Posted: 10/25/2004 11:24:31 AM EDT
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Well, it seemed a long way away at the time when I first walked into my recruiter almost a year ago, but finally I'm starting my career in the U.S. Army. Yes, it's taken me damn near a year now to get this show on the road, having not graduated high school at the time when I decided to go see a recruiter definitely set me back. The Army helped me out with that though, and in August I joined the Army DEP and got to work on my diploma, which I finished a couple weeks ago. So since then I've been just counting down the days to my ship date, and finally it's on the doorstep. I leave for Ft. Sill, OK Wednesday morning and have been pretty busy getting things together at home before I go, so I thought I'd check in a time or two more before I go. I appreciate the advice and support I've gotten from everyone here on the military life, and I'll check in when I come home for X-mas! Chris |
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That won't really do anything so bad, its all mind games. The yelling and screaming, its kind of funny once you get over it. You know thoses drills laugh their asses off when not around you, but you will still probably hate you. Never be the first or last to volunteer, be in the middle. |
+ 1 Listen early and often... Good luck. hug.gif |
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DevilDog, No, that's AF basic. Army basic has been extended to include the "touchy-feely-I'm ok, you're ok" classes. He'll be done next week.  Of course, if he were a LeatherNeck, he'd still have several months to go. That's because it takes them that long to teach the average Marine how to march without dragging his knuckles on the ground. 
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