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I've gone off and joined the army. I'm shipping out the 25th and will be gone for about 18 weeks for basic, AIT and airbourne, I may return I may not return. I felt the need to tell somebody, so who better than all of you.:army:
Goofball
04-11-2006, 06:40
I've gone off and joined the army. I'm shipping out the 25th and will be gone for about 18 weeks for basic, AIT and airbourne, I may return I may not return. I'm sure nobody cares, but I felt the need to tell somebody, so who better than all of you.:army:
Good luck TTC.
Godspeed.
Good luck TTC.
Godspeed.
Thanks
Papewaio
04-11-2006, 06:48
Stay sharp and get ultra fit.
Have fun Tely hope all goes well
Stay sharp and get ultra fit.
That's one thing I definetely need to do. I haven't ran a mile since high school.
Csar- Much appreciated
I've gone off and joined the army. I'm shipping out the 25th and will be gone for about 18 weeks for basic, AIT and airbourne, I may return I may not return. I'm sure nobody cares, but I felt the need to tell somebody, so who better than all of you.:army:
You would be surprised. Several of us that post here at the Org are veterns of their respective country's military.
Only advice I have is always listen and pay attention to the Drill Sergeant, and most important listen to the Jump Master on the airplane.
Divinus Arma
04-11-2006, 08:40
Congrats! Have a great time. I have.
LeftEyeNine
04-11-2006, 08:48
Safe returns.
Major Robert Dump
04-11-2006, 08:54
Aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirbooooooorne
Hooah! Airborne!!!
I assume your going Infantry which means Fort Benning have a fun hot humid at Basic.
Which unit did you elect to go to?
Bar Kochba
04-11-2006, 10:04
remember put your parachute on before you jump out of the plane
Kralizec
04-11-2006, 10:46
Bye Telys, I hope you have a blast. Take care.
You would be surprised. Several of us that post here at the Org are veterns of their respective country's military.
And several of us here at the Org. are smart enough to say "Thanks!" to the veterans of our respective country's military.
Good luck mate, have fun and take care.
KukriKhan
04-11-2006, 11:41
All our best Telys The Conqueror. My son is at Fort Benning now graduating OSUT in 3 weeks, then Airborne.
We'll keep your place here at the Org warm - after training, you may actually have a minute or three to stop by again, and we'll be glad to hear from you.
"All The Way, Sir!"
Rodion Romanovich
04-11-2006, 11:53
Gl hf! May you carry the banner of Gah with pride and fortune out there!
Adrian II
04-11-2006, 12:00
I've gone off and joined the army. I'm shipping out the 25th and will be gone for about 18 weeks for basic, AIT and airbourne, I may return I may not return. I'm sure nobody cares, but I felt the need to tell somebody, so who better than all of you.:army:Of course we care. Hals- und Beinbruch! ('Break you neck and your leg') as the Germans say. Always trust your own instincts. Hope all turns out well for you. :2thumbsup:
Oh, and Kukrikhan, good to hear your son is in great shape as well. ~:)
doc_bean
04-11-2006, 12:48
Don't forget to have fun !
:2thumbsup:
Vladimir
04-11-2006, 13:33
Fix your attitude and you'll do fine. This "nobody cares" attitude will land you in a world of hurt. Just remember that graduating airborne school is quite an accomplishment and that many people (who never got the chance to even go), consider it a very special thing.
Kagemusha
04-11-2006, 13:43
Godspeed! Telys The Conqueror!:bow:
yesdachi
04-11-2006, 14:58
Good luck, and thanks!
r u going to do anything to get ready? running? exercise?
Devastatin Dave
04-11-2006, 15:24
Good for you. Its an honor to see another fellow veteran.Best of luck to you. You will be joining a very good family soon and the friends you make in the military will be your Brothers and Sisters.
Make us "here at the Org" proud mate!
He was just a rookie trooper and he surely shook with fright.
He checked off his equipment and made sure his pack was tight.
He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar.
You ain't gonna jump no more.
Chorus:
Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die.
Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die.
Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die.
He ain't gonna jump no more.
"Is everybody happy?" cried the sergeant looking up.
Our hero feebly answered, "Yes", and then they stood him up.
He jumped into the icy blast, his static line unhooked.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
He counted long, he counted loud, he waited for the shock.
He felt the wind, he felt the cold, he felt the awful drop.
The silk from his reserve spilled out and wrapped around his legs.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
The risers swung around his neck, connectors cracked his dome.
