Some REAL advice for you young guys that are headed to Fort Leonard Wood for basic in the near future. Assuming you found this video and you're reading some of the comments, in particular, mine .. I want you to listen to me carefully. 1 - there is very little to worry about in terms of an MP coming to arrest you, you getting thrown in the brig or court martialed or receiving a dishonorable discharge. that would never happen, so, RELAX. The Military starting at the top of the chain of command all the way down to the base and company commanders are not in the business of ruining young lives. That would never ever happen to you. The worst that happens if you decide to give up or fuck up doing something stupid is that the Military pulls you out of your company and starts your exit from the military. No, you will not be given a dishonorable discharge. You will be given a general discharge and sent home, end of story. Can you get back into the military after this? No. You're done. During a war, maybe but lets pray to god that doesn't happen. I wanted to clear this up right away because a lot of you young guys are going to go in and you're going to take and carry in a good amount of fear, fear of the unknown. DON'T. If you fuck up a salute or speak out of turn, you're just going to get yelled at and maybe dropped for some push-ups. Or, whatever they are doing these days for punishment. The point being is not taking this fear with you to basic. This is going to help you immensely. Being mentally prepared ahead of time allows you to fortify your mental stance now. Stay ahead of the curve, not behind. Remember this. Going to bed early on the weekend sucks, but you will get over that by the 3rd week or so. Also, it's not too long before you start getting some privileges, or whatever it is they are doing these days, I don't know. I would approach basic they way I did and that's to just have fun and make the most of your time there. Also, don't ever allow yourself to be the last guy, I don't care how fucking hard you think the task at hand is, don't ever be last. It doesn't take much to stand out and in a good way. I laughed at some of the cadences, I thought they were great and yeah, I got yelled at a few times but I also got pulled aside and indirectly told that my spirit and enthusiasm was admired and I was rewarded in ways other guys weren't. There is a fair amount of competition when I was in basic and if you came in 1st or 2nd, there might be the occasional reward. One being allowed to go and buy a soda from the pop machine and relax for 5 or 10 mins while everyone else busted their asses doing whatever was planned next. But that's not the real reward, the real reward comes from inside in the form of pride and accomplishment. So work hard at whatever it is you're doing. For those of you that do not have basic for weeks or a month or two from now, use this time now to increase your physically endurance / stamina. I swear to god this will help you TREMENDOUSLY. Order you a cheap door jam lift bar off Amazon and start doing pull ups now. You can always bend your knees if you need clearance. Start doing push ups now and don't half ass it. It's not hard at all to do 10 - 15 push ups 4 or 5 times a day. Challenge yourself and give yourself the gift of self-discipline. Start drinking more water than you typically do and stop the soda pop and sugars or heavy foods that tire you and slow you down. I can't remember exactly how much time I had before my basic started but it was at least a good 5 - 6 weeks. When I went to recruiters office and signed up, he had me do 12 or 13 push ups right away. He said there was a requirement of at least so many push ups I had to do. I passed but just barely. I think I might have squeezed out 16 or so but he didn't count the last 2. I don't know if they have this requirement 30+ years later. At any rate, I used my time before basic to do push ups everyday and to jog with my GF at the our HS track a few times a week. I also did a lot of swimming. The last 3 or so weeks before basic I accidentally ran into some dumbbells at a garage sale and bought and started using those. I also cut down on drinking soda's and this was very hard to do from what I remember. From that 1st day at the recruitment office, at the age of 19, I was 6-2 and 190 and could barely do 12 or 13 push ups correctly. Days before my basic training started, I was 180 and could do 75 - 85 push ups non stop mostly correctly. If you, whoever you are are reading this right now, I have a question for you, are you a 1st place type individual or last place individual? Lot of guys I was in basic with seriously struggled and we had a few who just dropped out. Just random guys who suddenly vanished. No good byes. They moved them out of the company over night and they were gone, never to be seen or heard from again. In fact, all of us forgot about those guys within hours if not by the next day. Don't be that guy. I know most of you reading this won't even make to this point in my reply to this videos thread ... but, if your still reading, I've given you some really good advice that will absolutely help you and put you ahead of everyone else. If you take my advice, and or the advice of the people in your lives that love you, your Dad, maybe an Uncle that had Military experience or a friend or maybe you're inspired from an external source like a movie or whatever the case may be, if you take this advice now and you get to basic and you find yourself EXCELLING .. and you will ... you could very possibly go on to be a leader or even possibly recommended for OCS: Army Officer Candidate School. The advice I'm giving you is from my own personal experience. Every bit of it I did and it put me out in front. And for those of you that are curious of what I meant by getting benefits others didn't, a few cool things happened. One, the company SGT pulled me into his small office in the barracks and said, "I bet you would like to do something special for your Girlfriend back home wouldn't you?" ... I was puzzled but said, "of course." ... his reply, "give me $25 and I'll send your GF flowers for you." The next chance I got to use the phone, I called her and she had gotten them just like he said he would do. I am pretty damn sure this is a rarity in basic training. I also never had to do Fire Watch. I also got to go to the PX week 3 before anyone else. There was also a few times I was told to go grab a soda and take 10 but always declined as I thought it was a test. A few times on a Friday or Saturday night they would order 1 large pizza and allow some of the top performing guys in the company to come into the that little barrack office that had the bedroom in the back, to come in and have a slice of pizza. They made us eat it inside the office away from the other guys. Remember, little perks like this are nice but the real rewards will come from pride and accomplishment. When you run one of those long 5 mile company jogs, don't do it for a god damn soda pop, do it because you want to be number one. Sprint for 1st place at the end. Trust me, they are watching you. Also, SPOILER ALERT. When you complete basic ... you are going to have a HIGH unlike any high you've ever experienced in your life ... you will feel INVINCIBLE and UNBEATABLE and your self confidence will be higher than Mount Everest .. trust me on this guys. It feels fucking amazing. The confidence you gain thru hard work, personal sacrifice, pushing your body, your lungs the max, always sprinting for first place at basic and in life will absolutely protect and serve you in unimaginable ways the remainder of your life. Even saving your life or the lives of others one day. Who am I? Class of 88' FLW, 1st Gulf War. Good luck guys.

