anyone here in the army?
i want to join but i can only do 30 pushups/situps and can only run a half mile right now and it takes me around 4:30 to do that. and bct seems fun in some parts but being yelled at and smoked seems god awful, how bad is basic and do i have a chance?
>>686202623
As far as push ups and sit ups go, try this.
>4 sets of 25 pushups/situps a day until you can knock each set out perfectly
>3 sets of 33 pushups/situps a day until you can knock out each set out perfectly
>2 sets of 50 until you can knock out each set perfectly
From there shoot for 100 reps straight and double the ammount you fell short of 100 for your second set
Example: you complete 70 reps straight. your second set will be 60 reps.
As far as running goes, get your ass outside on a track or something and run. The more you do it the less it sucks
Best of luck
It's the most fun you wish you never had. It's more of a mental game than anything, they do everything for a reason and if you can keep your head in the right place you'll do fine. It's nothing to fear or worry about. It's the guys that think their tough and better than everyone that have the toughest time, DS makes damn sure of that.
>>686203951
This. If you aren't a jackass they'll take care of getting you in shape and all that.
>>686204744
as far as push ups and sit ups am i ok? to get in tge army you have to ve able to do 13 push ups, 17 situps and run a 8:30 mile. so far i cant do the mile yet which is pathetic i guess
>>686203461
thanks will do this
You should see picture's of cute girls who are in the Army. Just think, if they did it,.. Well the physical standard for men is higher, so I would really focus on proper form (90 degree elbow on each push up).
In BCT, the yelling will always be there. People will feel shittiy for being yelled at or even when everyone get yelled at as a group. Just know, there is no way around it. If you don't mess up, they will find a reason to make you drop. That's their job! So it won't be as bad if you just kind of understand that everything that happens in basic was pretty much planned out.
Just look like you give a shit at the VERY least, and as long as you don't give up and are trying to do your best, there's no way you wouldn't make it. It is mostly mental. Physical of course, but people don't always realize how simple it is to get in shape.
Rumor has it they won't let you enlist if your ASVAB score is above a 25 overall
>>686202623
Doesn't matter. If that's where you're at then that's where you're at. They'll straighten you out and get you in shape, that's the point of BCT.
I could also use some advice, navy or air force? Also what should i expect running wise from basing training, what will be the longest distance i would have to run?
>>686202623
got this score in the asvab but i can barely do pushups(1-2) :-(
>>686205661
Those are almost polar opposites. Depends on what YOU want to do.
>>686205777
How so? what would the typical job for each branch detail?
>>686205661
They both have great technical fields and are not as physically demanding as Army. Navy has the best IT programs.
>>686206179
Every branch has a wide variety. Army is good about getting you the job you want though. Navy has a good IT program. Air Force sets you up with good careers too such as air traffic controlling and such. Army has good engineering and offers a lot of airborne units if you like too jump out of airplanes.
>>686202623
Basic WILL get you in shape & 100% won't be the weakest guy there. Plus no one really gives a shit. Before you know it, you'll taking your little boot selfies & putting them on fcebook with your ugly bald head like the rest of them. You'll make a lot of money in basic (mostly cause you can't spend shit) & you'll have a lot of fun shooting shit & blowing stuff up. It really only gets shitty if you do Basic at Ft. Benning. The weather sucks & every Drill Sergeant is a glorified Ranger/Former SF fag (they aren't) so they make shit real miserable. I prefer it this way, so I'd go back to Benning if I could, but for someone who seems unsure, I wouldn't recommend any MOS that place has to offer you at an entry level.
>>686207451
Paralegal is entry level. They make bank in the civilian world.
>>686207681
Paralegal does basic in benning? Or am I missing your point?
I wouldn't join the military at all. You're basically fighting for the jew cucks who start these wars.
>>686207451
One more question if your still here, from the time i see the recruiter what will the time period look like for me to be sent off to basic training and also to be deployed after basic training?
