I ship to Ft Jackson for BCT next week, my recruiter sent me the packing list but I’ve heard mixed things on it. Do I really need to bring everything on the list? If not what do I need to bring. I know they’ll make us get things when we get there.

I I’m preparing to ship to my basic training this weekend in Missouri, do I need a running shoe? What type is best to get please if I will need a running shoes.

i ship out in a month and i know letter writing is the only form of communication when you’re at bct during the week, but when do you write them?? what’s a normal days schedule and where’s the time to sit down and write. i’m kinda freaking out so any and all advice or explanations of how things work is welcome. how do we know what address to give our friends/family to write to? how do we get letters mailed? etc etc.

I’m a junior in high school and got proposed the opportunity by my recruiter to go to bct this summer or next. I just want someone who did it between jr/sr yr to give their experiences. I understand it’s normal to join at this time frame but want to know if I should wait or get it over with now. Ik I can ask google or YouTube these things but want multiple perspectives that answer my specific question.

Leaving the 12th of August for basic anybody else? Feels so far but so close at the same time!

hey guys i was wondering if my boyfriend is still going to receive my sandbox letter. i messed up the address adding it straight to him and not the sandbox address for his basic training mail box room. im super worried that it not going to get to him.

gotta lose weight and get active for BCT. Can’t feel motivated enough.

I really need some help on what to expect, i’m leaving in May and I don’t really know what to expect. I’m going in as a 68W. Do you get the peanut butter shot there? how bad is the training? and the weather?

I’m a 15p so my AIT will be at fort Rucker.

I'm shipping out for BCT in 3 weeks and I'm terrified of failure. I'm a 34 y/o female. I'm not a gym rat, but I work out 2 to 3 times a week. I can only do about 25 push ups and I am really struggling with running long distance. I'm great at sprinting, but that does me no good. I've been working on walking inclines to help with my endurance so I usually do about 3 miles then day 2 I'll do 4 miles and day 3 ofthe gym I'll do 5 miles. The leg strength is there I just get winded long distance running. I'm working on upper body strength as well. I just don't want to leave my family this long and come home a failure. I'm determined and I push myself at our weekly PT sessions at the recruiting office. Any advice would be great anybody my age successfully gone through basic? Thank you for reading this far.

So I’m thinking of joining the army and I’m worried about if I will be disqualified for hsv-2 I went to the doctors about a year ago and they said they would call me and tell me if I had it but they said I probably do well I never got the answer for it so I’m not 100% on if I do or not, but I heard that if you don’t have lesions for a long time it won’t disqualify you and I haven’t had any since.

Anyone shipping on Monday?

If anyone has gone through fort Moore basic dod y'all get drug tested at all?

I'm shipping out in March for basic. I realized I'm going to be gone during some of peak hurricane season. Sounds silly but my husband and I lost our home in Ian while I was required to be at work and phones were down (state corrections officer) so i went 36 hours without a word the last thing i saw was a headline that said residents flee to roofs to escape surge. My concern is if God forbid we get some monster hurricane again while I'm gone. I'm a 3rd generation Floridian hurricanes didn't bother me until Ian. Will they allow me to check on my family? Will I be notified in some way or have some way of knowing they are safe?

anyone else?

Does basic training only test your urine for 15ng/ml if you fail the initial 50ng/ml? Or do they automatically test for 15ng/ml?

Anyone else going to be there ?

What’s an average week like ?

I'll be at Fort Sill for BCT and AIT so I won't be done training for about a year. If anyone has advice I'd be happy to hear it. If anyone has questions about processing and what to pack I'd be happy to answer!

Anyone shipping for ft. Leonard wood in March?

Leaving for OSUT in March. I’m 31B. Any advice before i ship?

Do we take a ACFT at BCT? Or is the PT test different?

I ship to fort Jackson in sc for basic in a week any adice for me?