SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member34631<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I know mine was when we kidnapped the phase banner of our rival platoon and placed it in the middle of the field across from our drill pad. <br>What is your favorite basic training experience?2014-01-08T04:07:21-05:00SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member34631<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I know mine was when we kidnapped the phase banner of our rival platoon and placed it in the middle of the field across from our drill pad. <br>What is your favorite basic training experience?2014-01-08T04:07:21-05:002014-01-08T04:07:21-05:00CW2 Joseph Evans34638<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Not sure it's my favorite, but is my most memorable.<br><br>Had a kid that wasn't cut out for the job and was getting separated. He told the DS to perform a physically impossible feat.<br>On April 1st, in front of the Battery, the DS read him the findings from the Commander and that he was being given an Art 15 and was to be extended until the completion of restriction and extra-duty... Then when the kid was in tears, told him April Fool's and handed him his clearing papers.<br>Response by CW2 Joseph Evans made Jan 8 at 2014 4:19 AM2014-01-08T04:19:35-05:002014-01-08T04:19:35-05:00SPC Gary Basom34650<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Going through heck in BCT and in the end my drill sergeant shaking my hand and congratulating me.Response by SPC Gary Basom made Jan 8 at 2014 5:35 AM2014-01-08T05:35:04-05:002014-01-08T05:35:04-05:00SPC Christopher Smith34742<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><p>Foxtrot Battery 1/40th Ft. Sill, OK</p><p> </p><p>Best experience was watching the 1SG standing beside a PVT who got nervous and dropped a M320 40MM training round, "killing" himself and the 1SG. They both were covered in smoke, it was great. I don't know how we all didn't get smoked for laughing.</p>Response by SPC Christopher Smith made Jan 8 at 2014 9:52 AM2014-01-08T09:52:20-05:002014-01-08T09:52:20-05:00SFC Michael Hasbun34746<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Recieving my Eagle Globe and Anchor at the Iwo Jima memorial at Parris Island.. I may have cried a little =)Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Jan 8 at 2014 10:01 AM2014-01-08T10:01:27-05:002014-01-08T10:01:27-05:001SG(P) Private RallyPoint Member34954<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>??? I'll get back to you... Lol... Response by 1SG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 8 at 2014 4:14 PM2014-01-08T16:14:27-05:002014-01-08T16:14:27-05:00SSgt Private RallyPoint Member34956<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Nice choice of words, kidnapped. When we first got to Lackland we were waiting to get something to eat outside the Chow Hall. Two guys were dancing while the instructors were inside, changing rows back and forth. I was thinking those guys have a death wish or something.Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 8 at 2014 4:17 PM2014-01-08T16:17:10-05:002014-01-08T16:17:10-05:00SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member34975<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Ft. Sill, lol, I never will forget this, all of our Drill Sergeants loved this....the CSM was talking to us, soldier after soldier was falling out, on the side of the room there had to be 25 people standing up to stay awake, he was upset that the Drills had to pull people out. So he decided to wake us all up. Dropped the entire company, there was no space for everyone on the floor, so people was on the stage and in the hallway outside the auditorium. Great times...lol... Response by SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 8 at 2014 5:08 PM2014-01-08T17:08:11-05:002014-01-08T17:08:11-05:00SFC James Baber52434<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><p>I have many of those chow hall line memories as well, too many to try and list. I do have a funny or not funny depending on your perspective, we were at the BRM range and one of the PVTs was in a foxhole attempting to zero his weapon and it had jammed, he stupidly took the rifle turned it around and was looking down the barrel for what was stopping the weapon to fire, the DS came running over kicked him in the steel pot and knocked the weapon out of his hands and began a verbal assault that was joined by 2 other drills that lasted for what seem like 15 minutes on why he was an idiot (nice version) and how he was going to be paying for that stupidity until he left if he left at all.</p><p><br></p><p>The Soldier in question actually did fail out of basic, found out he was recycled twice and finally just booted out because he failed something completely different through 4 tries of basic. Some people are not meant to be in the military no matter how many tries or help they receive, that is one of the things that frustrates me with today's military, when I was in TRADOC, I saw to many Soldiers coming to AIT that I know and saw paperwork showing they were pencil whipped just to send them forward to fulfill a numbers game, no matter how many people try to claim it isn't so it does exist even if unwritten.</p>Response by SFC James Baber made Feb 6 at 2014 9:12 AM2014-02-06T09:12:46-05:002014-02-06T09:12:46-05:00SGM Matthew Quick86911<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Marines do not attend 'basic training'...we attend Boot Camp! OORAH!Response by SGM Matthew Quick made Mar 27 at 2014 9:30 PM2014-03-27T21:30:59-04:002014-03-27T21:30:59-04:00CPT Marc Serrá123335<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Every time the last Soldier of a cycle got on a bus and left post....talk about relief! - former BCT CdrResponse by CPT Marc Serrá made May 10 at 2014 12:09 PM2014-05-10T12:09:20-04:002014-05-10T12:09:20-04:00LT Jessica Kellogg132135<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>So many to pick from....<br /><br />We had a snowstorm (I think it was Winter Storm Nemo) that knocked out the power on base for about 48 hours. All the roads were blocked, so none of the staff members were there.Response by LT Jessica Kellogg made May 21 at 2014 6:25 PM2014-05-21T18:25:22-04:002014-05-21T18:25:22-04:00SPC Private RallyPoint Member133191<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I think my favorite moment in basic training was after graduation. DS S had smoked me practically every day of OSUT. It started in BRM and didn't end until he found a new favorite private. Having him shake my hand after graduation is something I will never forget.Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made May 23 at 2014 9:16 AM2014-05-23T09:16:16-04:002014-05-23T09:16:16-04:00SFC Gary (Bigsarge) Portier USARMY RET.168304<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>GraduationResponse by SFC Gary (Bigsarge) Portier USARMY RET. made Jul 1 at 2014 10:48 AM2014-07-01T10:48:24-04:002014-07-01T10:48:24-04:002LT Private RallyPoint Member172790<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I loved basic. I had many awesome moments so it is hard to choose just one, but I believe this is my favorite. We had an Asian guy with us with the last name "Chit". Of course, the DSs made it a point to screw with him. They would always say "Holy Chit!" and at that point the poor guy would have to run up to all of the DSs and say "I'm the Chit!" and then do a number of push ups. Of course, we would all die laughing every time which resulted in us getting smoked. Good times...Response by 2LT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 7 at 2014 9:38 PM2014-07-07T21:38:47-04:002014-07-07T21:38:47-04:00SFC Mark Merino223821<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>GRADUATION!!!!!!!!!!!!Response by SFC Mark Merino made Aug 31 at 2014 11:27 PM2014-08-31T23:27:02-04:002014-08-31T23:27:02-04:00SFC Kenneth Hunnell225932<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>When my drill Sgt. dismissed us and I grabbed my bags and ran all the way to the bus station. Waiting to leave and having a feeling of accomplishing the first part of my career in the ArmyResponse by SFC Kenneth Hunnell made Sep 3 at 2014 12:12 AM2014-09-03T00:12:29-04:002014-09-03T00:12:29-04:00LTC Private RallyPoint Member4791119<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>getting on the bus to leave Lackland AFB to go to Sheppard for tech school. This one dumbass decided it would be a good idea to flip off the cadre from the back window as the bus pulled out. They stopped the bus, dragged his ass off and, from what we heard, recycled him back several weeks.Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 8 at 2019 11:50 AM2019-07-08T11:50:51-04:002019-07-08T11:50:51-04:002014-01-08T04:07:21-05:00