>>686205693
How the fuck is your gt score so low private
Do pushups until you get smarter
Begin
>>686208431
No worse than working for a corporation that benefits from the wars. At least in the military you can work outside sometimes.
>>686208976
yes sir! but also, should i just say fuck it and join? i only need a letter from a doctor that gave me adhd medicine, i haven't called back my recruiter in a while, will he still reply?
>>686208824
So in 2014, I walked into a recruiters office. I only wanted SF & it took them a year to offer it to me though they offered me Ranger/Infantry, Parachute rigger the entirety of the wait. I signed last August & shipped last October. I was in an OSUT instead of BCT so my training was 16 weeks, completed Feb 12th. From there everyone infantry got orders to wherever the fuck, (all SF recruits are just training for 2 years to come). If they happened to get sent somewhere ready to deploy, they have to train with their new unit first which is another month. Best case, if any of them wanted to deploy, starting from joining in October last year they wouldn't have deployed until like a month ago. As far as I know, none of them have deployed. They went to Alaska, Hawaii, Colorado & Germany
>>686202623
You'll be in the front-leaning rest position most of the time you're in Basic. Work out the rest of your body too though. V-ups, laps, etc.
You're going to understand what it means to "get smoked." That is, unless you go to Fort Jackson.
Fuck the rest of these NEETs, corpsman going to pharmacy tech school at Ft Sam here. This is a joint base so I've been all around the army and the air force.
The army is great if you like being treated like a subhuman even after basic and are also dumb as shit. The army in my class right now is struggling with fractions.
Air Force seems alright, but they take military bearing way too seriously and are a bit too strict for me, but not nearly as bad as the army. Do not join the fucking army.
Just be smart and go navy, basic will kinda suck but literally as soon as you get to your first command (a school) you're free. Navy is the way to go. Just don't be a hull technician.
Will post proof in a second
173rd ABCT infantry here just got out last month after 6 years one 9 month deployment,
It's not hard. The only issue is how mentally weak kids under 23 are today. I see them at my current job drop like flys because they can't handle any work ethic.
I don't know how basic is today either but I can only assume it's easier, but it also depends on your DSs. Asshole ones will make it worse but I guess you won't know until your second week there. My LAST PT Test in February was 2 mile was 11:58, push-ups was 67 sit-ups was 70.
You're going to lose weight at basic I think I lost 11lbs. It's all cardio.. I don't know what MOS you're going into but i wouldn't sweat it.
>>686202623
DO YOUR TIME
DON'T REENLIST
GET OUT
USE THE POST 9/11 GI BILL
You're welcome.
Don't stay in like shitty NCOs will tell you. They are losers with no goals. Trust me man.
Best advice is Finish College, get your 4 Year Degree/Bachelor's and then go in to the Army as an Officer and not Enlisted.
More perks, money, and less BS.
Also read all the fine print on your contract and ask as many questions as you can.
Don't worry about the APFT standards, basic training will get you in shape trust me.
>>686210547
There's actually some truth to this. Some people will try to hold you back. Your best friends are the supply guy and the retention officer. Take some college classes if you find yourself with free time like after deployment, it's free while you're in. Set yourself up so you can get a nice paying job and get out ASAP.
Do 20 pushups and 20 sit ups once every hour. Do this for a month then give yourself a mock PT test. Thank me later, faggot
i am also thinking to join the army but im already 22 and have a lot of shit to do. is it to late to join? and if no when is it?
Just saying.
>>686211009
Army. I was 22 when I joined. Average age in my platoon was 24. Most had degrees, wives. Youngest in my platoon was 20. No one cares. Army isn't a young man's game anymore
>>686211009
Seen a 30 year old man in basic. You will have time to do shit in the army depending on your unit and MOS. Get a soft skill and join an infantry unit and you will literally do nothing all day (unless you're chemical, supply or human resources).
>>686210547
>>686210247
>>686202623
Next time you run set a goal then go past it.
>>686211658
Any advice to someone who is gonna join the navy soon?
>>686211569
This has to be my favorite quote from any politician ever
>>686212099
Have you picked your rate at MEPS yet?
