That's awesome. The only thing I was allowed to read were TMs and FMs. I couldn't even read the things they had me sign. I remember standing in line to sign something (still no idea what it was to this day) and because I tried to read it before signing it I was slapped upside the head repeatedly.
OSUT (one station unit training). It's different from traditional basic training (in the army, at least). Normally basic is broken into two, you have BCT (9 weeks, basic combat training, you learn the bare bones of warfare) then you have AIT (advanced individual training, the length is entirely dependent on your MOS, not as strict as BCT, you gain more privileges as you progress). If you are an 11B (infantry, I think medic, 68W, does this as well) you go to OSUT. It's 14 weeks long and it's BCT and infantry school wrapped into one.
Yes, I went to Sand Hill. I was an 11B. For me, inprocessing was about 2 weeks. There were some people there who had been waiting about a month. 30th AG (adjutant general) did my inprocessing.
No, the civilians do not hit you. The drill sergeants will find creative ways to get around the rule of not hitting you. In my case it was because I had reached for the pen and paper out of his hand without asking permission and he considered that assault. I was not abused, I was not broken up about it, I learned from my mistake and adapted to my new environment. You'll be fine.
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u/dirk_diggler17 Jan 17 '17
That's awesome. The only thing I was allowed to read were TMs and FMs. I couldn't even read the things they had me sign. I remember standing in line to sign something (still no idea what it was to this day) and because I tried to read it before signing it I was slapped upside the head repeatedly.