Bro, I graduated last August from FLW, and we did the Hammer for 3 days and the last day there was storming, raining and we crawled our asses at least 150 meters throughout the forest to catch the Red Flag, it was so epic and dramatic, when the whole platoon was able to reach the Flag, the senior Platoon Sargeant, took off the red flag, for the White Flag and said:"1st Platoon, on your feet, you are now in White Phase!"...

My son is currently at reception at Leonard Wood. Thanks for giving insight into his experience. Many thanks to all who serve. Hooah!

Leavinf January 4th!🔥🔥💪🏽My brother, you are giving a tremendous inside scoop!

pls keep these comin you’re good at this content and i’m leaving for wood soon

Leaving on Monday for basic and 74D thanks for the inside info on basic hopefully mine will go well!

Bro is so chill and good at explaining i leave in 12 hours

Rn I'm heading to fort Leonard wood appreciate this.

I am shipping to FLW on 20th September,happy to know some basics.I hope to find great team to go through the whole training with.

I was there in Nov 2001 to Jan 2002. My company was Delta 310. Some people may remember a white haired old man who did hair cuts. I wonder if he is still there.

i’m so excited to do this, i leave march 21 so in 2 days :)

I’m shipping august 22nd can’t wait

I leave on the 25th for Leonard wood... literally 2 days. My PT nots the best but it’s not the worst. That’s I’m mainly worried about. Don’t plan on quitting though!

Im working towards being ready so i dont have to get ready-I know at 15:03 you said you ruck 4 miles non stop with iotv’s, with plate, rucksack and “ach” (really curious to know what that is)- how much would you guess that all that on weighs? Im about to order a weight jacket on Amazon and im looking to start walking and etc to prep myself and wondering how much you think that weighs?

Ship out august 23rd, two weeks left for me

I’m shipping out June 6th, ngl I’m really stoked for this 😂

Shipping January 26th 2021! I’m excited for OSUT!

I ship out September 1st! And I’m freaking out!

