my 17 year old daughter is so lazy she is going in the army in may and she dont like getting up?

Question

anyone out there that is or has been in the army, that can tell her how important it is to get her body ready before she starts her 14 week training, because she dont listen to me

Answer 1

Just let her get on with it, she will soon realise you was right and she should have listened to you. good luck

Answer 2

She may not be lazy, just because she doesn't want to get out of bed. Teenagers need a lot more energy and sleep because of the changes their bodies go through. It may not be a good idea for her to join the army if she can't get up in the morning though and should look into another career. But then again, whatever she wants to do, usually we all have to get up in the morning for work, study etc. If she's finding it really hard to get up (or she is very sleepy during the day) you may want to take her to the doctors just to check out that there's no other underlying cause. Good luck! I wish my parents/doctors showed more concern about my sleeping problem when I was 17. I was misdiagnosed with depression when I'm only narcoleptic.

Answer 3

Have to admit that this question did make me smile.
If she is lazy now, she will soon have the option of changing. She will soon learn that being in the Army and being lazy don't go together.
14 weeks training will sort her out, if she lasts the course! Yes, it is important to be reasonably physically fit before she starts.The fitter she is at the start the easier it will be for her.
She could be in for a very rude awakening. The Army is no place for people who don't like getting up.

Answer 4

I was in that situation myself. I entered the Army in 1999 right after high school. I wasn't athletic by any means and did the bare minimum during physical education classes in school. What a wake-up call I got! Once you arrive at the Army base where you are training you are in what is called the reception station. There you are required to pass a physical education test to actually enter basic training. There is a sit-up test, push-up test, and one mile run. The number of push-ups, sit-ups,and time on the mile requirements differ by gender and age. I attended Fort Jackson, SC. And there they send you to what is called FTC, or Fitness Company. They give you a week to get into shape before giving the fitness test again. I did not pass the first time and went there. They really stress healthy eating and physical training. After passing the test there you are given this physical endurance test three more times in training. With all the marching, morning PT, and field training, by the end of basic training this final test can be passed pretty easily. If you do not pass last PT test you do not graduate basic training. It is important for your daughter to try and get into an exercise routine before training. It will make PT in basic training a lot easier to deal with. It is important for her to start eating a healthy diet as well. It's okay to eat those favorite meals she'll miss while away from home, but in moderation. I wish her the best of luck in training! God Bless

Answer 5

The Army Love Lazy teenagers, if she won't listen to you now, she will have alot of fun during the 14 week Basic. Just hope she learns form her mistakes quickly or the first few weks is going to feel like a life time.
It's best to go there with a active mind set, if not then she will be by the end of it. The fitter you are before you go the better, makes life alot easier.

Answer 6

You need to find out exactly how she will be woken in the mornings once she is in the army. Maybe even record the sound of the bugle. Play it to her every morning until she gets up. Force march her round the garden fifty times and when she is finally out of breath, tell her that this is what she will be like at the training camp unless she prepares herself for it. Tell her that there will be a lot of hardened girls there that are going to leave her standing when it comes to the physical training and she will be so low in the pecking order they will eat her for breakfast. The army is a fighting force and no place for sleepy wimps. A bit of training/prep now will save her from the agonising pain of torn muscles, ligaments, tendons and fatigue that the training will give her. She also needs to let her body adjust to going to bed early and getting up very early. This has a massive shock on your system if you just change it overnight. Tell her you love her and you are only concerned for her. Buy her a packet of hankies tomorrow and tell her to take them with her. She will need them when she is crying in agony at night after the assault course and the running with full pack on. Good luck.

Answer 7

This sound very much like my 20 year old cousin. She joined up 3 years ago as a lazy overweight teenager. She is 5foot 2 and weighed 14 stone. She wouldn't listen either. But my god after 4 months she looks great. They kicked her butt in to touch, because there she had no choice. So I would not worry she is going to get a shock. And it might be worth going over the fact if this is something she really wants to do, they will not want her if she doesn't help herself. Good luck to you and your daughter.

Answer 8

It is important to be as fit as possible before joining the army but dont worry, a few weeks in and your daughter will leave her lazy ways behind. One of my best friends is in the army, and she has to get up at 7am for work (or risk a major telling off!), and she does fitness training twice a week. hope it all goes well for your daughter

Answer 9

I'm not in the army but know people who have been in..............

believe me, if she won't get up now, she'll definitely learn how to in the army!!!

Don't worry about her, she will learn;

respect
dignity
morals
teamwork
pride
motivation
the reality's of a harsh system
self-worth
disappointment
joy

and HOW TO GET OUT OF BE WHEN TOLD!!

I'm not a fan of war at all but hopefully, your daughter will learn the regimental way of living life as a civilian again and will be a changed young lady

Answer 10

hey im 18 and i use to be a right lazy. But yeh i have been in the army for jsut over a year and the 12week intensive trainging is a killer. if she thinks its gonna be a walk in the park shes mistaken. Dont get me wrong its a fantastic experiance but youve gotta but alot of hard work in.

Answer 11

No problem. The Army will take care of her getting up on time. Basic training is rough. Get up at 4:30 a.m., lots of physical exercise all day, and lights out at 9 p.m. She will learn a lot.

When she gets back to your trailer park for her first leave, you will be pleasantly surprised.