>>686212099
Hope you picked a job out of the challenge progam or Seabees. If not, a shitty boat
>>686212702
>challenge program
What the fuck is that and why would anyone want to be CB besides getting to wear type 3s
>>686213012
I'd go CB for a shot at shore duty. Fuck a boat 100% Challenge Program is SO, SB, Diver, Rescue, EOD
>>686209868
someone pls reply ;_;
>>686213413
Or just be a corpsman and get a c school and never see a boat. I guess I lucked out. And this guy is not spec war material, read the OP.
>>686205277
That's...no where near correct. You have to at least score 35 to get in.
>>686213615
You seem pretty dumb and you told your recruiter that you were prescribed Ritalin, so you'd fit right into the army. Go for it man!
Are there any good asvab practice tests out there?
>>686213977
no i said i took concerta, but i can't find the doctor that prescribed me that medicine. what do? do i get the letter from another doctor?
>>686213687
I've seen people get Rescue with barely better scores than his. & he's probably white, so he can swim good. He'll go to 800's in Great Lakes & get in great shape. Ba da boom
>>686202623
Did 3 years in the Army back in the mid 80s
Honestly, Basic and AIT are the easy part and kinda fun, looking back on it. There were so many things I did that I never thought I could do.
Just keep working out till you go and once you get there keep your head down and your mouth shut. Pay attention to detail and do what you are told. Remember, the only stupid question is the one you didn't ask.
Pic related:
Me c1984 at Ft Carson
>>686214228
Just join the Navy and don't mention any complications. We could always use another CS or HT
>>686202623
You have a chance. Army fag here, 68w. I joined straight out of highschool and couldn't do shit, my recruiter lied to get me in and I got fucked up in basic. Basic is you getting yelled at for everything and for everyone's mistakes, pretty fun though once you realize everyone is going to fuck up all the time and you'll have to do stupid shit like a 24hr guard of the floor buffer because someone lost their canteen cup...
>>686214478
Dope dorito patch, how is Germany?
>>686214334
Aim high I guess. The way you described it makes it sound like anyone could do this shit. Besides, all the BUDS studs at corps school said 800 divisions weren't shit anyway. But hey.
>>686214478
Did you go to AIT at ft sam, soldier medic?
>>686214790
No Germany for this guy, ft bliss Texas, Biggs army airfield. Deployed to Iraq for a year 09/10
>>686211658
Out of all the branches in the army, the navy has to have the ugliest looking uniforms
>>686214980
I sure did lol. Foxtrot was my company and we had the worst drill sergeants
>>686214340
thanks man lol awesome picture
Any advice for someone fresh out of highschool who wants to be a corpsman in the Navy?
>>686214833
I say it that way because I've seen it myself. This shit gets talked up so damn much. I mean, BUD/s is no fucking joke, but all the other schools are the same length without the same bruising & you get to do way cooler shit. There were guys in my platoon in the Army who "weaker" & recommended to drop their SF contracts that made it through the selection process. Most Rescue in the Navy I've met were 120 soaking wet. Some kids in high school or college, nothing else special about them.
>>686215301
I wasn't in the Navy but do it if that's what you want to do. Do it. Same team but everyone makes fun of the other branches.
>>686205661
I went Navy, and so far it had been great. I am a Logistics Specialist, and loved that job. The physical requirements are not very difficult and there are a lot of different jobs to pick from. The bases are really nice in the airforce but you see more of the world in the Navy. Go with the Air community if you don't want to live on the boat full time. They mostly deploy with ships but at least when you are not deployed you usually live in the barracks. It's a good time.
>>686215432
Some kids who were swimmers in high school or college*
>>686215073
It's funny, a lot of the soldier's here say they think our uniforms look the best. Personally I like our type 3s best
>>686215124
"Fucking Foxtrot" is still keeping it real down here.
>>686215301
Just score 65+ on your ASVAB and wait around for corpsman to pop up. Basic starts out fucking awful and gets better every week. Good luck.
