Leaving Forever: or Hey I joined the army and leave for boot camp in 13 days!!!

[Donegeal]

Ah... hurry up and wait.

Should be the motto of the Army. Get used to it.

Basic is a cake walk. Just do what your told and don't stick out. Near the end of mine, my DI still had to look at my name tag to figure out who I was.

[Tuberski]

Originally posted by Oerdin
The night before I left for boot camp the recruiters put us all up in a cheap ass dive motel (just in case someone got cold feet and decided not to go) and I'll never forget laying there in bed being forced to listen, through the paper thin walls, while the three guys in the next room over did a hooker. It was just so sleezy and since they were drunk and shouting you could hear them negotiating price and then you could hear each of the three guys taking their turn. Ick! Who would want to be the third guy?

I had a nice, standard motel. I had a room mate show up, turned out to be a friend of mine from high school, who was already 21. So, we went to the 7-11 and got some beer to pass the time. ( I was 20)

ACK!

[korn469]

Hey I'm back! I graduated from basic about six weeks ago, and I finally have internet access here at AIT, so I thought I'd check back in.

[Zkribbler]

Re: Re: Leaving Forever: or Hey I joined the army and leave for boot camp in 13 days!!!

Told ya.

Originally posted by Zkribbler

You'll be surprised how soon you'll be back. Last time I looked, Big Dork was moderating the MZO website from Iraq. The Worldwide Web is...well...world wide.

Keep in touch.

BTW: Big Dork is back from Iraq.

Here's to all our men and women in the military.

[snoopy369]

Congrats ... how's life treating you sir?

edit:
[q=Zkribbler]Here's to all our men and women in the military.[/q]
from me too

[Patroklos]

Never been to Gordon. I was at Fort Benning for Jump School and to mobilize to go to Kosovo.

Ah, you at Fort Gorden just in time for the Georgia heat! Sorry man

[korn469]

It's treating me pretty good. Though I feel like a fool for not getting OCS when I signed up. I'm trying to get airborne in my contract right now, and hopefully OCS at some point down the line. I loved Benning. Ft Gordon is ok, it has its good and bad points.

[SlowwHand]

Originally posted by Elok
Speaking of which, isn't Kid overdue to show up and call Korn a tool of oppression?

Isn't it time to call Kid a tool, period?

[ZEE]

Originally posted by korn469
Well I'm in Knoxville TN at a really nice hotel (the crown plaza I think), and I go back to MEPS tomorrow for a final physical then I'm off to Fort Benning. Just kinda playing the hurry up and wait game. Oh well I'm looking forward to it. I'll write when I can.



I'm 30, I'll be 31 in June. I wanted more college, but didn't really want to take out more loans for it. They offered me a set of really great incentives, and Im like lets do this, especially since I've always toyed with the idea for a long time. I've been going to National Guard drill (I'm doing the 36 month active first program) since January, and I've enjoyed it. That's motivated me. So I'm going to go and do my best and see what happens. Honestly it's made me feel more patriotic.

well you already know how to jump out of planes so you have a head start on ev1

[Lonestar]

Good luck, and thank you for your service.

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by Lonestar
Good luck, and thank you for your service.

Same

CClosest I got to Gordon was Fort MacPherson, Atlanta..maybe 1977??

Also Fort McClellan Alabama

IIRC, Georgia had 4 installations then,MacPherson,Benning,Gordon and Stewart

[ramseya]

I'll be shipping out for OCS for the Marine Corps in October assuming I am selected by the officer selection board (my pull-ups for the physical fitness test is the only thing holding me back but it should be good by then). Nice to see another person going into the service here.

[ramseya]

oh and korn, you have to be under 34 at the time of commissioning to go to OCS for the Army. Down the line will be coming real quickly.

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by ramseya
I'll be shipping out for OCS for the Marine Corps in October assuming I am selected by the officer selection board (my pull-ups for the physical fitness test is the only thing holding me back but it should be good by then). Nice to see another person going into the service here.

I live in Jacksonville NC home of Camp Lejeune, MCAS New River,Camp Geiger and Camp Johnson/Montford Point....as well as a project we are building, MARSOC (Marine Special Operations Command) aboard Stone Bay

Surely chances are you could make a stop here

Semper Fidelis

[ramseya]

Grandpa Troll:

Yes, I very well may. Were you a Marine, Grandpa Troll?