What can you do or say at Basic to ensure additional smoke sessions?

When I went in if u talked to a DI without being spoken to 1st u automatically helped everyone get more exercise in the front leaning rest position. And if u in any way went outside what the DI asked u then everyone got to get in even better shape thanks to you. And heck I do not even recall ever being allowed to smoke period in Basic ever. U had to wait until u got part way through AIT for that.

I took my Basic at Fort Knox in February 1960. I contracted pneumonia but graduated anyway. I was in F-9-3 and had a drill sergeant from Korea that would take evil glee while teaching us bayonet drill. And yes, I traversed those big hills too but didn't remember their names. I made sure to keep my mouth shut having great knowledge of FM 22-5 (Drill and Ceremonies) from JROTC in Detroit. I soon wore the squad leader brassard.

I haven't been back since.

Try having the last name Dick as a female soldier. A DS once thought he was being called a Dick by another DS...oops. Standing by Large, Green or Condon was bad, too. Every time a DS was caught laughing.. there u go. Respond with how when a DS tells u that u should change your name.
We also had girls that tried a strip show for the male DS in their sleep.

I had a bct buddy who put hangers and wet towels between his mattress and the bunk springs. He got hours of gorilla drills.

I went thru basic at Ft. Knox in 1984 Delta 15-4 The Big Dawgs and Istayed in trouble it didn't help that I was voted most mischievious in High school. Anyway our Drill Sgt. Sgt Collier was a bad dude and would yell 4th platoon do pushups anywhere and we'd drop. He even went to his vehicle and would blow the horn from the parking 4 times and expect us to drop..lol.. He also would call on the intercom system from the Co Commanders office and yell 4th platoon do pushups. We would and we'd count them out and he'd listen to us in the intercom. Well I got smart and showed everybody to just take our dog tags and hit them on the floor and count . He caught on and came upstairs and busted us hitting those dog tags on the floor and counting out pushups. Let's just say we didn't do that again..

B Troop 6th Cavalry. Ft. Knox. '85.

“My recruiter said...”

Answering any question with "Yeah".....

This was not at the start of basic, I think it was about 3 or 4 weeks in. After things started to ease up.
We had some real hard ass Drill Sargeant's back in 1984 at Ft.Benning.
But when we did real good they let up on us. Well one day two of them were talking about what he was going to give his wife for her birthday.
Needless to say there is always the guy that does not know how far you go with talking to Drill Sargent.
This Dumb ass asked the Drill if he was going to give it to her good for her birthday.
I do not know if he just miss spoke or was STUPID, But the BLOOD was in the water. we all paid for about an hour but this guy paid the rest of the day.
He was on the shit list all the way to the end of Basic and AIT.
That is just one more reason to be a ghost in basic.
If they dont know your name you have, you dont get the hay you shit.

When my son was at boot camp he sent me a letter asking for some stuff. To make this clear I’m a Marine he went in the army. So once the box arrived. His DI asked if I hate him. He said nope he loves me but he thinks it’s funny. He asked for writing paper and something to write with.