There is going to be a ton of stuff that you want to bring, but wile you are in basic training there only a few things that you will need. A lot of the things that you need will be…
The good and the bad of being an officer
There are many aspects to being an officer, both good and bad. Some of them are less obvious than the others. Pros You get paid better! This may be a no brainer, but it needs to be said anyway. A second…
Commissioning Sources (ways you can become an officer)
Surprisingly there are quite a large amount of ways to become an Officer in the Army and many (if not all) of these routes apply to most of the other branches. No matter what the commissioning source is, officers are…
Steps for joining the Army (apply to most of the other branches)
Today we will be discussing in brief detail what you need to do to join the Army (or any other armed forces branch) from the time you walk into the recruiters office to the time you ship to basic! 1.…
The many reasons for joining (and not joining) the Army
The reasons people join the military is a pretty diverse topic for many people. Even more varied is the reasons people don’t join or end up leaving the Army. This article will briefly go over the these two aspects. Why…
25 OCT 09 The Journal
Christmas exodus is from Dec 18th to Jan 3rd. I might have to do something called hometown recruiting during that time where you work a couple hours a day for your recruiting office. That way it does not eat into…
24 OCT 09 The Journal
Today was interesting. We had our clinch drill for our combatives certification level 1. It is a technique that is used in order to try and minimize the damage from punches. The trick is to hook your arms under theirs…
23 OCT 09 The Journal
To continue, this week we also had our final PT test for basic which is the one that counts for graduation. I think I did pretty well though. I scored a 276 which is 3rd highest score in my platoon…
22 OCT 09 The Journal
Its been a bit since I have written you. It has been busy for the last few days. We had our combat life fire certification. It is the most dangerous thing that we do in basic training. For this qual…
18 OCT 09 The Journal
So today is Sunday which is usually a good day because it is our day of rest. We went to sleep at 8 and woke up at 6 am. That and I did not have fireguard so I was able…