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First thing that came to mind. After seven years in the navy, I'm still haunted by that first night. All of you dudes about to start boot, it's a remarkably memorable experience. Hang in there. FP edit: wow! Thanks for all the military support! You guys are awesome.
busydad
Survived USMC boot at MCRD San Diego. I'm 35 and I'd do it again if I could.
ViktorKovacs
how do people not expect the shit that happens the first night though? For me the biggest problem was how disorganized the Navy was.
neptunusrex
*is
ViktorKovacs
I'm no longer in lol, past tense for me at least =)
lurkallnite
Keep your head down, do as your told, shut up and don't take anything personally. Actually that's just all around good advice for life.
ITradeNewds
Also don't volunteer for anythong
candiduscorvus
Just have him watch he first half of Full Metal Jacket and tell him they aren't allowed to actually hit him anymore.
ballsohard2202
The hardest part about bootcamp was not laughing when the RDCs were yelling at anyone.
netflixpilot
Tell em thank you for their service on my behalf.
CronShawsby
I will my dude. I appreciate it
netflixpilot
Thank you and also thank you for your service in the Navy. What service are they going into?
CronShawsby
Navy. I guess I set that precedent. Lol
MyOtherAcctIsBanned
Gay
CronShawsby
CronShawsby
Troll.
RetroPCS
Don't forget the cross dressing your first time over the equator
hurrhurrimaburr
That's not real
shadowswiftly
Hell my MTI came in playing a metal trash can as a drum, he proceded to chuck it at the wall for 15 minutes.. best first night ever
SuckMyUnpopularOpinion
It's seriously not that bad, pretty much just a big inconvenience for a couple months, tell your cousin to not be pussy
StonedLikeACheatingMuslimWoman
Can confirm. Source: basic at Relaxin' Jackson. Summer camp with a whole lot of pushups. It's cake nowadays.
fistermatic5000
This is exactly right. It's just a very long pain in the ass. That's all. When you get to your duty station, that's when the work begins.
ballsohard2202
It's really not looking back, but I genuinely hated the experience.
walkingtallmachinegunman
I think the best way to convey it, every single fucking thing that happens all you want to do is roll your eyes and say "fucking why?"
ballsohard2202
Couldn't have put it better.
walkingtallmachinegunman
Yep, people that say they loved it annoy me. Its not hard or traumatizing, its just 10 weeks of bullshit and biting your tongue.
MornieAlantie
I always wonder if I actually liked it or I'm just remembering the not so awful parts
ohhayyougotmetoreply
And seriously, just follow your rdc's orders, it makes life so much easier.
Horus175
I thought Navy boot camp was fun but it depends on the RDCs and the guys in your division (i.e. how many dirt bags you have).
Rarefiedhawk
Or how many nukes you have. Dumbest smart people I've ever met.
CodeRedProtoman
10 nukes in my division. Needless to say we were IT'd everyday.
Horus175
I was a nuke and I agree with this. One of our nukes refused to get out of bed one morning. That was a fun day.
Horus175
Now that I'm remembering; same guy decided to "quit" during IT. They made the guy next to him lay on a table and draped the ensign over him.
Horus175
We all had to march around the table in single file as if it were a coffin and we were part of a funeral detail.
CaptaineObvious
You get paid to work out and shoot shit, it's not bad just get over being yelled at and hazed. If they are even allowed to do that anymore
JustThePGTips
Navy bootcamp was fairly easy... except the first week. Hardly any sleep. At least from what i 'member, it was 1997.
CarlosSatana
Yea tell him not to try and quit like half the little bitches in mine.
JohnnySandwich
Seriously? Half quit?
CarlosSatana
Half tried to quit. We lost 6 out of 50 in my platoon.
framingplant
about 1 in 10 dont make it past basic training,
GenericUsernameIsAlreadyTaken
I would be that 1.
GenericUsernameIsAlreadyTaken
I'd quit via death. I'd have a heart attack on the first day. I am very unfit.
IcarusIdea
It's a compilation of things one of the biggest that people can't swim
CarlosSatana
That wasnt a problem for us, as the army don't check. People just got sick of getting smoked, and would be like "fuck this im out" and DS
CarlosSatana
Would be like "fuck no snake" so they would say they're gonna kill themselves if they can't leave.
