Army Basic Training 9 – Ft. Jackson – 2001
0720 hours Barely missed the drill sergeant last night. Something I left out on what happened Sunday. We got to...
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Army Basic Training 8 – Ft. Jackson – 2001
0937 hours It’s 30 minuets past bedtime, the drill sergeant caught us sleeping on our covers instead of under it....
Army Basic Training 7 – Ft. Jackson – 2001
0310 hours Here I am on guard duty, actually more of a CQ. We just make sure people on fire...
Army Basic Training 6 – Ft. Jackson – 2001
1100 hours Just after I wrote that, we got off. Drill sergeants yelling, raining outside. We got inside soaked. I’m...
Army Basic Training 5 – Ft. Jackson – 2001
I don’t have the medical records regarding tuberculosis disease in me, so I’m waiting now to be shipped to get...
Army Basic Training 4 – Ft. Jackson – 2001
Word is out, we’re probably going to basic soon. They say it’s about 30 miles away, middle of nowhere. The...
Army Basic Training 3 – Ft. Jackson – 2001
Went PT (Physical Training). Wasn’t hard, just need 13 pushups and 17 situps for passing. When I get there, though,...
Army Basic Training 2 – Ft. Jackson – 2001
Formation, 0430 hours. Went breakfast, then to the PX to buy a lot of equipment. Bought a lot of things...
Army Basic Training 1 – Ft. Jackson – 2001
We arrived at midnight, the 19 of us. From Charlotte to Columbia, SC, more people heading the same places were...
Army Basic Training 0 – Ft. Jackson – 2001
Let me tell you what happened, it’s a long story, but I’ve got time. The last 2 days, the night...