>>686215432
Yeah you're right. I guess I just tend to lump all the spec war programs together because that's how they do it here for SOCP
>>686205693
HOW THE FUCK CAN YOU ONLY DO 1-2?? HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE??? HAVE YOU NEVER USED YOUR ARMS IN YOUR LIFE? DID YOU MOTHER SPOON FEED YOU YOUR ENTIRE LIFE???? OR DO YOU WEIGH MORE THAN A SEMI YOU FAT FUCKING FAILURE! LEAVE MY GODDAMN ARMY WE DONT WANT YOU WE DONT NEED YOU
I went in as 11B Infantry in 2006. Honestly, I wish I had known better and did something more productive with my 17-20 youth.
#1 - You're going to become a robot that hurries from one location just to wait until you get more orders. You don't even get called by your name in boot camp, we were just numbers. I was number 114 and bunked under a fat fuck.
#2 - The pay sucks. I mean, it's really fucking bad. To put this into perspective, you'll make $1,500 a month starting out as an E1 (maybe it's closer to 1,600 now, I'm not looking it up). That means, your salary being a soldier is less than 20 thousand fucking dollars.
#3 - It's honestly just like living inside a Jackass movie. People throwing things at each other's balls, people acting like dipshits, etc. It's honestly amazing how stupid the majority of people you meet in Boot Camp are. Not that your unit's leadership will be any better, a lot of your officers will be on the slow side.
I mean, if you're really deadset on the military, go for it. Just remember, you work 60 hour weeks for 20 grand a year and you're a human piece of filth. You're treated like the lowest form of life when you're in the military. The nicest thing I ever got out of the military wasn't the benefits (which are shit and hard to claim by the way), it was probably free meals at airports from random passengers who saw I was military.
TLDR - Don't do it and find something more productive to do that'll build onto something great.
>>686216003
Hell yea my nigga!
>>686216097
Oh and most importantly... most of what you learn in boot is fucking useless. Your unit will quickly remind you to forget most of what you learned in boot. You are the FNG. Everyone hates the FNG.
>>686216471
Going 11bang bang is always useless unless you stay in forever, no job outside of military were you get paid to go around killing people.
>>686216003
65+ huh, fuck. I only scored a 56 but I planned on taking it again before going up to an office. I can do everything on the test just fine except for the electricity wires and appliances part.
I enlisted in the Air Force with an open electronics contract but I'm getting cold feet about it (ship date is in july). I'm 21 for what its worth. I'm not sure what I wanna do anymore, what do?
>>686216097
save your advice, they never listen. they never listen.
>>686216626
That's not true. You can always practice medicine or become an executive for a cigarette company. Great money in both options and you get to kill people.
>>686205034
If you're 18 then no that's wrong . I'm not sure what it is if you're a femanon but for me I need 54 pushup 45 situps and two miles in 15:54
(I may have the push ups and sit ups backwards )
>>686216796
Just become depressed and say you're suicidal. You'll get a General Discharge more than likely. It happens more often than you think.
>>686216632
For Army, just study Word Knowledge Paragraph Comp & Arithmetic reasoning. These three make up your "GT Score" Gt is the most important & counted into every other line score. Essentially, high GT = High almost everything else
>the prison experience.
>>686217316
Pretty much. With more gay shit.
>>686216027
thanks for the help asshole, im just trying to improve myself
>>686216027
kek
>>686202623
what about marines?
>>686217814
its all the same
Anyone have experience as an Airborne Mission Systems Apprentice for the Air Force?
>>686217096
Part of me still thinks joining would be a good idea, but I also have a solid way out being that both my grandparents just died.
>>686217969
It isn't the same.
The most dangerous weapon in the world is a Marine with his rifle.
A Marine can land a plane on a post-it note in the middle of the ocean during a storm...on a Sunday.
On a good day, a Marine can take out an enemy plane with nothing more than a sniper rifle. On a bad day, an enemy tank.
I could go on, but you get the idea.
