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Small Wonderian · 12-13-2003, 05:21 PM

Hey, everyone.

I know I haven't been on here much anymore and some of you were wondering how I've been doing since I joined the Military. Well, now I can share all of my experiences that have happened up until this point.

Mr. Television · 12-13-2003, 05:23 PM

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Small Wonderian · 12-13-2003, 05:26 PM

Basic Military Training for the Air Force was nothing like I thought of it to be. I expected it to be easy and quick, but was I ever wrong.

The first night I was there, I was thinking to myself, "What did I get myself into." The training instructors were very, very brash and they constantly made sure that I was going to be treated like the title that I was going to be at that time, a "rainbow." A rainbow is a person that no TI likes.

Myself and about 45 others had to learn that civilian life is non-existent at BMT. All of our freedoms were basically taken away and we had to start earning them all back.

Small Wonderian · 12-13-2003, 05:28 PM

I had to learn marching drills (which I still hate to do

), customs and courtesies (saluting, etc.), and discipline.

I also had to learn to live with the instructors hollering at me all the time and calling me names like freak and clown, and some others that weren't as nice.

Mr. Television · 12-13-2003, 05:32 PM

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Originally posted by amp2k3
I had to learn marching drills (which I still hate to do ), customs and courtesies (saluting, etc.), and discipline.

I also had to learn to live with the instructors hollering at me all the time and calling me names like freak and clown, and some others that weren't as nice.

is it sort of like the movie An Officer And A Gentleman?

Small Wonderian · 12-13-2003, 05:35 PM

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Originally posted by mr roper
is it sort of like the movie An Officer And A Gentleman?

sort of

Small Wonderian · 12-13-2003, 05:37 PM

Then, I had to learn how to make up a bed. It always had to be made with hospital corners and a dust cover on top with a "341" placed in the center under the dust cover.

A "341" is a piece of paper that can get you a lot of praise or can get you in a lot of trouble.

Small Wonderian · 12-13-2003, 05:41 PM

Showers were always limited to 2 minutes, eating chow was limited to 6 minutes, and phone calls were limited to 3 minutes. Talk about rushing all the time.

Oh, and speaking of the chow halls, we had to enter one "element" at a time, sign in, and post against the wall. We could only move forward when the "dorm chief" told us to, and we had to side-step through the line. The good thing was that we could order anything we wanted.

After doing all of that, we had to approach the "snakepit." That was the table that all of the TIs sat and watched us eat. Occasionaly, they would call us over there to humiliate us somewhat.

I always tried to rush past the snakepit, and amazingly it worked about 85% of the time.

jsizzle · 12-13-2003, 05:42 PM

Well you should be really glad you didn't join the NAVY...enjoy the rest of your time it'll get better

Small Wonderian · 12-13-2003, 05:43 PM

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Originally posted by jsizzle
Well you should be really glad you didn't join the NAVY...enjoy the rest of your time it'll get better

It is getting better now that I'm in technical school.

Mr. Television · 12-13-2003, 05:45 PM

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Originally posted by amp2k3
Showers were always limited to 2 minutes, eating chow was limited to 6 minutes, and phone calls were limited to 3 minutes. Talk about rushing all the time.

Oh, and speaking of the chow halls, we had to enter one "element" at a time, sign in, and post against the wall. We could only move forward when the "dorm chief" told us to, and we had to side-step through the line. The good thing was that we could order anything we wanted.

After doing all of that, we had to approach the "snakepit." That was the table that all of the TIs sat and watched us eat. Occasionaly, they would call us over there to humiliate us somewhat.

I always tried to rush past the snakepit, and amazingly it worked about 85% of the time.

I could never eat in 6 minutes.

Small Wonderian · 12-13-2003, 05:48 PM

So then came inspection time.......the moment of truth.

Free inspections - you can fail as many as you wanted and you weren't going to get in trouble

Red line inspections - you can fail no more than 2 without any problems

Blue rope (Honor flight inspections) - only counts toward honor flight

MOS inspections (or Maintenance of Standards) - fail 2 of them you were "recycled" (or sent to another flight to repeat 1 or 2 weeks of training)

Luckily, I only failed 1 inspection........a red line.

Small Wonderian · 12-13-2003, 05:49 PM

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Originally posted by mr roper
I could never eat in 6 minutes.

Trust me, in BMT you will learn how to......very quickly.

dandelion wine · 12-13-2003, 05:53 PM

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Originally posted by amp2k3
So then came inspection time.......the moment of truth.

