basic training at fort benning?
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My suggestion is to wait longer.  The recruiter won't have any answers for you.  Although the unit and command try to stay on top of things, the first weeks of BCT are hectic and things like letters home are delayed.  I would say that after he's been there 2-3 weeks, you'll get your letter with his address and the graduation date and location.  Sometimes, if a class isn't full enough, they have to wait a few days at the reception station before they move onto their BCT location and unit.  Don't worry.  He's fine and they're taking good care of him.  The unit WILL contact you with all the info you need.  How often you hear from your son will depend on how busy and how tired he is.  They don't get much personal time at all.  \n\nGood luck to him and please support him in every way.
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I was stationed at FT Jackson as a Drill Sergeant for a time in the 1990's. Lots of sand and bugs. Lots of heat as well. Expect early mornings and long days. Just remember it is all a head game. The Drill Sergeant's job is to make you a soldier. It is not hard, you just have to listen and do what is asked of you. You can do it. Their job is to make you think, walk, talk, like a soldier. You will have to learn military customs and tradition, rank structure. How to properly maintain and fire a weapon. How to properly wear your uniform, boots and how to have a professional look about yourself. Be proud to be in the US Army. \n Physical training is a big part of it. Be ready to get fit and lean. Don't worry, they will not leave you behind. They will make every effort to help you and make you a soldier. Also weapons qualification is the other key. If you don't qualify with the M16A2, you will not graduate. A soldier is nothing if he or she cannot properly use the weapons they are given. \nBe ready for FTX(field training exercise) for about 2-3 days and a 10-20 mile road march. Don't worry they will be checking on you and you will stop and take breaks. Keep plenty of water in you at all times. You can't drink enough water. Drink it till it makes you think you will hurl. You don't want to get stuck by a medic with IV bag or in the hospital. Also you will have access to medical care. If you have a problem,let your Drill Sergeant know. Good Luck!
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It's gonna be tough, but not overly so. Try not to sweat it too much. BCT for the combat jobs is a bit more intense. This is on account of the more intense 'working" environment. Fort Sill is on of the more "pleasant" posts for basic training. (that term being relative of course.)  You'll be hating life for the first week or so, this is what they call the "total control" phase of basic training. After that phase, it gets progressively more relaxed as the D.I.'s see that you're coming along satisfactorily.\n  P.S. You'll notice during B.R.M. (basic rifle marksmanship) that the drill sargeants are particluarly nice. Has somethng to do with the private having a loaded assault rifle I believe.
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http://benefits.military.com/reg/buddy_finder_reg.do?strGotoURL=http%3A//www.military.com/Military/Locator/New/Splash/%3FESRC%3Dov_mem_bfgen.kw\n\n\nGo there. Sign up. And start looking.
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There is a bank by that name in Colorado Springs, CO near the Air Force Academy.  If you are looking for a cadet or zoomie as we call them, this could be the place if they are stationed overseas.
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Blackwater Security in Moyock North Carolina has a very good facility and good instructors. You might get some info on their site - blackwaterusa.com.
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Yeah, went into basic in 1993, went to Lowry AFB, Co, for tech school, then went to Keesler AFB, Ms.  It was a blast!  Just wish I had stayed in.
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There is such a town that serves for Special Forces just outside of Fort Bragg, NC. The town is very small and for the purpose of training, other units on the installation are tasked to provide "bad guys" for their training. The town is known as Robin Sage, which is the final exam for the famed Green Berets. If you would like more details, I have linked an info page below.
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I was there for 9 months in Electronic Principals, a tech school, that base was so much fun! The river walk is the heat, and there are always those little basic trainees running around that you can laugh at. I think it is one of the best bases in the Air Force.
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TRY http://www.anysoldier.com
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The army doesnt have bases, they have posts. The nearest post is in GA. You might have armory there for the National Guard. You have MacDill AFB and PatrickAFB and a AFB in th panhandle.
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I went to AIT at Ft Huachuca, but as a different MOS. It was also 6 years ago so things may have changed.\n\nHuachuca way above sea level so be prepared for much thinner air, which will drop your run time when you get there drastically. Also, this makes the winters cold, even though you are is Arizona-we got snow. 33W School is about a year long so, you will get used to the air. After about 3 months or so you will be in 'Phase 5+' which will give you just about as many privileges as a permanent party soldier. (Minus tobacco. Unless they've changed the rules, you can even drink on the weekends if you are over 21.) The Sierra Vista area isn't all that bad for a military town. There are the typical places to go. (Bars, restaurants, etc.) I believe that you are not aloud to go to Mexico anymore but, there are some interesting historic places in the area, such as Tombstone.
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I was in Basic at Ft. Jackson close to four years ago now, and from what I've heard, it's vastly different than it was than when I was there, and that really wasn't that long ago.  When I was there, you're damn right the drill sergeants cussed--and why shouldn't they?  Everyone in the Army cusses.  If you don't like cussing you're in for a rough time merely beyond what you'd hear in Basic.  Everything else I have to say is based on my own experience there, a little less than four years ago, so bear in mind some things might have changed.  Recruits could NOT smoke, could NOT eat things mailed to them (the drill sergeants kept them and often ate them), could only make phone calls once they got out of Red phase and went to White phase and Blue phase (latter phases when increased priviledges were earned by platoons and companies individually).  The only reading they were allowed was a Bible or something else of a religious nature, although newspapers were allowed on Sundays.  You had brief, infrequent, monitored trips to the shoppette, and what you bought there was inspected to make sure you weren't trying to be a sneak and buy things like candy... even orange-flavored cough drops were prohibited.\n\nI realize that people who went to Basic at Ft. Benning, Ft. Knox, Ft. Leonard Wood, Ft. Sill, and other places all consider Ft. Jackson to be the easiest, but I found it to be pretty tough, most of the time--and I realized even then (and appreciated) just how much things had changed from the days when my dad was in the Army during the Vietnam days, when drill sergeants could still beat you to a bloody pulp for being a dumbass, or for any other reason.  It was far easier by the time I got there, and I have no doubt it's even easier than that now, and that's isn't a good thing.  All these restrictions on drill sergeants and on what they can or can't do or make recruits do usually come from complaints made by parents and civilians and others who have little or nothing to do with the Army, and frankly have no business whining about how Basic is conducted.  It's SUPPOSED to be hard, it's SUPPOSED to weed out people who don't belong there; there are SUPPOSED to be people who drop out or are removed.  And they aren't soldiers until AFTER they've completed Basic.  Would you call a guy on his first day of flight school a pilot, or a first-day med student a doctor?  Some titles are earned, and "soldier" and "warrior" and certainly "veteran" should still be among those reserved titles.  Let those who know the Army best, and have proven themselves as competent leaders, make decisions on how training should be run... if you've never served, you really have no business telling an E-7 drill sergeant that he can't yell at some dumbass recruit who can't even wash himself.
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This should help:\n\nhttp://www.afb.org/annesullivan/\n\nGood Luck
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The closest your going to get is probably a national guard or army reserve armory left over from the language training training institute branch of the military intelligence branch of the US Army.  It used to be a great base but you can thank senators boxer and feinstein and the peoples republic of California for its demise.
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I'm gonna let you know something I learned during basic at Lackland. AFJROTC is crap. What they teach you is practically nothing to what you will learn in ROTC. When you get out of high school go for ROTC. My TI told us JR teachs you the wrong things and messes you up. I had a girl in my flight from JR and she got behind cuz she was stuck in JR ways
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