Posted on Dec 4, 2023
PVT Healthcare Specialist (Combat Medic)
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I ship out on the 12th of February, 2024 any and all help i can get before then is very beneficial.
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SGM Bill Frazer
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Keep your mouth shut, you ears and eyes open, and move at a run!
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CW3 Walter Goerner
CW3 Walter Goerner
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Do your best at any job you're assigned to do. If you're assigned to shovel sh*t, be the best sh*t shoveller they ever saw!!!"
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CPT Alan Backof
CPT Alan Backof
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Eyes on the goal, get with the program, one day at a time...
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MSG Stan Hutchison
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Never volunteer for anything, but always be ready to do your best with whatever comes your way.
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PV2 Marge Carden
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My Daddy gave me the same advice
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SP5 Retired
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PVT (Join to see) Listen, learn and push yourself past your limits. Welcome!
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What is some great advice you had going through Basic training and AIT?
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PVT (Join to see) I will second what SGT Philip Roncari said. Quitting is not an option. Always put forth your best effort. Basic Training and AIT are important milestones, but you will have many others to follow. Be a planner and goal setter and be ready to adjust your plan to changing circumstances. In your lifetime, you will earn a lot of money. Be frugal with your money and invest it wisely. Enjoy your new challenges and adventures.
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PVT Healthcare Specialist (Combat Medic)
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That's some amazing knowledge, I look forward to working with amazing mentors such as yourself!
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PO2 Joan MacNeill
PO2 Joan MacNeill
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In civilian life, as a student employee, my crew often used a shop provided for training students of that department. It was managed by a lovable old machinist who once said: "When I was young I invested my money in houses and lots - cathouses and lots of whiskey."
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SFC Jo Ann Klawitter
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Very well said
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SFC Jo Ann Klawitter Thank you Jo Ann!
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SGT Philip Roncari
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PVT Brandon Campbell- First I think it is admirable that you chose Combat Medic,those people are a very special breed who will always have my respect, their devotion to duty is outstanding,as far as advice ,the only tip from this old grunt is “Don’t Ever Quit,Ever”
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
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~~~ BALLS Of SOLID BRASS ~~~
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LtCol Robert Quinter
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No matter what they say or how you feel, they can't kill you.
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CPT Staff Officer
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NCO's can only take sleep, and give pain (push ups, etc....) They cannot take rank or pay :-)
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
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TRUE EVENT : But I'll Shorten It The Best I Can... I Was Exactly 17 When I Enlisted.
One Afternoon The Assistant TI Really Pissed Me Off About Something I Now Do Not Recall. And I Went After Him, Charging Through The Barracks.....
But FORTUNATELY, For Me; 2 Guys Grabbed Me And Held Me Back.
3 YEARS Pass By, I'm Disembarking The Aircraft At KIMPOS AFB, South Korea.
And While STILL Coming Down The Steps ~ A Voice Rings Out:
"HEY DEVANEY, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE"?...
Believe It Or NOT.. It Was The Assistant T.I., From Lackland AFB Basic. ..
.He'd Remembered Me, Recognized Me Immediately And EVEN Remembered My Name ~~ From A Distance, Of At Least 50 feet Away..... We Got Together While Awaiting Our Ride & Laughed Our Butts Off For About An Hour Or So... Then I FORGOT To Get His Address.... And Now THAT'S What Really Pisses Me Off...(LOL)
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PO2 Joan MacNeill
PO2 Joan MacNeill
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One of my senior shipmates used to say: "They can kill you but they can't eat you; that's against the law."
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CPL Sheila Lewis
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volunteer for everything because you want to learn! don't stand around holding up a wall...lead from the front.
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SGT Mass Communications Specialist
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Agree. Be a leader and take responsibility. Your earliest experiences in the military will not only be recorded in your 201, it will shape the soldier you will be come.
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CPL Sheila Lewis
CPL Sheila Lewis
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so true.
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SFC Jo Ann Klawitter
SFC Jo Ann Klawitter
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That’s what I did
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
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Edited >1 y ago
At Any Time You're In Basic Training, It's Important To Know:
What They Do, Is THEIR Job... Even Making You Angry And Being Azholes.

Remember : "Remain Cool & In Control" ~~ That's YOUR Job
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SFC Jo Ann Klawitter
SFC Jo Ann Klawitter
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Well said
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CPT Staff Officer
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I had an AIT 1SG say something that will stick with me forever:

The Military is a slice of society. Society is shit. It is so true. The uniform doesn't make us any better people. Be mindful of that.

Another AIT PSG effectively said be aware of who's ass you have your boot in today lest they have their heel on your neck tomorrow. While in TRADOC you don't know who will end up where relative to your own career.
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MAJ Nurse Practitioner
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When you get to MEDIC AIT, take notes and study. There will be a written test. Doing well on it will help you in the future.
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