Free inspections - you can fail as many as you wanted and you weren't going to get in trouble

Red line inspections - you can fail no more than 2 without any problems

Blue rope (Honor flight inspections) - only counts toward honor flight

MOS inspections (or Maintenance of Standards) - fail 2 of them you were "recycled" (or sent to another flight to repeat 1 or 2 weeks of training)

Luckily, I only failed 1 inspection........a red line.

Not bad.

This is all reminding me of my aunt, who joined the Navy at your age. She loved it, but it took a while to get used to everything.

Small Wonderian · 12-13-2003, 05:54 PM

The best part of the time was PC (or Physical Conditioning). We would do it 6 days a week and it would consist of push-ups, sit-ups, 2-mile runs, and a lot of stretching.

The standards for males were:

1.5 mile-run - 12 minutes (minimum standard)
2 mile-run - 16 minutes (minimum standard)
push-ups - 45 (minimum standard)
sit-ups - 50 (minimum standard)

I did my 1.5 mile run in 10 minutes, the 2 mile-run in 13 minutes, 58 push-ups and 61 sit-ups.

If you could have seen how out of shape I was when I first started.....

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12-13-2003, 05:26 PM	#3
Small Wonderian Back From a Long Hiatus Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 23, 2003 Location: in Redskin Country!!!!!!! Posts: 20,316	Basic Military Training for the Air Force was nothing like I thought of it to be. I expected it to be easy and quick, but was I ever wrong. The first night I was there, I was thinking to myself, "What did I get myself into." The training instructors were very, very brash and they constantly made sure that I was going to be treated like the title that I was going to be at that time, a "rainbow." A rainbow is a person that no TI likes. Myself and about 45 others had to learn that civilian life is non-existent at BMT. All of our freedoms were basically taken away and we had to start earning them all back.

12-13-2003, 05:28 PM	#4
Small Wonderian Back From a Long Hiatus Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 23, 2003 Location: in Redskin Country!!!!!!! Posts: 20,316	I had to learn marching drills (which I still hate to do ), customs and courtesies (saluting, etc.), and discipline. I also had to learn to live with the instructors hollering at me all the time and calling me names like freak and clown, and some others that weren't as nice.

12-13-2003, 05:37 PM	#7
Small Wonderian Back From a Long Hiatus Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 23, 2003 Location: in Redskin Country!!!!!!! Posts: 20,316	Then, I had to learn how to make up a bed. It always had to be made with hospital corners and a dust cover on top with a "341" placed in the center under the dust cover. A "341" is a piece of paper that can get you a lot of praise or can get you in a lot of trouble.

12-13-2003, 05:41 PM	#8
Small Wonderian Back From a Long Hiatus Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 23, 2003 Location: in Redskin Country!!!!!!! Posts: 20,316	Showers were always limited to 2 minutes, eating chow was limited to 6 minutes, and phone calls were limited to 3 minutes. Talk about rushing all the time. Oh, and speaking of the chow halls, we had to enter one "element" at a time, sign in, and post against the wall. We could only move forward when the "dorm chief" told us to, and we had to side-step through the line. The good thing was that we could order anything we wanted. After doing all of that, we had to approach the "snakepit." That was the table that all of the TIs sat and watched us eat. Occasionaly, they would call us over there to humiliate us somewhat. I always tried to rush past the snakepit, and amazingly it worked about 85% of the time.

12-13-2003, 05:48 PM	#12
Small Wonderian Back From a Long Hiatus Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 23, 2003 Location: in Redskin Country!!!!!!! Posts: 20,316	So then came inspection time.......the moment of truth. Free inspections - you can fail as many as you wanted and you weren't going to get in trouble Red line inspections - you can fail no more than 2 without any problems Blue rope (Honor flight inspections) - only counts toward honor flight MOS inspections (or Maintenance of Standards) - fail 2 of them you were "recycled" (or sent to another flight to repeat 1 or 2 weeks of training) Luckily, I only failed 1 inspection........a red line.

12-13-2003, 05:54 PM	#15
Small Wonderian Back From a Long Hiatus Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 23, 2003 Location: in Redskin Country!!!!!!! Posts: 20,316	The best part of the time was PC (or Physical Conditioning). We would do it 6 days a week and it would consist of push-ups, sit-ups, 2-mile runs, and a lot of stretching. The standards for males were: 1.5 mile-run - 12 minutes (minimum standard) 2 mile-run - 16 minutes (minimum standard) push-ups - 45 (minimum standard) sit-ups - 50 (minimum standard) I did my 1.5 mile run in 10 minutes, the 2 mile-run in 13 minutes, 58 push-ups and 61 sit-ups. If you could have seen how out of shape I was when I first started.....