Lets not try to take this too far, if you would.

Edit: this can be a sensative subject for alot of people.

It's fine, I got what you were saying. That's kind of sad to me that there's only one place up there for Navy BCT. But Basic is pretty similar for all branches anyway, except for the Marines and SEALS I think. I'd have to ask my cousin about the Marines, since he's going through that training right now. Hard to believe that he went though, he's almost as skinny as me. And he has ADHD as well; just goes to show how strong human determination can be. I considered that myself, but I'm not sure if that level of rigidity is right for me to start out at.

I was in the royal guard once... for one day. I got thrown out and sent back home because reasons. 0/10 would not do again.

What happened had nothing to do with sensitivity, it's me trying to be nice and say where someone got trained and met with 'I said they were already there, so who cares?', It's pretty rude.

Would you mind if I asked specifically what happened?

From what I heard if you can make it past that one week and past your marksmanship, the rest is down hill. From what I also heard Army boot camp is a little rough---but it ain't no Marine Corp Hard---nothing can top that. If you're strong in mind and body and can handle a little bit stress you should do just fine.

I'd say the first week is the worst and that's because 'in processing' goes by SO SLOWLY. Beyond that, it's pretty much smooth sailing.

It's not something that's allowed to be discussed on these boards, but I can say that illegal substances were involved. It's a fun story, especially since I didn't want to be in the army in the first place.

It's all rough, but you're right to say the Marines are the toughest (excluding the SEALS). Maybe after I've got some experience I'll consider that, but for now I'm content with what I've got put on my paperwork. I'm a pretty good shot as well, according to my cousin (she's a crew chief on a Black Hawk). She's been in the service since she was my age and apparently, I'm a far better shot with pistols than her.

Oh yeah, that and trying to make friends with some of the other recruits. It won't be that hard, just a bit different at first. I'm not sure how many other guys/girls will be going in right after high school like me.

Ah. I understand completely then. I'm not sure if this qualifies as exactly the same things as what happened with you, but my dad got mixed up with that too when he was 16. He didn't do anything, he was just with the wrong person at the wrong time. And with that on his record, he couldn't join up despite the fact that he truthfully did nothing wrong. If he was still alive though, I'm sure he'd be proud.

Honestly, you really don't have any time for socialising. It's basically wake up, chow, training, chow, training, chow, training, sleep, repeat.

True. I guess some of that comes afterwards, but I thought there would be some time to actually get to know my other platoon-mates during down time later on. Or even during instruction itself, since the military is team oriented. I don't claim to know everything about it, I'm just making a guess at what it'll be like. I'm sure I'll be back here to tell everyone how it actually was, for anyone that wants to read it.

Eh, if you volunteer, you could try and be the face of your division, but if your div screws up, you'll be likely to get the punishment for it. The bonding comes more from going through the training together than ice cream socials.

Ha, that's exactly what I was thinking. Not the ice cream part but, who doesn't like ice cream? In all seriousness, that was exactly what I was trying to get at. I feel like military friends might be some of the better friends that a person can have, just because of the nature of the job itself and all the work that goes with it.