03-19-2009, 11:47 AM
A few tips...
Memorize your SSN now.
Wear normal cloths to BASIC and have a normal haircut, not long and NOT shaved.
Tell your family to send you NOTHING but the occasional letter. No FOOD!
Keep your mouth shut.
Volunteer for NOTHING.
Follow each instruction to the letter.
Don't over achieve, atleast not at Boot Camp.
Never say 'OK'
Never smile or laugh.
Learn to stand at attention for long periods of time.
Learn to eat fast and load up on your water at chow time.
Use disposible razors and throw them out after each shave. Electric shavers are impossible to keep clean enough to pass inspection.
Fold a few pair of underwear and undershirts once perfectly and NEVER touch them or wear them. Have two sets of uniforms that you are either always wearing or in the laundry. Perpetually folding cloths to pass inspection is a pain in the ass and time consuming.
Snitches get stitches!
And I hope you don't mind taking showers with 30 other guys in an open 20'x20' room.
Memorize your SSN now.
Wear normal cloths to BASIC and have a normal haircut, not long and NOT shaved.
Tell your family to send you NOTHING but the occasional letter. No FOOD!
Keep your mouth shut.
Volunteer for NOTHING.
Follow each instruction to the letter.
Don't over achieve, atleast not at Boot Camp.
Never say 'OK'
Never smile or laugh.
Learn to stand at attention for long periods of time.
Learn to eat fast and load up on your water at chow time.
Use disposible razors and throw them out after each shave. Electric shavers are impossible to keep clean enough to pass inspection.
Fold a few pair of underwear and undershirts once perfectly and NEVER touch them or wear them. Have two sets of uniforms that you are either always wearing or in the laundry. Perpetually folding cloths to pass inspection is a pain in the ass and time consuming.
Snitches get stitches!
And I hope you don't mind taking showers with 30 other guys in an open 20'x20' room.
"You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass." - Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.
-Thomas Jefferson
Spread my work ethic not my wealth.
Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.
-Thomas Jefferson
Spread my work ethic not my wealth.