For me it was low crawling. That may sound silly to some, but my elbows were not the toughest part of me! After we learned to low crawl it became a common training tool. I don't remember what myself and a couple of others were doing once (probably along the lines of goofing off), but I do remember a female drill sgt. once making us low crawl a heck of a long ways in terrain that was mostly mud/grass/sticks. Not pleasant, but I can look back and laugh now. Luckily I never had anything thrown into a field that I had to retrieve by low crawling.
2007-08-04 21:55:22 · 16 answers · asked by Mountain Dew 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I loved the challenges. In fact, they were the main reason for my enlistment.
For me the hardest thing was adjusting to being confined with a bunch of guys and going without women for 2 1/2 months.
And the lost of liberty to come and go as I
pleased.
2007-08-04 22:04:47 · answer #1 · answered by sylvester m 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Never did, actually. I was a member of the Cadet Officers Corps. And mostly, its in show-off drills. I was made a Captain, and until now, I can't figure how the heck it happened. They put me in signals, and for a while, I really knew what it was about. Now, if you made the "F" signal I wouldn't figure heads or tails about it.
There were the martial arts rounds. And this is what I remember that hurts me. A front kick was given, and all I needed to do was back off, but being slow-witted, I blocked it with an open hand. Now, my little finger still hurts.
But I miss them all. My buddies. There was a homosexual among us, and everyone taunted him. But when we went to the Luneta Park for martial arts practice, he delivered a back kick right at the belly of our commandant, and I thought we needed to put him in the hospital or somethin'.
2007-08-06 06:51:43 · answer #2 · answered by Aref H4 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Mike W !! Navy Boot camp's major "hardship" for me was the rain, humidity, and heat of a Florida Spring (April / May 1985) as I also grew up in the benign weather of Northern California.
None of the physical evolutions stressed me as I was a competitive swimmer and long-distance runner. Also, the school house was a joke: I'd just left college, and military lessons are written for an eighth grade reading level.
So simply... the hardest part was standing in formation waiting for chow at 0430 in the rain... it's a balmy 85 with 90% humidity... as we wear our raincoats and the USELESS dixie-cup.
Naval Aircrew Candidate School and Rescue Swimmer schools that followed were more challenging... but the ONE course I would never repeat was SERE.
2007-08-05 15:23:44 · answer #3 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm with you on this one. I couldn't get the proper low crawl no matter how much correction I got. Well there was one time the qualification for rifle jeshhh. Had the BCGs on and the humidity was so bad I couldn't see through them, fog city. I got, you ready, 5 out of 40. Want to see a drill loose it? Phew, made me put a headband, a mouth band and had me try again but still foggy. Well I next day I "accidental" broke my BCG's and had to put on my contacts, Drill allowed me to "lie" then got my 39 out of 40 and rediscovered my spare BCG.
2007-08-05 17:30:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had played football in high school and was in fairly good shape. I came from a long term military family and knew the Army was not going to hurt or kill me in training. I also understood the mind games. The hardest thing for me was eating outside in the dirt. That took me awhile to get used to. It sounds finicky as hell but that is what really bothered me.
2007-08-05 07:36:33 · answer #5 · answered by oldhippypaul 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My digestive tract. Nothing could prepare me for those old MRE's. I dont know if you ever had the old MRE's like the good old pork patty, or the sawdust bar (aka oatmeal bar), but they did things to your intestines that the manufacturers of anti-diahrreah medicines can only dream of. I remember sitting on the can, grunting for 30 minutes, and then giving birth to a softball. My recruiter neglected to mention that part. Smart guy.
2007-08-05 09:54:13 · answer #6 · answered by mikosin357 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The hardest part was getting used to the heat and humidity in the area. Was used to living in a rather dry climate in Northern California, and was sent to boot camp in Orlando Florida in June.
2007-08-05 06:35:35 · answer #7 · answered by Mike W 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For me, it was polishing brass.
In Australian Army Recruit Training, a recruit needs to sand down and polish a number of pieces of brass, which when put together make the keepers and buckle of a ceremonial belt. Unfortunately, I have a certain ineptitude for polishing. I could never get it right, and frequently received punishments for it... Corporals dropping my brass on the floor, Corporals giving me do "show parades" with brass, Corporals sometimes coming inside my room to threaten me with impending doom...
2007-08-05 05:01:05 · answer #8 · answered by Gotta have more explosions! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was in Army BCT and I was hungry- all the time! I hated eating dinner so damn early...and I couldn't stand the food. Yeah, it sounds stupid, but I could not wait until Graduation when I could go off post and eat at an Olive Garden!!
2007-08-05 05:55:10 · answer #9 · answered by Mona Lisa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being able to take a dump w/o stalls and having others doing the same right alongside you.Took a couple weeks to get used to that.
2007-08-08 11:36:00 · answer #10 · answered by Paul New Mexico 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