RagingAsian
Dealing with idiots was the hardest part
Radioactiv369
My brother said the only thing he hated was the ones that tried to start shit.
MornieAlantie
We had one thought he was tough, til he picked a fight in full battle rattle and lost to one of our smaller dudes. Ended with a bloody nose
RagingAsian
That and you had some that would just do the dumbest things and when you tried to show them an easier way, they just outright refused.
hippityhoppityhopety
My bf is a Marine and has told me horror stories. Maybe it's different for different people but it sounded like it was no picnic.
Ashrinkingdadbod
It's really only still bad for Marines, from what I've seen or heard.
hippityhoppityhopety
It seems like they're masochists. He's literally said "I wish this sucked more."
Ticketingzero
Speaking of that first night in great lakes, was the Asian lady cutting hair 7 years ago OP?
cogs
Broken service vet, went through it twice, four years apart. Second time first night: "Did I REALLY just do that again?"
inzane
Am I the only one who found Full Metal Jacket to be more of a comedy? The entire boot camp segment was just constant laughs for me.
Makinganaccountnameisannoying
That lady at boot made my hairline look like an ekg print out.
EyeDrink
P Days were fucking horrible. First day was by far the worst though.
Mane63
I feel you.
DipDopDerp
My best friend is going to basic in a couple days any advice for him that I can pass on?
Mane63
Wash the Chiefs coffee Mug for him.
Saesama
That's evil. You're evil.
CronShawsby
Have a blast before you go. But they do do a drug test immediately so keep that in mind.
teru3
Anyone who runs is a V.C.! Anyone who stands still is a well-disciplined V.C.!
thedailyspank
GET SOME!
bwizzle360
"You have twooooooooooo minutes"
mysticarchives
At graduation my lead RCP asked me who I was & how long had I been there. Follow orders & move along. He can stand out at the unit. Or not.
Mane63
@OP do you remember Dragon Lady?
CronShawsby
The Asian chick with the huge hair that had purple in it? Bro. That broad is in my nightmares
Mane63
Yes!
CrazyZonie
@Op, I think you and your cousin need this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84QzVPA3rrY
CronShawsby
I just choked on the beer I was drinking!! Lmao
CrazyZonie
When my dad retired from the USAF, he did two things: got a civilian job doing the same thing, and grew his hair out like a hippy.
CronShawsby
He rode the wave and made it out. Hats off to your pop.
CrazyZonie
And I suspect the hair was a planned statement.
CrazyZonie
Yeup, 22 years in the service, and another 22 years at the same base as a civilian contractor. ;)
CronShawsby
That's the goal! 13 years to go!
BobsonDugnuttJr
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IgneousInk
in USMC boot camp they keep you awake for two days and then the BASS DROPS lol so much screaming i was nonplussed it was a cool experience
EzekielsRage
Not trying to be snitch here but I'm fairly sure the "barbers" at MCRD are in the witness relocation program. I mean it's the perfect cover.
Diego2Fuego
kaydubbleyoooo
Honestly had to be one of the worst experiences in boot camp. Dreaded every haircut. Felt like my head should have been oozing blood.
oldslowjeep
Those dudes were relentless on the scalp.
MornieAlantie
Yeah I got a bumpy scalp and I felt that for a day or two
PaulWinndows
Wow it wasn't just ours then, hand tats and everything pretty sure Russian.
PaulWinndows
Well I'm glad it wasn't just me
iAMaWaffles
There’s that one barber at MCRD that’s been there since the 80’s. Maybe earlier. And he looks like El Chavo del Ocho. Lol
CarlosSatana
People go on about how hard it was and all that. Honestly has been about the most fun I've had yet.
Radioactiv369
I'm about to start mine in a little over a week. I'm really excited to go.
CarlosSatana
From what I've heard, it has changed a lot. They can't even smoke you anymore.
Radioactiv369
I'm army, and I know we'll get smoked a lot.
CarlosSatana
Meaning you havent been through basic?
Radioactiv369
not yet, set to ship in a little over a week. but i already know whats going to happen.
