer the door for any reason, see ya at the motor pool. 20 years ago-not sure how it is now.

I was a MP. So we did OSUT (One Station Unit Training) at Ft.Leonardwood MO. It was 6 months with my drill sergeants. Once we moved from basic into AIT the drill sergeants slowly started to become more and more human. By the end of AIT they were actually pretty cool. Ohh i miss those days. A787 MP Co.

great vid dude i was in idf and not the us army, so it was interesting for me what the differences and what in common i joined the army in 2002 and since then there thing that changed we also had 30 min for breakfast, 30 min for supper, but we had 45 min for lunch. thats a lot of time. you dont need more then 10 min - also we had a rule that we were forbidden to leave before 10 min - the reason if somebody wants to eat more or it takes more time to it the person would not sit all by himself. so you have 20 min of free time and thats enough time to smoke, talk and just sit and rest a bit. gas chamber - it is more psychological pressure then anything. the most important thing is not touching eyes after gas chamber. its not bad at all. enter, wait your turn, answer questions, do push ups and leave. when going on field training if it several days and more - its good idea to take an extra pair of socks and underwear. then it feels like to reborn when you change underwear after couple of days of training.

I went to Basic in 1984, at Ft Jackson, SC. Now that was 35 years ago, but I remember the color phases being different. Yellow, Red, Blue. I don't recall a lot of hand to hand training in Yellow phase, just a lot of D&C and classes. I loved land navigation. Red phase was all ranges and weapons training. Blue phase was final testing and graduation. I do remember that every day was from 0430 - 2000 hours. I grew up on a farm, so that didn't really bother me. In fact I'm still wide awake and up by 0500 everyday. Yes, I still use the 24 hour clock, not the 12 hour one.

Crazy to read comments about people shipping out just graduated and turned 18 and off to boot in June

Thanks for helpimg out other young generation, a good tip of advise, never quit a task on bct

I went through basic training back in 1987 at the age of 21. I took my basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky at the same camp where they filmed Stripes. Back then, it was only 4 weeks. We had zero week or orientation at the reception station. There we did pretty much as you described; turned in our civies, filled out additional paperwork, received our haircuts, etc. After going over to basic, we were divided into platoons, given our gear, introduced to our drill instructors in a very loud and demanding way, often-times requiring pushups. PT consisted of a bit of stretching, pushups, situps, cherry-pickers, jumping jacks, and running. Fifteen minutes to get showered, teeth brushed, shaved and dressed. Breakfast was a quick affair, standing and eating, and then quickly out to formation. Training consisted of various things, breaking down your weapon (for us it was the M16), hand-to-hand combat, bayonet training, pugil sticks, radio communications, map reading, shooting an azimuth, obstacle course, patrolling, memorizing the ranks, aircraft by silhouette, anti-tank weapon, saluting, marching, grenade throwing, and sharpshooting. We took at least a couple of physical fitness tests, one to see where you were and another you had to pass to graduate. We were tested in all that we had learned and had to perform an elaborate pass and review drill routine with our platoon. You will fill in the time you are not in formation, PT, or training, etc., with getting your gear ready for the next day, cleaning, and fireguard. You will know muscle burn and fatigue like you may never have known it before. You'll get very little sleep, no sweets, no alcohol, none of the customary comforts, and you'll want to give up more times than you can count. But, if thousands before you can make it through, why can't you? Never give up and prepare yourself before you come by doing a lot of pushups, situps, and running.

Currently in the process of joing the army, Airborne Infantry. Your videos have answered a lot of my questions. I really appreciate it man, and thank you for your service!

In 83 when I went thru basic at Fort Dix , 6 weeks in I got tasked to clean 60’s. For 3 hours which I thought was cool. Then I was pulled out of that by my drill sergeant, because he loved me and was put on funeral detail which was awesome. We did 21 gunshots salutes at funerals, got to go out on the economy eat McDonald’s listen to the radio ,be driven around in a van . Half right face, with blank ammunition lode fire , fire , fire , half left face, recover.

Literally just what the drill Sgt’s say. Do what you’re told, and do it well. If you aren’t the most confident, smartest, fastest, strongest then be around those recruits/trainees are, they WILL make you better. You’re not there to be friends, you’re there to become a soldier. Use each other, help each other. If it’s wrong or against the rules, then don’t fucking do it.