Shipping out 25th nervous but excited

😂 I like how he said, “We didn’t get to do it, but you’ll be able to get to do it”… 💕 Tbh you’re so cute.

Thanks brother, shipping out there in nine days. I'm a little worried about the ACFT, my run time is the only thing I'm worried about. I got maybe 19-20 minutes for two miles. Any tips for last minute improvements? Are they still delaying the ACFT scores until 2022?

Leaving August 24th!

I was there from January to June

i leave june 21st, can’t wait 💪🏾

I'm leaving on August 30 for both basic and ait at Fort Leonard Woods for 74D cbrn specialist

I leave in a week and a half, ahh I’m excited but definitely nervous lmaooo

This kinda chill my nerves a bit I ship out on the 13th of this month

Shipping January 18!!!

How should I pack for basic I was told I don't need that much stuff but what should I bring ? As soon as you get there are you required to run 2 miles or do they start of small then work towards that ? Is there any wildlife to watch for ? Do recommend a gator for a face mask ? I leave on the 10th please reply if you can

I was there last October easy asf lol Charlie 310 Is yellow a new phase we had red , white , blue phase?

Leaving this Monday, how much running was involved. And tip on passing the initial PT test?

So why didn’t you do the first 100 yards?

I ship out for basic next next Tuesday😬

Leaving November 22

I left on Jan 25 2022 as an 88m and I finish up AIT here in 2 weeks. I’m ready to go home

How should i train for basic training should i do like push ups sit ups and run a lot

Hey man I went there in 83 do they still got the X shaped nut crackers on the pecs course and did they or you run the roller coaster… thanks for your service …. Red

How often did y’all have to do sit-ups and run?

Hey man do you get a the bald haircut again when you hair start to grow during basic traning and also in ait do the barber there actually listen to your request?

if you have shoulder pain would you recommend the army? Or military in general.

Leave on the 30th I’m ready to work!!

I ship out sept 7th wondering how much running involved?

I'm assuming you went to the 43rd? What month did you get to FLW, and what was your company during reception?

Just graduated from there yesterday

Shipping out tomorrow

I had my tech school at FTLW and one of the basic trainees came to our side of the defac. His drill Sgt chewed him out then said “your lost” he then began to circle our side of the defac yelling while holding his tray “ I’m lost” after about 5 min he yelled recalculate. The trainee then began to circle the other direction yelling “recalculating”. And we just were laughing our asses off at the poor guy. Verry funny. Not for him tho.

On the bus to reception right now. 12B OSUT

I ship out on tuesday

June 6th 💯💯💯

when did you have your phone and what time/ were you allowed to facetime or check social media?

i leave december 28th idk if snow is good or bad but i also dont want it to be hot as hell

July 4th!

Do you get your glasses during reception ?

Shipping Jan 18th 2022💪🏾

Be there Nov 16

Hi How is it in at the beginning of Ted Phase on Saturdays? And How long are the days during Red Phass What time do you they get up and go to bed😀

I’m leaving the 30th, so excited!!

Shipping out September 7th 🤟🏽

My son will be there September 13th…..basic training…..Army Engineering…..I hope he’s ready…..😳🥺😳🥺😳

Bad memories🤣

I’m curious don’t only 31B aka Military police go to Fort Leonard?

Who is shipping out on the 28th of December? 31B mos?

I’m at reception right now I leave for bct Tommorow kidda nervous

Shipping Nov 1st 2021!!

wow bro thanks i was gonna join but im too scared01

I ship out July 26 my mos is a 68T low key scared though

shipping out 2022 july, 26 31B

Shipping out Aug 11th

I heard there was this victory tower that you have to climb up and grapple down, How do you deal with the fear of heights

By the way…Delta 4 / 4

I ship out august 2nd

My husband just got to Leonard wood last night

Leaving October 4th😥 am scared 😟

No contact to the outside world 1998. The Army got softed

I ship out the 26th

Who else is shipping put sept 20th??

What’s ur MOS

anyone else ship out octovber 3rd?

I’m shipping there 11-23-21 combat engineer

I leave November 15th

Shipping November 22 88m

It’s not hard unless your weak minded…….