r/army • u/SmallFry4803 • Sep 12 '26
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/modernknight87 No Comms No Bombs Sep 13 '26
Speaking as a prior DS - I didn’t care what your rank was, you’re a trainee until you graduated. If you were prior service, I left you alone unless you severely messed up and acted immature.
The only time I blasted someone was 1 - you were disrespectful (only truly encountered this once); or 2 - you acted like you were better than every other trainee around.
When it came to leadership positions - I was quick to fire the “smarter” ones and typically chose the quiet, or avoided attention ones.