When I was in the army we did PT in our boots! They finally stopped that in the early 80's because too many people were getting foot injuries, and allowed running shoes. The worst part of reception for me was the shots. So many shots, I couldn't lift my arms.
My boyfriend just shipped out 20 but had a layover in texas and finally got to fort jackson last night! I can’t wait to write letters and ik he is just going to love every moment of it, especially the brotherhood! Thank u for the videos it helps a lot 👍🏼
I ship out in 25 days to fort Jackson. I keep hearing/reading bad things about reception and you guys made it seem like it's not so bad. Thank you. All I can do is hope it all goes well.
Think about reception like the easy part! If it sucks then it won’t get that much worse lol, but really it’s the easy part. You don’t get smoked in reception! Anyways just remember that they have to feed you, and it’s all temporary!
One of the true fact in the Army is never listen to private talks! What you see and experience is real For those who are gonna ship out soon, just remember this, basic is just a program design to break you down, nothing personal, the REAL Army is totally different environment compare to basic and AIT Just be mind focus on the reasons you put up your right hand, you only got one job to do, obey and execute your given orders! Don't be a shit bag and shammer. Proof your reputation through your performance, which will find you EASY along the way in your military life, good luck to y'all!!!
I just graduated on Thursday and reception was chill asf. We did absolutely nothing but eat and go get our uniforms. Basic training on the other end is a whole different beast compared to reception.
@@realkevinellismaybe it depends on what base you go to? I'm going to Ft Jackson in less than a month so it should be similar to what you said in the video I bet, but I wonder if other bases just suck for reception. I've heard a lot of guys say it sucked and they went to Ft Sill
I don't know about yall but my reception, they took our phones day 1, we had to wake up at 0330 in the morning for accountability, it was just a purgatory of sitting/standing around for hours not able to talk or do anything. Though what I thought was kinda funny was that the drills at reception treated us better than the civillians we had to deal with when we had our uniform items issued. I'm still mad that the lady issuing our dress shoes gave me a size too small, and proceeded to argue with me over what size shoe I wore.
Lol that sounds about right! They be like well I guess you wanna wear a slipper then,,, I been doing this for 100 years and I’m telling you you’re a size 9!! Haha yeah reception drills were pretty cool… being in for a bit now and seeing how things are I have a lot more respect for all the DS
Reception at Fort Jackson was by farrrrr the worst part of Basic for me. Barely any time for sleep, waiting around for hours doing nothing, and a bunch of rude civilians. Reception was so much worse than Basic.
@@ImTaleyah i wish you the best of luck, i got there and went to MOT day 1 of reception. ppl say oh you didn’t even experience the army why did you leave but when you know you know and i did not want to be there. now i’m a real estate agent pulling 4x the amount id make as a soldier
I enlisted in the NY Army NG. I was Bravo 174. I did my BCT and AIT in one summer in 1982 at Ft. Jackson. the MREs came out the following year. They were worse than the mess hall chow. Glad to hear the food hasn't made any improvements over the decades LOL
Ft. Jackson reception back in 99 we got the shit smoked out of us. Plus the usual inprocessing, uniform issue, etc. LOTS od standing at parade rest reading our smart books, etc.
Starting the transitioning from Special Forces, all the way down to Army Reserves next year. I love watching these videos and remembering all of this shit... reception well and truly sucked.
Im about to ship out to Fort Benning for OSUT. The only thing im worried about for reception is dental, I don't have messed up teeth, I may need fillings though. Do they do fillings are reception or will they let you get it done when you get to your duty station.
I was terribly worried about my bleeding gums (gingivitis) at the time, I stressed about it… the doctor told me, as long as you have 3 teeth that work, you are going to basic training 😂😂… they will take care of your teeth after you get situated… I’m not sure about osut, but a lot of ppl got teeth work at AIT, some at basic
My daughter is at fort Jackson SC right now but I have no address if I wanted to write to her or any other information on her how would I be able to find out an address to write to her I heard from her Tuesday but she said they could only text so now I'm stuck and don't know what to do
My gf is there too. Do you know what company she’s in? Maybe on Sunday when she calls you, tell her to send you the address. They should’ve been given the first week of processing. I hope you find out soon & be in touch with your loved one!
you won’t receive an address to send them letter until they’re in basic training, during reception they’re only allowed their phones on sundays unless they’re lucky
Do they check blood pressure at reception? Because at meps (for my medical) everything was okay but I got nervous so my blood pressure was kind of high .
@@realkevinellis MEPS goal is trying to stop you from joining that’s their job . So I hope at reception they aren’t like that . My blood pressure is at 136/86 and MEPs barely let me pass
In Ait at Fort Gordon right now, signed as a 25Q but it merged and now I’m training to be a 25H, looks a little like you guys are sitting next to Snyder dental to me 😂
You can practice running 8 laps (2 miles) and hand release push-ups… planks too… if you’re already in great shape, familiarize yourself with the soldiers creed and 7 army values!!!! And even if you don’t do any of that you’ll be just fine
I will make a quick video about it but long story short, all of my drill sergeants had a watch party and started grilling me then I got nervous that I broke a rule I didn’t know about so I deleted them just in case because I need to leave here 🤣🤣 but now that I know I didn’t, I’m re uploading them, sorry! I didn’t realize I could just make them private. Smh
The biggest problem I have is stress cards and cell phones. Basic is sissified. I can't hold a match to everyone before me. But it wasn't sissified with stress cards and cell phones.
Do you take a COVID test at reception? I know you have to get the vaccine but do they test you first or just straight give you shots? & did they xray your teeth?
They should’ve did the X-rays at meps… as for covid test, for me we had to wear masks for the first week and then that was it. My experience is that Covid is not really a thing in Army, if you test positive you wear a mask for less than a week and then go back to work… they do check your teeth again when you get to ait
@@realkevinellis oh okay thanks for the reply!! When I went to meps they didn't even look at my teeth but maybe they will do that at reception who knows. Thanks again !
Had high blood pressure at meps had to go to outside doctors to get reading to get cleared got cleared sworn in today do they check bp at reception also or only on sick call
@@realkevinellis so if you do have cavities or a wisdom teeth but you don’t want it to be pulled because it’s not affecting anything.. what will they do about that?
@@lifeofkieya I don’t know what they will say but if they say you need to have the wisdom tooth pulled then it’s probably for a reason (maybe to avoid having to do it later) like maybe they say it’s better while we have them here rather than later in a war zone… like preventative maintenance… but if they say you need it then you will have to get it pulled… I’ve had all of mine pulled and it’s no big deal tbh… a little pain at first but it’s goes away in a couple days
@@HeywoodJablome I'm a MAVNI Soldier... Extremely long story... Basically I enlisted in 2016 but I got set forgotten about because of the new election... In the meantime I've been going to drill monthly I'm just not MOS qualified... It's a unique story... But I love my unit they take care of me!
These kids today make me laugh. Hung out in civilian clothes for almost a week before getting our duffel gear. We learned to spit shine boots. I was sitting in the barber chair getting my hair cut and watched Sadat getting assassinated live on TV. From there I went to the CHURCH C-9-2, then got my wings and off to Bragg 2/508 (pir).
@@MacAndCheezeKneez my recruiter screwed me over with 504 plan I didn’t know after the age of 14 that was a automatic disqualification and the seizure I had while I was there so there was no hiding that