Dedeurmetdebaard
Plot twist: ^ this guy's an instructor.
ObliqueRay
See, I don't understand you on a fundamental level. I've been in the army. How is the exhaustion, boredom and lack of sleep fun? How?
MornieAlantie
For me, infantry, I also had a lot of ranges that I enjoyed. But yeah plenty of the other stuff too
CarlosSatana
Well for us it was just exhaustion and no sleep. We never had a dull moment. Idk man some people are just cut out for it.
youcantproveit
I'm not the one who said it, but I enjoyed USAF BMT. I grew up being yelled at and hit, those fuckers can't even hit you. Was just mindgames
Horus175
Battlestations was the shit. Stay up all night doing real sailor shit and fall asleep on the march to morning chow.
CronShawsby
Those coveralls tho. So comfortable
CronShawsby
Agreed!
neptunusrex
11 years ago it was just dumb. A lot of running across base and spending time on one knee.
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Horus175
You know that shit's on YouTube, right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQCh1mLTIGk
PoppinLochNessHopster
Doesn't it come down to how fit you are going in?
CarlosSatana
Nah man. I was in shit shape going in. Its all what you make of it. If you view it as just misery than you will be super miserable.
talel81
Navy, too. That first night was the worst. That was 14 years ago.
HeyOP
Those clippers are working fantastically, or that dude's hair is thinner than peach fuzz.
TheyCallMeRoy
sheep shears
iReleaseEndorphins
They press REALLY hard on your skull when doing these hair cuts.
LooseyGooseyBrett
Well, they cost like $80,000, since it's the government that bought them
TheBigCock
Fun Fact. Those are actually clippers for dogs and animals. They used them for the film because they shear quicker than human ones
TheEffingLizardKing
They must use them in real life too because I have THICK hair and it took them 5 minutes to shave my head lol
thetonestarr
From my experience in the Army, this is pretty standard. Though they usually have a vacuum tube attached to them to catch the clippings.
HeyOP
Flowbee FTW. I really should buy one of those damn things... except they cost more than my clippers and 1/2" is the shortest it'll go. Meh.
rfrostmiles
Question: what if you shaved your head before you went in?
thetonestarr
Depends on the drills. Some'll let you bypass, some will make you go anyways (technically wrong, bc you still have to pay for your haircuts)
sza34
He probably buzzes 50 guys an hour
HeyOP
No doubt, which makes it all the more impressive. I'd like to see the maintenance routine used on those things.
dhaskjdhawyajhdbsdbgwakjhbdnmcckclkklkl
Seriously. Where can i get some clippers that good?
BklynPunisher
Well, the government probably paid $10,000 for them.
notyouraveragedingleberry
At a tack store. They carry the heavy duty clippers we use on horses. If it works on my 1200lb fluffy horse, it will work on you!
HeyOP
What is a reasonable price range to expect?
chrisharddick
Just like my ex
biggreencow
Just like @OP's mom
Aurricislonely
I lost a mole to those clippers.
nihilistdad
Sorry for your loss.
EzekielsRage
What branch? I feel like I offer some pretty practical advice that I've been meaning to make a post on.
BushBakedBeams
I'm thinking about enlisting in the Army after my last year at college. Any advice?
ballsohard2202
Commission. Even if it's the same bullshit, you'll be getting paid 3 times what you would enlisted.
juggernaut1
At the very least go WO and fly helicopters.
EzekielsRage
Only that all the enlisted men and women that I've served with that had college degrees felt a little out of place among the 18 and 19 yr >
EzekielsRage
Old dip shits. I got no experience with the commissioned side of things but I think it's a path worth looking into.
shadowex3
http://terminallance.com/2013/08/27/terminal-lance-289-why-we-drink/ "I GET PAID A TON AND PEOPLE SALUTE ME AND SHIT!"
DaisyfromDownunder
They said it was just the 'roll of the ocean' - but it felt like a roll of linoleum.
youcantsaythatman
I remember standing in line for like 4 hours to get my haircut while they played the same introduction video over and over
mike94551
I remember the feeling of the cold wind on my scalp... and this was 4 yrs ago
Drummerchris737
Why don't people go there with their head shaved already?
JokeDudeR
You can't razor your scalp either.
