PV2 J M 3306694 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> 2018-01-30T09:23:04-05:00 PV2 J M 3306694

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2018-01-30T09:23:04-05:00 2018-01-30T09:23:04-05:00 CPL Richard Flagg 3306710

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Run, run, run is the best advice I can give you to get ready for the Infantry.

2018-01-30T09:27:35-05:00 2018-01-30T09:27:35-05:00 SPC Jeff Zimmerman 3306716

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Getting in the best physical condition you can helps. Be balanced in a more cross fit way. Mental attitude is huge. Be prepared to be put under stress. It&#39;s part of the process of making you an infantryman. Listen and learn. As much as you think you might know, you don&#39;t.

2018-01-30T09:28:25-05:00 2018-01-30T09:28:25-05:00 PV2 Private RallyPoint Member 3306730

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Just PT and have a positive mindset. It’s not hard at all.

2018-01-30T09:31:18-05:00 2018-01-30T09:31:18-05:00 CPT Lawrence Cable 3306745

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The best thing is to be in physical condition. The Army Physical Fitness Test standards are online and if you can score 80 percent in your age group per event, you won&#39;t have any trouble with the physical part of it. The rest is remembering that a lot of it is a mind game and get your mind right. Be prepared to be told how to do just about everything and often it is an a load and sometimes personal tone. But frankly, at least 75 percent of your classmates are going to be dumbasses that would be lucky to take a piss by themselves, so being directive is what works.

2018-01-30T09:34:42-05:00 2018-01-30T09:34:42-05:00 SGT Russell Wickham 3306749

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Get an army PRT manual and watch the videos on YouTube of Army PRT. Get out and do what you learn every single day. Run every other day, and ruck at least one day a week (35 lbs). If you are in shape, everything else is as simple as being where you are supposed to be, when you are supposed to be there, and in the proper uniform.

2018-01-30T09:35:41-05:00 2018-01-30T09:35:41-05:00 SSG Adam Wyatt 3306751

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Work on your run time, push-ups, and sit-ups. Shoot for 12:30 / 2 mi, 70 P/U &amp; S/U. Buy an old ruck sack from a military surplus and practice your road march. Start off with 40lbs at 3 mi. Do that twice a week for two to three weeks then up the mileage to six with the same pace and length. When you decide you&#39;re ready to jump to 9 mi, only do it once a week. Finish off with 12 mi in under 3 hours. Working legs for endurance in the gym is highly recommended. You can be a track star in the Infantry, but if you can&#39;t ruck you&#39;re useless. You will be carrying much more weight than that eventually but the goal is not to hurt yourself. You have to condition your muscles properly. Best of luck little brother.

2018-01-30T09:36:36-05:00 2018-01-30T09:36:36-05:00 SGT Dave Tracy 3306795

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Run, and get your ego in check. Run, and get your ego in check. Run, and get your ego in check. Run, and get your ego in check. Run, and get your ego in check. Run, and get your ego in check. Run, and get your ego in check. Run, and get your ego in check. Run, and get your ego in check. Run, and get your ego in check. Run, and get your ego in check. Run, and get your ego in check. Run, and get your ego in check. Run, and get your ego in check. Run, and get your ego in check. Run, and get your ego in check. Run, and get your ego in check. Run, and get your ego in check. Run, and get your ego in check. <br /><br />You start to see a theme here right? <br /><br />The good news is when OSUT is done, your runs will be better and your drill sergeants will hand you back an even bigger ego!

2018-01-30T09:50:22-05:00 2018-01-30T09:50:22-05:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 3306816

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>PT and lots of it, practice shooting also.

2018-01-30T09:54:04-05:00 2018-01-30T09:54:04-05:00 SPC David Willis 3306923

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Other than be in somewhat decent shape (osut should get you where you need to be). Just study small stuff like rank structure, phonetic alphabet and so on. I really wouldn&#39;t prep too much, you could literally learn everything there is to know and your DSs will make you forget it just to teach it their way.

2018-01-30T10:31:32-05:00 2018-01-30T10:31:32-05:00 SGT Matthew Sesar 3306949

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Study infantry creeds, proper salutes, regulations and they will get you in shape when you get there.

2018-01-30T10:40:15-05:00 2018-01-30T10:40:15-05:00 SSgt Dan Montague 3307059

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Meet the requirements for basic training first and then graduate.<br />Basic will get you into shape if you are a little soft. Then your infantry school will do the rest. The training is designed to start off at a slower pace and pick up as you move on through training. If you are worried about it, don&#39;t be.