Suspension lines were tied in knots around his skinny bones.
The canopy became his shroud, he hurtled to the ground.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
The days he lived and loved and laughed kept running through his mind.
He thought about the girl back home, the one he left behind.
He thought about the medicos and wondered what they'd find.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
The ambulance was on the spot, the jeeps were running wild.
The medics jumped and screamed with glee, rolled up their sleeves and smiled.
For it had been a week or more since last a 'chute had failed.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
He hit the ground, the sound was "Splat," his blood went spurting high.
His comrades they were heard to say, "A helluva way to die."
He lay there rolling 'round in the welter of his gore.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
There was blood upon the risers, there were brains upon the 'chute.
Intestines were a-dangling from his paratrooper suit.
He was a mess, they picked him up and poured him from his boots.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.
Hooah! Airborne!!!
I assume your going Infantry which means Fort Benning have a fun hot humid at Basic.
Which unit did you elect to go to?
Nah, I'm going into transportation, but luckily I had the option to go airbourne on top of that. First Ill go to fort lwood in missouri for basic and ait then I'll go to fort benning georgia. I believe I'm gonna be stationed in fort sill but hopefully I can go regimental and get overseas.And to be honest I still know very little about all of this, I can only tell you whats on the paper in front of me. First unit of assignment: UNAB
Yesdachi- Since I haven't ran in a few years I'm gonna make sure I can atleast run a mile in 8 minutes before I do pt.
Alexanderofmacedon
04-11-2006, 22:33
Well in that case my brave freind, you're the main candidate for a little weekly award of mine!:2thumbsup:
Nah, I'm going into transportation, but luckily I had the option to go airbourne on top of that. First Ill go to fort lwood in missouri for basic and ait then I'll go to fort benning georgia. I believe I'm gonna be stationed in fort sill but hopefully I can go regimental and get overseas.And to be honest I still know very little about all of this, I can only tell you whats on the paper in front of me. First unit of assignment: UNAB
Yesdachi- Since I haven't ran in a few years I'm gonna make sure I can atleast run a mile in 8 minutes before I do pt.
Ah fort lost in the woods. Not a bad basic training post. Hot and humid in the summer but not near as bad as Georgia.
The Army is pretty much based on the regiment system as is, however in my time it did not have much impact upon your duty assignment.
One way to insure you get transfered overseas is to re-enlist for that type of assignment. (only if your interested in staying in.) Depending on your enlistment contract - chances are you will get orders after 2 years to 3 years at Fort Sill for another duty station. (If your contract is 4 years - you will most likely come down on levy for assignment at your 3 year mark. And the Army will ask you to re-enlist for the new duty station.) Pay close attention to what the papers state. Only re-enlist if that is what you want to do.
Fort Sill is not a bad duty station either, if your after deployments to overseas locations. Try to get assigned to one of the Field Artillery Battalions that are part of 3rd Corps Artillery, some deployments to overseas will definitly happen then, plus the Artillery Units often deploy to the NTC and JRTC to support divisional units training at the Training Centers.
If your MOS is going to be what I think it is (can't remember the MOS but I believe 88M) then most likely will will be assigned to one of the Artillery Battalions driving Ammunition vehicles. But if I remember correctly there are several Corps level Combat Service Support units assigned at Fort Sill. All of those units are most likely active in the deployment schedules also.
If you do not want to be deployed - try to get assigned to the Artillery School. (Not that you will have much of a choice.)
Ianofsmeg16
04-11-2006, 23:40
Well in that case my brave freind, you're the main candidate for a little weekly award of mine!:2thumbsup:
Awww c'mon Alex, dont give it away! :laugh4:
Goodbye and Godspeed my friend, if your feeling up to it, read Psalm 23 "As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I shall fear no Evil, for thou art with me, Your rod and your staff they comfort me"
I hope i got that right :dizzy2:
Good luck my friend!
Wow, some nice people on the org. Thanks a lot for all your support.
Redleg- You are correct on the MOS 88mike
Like earlier mentioned you should change your attitude a bit.
Remeber you they try to instill teamwork so try and be friendly to the other recruits, smartmouths and troublemakers tend to become isolated and lag behind because of it.
And basic will be fairly easy, it's more mental than physical. Everything they ask you to do you CAN do. They start you small and work big which will develop your body so take the PT seriously and try to enjoy it. Also remeber that they aren't trying to break you or anything, as you'll hear many times they are not trying to set you up for failure but are training you.