FallenJester
I did. But they do it anyways. No fuzz. Just straight up bald.
youcantsaythatman
Pointless they do it anyway and it hurts more
JokeDudeR
And make you pay for it.
youcantsaythatman
I never understood why i had to pay for my uniforms with how much taxes the military takes
Dememehunter
They let you have cell phones now, just play candy crush when no one's looking, 2 months go by fast
ballsohard2202
They don't in the navy. Army (Air force?) gets them for a limited time
MornieAlantie
When did army start getting cell phones?
ballsohard2202
https://m.goarmy.com/videos/play/are-cellphones-allowed-basic-training-q-a.m.html
ballsohard2202
Not sure. I heard about it last summer when I was in boot. It's dependent on what the DIs say. Most get it on sundays for like an hour
MornieAlantie
to be fair, I was granted pay phone time (albeit less than 1/2 hour a week, more like 10 mins if I was lucky) in 2006/2007
LudeJaw
Nothing like getting woken up after night one at 0300 by your DI launching a steel garbage can down the center of the isle.
Mgiggity
Were you on Parris Aisland?
CrazyZonie
Sure there is. The DI could have launched it at your bunk. ;)
scatteredneurons
I was that guy lucky enough to be in bunk 1. Can started on my metal headboard before the aisle launch!!
Czechplus
Fire alarm for me
PmMeYourFavDinosaur
Fuck the military.
Workid
Then the inevitable bollocking for him scuffing the polish on his toecaps because he kicked the bin
ehnayehn
Ha, also my childhood
UndulatingTerrain
Isle of Man?
Mesattack0857
Or breaking it in half.
Greymalum
FUCK YOU, THAT'S WHY
hossenfeffer
I got flipped out of my bunk because I wouldn't get up after 3 hours asleep at 30th AG
Bigworm666999
Its a valuable lesson. Several times in Iraq i had to physically throw idiot boots into a bunker because they didn't want to get up.
hossenfeffer
Haha. At least I did my dumbest shit at Benning instead of in country.
MornieAlantie
Weird. At 30th they didn't mess with us much. Got plenty of sleep and food. They fixed that after the shark attack though lol
ehnayehn
Please, that was my childhood
CronShawsby
Sarazah
I want context badly.
Fairdinkums
He wanted a turn on the wobbly hat but it wasn't his go yet
aselleus
He's no Tayne tho
throwyourhandsintheair
That's amazing.
Colvane
https://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2012/9/21/3368930/ole-miss-screaming-marine-gif-interview
Sarazah
Ty!
PoppinLochNessHopster
...Read the whole thing and still don't really get it. Seems like he just decided to scream at a dude for no reason.
siler7
Screaming IS a reason.
AndIThinkToMyselfWhatAWonderfulWorld
He's a Marine. He was probably tetchy since the game's organisers didn't give him enough crayons to eat
mmaatt8
Marines don't like to be hushed
jbilly90
The marine grew up im valdosta ga. My stomping grounds
tex81024
I love how his cover shakes separately from his head
EscapedLewdist
As someone who works at a Marine base, don't taunt our Marines, especially a gunny.
Gandalfsuglybrother
Once a Marine has that many stripes I'll go 6 miles out of my way to avoid aggravating them.
hangryasian
OOOOOHHHHH NOOOOOOOO
myweaknessisstrong
I was a northern boy in a platoon with a southern man DS who had a WICKED speech impediment and no time for "carpet-baggers".
TrueLegateDamar
I thought there was no bigotry and that everyone was equally worthless?
derwulf
Well yeah, but you gotta tailor the insults to the person.
Gandalfsuglybrother
He found the northern boys weakness.
Tikityler
Yes, and they will explain to each of you in detail why you in particular are equally worthless.
reddawn94
"Don't worry, basic isn't as bad as you think." - Friend who didn't go to Infantry OSUT.
MornieAlantie
"Don't worry, basic isn't as bad as you think." - me, who went to infantry OSUT
reddawn94
"Well, that's just like... your opinion, man."- Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski.
MornieAlantie
Well, the shiny shit really *does* bring the room together.
reddawn94
This isn't Nam! This is Benning! There are rules here!