>>686218302
Sounds like general Marine recruitment center banter
>>686218476
MARINES KNOW HOW TO USE A BAYONET! ARMY BAYONETS MIGHT AS WELL BE PAPER-WEIGHTS!!
>>686218476
kek, but seriously what about the marines, compared to the other branches?
>>686218728
>worst duty stations
>worst equipment
>worst pay
>worst prospects for rank advancement
>literally no marketable skills for civilian transitioning
>first to fight and get PTSD
>>686217391
NEEEERRRRRRD!!! NEEERRRRRRRRRRRRD!
>>686202623
The Army has a retarded, fucked up view on PT and height/weight standards. Just work out, eat right, and the PT test will be cake
>>686214478
Old iron sides is in my hometown muskegon
>>686202623
Go Navy instead. Keep your dick out of the dirt and use your brain instead of your back.
>Be me
>literally yesterday
>At MEPS
>Everything is going fine, a little fat but I passed everything, or so I thought
>Finish up my physical, sign out of medical, go to my Army Liaison to finally enlist
>"Sorry anon, you didn't pass the TAPAS, a shame because you got 85 on your ASVAB"
Since I have a GED I had to pass the TAPAS. I was fine on "Adaptability" and "Can Do" but I got a 60 on "Will Do" where I needed to get a 90. Now I have to wait 30 days to take it again.
The TAPAS is so fucking gay.
>>686205693
>GT below 110
I bet your recruiter told you you're qualified for everything
>>686219344
k
>>686209868
Yes, unless you're a fat fuck, your recruiter will talk to you.
>>686213615
Yeah bud, just do it, and if you don't like the MOS you get, wait a couple years and reclass.
>>686220281
>I was fine on "Adaptability" and "Can Do" but I got a 60 on "Will Do" where I needed to get a 90
Are you me?
>>686220281
Kek, that is the dumbest most useless fucking test ever made. Idk how I passed it. Don't join though, shit sucks dick.
>>686215073
>All the branches in the army
>The Navy
>Soup sandwich
>>686222124
Sarn't....
>>686215073
>Navy
>worst uniforms
Are you on crack?
>>686217814
He didn't specifically mention ducking dick, so he might not fit in very well
>>686221711
Possibly.
>>686219344
Let's not forget the fact the brag about all the pussy they get, then somehow manage to marry the biggest fucking hamplanet they could find.
>>686222364
>>686209950
i was in hawaii at schofield. 2010-2013
>>686208824
different anon but i swore in at meps in sept 2009 and shipped to ft. knox for BCT in jan 2010. but all the paperwork to even get to meps took like 6 months. also it really depends with deployments now. its not like it was in 2008. 10th mountain is always deploying but i know guys who were with the 25th for like 3 years and never deployed
ITT 90% fucking POGs
>>686214228
I lied my ass off about everything and never told a soul that I had asthma or ADHD. I was perscribed Adderall for a while but quit taking it for a couple of years before I enlisted. Again, I never told anyone and I got in, clearance and everything without a hiccup.
The strange part is though, since Adderall is a controlled substance, that shit showed up on my record. Either no one cared or no one really wanted to do anything about it.
>>686226254
and I mean record as in medical record. It shows the last time the prescription was filled. Weird
Any military jobs that require your attention on the mainland? I'll fight a war if I have to but I'd rather do something more technical and complex.
>>686226969
Commo dude. Just don't get stuck doing basic IT stuff, but that shit can get really complicated. Tell them 25 series!
>>686226969
wait what? like a drone operator?
>>686225590
I haven't been in Hawaii since I was born there in 93 being a USMC brat
>>686208431
>shoot sandniggers for money
sounds like the best job in the world
>>686219955
>Keep your dick out of the dirt
What a poor choice of words for the Navy,
>>686227678
I'm guessing u were born at tripler? i liked K bay better than schofield
>>686227860
>keep your dick out of the dirt and bury it in seamans ass
>>686214167
The Kaplan book is good. New edition comes out in June or July, but the current one is like $18 on Amazon and has lots of info and practice tests.