And don't take what the drills sergeants tell you personnally, they are just doing their job which means trying to stress you out. Take what they tell you seriously and at face value, the delivery is just their job.
You've got a few weeks ahead of you and if can try to condition yourself a little bit physically. Do pushups (good ones, all the way down), situps, and a bit of jogging just to get your body prepped. Also do plenty of flutter kicks and overhand claps :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4:
AIT will be easy and much more relaxed but remeber also to take it seriously the US is at war and I assume you've accepted that you'll probably see Iraq or Afghanistan sometime.
Remeber, mind game, you can do it. If you're roadmarching and feet and back are just starting to ache sing a song in your head instead of thinking "oh my aching back and burning feet".
Major Robert Dump
04-12-2006, 09:27
If you are going to Fort Sill be sure and come here to post when you get there, I can tell you where the good strip clubs are in the sticks, the good kind, not the g-string and pastey crap they do in Lawton, and getting beer won't be a problem if you are under 21
The Big Man at Fort Sill may still ban soldiers from Lawton bars anyway, lots of gangs lots of shootings, the bans come and go. One more reason to go to the sticks in nearby podunk towns like Elgin. In facm, if they let you get off-base housing you should rent a place outside of Lawton, I can promise you soldiers get laid more in the little towns, maybe even easier to find a hot wife who doesnt have crabs or juvenile hall tatoos like the girls in Lawton.
If you want to go fight with Airforce guys you can drive to Shephard or altus in like 90 minutes from Fort Sill.
Also my grams live right outside the fence of key gate and she always invites neighborhood and church soldiers for holiday dinners, but if you were to come you cant say anything about strip clubs or she would take me out of her will.
I hope this information is helpful
If you are going to Fort Sill be sure and come here to post when you get there, I can tell you where the good strip clubs are in the sticks, the good kind, not the g-string and pastey crap they do in Lawton, and getting beer won't be a problem if you are under 21
The Big Man at Fort Sill may still ban soldiers from Lawton bars anyway, lots of gangs lots of shootings, the bans come and go. One more reason to go to the sticks in nearby podunk towns like Elgin. In facm, if they let you get off-base housing you should rent a place outside of Lawton, I can promise you soldiers get laid more in the little towns, maybe even easier to find a hot wife who doesnt have crabs or juvenile hall tatoos like the girls in Lawton.
If you want to go fight with Airforce guys you can drive to Shephard or altus in like 90 minutes from Fort Sill.
Also my grams live right outside the fence of key gate and she always invites neighborhood and church soldiers for holiday dinners, but if you were to come you cant say anything about strip clubs or she would take me out of her will.
I hope this information is helpful
Funny stuff man. Thanks for the info. I'll probably be in fort sill in about 4-5 months. I'll post something when I get there.
If you are going to Fort Sill be sure and come here to post when you get there, I can tell you where the good strip clubs are in the sticks, the good kind, not the g-string and pastey crap they do in Lawton, and getting beer won't be a problem if you are under 21
The Big Man at Fort Sill may still ban soldiers from Lawton bars anyway, lots of gangs lots of shootings, the bans come and go. One more reason to go to the sticks in nearby podunk towns like Elgin. In facm, if they let you get off-base housing you should rent a place outside of Lawton, I can promise you soldiers get laid more in the little towns, maybe even easier to find a hot wife who doesnt have crabs or juvenile hall tatoos like the girls in Lawton.
If you want to go fight with Airforce guys you can drive to Shephard or altus in like 90 minutes from Fort Sill.
Also my grams live right outside the fence of key gate and she always invites neighborhood and church soldiers for holiday dinners, but if you were to come you cant say anything about strip clubs or she would take me out of her will.
I hope this information is helpful
Thats no lie - Meirs used to have one of the best burgers in the state, and I wonder if that steakhouse (I beleive the name is planation) out in the boonies by a small river is still in Business.
Major Robert Dump
04-14-2006, 00:12
Yes, I ate there last month, although the service was terrible as usual.
One 1/2 pound buffalo burger, fries and cherry coke: $6.99
Red, you ever stop in at Medicine Park, the old 20s gangster resort? It really turned to a crap community in the 80s and 90s, but thanks to some creative zoning, enteprenuership and historical grants, its been refurbished, cleaned up and I'm trying to buy a stone cottage there, just within view of the swimming hole :2thumbsup:
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