Posted on Dec 26, 2017
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I will be heading to Fort Lee, VA for TBOLC in early May 2018. For those of you who have already gone, what was your experience like? Is there anything super important I should know before going? Thanks!
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I often tell people, that if I could do ANYTHING for a living, I would hang out with my dog. Professionally. Unfortunately, in our capitalist society, I haven't been able to work that out yet. If I had to pick #2, I tell people "Transportation BOLC". They sometimes answer, "You mean, you'd like to be Cadre at TBOLC?" I reply, "Oh no, I mean, I'd like to just be a professional TBOLC student....in perpetuity." Clearly, these ideas of mine are not showcasing my brilliant business acumen....but it should have you feel pretty confident how awesome TBOLC is. I had a few peers in Engineer and Infantry BOLC simultaneously... I'd call during my weekends off, and they'd be busy living out in the woods like the 1980s Army...and I knew I'd picked the right branch.

Obviously, this is a little tongue in cheek. Fact remains, TBOLC is a great time. Perhaps the last (or first, if you weren't a 20 year veteran when you attended like I was) good time you'll ever have in the Army.
In the end, you'll get out of it what you put in to it. My advice, don't treat the death by powerpoint covering "Big Logistics" as a bore...consider the information critical to understanding the complex machine that starts with USTRANSCOM on down. It couldn't hurt to memorize the Transportation Song before you go either. Here, use this link. You'll see these again. https://quizlet.com/13279341/transportation-corps-history-questions-flash-cards/
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MAJ Laurie H.
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FYI this is the best video of the Transportation Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w84zOHg7ark

(It's not, it's terrible, but it's my favorite)

2LT (Join to see) and I had returned from BOLC mere days before and went straight into a state activation. Our commander requested we sing.
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Easiest course I’ve ever been to. I honestly didn’t get much out of it. TC-AIMS was the only course material I wasn’t familiar with.
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MAJ Laurie H.
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1. Believe them when they tell you the writing test is the hardest one.
2. Get close with your class. It's been 5 years and I still hit up my classmates for help and run into them from time to time.
3. A lot of what you learn in class won't seem relevant to you, and to be honest you'll probably never use it. But it's useful to know a little about a lot, and it will help down the line to be familiar with concepts when you land in a new job or find yourself overseas working with other loggies.
4. There are parts of TBOLC that are a little tough, but it's an easy course overall. Have fun, don't leave drunk friends in Richmond, don't leave your clothes unattended at the laundromat, don't park in the library visitor parking.
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I don't remember the writing test Laurie.
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Oh, we forgot to tell him the first two weeks is trying to teach the butter bars not to drink and drive or sexually assualt people. Thanks Army.
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MAJ Laurie H.
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I also forgot to caution him about 20 year bunny owning vets telling young butter bars he lives down by the river.
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Damn, that is one cute rabbit!
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