Posted on May 5, 2021
Anyone recently gone to fort leonard wood for basic training? Any tips or advice? How is it in the summer?
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My wife is leaving as a 12N this month to Ft Leonard Wood for BCT & AIT. Looking for any tips or advice? It is different now than when I went 18years ago. Along with covid it has changed things also.
Fort Leonard Wood
12N: Horizontal Construction Engineer
Basic Trainee
Posted 4 y ago
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I went to FLW for basic in the Summer 2019. So, not during COVID, but still a pretty recent summer. Only advice I have is to hydrate and wear sunscreen. Also, the ruck marches put a lot of female soldiers on crutches due to stress fractures. If I could go back the only thing I’d do different is build up leg strength more before shipping out.
CPT Jerry Lucas
I have to agree with you about hydrations and sunscreen. It is hot, humid and sunny there, most of the summer. I was there July - September, 1975. Some things just never change.
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Donald Patterson
CPT Jerry Lucas okay thank you she there from this month until October
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Donald Patterson
CPT Jerry Lucas I mean September sorry
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summers get really hot depends its never the same. I have been there about 13 years now as a civilian. Did basic and Ait there in the late 80's
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I was there in 2008. Summer is hot, but not terrible. In Jan.-Mar. the tornado sirens go off a lot. Ticks are a bit of an issue during the summer. Best of luck to your wife.
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