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I've asked many people from recruiters to vets from recent times on what the military policy is regarding cells phones in basic and I've had answers from all across the board.
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11X: Infantry Recruit
Basic Trainee 11X: Infantry Recruit
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1. Last I heard- 2 yrs ago- NO Cell phones in Basic, they were collected up and stored. 2. Cell phones are a privilege, they were folks as a reward to use their phones for 15-30 minutes 1 day over the weekend. 3. You are suppose to be concentrating to become a soldier, and will have very little free time at all in Basic.
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I believe it depends on your chain of command. I went went through BCT between February and April of 2018, and we were usually given our phones on the weekend for a short period of time. As we entered the final phase of training, our Drill Sergeants made a deal with us that if our platoon won more flag streamers (awards) than any other platoon, we'd get extra phone time. But remember, phone time is a privilege and not a requirement: the Drill Sergeants can revoke this privilege at any time whenever they want. And by the way, I was with Alpha Co, 1-46 IN.
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I got to make a phone call home when we phased over as graduation got closer we got our phones back completely I went to fort banning Alpha Co. 2-47
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