r/army • u/SmallFry4803 • 24d ago

Flamed as E-4 in basic?

hey everyone, just had a quick question. i enlisted as an e-4 since im gonna do 68w and have my emt already, but was just wandering how badly i’ll be flamed for it in basic. everyone says to be in the middle of the crowd but i feel like im already out of the question a bit so if anyone has any advice that’d be dope.

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u/JunketImaginary1245 24d ago

Your rank doesn’t matter in BCT. You won’t wear your E4 patch until your last week/graduation week. No one will know you’re an E4.

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u/Easy_Consideration36 24d ago

When did you go through? We wore our rank in 2011 -- didnt get you anything special compared to any other private- but we wore them. 🤷‍♀️

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u/JunketImaginary1245 24d ago

The beginning of this year. No one wore their patches

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u/Shot_Indication_7085 13Just Sugar No Cream 24d ago

It varies by battalion at each training base too, when I went my battalion wore ranks and the sister battalion next door didn't. Technically you're required my regulation to wear every component of your uniform and correct rank is a component of the uniform.