I.T. Phone Home: Do you remember the days of standing in line to make a call home? Now there's a new phone app to stay in touch!

I remember especially in basic we would line up at the phone booths after lunch on Sundays. Drill Sergeant standing there allowing us 5 minutes then hang up. About week 6, my mother had outpatient surgery, I asked my Drill Sergeant terrified if I could call her the evening of the surgery just to make sure everything went well. He told me to remind him the night of the surgery, I did and he told me to use the phone in the day room. Up to that point, we had only been allowed in the day room to clean it. I called all went well and she was glad to hear from me. Once I got to Texas for AIT they had a phone center with very inexpensive rates but long waits. Korea it was collect only from a phone booth near Bn HQ, although somehow my parents found the phone number to the hall phone in our barracks in Korea, and called me on my birthday!

SGM (Join to see) - I tried using my cell whilst deployed. I whistled through those minutes like 90 headed South! During BCT I don't let my Privates even think about having their cell phones until at least week four, when I let the high BRM Private have 10 minutes. I let the survivors have their cell phones the Sunday before we head out for the final FTX so they can advise their parents IRT Family Day and Graduation. Apart from that, absolutely no cell phones.