Does anything bad happen to the troops during BCT and AIT training?

Question

One of my best friends is leaving in 2 hours to go to Oklahoma for BCT and AIT training. What is that, and will he be ok? Nothing bad happens during training does it?

Answer 1

i went to Fort Jackson South Carolina a.k.a relaxin Jackson and this was my expierence: BCT wasn't easy getting up as early as 0500 hours ( 5:00 ) sometimes 4 in the morning. PT ( physical training ) was always the first thing sit up,push ups,jumping jacks and other stuff then there was running as much as 4 miles early in the morning with a group of soldiers. Breakfast wasn't until 0800 hours by then we were starving then after that we would have to go up to the bay area and change into our BDU's and go back downstairs for formation and get ready for the day's instructions pretty much it was like this
you will not be able to use your cell phone in BCT. If you where to bring it he would end up putting it in storage. You will be leaving the day before your sceduled day to leave you will meet up with your recruiter the recruiter will take you to MEPS and you'll do some paper work and a quicker physical. Don't forget you highschool diploma or GED without it you'll be delayed from leaving like i was.Than when that's all said and done you'll be taken to a Hotel with other recruites and they'll sit in a room some people from the hotel will talk to them then give them a hotel key card to there rooms two people per room.That's where you'll stay over night in the morning they'll eat them begin bording the bus back to MEPs where they'll get there plane tickets and meal tickets ( those can be used at the airport to eat all the junk he/she wants he./she won't see too much of it in BCT ). You Will take a bus to the airport and eat and wait for the plane or planes depending on where he/she is going i went to Fort Jackson South Carolina and i had to take two planes. Once you get to your destination you will arrive at reception not BCT. Reception is about 1-2 weeks long there you'll get uniforms pictures are taken you will get get 6-7 shots dog tags duffle bag running shoes and if you wears glasses two pairs of BCG's ( birth control glasses it keeps the boys from looking at the girls and vias versa rumor ). No contacts are allowed or regular glasses.No cell phones either during inspection they'll take all soldiers to a room and have them empty there bags and the Drill Seargant will see if they have anything they shouldn't have the cell phones they'll give you a yellow envelope and they'll tell you to put the sim card and battery in it and the rest in the duffle bag with civilians and other stuff your not allowed to have. you'll learn in reception how to dress your uniform and how to do your bed hospital corners. . you'll get a smart book and a smart card worth $ 200.00- $ 300.00 dollars for males and 300.00 for females. The DI's will take all soldiers to the PX to buy what they didn't bring such as towels and another duffle bag and other things. Then when reception is over you'll go to BCT and start at week 0 it doesn't count. there are 3 phases in BCT red phase white phase and blue phase. Red Phase: All the basics and introduction left face right face foward march and other face movements you'll also learn how to do them with your weapon military time the soldiers creed the Army sond how to write the date the military way some paper work and you'll be given your ruck sack and three cantins two small ones and one large one and other things you'll do victory tower bayonet obsticle course you'll even get to use Army face paint and go into the woods with your weapon but not loaded and do a small amount of hand to hand combat you'll get your M-16 towards the end of red phase you'll also learn how to clean it and take it apart and the gas chamber ( *shiver* what a memory )yes you will get a gas mask. White Phase: Weapon Qualification with your M-16 hopefuly he gets hawks eye. Blue Phase: Victory Forge and all night thing. He'll go under barbed wire in a very low crawl with bullets be shoot over your head it's crazy. Then you'll graduate if you pass everything including PT tests. You'll have two minutes to do as many push ups as you can same as the sit ups and the two mile run you had to pass within a certain amount of time.There were other tests after every phase i remember at the end of red phase we had a large test out doors and it was a bunch of different booths and the drill seargants have you doing different parts of everything you learned like you had to take apart your weapon efficiently and put it back together efficiently you also had to identify rank ( the military rank structure ) the first aid booth,you had to do face movements with and without your weapon salute with and without your weapon how to address a comanding officer the soldiers creed and the special orders it was crazy and it took all day. Feel free to contact me if you have anymore questions

Also once your ready to leave reception the drill seargant will put a number on you every soldiers duffle bags that number determines what platoon your in during BCT it could be either numbers 1,2,3, or 4




Pretty much bring a couple pairs of civilian clothing socks shoes tooth brush tooth paste a brush a comb shavers shampoo conditioner pack lightly because once you get to reception you won't need much and before you go to BCT your going to go shopping any way for the stuff you didn't bring don't forget to buy stamps envelopes paper pens and pencils to write letters.

Good Luck Army Strong

Answer 2

If you have already passed BCT and are in AIT you have to think about the following. If you fail your AIT training, you will face the possibility of being recycled into another training cycle or being reclaissified into another MOS. This would be at the needs of the Army!

Answer 3

Lana summed it up. Things do happen, but those are rare flukes, and about as much chance as getting struck by lightning inside the barracks on a sunny day.

The stories you hear about sadistic D.I.'s who beat and abuse their recruits are exactly that: stories.

A lot of people entering the military have never a day in their lives exercised any self-discipline. Boot camp is a little rough for them because it's such a change. DI's will yell at you, they may assign you to details that you don't like, just because you don't like them, but they're still details that others have to do, too.

They cannot beat you, they cannot make you run until you puke and then run you some more. Basically, you are government property and that would be abuse of government property.

And, let's face it, after going through hundreds of dollars for induction, more hundreds of dollars transporting you to boot, and then thousands of dollars housing, feeding, training, and paying you, JUST to get you ready for duty, why would they want to jeopardize that before they get full use out of you? Not to mention that they'd have to pay out ANOTHER $12,000 to your family just for you dying.

Answer 4

It's nothing for you to worry about. He will come back taller, wiser and 3 years older all in a few months.

SSG US Army 73-82

Answer 5

If you mean like die? Not very often. Every once in a while it happens. Heart Attacks, Suicides, Rifle range accidents, fall out of bed. Stuff like that.

Answer 6

No its pretty much a cake walk for some, an inconvinence to others.