Arrive in pretty good shape. Run, run, run as you slowly build up before reporting. Push ups. Sit ups. Expect hell. It will get easier if you make it through the weed out phase. Never give up. Each day completed is one day in the rear view mirror.

I did my basic & AIT at Ft Leonard Woods, MO starting in Sept 1991 - February 1992. Basic ended Wednesday before Thanksgiving. My mom & sister and nephew came down for the ceremony. Got to have Thanksgiving dinner with them at the mess hall. There are so many memories and stories just from Basic. I went in with the mind set to be yelled at the whole time but do my best keep my head down. After the first 4 weeks of basic things got into a route and managed to from getting yelled at or beating my face. :)

Basic at Fort Polk, Louisiana 1965. Some things never change.

As I recall from back in '74 at FLW, at reception station those drills that we had in basic shepherded us through the processing during business hours. The reception station had its own cadre where the senior drill held formation 3x a day and informed us of this and that, other drills just checked in on us to get up and to rack out, and one drill to shout about at the barber shop. We didn't have a PT test in reception. It was relaxed, and we all got to know each other pretty well. (in addition to BCT at Benning, FLW, Jackson, and Sill, in those days basic was also held at Ft. Ord, Polk, and Dix). Otherwise the first couple of weeks sounds pretty much the same. A lot of the class room training featured films with child actor and army vet, Johnny Crawford (The Rifleman). At the gas chamber we unmasked and had to just recite name, rank, & SSN. We then exited where the drill met us yelling as we avoided running into a huge oak tree. Much of the rest, in general, wasn't that much different from what was presented. Now I was one of those guys who toughed it out because I wasn't all that fit going in (which BTW it seems that now you actually have to get into shape before going to basic. I thought it was the army's job to get you into shape!) I had remedial rifle qualification and PT test. One thing I haven't seen in any videos either here or other channels from the 21st century is anything about what happens when someone fails after remediation. Those on the bubble were threatened with Special Training Company (Shirley Temple) where you could be sent to for rifle training, PT, or "motivation." The marines also had this and hinted at in the movie "Tribes,"and old marine boot documentaries you can see on RU-vid. After qualification, you would then be recycled to a company at the point you were would have been with your original company. As we progressed, we got a couple of guys recycled with us, Sadly, they didn't quite fit in with us, socially. Even though as I was on the bubble, I was an integral part of the platoon. I've also noticed that the 21st century drills wear softcaps to the ranges. Back in the day they wore their Smokies for everything except for the instructing drill on the podium during PT and grenade range, when they wore red steel pots. I'll also mention that I have a spare tire and the exercise I despised above all was the body twist, with which I struggled. My senior drill saw this and grabbed me by the ankles, straightened my legs, set my feet an inch from his pistol belt, and drawled "Son, your boots better not touch my belt!" As things wound down and we went to "beltway," the back door of reception station for outprocessing, our drills were fairly relaxed with us, so they turned us over to the barbershop drill, who just didn't give a shit about our status as newly minted soldiers, and fucked with us all morning. There was no "family day" before graduation. If you had family at graduation, you had five minutes to say hello, then back into formation to march back barracks for a GI party and moving oot the next day. BTW, despite my Sad Sack performance in basic, I went on to successfully complete a self-paced training in the signal school at Ft. Gordon, duty in Germany, graduated in the top third of my class at 7ANCOA, and made E-5 in less than three years. My career aspirations came to a screeching halt with a really bad chain of command at the time in 1/327th Inf, 101st; the entire chain of command from platoon sergeant to division commander!

Fort Sill, Oklahoma at Echo 1-19, graduated this past August! Loved it.

Very good video and for the most part everything was correct. I went through 2 years ago at 35 years old and being the oldest in my company was very helpful. I thought it was a little on the soft side but I was told they are going to reconstruct basic training to make it harder. One helpful tips......DO NOT look around while eating chow especially at the drill sergeants table!!!!

Fort Sill they transport you from reception to basic via cattle cars.

