Army Training

**JLH92** · June 2nd, 2010, 09:38

My brother is heading June 7th for Georgia for basic training for the Army, and as much as I ask his recruiters I don't seem to be getting much information about the way their training goes. Can anyone give me a run down of the weeks of their training. I'm already a little bias about thinking it's easier than Marine training, but I still want to know what he's going to be going through.
Thanks!

**KEEP US ALIVE** · June 2nd, 2010 09:38

**kmarier2001** · June 2nd, 2010, 22:11

I can't by personal experience give you the rundown, but I most certainly can give you a link to a site that will give you some details on it. Hope this helps you and please tell your brother thank you for wanting to serve our Country and all the best of luck to him in his training and future.

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/armyj...armybasic1.htm

**DOCWILLEY** · June 3rd, 2010, 11:19

CNN just did a couple of series following Army recruits through boot.Check their site.
Ill look around and see if I can find you a link...

try these:
http://www.army.mil/info/organization/benning/
http://www.helium.com/items/922780-r...-humor-stories

I hope these help

**BrotherMick** · June 3rd, 2010, 14:30

I can't speak from experience either, but I have a friend who was in the Marine Corps and her son is going through Army training. She told me something that blew my mind. She said that the recruits have some sort of paper ( like a "chit" ) that allows them to skip certain parts of the training if they think that it is too stressful. I figure that I misunderstood what she was talking about. So I asked her how many of these "chits" they were allowed. She said just the one and they kept it to use again. So if the running was too much for them, they just showed this paper and, I guess, they could sit that part out.

Can you imagine THAT in Marine Corps boot camp? Or worse yet, can you imagine the Marines that it produce? NONE - - - Because they wouldn't be Marines. God help us if this friend of mine is right.

**DearMilSpouse** · July 4th, 2010, 19:04

Originally Posted by BrotherMick

I can't speak from experience either, but I have a friend who was in the Marine Corps and her son is going through Army training. She told me something that blew my mind. She said that the recruits have some sort of paper ( like a "chit" ) that allows them to skip certain parts of the training if they think that it is too stressful. I figure that I misunderstood what she was talking about. So I asked her how many of these "chits" they were allowed. She said just the one and they kept it to use again. So if the running was too much for them, they just showed this paper and, I guess, they could sit that part out.

Can you imagine THAT in Marine Corps boot camp? Or worse yet, can you imagine the Marines that it produce? NONE - - - Because they wouldn't be Marines. God help us if this friend of mine is right.

That's not true. I have a friend that is an Army Drill Sergeant. It was actually a green card that they could wave if they were getting stressed by the Drill Sergeants yelling which would allow them to walk away for a brief period to cool off. They however could not skip parts of basic training. The Army from my understanding has yanked that protocol and they no longer do that. Per my friend whenever a green card was waved at him he ripped it out of the soldiers hand and make the soldier do push ups for being a "pussy". LMAO. And according to him so did all the other Drill Sergeants.

**BrotherMick** · July 5th, 2010, 19:22

Originally Posted by MilitaryWife

That's not true. I have a friend that is an Army Drill Sergeant. It was actually a green card that they could wave if they were getting stressed by the Drill Sergeants yelling which would allow them to walk away for a brief period to cool off. They however could not skip parts of basic training. The Army from my understanding has yanked that protocol and they no longer do that. Per my friend whenever a green card was waved at him he ripped it out of the soldiers hand and make the soldier do push ups for being a "pussy". LMAO. And according to him so did all the other Drill Sergeants.

Thanks, Bridget.... That makes a lot more sense. And I'm glad to hear that they changed that policy. Makes me feel better about all our military.

**ddgrunt** · August 16th, 2011, 10:22

Well , a Time out stressful Chit is Odd. I have a Nephew whom is in Basic training at Fort Benning Ga. And he text his girlfriend plus friends on a regular bases .Even seen him text while on Fire watch plus Guard duty . I for one know this has to be true ,cause he even text me cause they pushed back his release date 2 weeks ,asking me if they can do this . How does the Army expect their recruit's to take the Military serious ?
Thank God for the Marine Corp ...

**kmarier2001** · August 17th, 2011, 23:27

Hopefully, this is not true! These young men and women need that training and more so that they can keep themselves safe as well as their fellow comrades! Hearing things like this just ticks me off. It's like way back when, when parents were complaining about the treatment their children were getting at Boot Camp and policies had to be changed. I mean come on???? Do they think that these young men and women are going to go to war and the enemy is going to go easy on them????? I would rather my son went through hell and back in training, so he was better prepared when it came to the real thing!! They are considered adults at 18 when it comes to the Military....a parent shouldn't have a say in how they are trained....in my opinion. As far as these "chits"....if they aren't able to deal with the training and the stress that comes with it, then they should most certainly be released from the Service. They aren't going to be worth a damn in a firefight if they can't withstand the training leading up to it!

**gabeh49** · September 1st, 2012, 00:06

I've heard the Marine Corps isn't as hard as it was when I joined in 1968. But I still cant see the Marines being that soft on boots. They say we have the smartest military we ever had. I guess they dont need as much physical training ANYMORE!

**kmarier2001** · September 1st, 2012, 11:18

Originally Posted by gabeh49@gail.com

I've heard the Marine Corps isn't as hard as it was when I joined in 1968. But I still cant see the Marines being that soft on boots. They say we have the smartest military we ever had. I guess they dont need as much physical training ANYMORE!

Per my son it was hard, but worth every minute of it! He graduated USMC Boot Camp at Parris Island in 2005. One of the only differences now is that they can no longer lay a hand on Recruits, like they used to do. When my son was in High School, he did a term paper on the Marine Corps and he sat and talked with one of the guards where I work, who became a Marine back in the day when they would beat the pulp out of the Recruits. He said he told my son the truth of what he went through in Boot Camp. It did nothing but make my son all the more gung-ho to join. Those that can truly handle it...nothing will scare them off. The Marine Corps Drill Instructors aren't lenient in any way, shape or form. They know that what they make of these young men and women, is what may save their lives and that of their comrades. I for one, am glad they are hard on the Recruits and I hope they continue to do so! If the other branches of Service are being lenient to their Recruits in training, they are doing them a HUGE injustice!!