2018-01-30T11:09:37-05:00 2018-01-30T11:09:37-05:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 3307236

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Like most have mentioned. Get as fit as you possibly can before leaving. Do some rucking. Learn your basic military facing movements, ranks, etc. All this will better prepare you for the upcoming stresses.

2018-01-30T11:55:28-05:00 2018-01-30T11:55:28-05:00 SSG Steven Mangus 3307240

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Prepare yourself to embrace the suck, go 900 miles an hour to stop in less than a second..Remember PT is 30% physical and 80% mental..Keep these things in mind and you will do fine..

2018-01-30T11:57:25-05:00 2018-01-30T11:57:25-05:00 SGT Mark Halmrast 3307253

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Get ready to practice prompt obedience<br />Physically, you will feel pain, so that&#39;s a given; and you&#39;ll learn rank, etc. as you go.<br />The real preparation is to learn prompt obedience.

2018-01-30T11:59:52-05:00 2018-01-30T11:59:52-05:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 3307383

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Deffinitly get in good physical shape. Spend some time at the gym and Deffinitly dont forget about your cardio. Ruck if you can if not a weighted vest is normally more easily available and cheaper. Lean the rank structure and the proper way to address those personnel. Overall Mental toughness is a huge key element learn to have thick skin words are just words and pain in temperary. Remember what you are working for and twards and you cant fail. If you really want to impress your drill and your leadership at the unit know your basic knowlege. For oust i would say focus on your creeds: soldiers, Infantry and Ranger creeds in that order. Have a basic idea of what your battle drills are Especially react to contact and squad attack that will be your bread and butter for your entire career. When you getbto your unit know your weapon stats and key acronyms that you will learn in basic. Disiplin is key in your unit your NCOs will notice if you are shaming out (not trying) as the newest and lowest ranking person in the unit you should be the first to volunteer for everything.

2018-01-30T12:29:41-05:00 2018-01-30T12:29:41-05:00 1SG Dennis Hicks 3307384

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I had a bunch of comical suggestions but I think I will save them for now. From when my son went to basic over a year ago all i did was run, do some pushups and sit ups with him and take some nice nature walks with a minimal weight in them with him to give him a taste, I think 35-50 lbs. The best advice I can give you is not to injure yourself before attending OSUT at Ft. Benning. Injuring yourself by trying to become a Delta Operator before you attend OSUT is a recipe to be medically discharged. Learn to listen to your DI&#39;s even if spittle is flying from their lips. It is a special ability to really listen and absorb information without running your mouth because you are angry or upset. Stay in the middle of the herd or just to the front of the middle. You will have plenty of time to rise above your peers and show your metal when you are not in a training environment. Don&#39;t stick out for bad reasons, attitude, personal Hygiene, equipment SOP&#39;s etc. Once you get your cord you will report to your unit and the education will continue until your last day in uniform. Watch out for Buddy Phuckers, don&#39;t loan money to friends who you will then lose as friends. Always be early to formations, meetings and classes. Give it your very best 24 x 7 x 365 and become a team player. Look out for your buddies and have them look out for you. When you screw up, own it, no excuses, no dissertations as to why your really were not in the wrong because responsibility is the building block for leadership. But above all, &quot;ALWAYS&quot; do the difficult &quot;RIGHT&quot; against the easy&quot; WRONG&quot;. Look for good leadership all around you and adapt into your abilities for the future should you become an NCO/OFFICER. Just as important observe &quot;TOXIC/WEAK&quot; leadership and do your best not to add that to your leadership style. Good luck and in 20-35 years you to will sound like a box of Rice Krispies as you get out of bed in the morning :)

2018-01-30T12:29:54-05:00 2018-01-30T12:29:54-05:00 TSgt David L. 3307650

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Get strong.

2018-01-30T13:42:33-05:00 2018-01-30T13:42:33-05:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 3307938

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Make sure you can run the 1 mile in less then 9 minutes. If not, you&#39;ll get sent to the Fitness Training Unit and that will add an additional 3 weeks to your stay at Ft Benning. Make sure you&#39;re executing pushups and sit-ups to the standard. Ask your recruiter or google the APFT standards to see exactly what that is.<br /><br /> If you&#39;re giving it all you got (which many kids say they are, but they just don&#39;t know how to push themselves) you&#39;ll make the proper progression to graduate and become an Infantryman. Finishing a run and throwing up, feeling cramps, lightheaded, etc. That&#39;s what it feels like to push yourself after a run. Unless you&#39;re fit and running comes easy, you should never feel comfortable after a run. Especially if you&#39;re trying to reach a goal of getting faster.<br /><br /> Expect to fail some portions of training. so many of today&#39;s Trainees fail a task or APFT and get depressed with suicdal thoughts and missing mommy. Screw that. Use it as motivation to get better. You&#39;ll become a better person and Soldier if you can cope with adversity, make a new game plan, and achieve that goal.