On your personal time, I would recommend doing push ups, sit ups etc..., if you’re lucky your DS might give your platoon dumbbells or kettlebells. And also do NOT fall asleep on guard duty or on CQ

depends on where you go but if you are going to basic at fort sill i would recommend bringing coyote colored boxers(if female white underwear and sports bra) and black mid calf socks. No alcohol based mouth wash. bars of soap, shampoo, extra deodorant for the people who forget it. a folder for paperwork, stamps and letters and a watch.

I attended basic training in Ft. Jackson, 1983. About all I remember is a lot of yelling, push ups, running, marching, and sand. The 2 week rifle course was my favorite, as I was one of the better shooters so I got put on "range detail", which meant less yelling and push ups. :-)

Delayed entry: 2days. Reception: 1day. Basic training: 5weeks. Phases? What phases. Get off the bus or whatever it was, then bivwac. Had a test for military duties, gaurd duties etc. No fitness test to graduate that I remember. Radio Teletype operator! Ft Gordon. Time between Basic to AIT: 2days. Self paced AIT.Wheee!

I did basic training in 1999 also British Army (Things have changed massively!) Also we don't have DI in the same way you guys Do It's basically run by Cpl's and one Sgt! and a Young officer that you never see lol... It was one week of holding troop! then 14 weeks of Training phase 1 for all Corps and Cap Badges then you go onto your Special to Arm! Training. Phase 2 that will vary from your trade Inf, Eng, Arty, etc..

keep your eyes and ears open and your mouth shut is the only tip I have

I was in basic in 1967 and trust me things have changed in all your videos

If I can give anyone some good advice. Do not tick off the drill Sergeants. Because I did by accident. I dislocated my shoulder because a drill sergeat was just so ticked off at me. This all happen in 2005 so its been 13 years my shoulder is still messed up. I don't know how I pass APFT but I did. I waa what you call a hold over because of it. But it if had a chance to do it over again I've won't change anything. It show me how to persevere and be a better Soldier. Basic is a experience that a small group of people get to do. Like he said basic training different every cycle so talk alot of people to get a good idea of basic training. Because you mite get good stories or bad. I have both but this is to help new soldiers. If you have any questions just reply I'll or some the other veterans will.

Im so glad im done with bct! Fort leonard wood was no joke ! Lol to easy! Now i am a 88m from A Co. 58 Trans😁

I’m currently on con leave from basic training since I tore my acl. I made it with my company till blue phase so I’ll leave some tips. Make sure you know how to do hospital corners on your bed, ranger roll your clothing/socks, and have your ocps at parade rest. Your camelback has to be full of water all the time.!! In your camel back, put hand sanitizer, and napkins in there. You’ll need it when you go to the field and you need to utilize the latrine. They don’t have toilet paper or running water. Red phase: you will do 8k ruck March, gas chamber, land nav, obstacle courses, low crawling, first aide, learn how to shoot M4. I suggest purchasing the large band aids prior to shipping off. You’ll need them when you low crawl!! White phase: 3 day FTX, urban convoy, us weapons, MUDF low crawl, and confidence tower. BLUE PHASE: APFT, hand grenades, US weapons, Buddy team live fire, 16k March, Pugals/combatives, victory forge. Since I’m getting recycled and I knew I was going home for leave, I wrote down a list of things I’m going to get while at home. I suggest getting the stuff I have, and mailing it to yourself when you’re at basic. M-4 cleaning kit, Boot cleaning kit, large zip lock baggies ( when you get evicted from the barracks you’ll thank me)) hangers, personal boots, ( unless the boot people come ) and also, label everything you own during reception because DS will take the sharpies from you when you go to actual basic. Reception will last 1 to 2 weeks. If you have osut they don’t care that much about you. They’ll prioritize the ones that are not OSUT. During red phase, wake up early. The drills will come in at 4:30, the female bay was getting ready at 3:45. That way when DS came in we were already towing the line all set. Red phase is the worst mentally, and blue phase is the worst physically. White phase is boring.

Went through basic training at fort sill ok. My drill sergeants were DS Thorpe, and DS Lambert in 1987. Basic was fun from beginning to end. I came razor sharp prepared which of course is the ultimate tip

I remember those days 2000 to 2016

I'm a retired Army veteran I went in the 80s its is a bit different my MOS was 11-BRAVO and I loved serving my country HOOAH.

