Posted on Dec 29, 2013
SSG Andrew Dydasco
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Things you can do or say at basic to ensure additional smoke sessions.
I thought this would be a good way to add some humor to the discussions list.<br><br><br>Things like...:<br><br><br>- Simply ask "Why?" for anything.<br>- "That was easy." after getting smoked<br>- Complain about the heat/cold<br>- Touch the campaign hat.
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MSgt Owner
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This is easy. I let it slip that my father was an Air Force 1st Sgt.
Oh, so you think you fucking know everything already do you? It was very down hill from there.
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SSG Nathaniel Bendel
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I was a [insert rank] in the [insert prior service military branch]
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SPC Jeffrey Reese
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Edited 10 y ago
Back in the day if you really wanted to get attention get a care package while in training. For every unauthorized item in the package it was 20 push ups a pack of candy was 20 push ups for every piece in the pack you kind of get the idea a dozen cookies 240 push up's. Oh and you still didn't get to eat the stuff it went to the drill SGT's break area.
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CH (CPT) Ephraim Travis
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All happened during Chaplain Basic:

1) I arrived 14 minutes early to class.
2) I was on quarters on the 5th day in the Army and I hadn't received the guidance about not walking & talking on a cell. Well on the first day back, I committed this sin and while my PLT mates pleaded on my behalf, the PLT SGT paid no attention. He got up in my face and smoked me.
3) I accidentally stood At Attention while speaking to a Cadre NCO.
4) A classmate was caught plagiarizing on a paper.
5) If there was a lot of mail and/or care packages, we'd get smoked.
6) On Fridays, we'd get smoked for no particular reason before being released.
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1. Tell the DS, they pronounced your name correctly, when asked how to pronounce your name.
2. Fail to cry or complain when being smoked the first time.
3. Fail to cry or complain when everyone else is.
4. When accounting for your PLT at morning formation say, 22 present for duty, 5 at sick call, 1 on KP duty and 1 refuses to train.
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SSG John Erny
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When the Rigger AIT unit takes off and leaves the rest of the BN in the dust during a BN run. Then we get dropped by the BC LTC for doing it, "in cadence exercise" Us "you cant smoke me, zero, you cant smoke me, zero, you cant smoke me, zero, you cant smoke me, zero" He lost it, something like, "you people think you are special just because you have been to a school no one else has!" He was pissed off! He must of yelled at us for an hour.

He leaves and the 1SG tells us that he is proud of us and that BC is wrong. He also told us that the BC washed out of jump school. I think that is only time I have ever seen 1SG say something behind an officers back.

I do not know about now but among the Airborne there was an US and them attitude for legs. Our PT standards were higher also, yes 60, 60, and 60 would pass but you would would get the riot act over it.
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SGT John Jennings
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Get mail addressed to you as General...
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SGT Information Technology Specialist
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Can't smoke me, I'll quit!
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Capt Logistics Readiness Officer (LRO)
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Edited >1 y ago
1. Show up with a visible tattoo of your service branch's logo.
2. Engage in nervous smiles and giggling.
3. Make it a point to break bearing frequently.
4. Slump in your seat when sitting down.
5. Let your eyes wander around the room when an MTI is speaking to you.
6. Refer to your MTI as "Sgt."
7. Sir sandwich.
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SGT Bryon Sergent
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Responding with "SIR" as you where brought up to!
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