2018-01-30T15:13:39-05:00 2018-01-30T15:13:39-05:00 SSG Dennis O'Connor 3307991

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>As a former infantry DS I’d highly suggest learning the army song, soldiers creed, and infantryman creed. A google search should locate them for you

2018-01-30T15:38:11-05:00 2018-01-30T15:38:11-05:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 3308011

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A good attitude, willingness to give it all you got, learn to work with the team, focus on what you are being told, your NCO is there to give you all you need to accomplish and be ready for what is expected of you.<br />There is a saying when I was going threw Long Range Recon school (LRRP) in 1975, &quot;The more you sweat here, the less you bleed out there&quot;.<br />All the way and then some. Salute!

2018-01-30T15:47:46-05:00 2018-01-30T15:47:46-05:00 SSG Will Phillips 3308141

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Do most of these things everyday (or almost every day) until your on your way to basic training.<br />1. Get up at 0500, make your bunk, shit, &amp; shave in 15 minutes (preferably in 10).<br />2. Buy a pair of current issue combat boots. Go for a 2 mile run and work yourself up to at least 5 miles. Even in the rain or snow. Start practicing push-ups &amp; sit-ups, you will be doing a lot!<br />3. Shower, eat breakfast. <br />4. Buy a current issue entrenching tool and practice digging with it.<br />5. Dig a hole somewhere with said entrenching tool in the rain and spend the night in that hole with a poncho &amp; poncho liner.<br />6. Buy a surplus rucksack (backpack) start with 40 LBS (working up to 90) Walk EVERYWHERE! Rain or shine, no umbrellas. You will be expected to force march with that weight (and weapon) 12 miles in less than 3 HRS.<br />7. Stay awake for 36 hours (minimum) straight.<br />8. ALWAYS practice situational awareness - Seeing and knowing what is going on around you.<br />9. Learn to be patient. It&#39;s important.<br />10. It is mind over matter. If you don&#39;t mind, it don&#39;t matter. Always remember your NCO&#39;s can cook you but they can&#39;t eat you. Work on your mental toughness. It is the NCO&#39;s job to turn you from a civilian to a soldier.<br />If you can master the things listed above before BCT you will be well ahead of the game. The weapons and other training is not too difficult.<br />Good LUCK!

2018-01-30T16:36:32-05:00 2018-01-30T16:36:32-05:00 SPC David Willis 3308190

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Oh also don&#39;t get a hair cut before you go the drills will march you down to the shoppette and make you fork over your own money for the dude to run his clippers over your scalp one time.

2018-01-30T16:52:48-05:00 2018-01-30T16:52:48-05:00 PV2 William Travis 3308396

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Beef up on muscle not fat. Build endurance. Know how to get yelled at. And most of all build a time machine so you can go back to when basic and army was real. Oh and learn how to mop floors so you don&#39;t get yelled at when you don&#39;t do it right

2018-01-30T18:01:44-05:00 2018-01-30T18:01:44-05:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 3308939

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>PT.

2018-01-30T21:09:13-05:00 2018-01-30T21:09:13-05:00 CPL Brad Burt 3309971

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Stretch

2018-01-31T09:36:11-05:00 2018-01-31T09:36:11-05:00 1LT Private RallyPoint Member 3318095

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Just be moderately healthy at a minimum. If you&#39;re unhealthy such as overweight, you&#39;re more prone to injury. Don&#39;t get injured. The job requirements don&#39;t really require too much strategic thinking until you become a leader. until then, just don&#39;t get injured. Rucking is just walking with a backpack, easy. If youre moderately healthy you can wake up any morning and pass an apft. Once you start you can work on improving your score, but it&#39;s not required to go in scoring a 300.

2018-02-02T19:31:20-05:00 2018-02-02T19:31:20-05:00 SPC Mike Geer 3318398

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>start running every day now

2018-02-02T21:37:19-05:00 2018-02-02T21:37:19-05:00 MAJ Ken Landgren 7459395

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>How are you physically?

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