Thank you for all your videos.. I’m about to join the Army. I’m 32. So all this knowledge is going to benefit. Thank you.

I ship out the 23rd of this month it's October and I have 21 days and 23 minuts untill the Date hits.

Not like it used to be , I'm old school from 86 to 90 . The old M1 steel pot helmet and M16A1 with BDU's and the tire tread boots. 👍😂

I ship out to Fort Benning June 24th of 2019, and man am I excited. I'm really looking forward to building a bond between me and my fellow soldiers

I was in Ft. Knox too and the entire time lights out wasn't until 23:00 and woke up at 04:00. That extra 3 hours woulda been nice.

When to FT. SILL for basic. I got there 5th of july 1988. Got lucky a little. All the open bays were full or under construction. Had 4 man rooms. My room was next to drill sargents office and i cought all kinds of heck just by being in that room. FUN TIMES I TELL YOU.

Basic Training on top of the hill at Ft. Bliss was wonderful. I used that experience to tell my story as an Army Recruiter. I let my recruits know that guys are coming together from all corners of America and to hear them tell it, they were the baddest person on the block and nobody messed with them. There will be friction, but the sooner you jell together as a unit the better. We actually had someone steal $200 from another soldier's wall locker and the drill sergeants started to come in the barracks to take care of the situation. I met them at the door and told them we would handle it ourselves and closed the door on them. We found out it was our platoon leader who had a pregnant girlfriend back home. I was a part of the older soldiers in basic at 24 years old and we laughed so hard and told him we would have given him the money. We fired him and selected a new platoon guide and the confused look on the drill sergeants' faces the next morning was priceless, but they were proud of us. We started getting stuff done before they could get there and sometimes we would move out to chow without them. Ballsy move, but they appreciated our motivation.

I leave for Fort Sill March 17, then Gordon for AIT. I can’t wait! I’m 38 and I’ve always wanted to join but never did. Got an age waiver and now I’m just waiting. Love the videos been a huge help to understand what I’m getting into, I just hope my old man body can take the punishment it’s going to receive lol thanks man!

Ah memories 1985 Fort Leonard wood MO 24 yrs in 2 deployments Purple Heart . good luck

I just subscribed your channel man I like what you’re doing and I wanted to know a little more about the us army 🇺🇸 before I join them... thanks to you man keep doing what you’re doing may God 🙏🏾

I was at Ft.Sill in 2000, OSUT--dont take anything with you, shut your mouth, keep your eyes straight ahead, take it seriously, but...its a mind game, play it! It's only for your benefit and the platoon.----"First to fight last to fall"

I would suggest the following, take two sets of clothes, toiletries, a watch, bank card with Direct deposit paperwork and emergency contact list. Do get into shape prior to going, be very attentive to detail, and move with speed and intent. Also learn the ranks before you get to basic.

I'm so old I went to Basic Training at Ft Knox

anyone else remember Ft. Dix in February, pt in t shirts as long as the temperature of a balmy 30 degrees F. or above.

I ship for Basic Feb 3rd 2018. Wish me Goodluck guys

I ship out, November 19th for basic training in South Carolina for 13 weeks

20 min to get ready? Shave, shower, etc? Shaving alone would take me longer than 20 min. Hell, when it comes to getting read; I'm a 🐌.

My basic training...is everyday...!!! Thank you for good experience...!!! Keep up...!!! Awesome...!!!

They had the game so strong I could barely see the drill instructors. We was told to drink a bunch of milk. Which I didn't do Amy big breakfast though because I was hungry. I didn't throw up that stuff did not make me queasy. Cleaned out my sinuses and verified that I did not have asthma.

September 87 we had two guys go AWOL on the first day

Leaving for Fort Leonard Wood April 15th

Attended Basic Training at Fort Knox, KY July 1982, C-18-4!

Shipping out to Relaxin'Jackson June 18 (I don't think it's relaxing by the way from the stories my MSG told at JROTC )

Thanks man your videos help and the Army is the only branch interested in

Hey Chris, the channel is great! Could you do a video of how to become an army sniper? If so that would be amazing!

Thank you all. I can't wait till I am old enough to enlist.

If you're an 18x, option 40, option 4, 11b/c, or 19d my advice is ruck ruck ruck & ruck some more. Btw benning is HOT so try to go in the colder months.

We had Thanksgiving holiday after our last PT test. Oh man CSM, 1SG, company commanders and BC are serving us. We were allowed to eat as much as we can, to talk to each other and watch TV and everything. Well the class behind us who are about to head out for field training had to eat MRE outside. Such a memory.

Graduated beautiful Sand Hill Ft Benning May 2000. Best time of my life but i will say this, having been exposed to CS, CN, as well as OC multiple times via Army and Police Academy. The best way to explain it is this, OC makes you wish you were dead but CS makes you think you're dying. I found the psychological effect of CS more traumatizing and useful. As stated you will survive

Just listen to the drill sgts do what you are told Don't sandbag and don't go above and beyond just be the gray man. If you need to stand out be the guy who keeps everyone's spirit up when shit gets rough they seem to admire that. Don't be that guy who yells at everyone and plays drill Sargent you will be disliked trust me

we were marching by a tree line. they threw tear gas from the tree line. everybody grabbed for their gas masks. i had mine. after i put it on, i looked down to the ground. there was candy, cookies, and other good things to eat on the ground. i looked down the road. the soldiers with candy and cookies where the gas mash should have been were running as fast as they could from the tear gas. those of us who had their gas masks were picking up these goodies from the ground. my back pack was full of candy and cookies.

Expect pushups.. went to Fort Jackson for basic in 87 and they definitely had phases then!! Every platoon carried a guidon of what phase you were in!! I remember being in blue phase and close to graduation and seeing new platoons in white phase and thinking, they have a ways to go lol

Army Vet here, went through in 1993 and I was 26 - and old man. 11B2P. If you are not at High School Varsity athlete level of physical fitness, your life will suck. Get at least to JV level. Listen, pay attention to detail. Biggest thing ever, don't stress out when getting yelled at - it will happen 24/7 so just mentally adjust that this is how communication is done. Sound off when responding.

Infantry didn't go to basic training in 2002 at Fort Benning, we went to infantry tactical battalion which was basic and AIT combined. It was 12 weeks and the first few weeks was called total control phase.

Chris chaos i appriciate your work im going to be a dam near flawless private after this the drill sergeants wont praise but they will be secretly impressed thanks for the help

What happens if u have to take a “Duce” when do u have time to do that cuz 20 min to shower and shave leaves no time for ur morning “Duce” serious question.. do u have to ask permission or just take off and how much time do u get to do that cuz “ibs is no joke.

Chris, what made you choose Army? My choices were between Army and Air Force. Those were the only two I was interested in. I had no interest whatsoever in the other three branches. I decided that ultimately the Air Force was the best fit for me overall, but I still love the Army too.

Basic was fun, went through FT JACKSON in 1977 D-4-1. The only thing I didn't like was the CS GAS!!!. If you're not in shape when you get there, you will be when you graduate!!! Have fun!!! 😂🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸

Fort Sill, OK BCT is was called this in 1977. With a 13B MOS AIT was at the same place..... Field Artillery Training Center from July - October 1977.

No basic for me man, all about OSUT. No break.

Upon entering BT in 76 there wasn’t all these rules they have now so it was tough but coming from a Marine dad made it easy cause he trained us to that running in the morning etc so it was natural he really went off when I enlisted ( not marines) broke the family tradition. So bear with it learn to come back home from combat.

CS gas felt worst than pepper spray imo. It could also be the fact that the CBRNs in FLW get a little crazy with the amounts of capsules they use.

BCT/OSUT in Ft Benning is a joke compared to 10 years ago, there's a lot of PT so mostly running, working out and yelling. The barracks are ok but just be early and don't mess up, do not leave locker unlocked, don't be the last one to formation, take care of your battle buddies... one person is late, everyone is late

Don't fall asleep during training

July 29th 2019 Fort Jackson! Just a few days away

DO NOT QUIT DO NOT BREAK TOUGH THAT SHIT OUT

BCT/AIT in 1981 USAR. 1983 went RA and the MOS portion of 16S OSUT as a prior service.