Can't speak for US Navy, Marines Corps or Army, but there's nothing remotely close to that in the Air Force. There's some very, very basic nutritional guidance given and that's about it. I've known a significant number of folks, myself included, who gained a pretty large amount of weight during basic training and im 100% sure it wasn't entirely muscle.
Yeah nutritional guidance in the US Army is... Limited. You're pretty much on your own as far as nutrition goes, although obviously in basic you don't have access to any food that's not from the DFAC. The most they do for you is put colored placards over everything. Green is good, yellow okay, red bad. No, they do not tell you the reasoning behind this.
That's odd, I've always heard that Basic training will "put you in the best shape of your life", it's hard to imagine that without at least some basic dietary discipline
You probably will be if you just eat healthy, they still PT the fuck out of you. I definitely had better conditioning than when I started, however the amount of running can hit people negatively too with things like shin splints- especially if they're not used to it.
i gained like 20 pounds in basic. It was less about what is good for me, and more what will make me feel full in the shortest amount of time
You'll get to do the worst things during the worst part of the year. When the winter is over you'll have the best parts ahead of you.
Ouch. That sucks. Winter is miserable for BCT.
Welcome to the brotherhood, ya squid.
If you're an 11b be ready for them to not allow you to wear any winter gear. You'll freeze your balls off all the fucking time.
I'm majoring in computer science, hoping to get bachelors soon then commission as an officer for the Air Force. I want a challenge and dont want to do a job just related to IT: something physical.
My eyes are on TACP and PJ. Are there any good jobs that are physically challenging but might make use of high ASVAB scores?
if you're fat you'll lose weight
if you're skinny you'll gain weight
else you just eat what's on your plate
There are lots of those. Mostly in anything other than the Air Force. Yeah, you got those two things, but you can be a lot of different types of officer in the Army and Marines.
my medical examination for my application in the military is tomorrow
they've already sent me a date for my interview (it's next month) so it seems like unless there's something horribly wrong with my body I got this in the bag
I would describe US navy bootcamp as one long, unhealthy cute.
I was 5'8, 140 lbs. Skinny guy. I left like 124 lbs, with pneumonia.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/aloysius-pang-death-our-responsibility-to-ensure-safety-of-our-11162908
So an actor who was sent to NZ for reservist duty died when the howitzer crushed him when it moved.
Sad stuff, but my experience with safety in the army was almost non existent.
Thoughts on Marine Force Recon?
My recruiter said I'd be a perfect fit, but he's probably blowing smoke up my ass.
So they closed my file when I consulted with the medical technician. Taking medication for depression is an automatic disqualification. If I want to reopen my file, I'll need to have been off the meds for a full year under supervision from my psychiatrist. At least I can try again soon-ish but it sucks having to wait even more and I don't know how well I'll fare fazing out my meds.
That sucks bro. You'll get it as soon as you're off it: just keep getting after it, becoming physically and mentally sharp.
Tbh, the CFAT is done so I won't have to do that if I get my file reopened. I'll still have my great score for my candidacy, I'm just forced to wait an arbitrary amount of time.
I'm talking to two West Point representatives that are helping me get a Senatorial or Congressional nomination. I have the academics and physical ability but I'm still trying to figure out if West Point is the best fit for me. I love its ethos compared to other universities, especially given my second immediate option is UC Berkeley which is a mixed bag (but excellent in CS).
Anybody have thoughts on West Point?
A1C US Air Force Security Forces. Contract for 4 years, done 2 and got 2 left. Currently deployed and all ya know
West Point is pretty prominent I have to say, I've always been told just go to a normal RTC program in college though rather than that cause I've always seen places like the Air Force Academy, West Point and all like basic training life for 4 years. But hey a lot of famous generals and officers came out of West Point so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about cause I'm chair force and all, but I see it that enlisted that get commissioned garner far more respect from others rather than someone who goes straight in. I remember during my tech school while we were sitting outside the Dfac and waiting for the rest of our team to show up, they brought guys in their second year from the Air Force Academy to show them what enlisted basic training and tech school is like and really just to show them that they made the better choice. I remember them all walking around with those weird ass lapels on their collar with no ranks walking up to everyone and standing at parade rest asking the most stupid questions like "Will you believe I can lead you to battle in 2 years tome Airman?" And I'm just shocked pikachu face wondering who the fuck are these guys talking too.
>Security Forces
>Lead into battle
the fuck did they teach them the first two years of academy lmao
Lol that's what I said since I'm like "Last thing I remember is that our job is Base Defense" Most people in the AFA I ever heard of always end up being Pilots or something.
Don't be too hard on them, the air force hasn't done anything other than be the army's uber\amazon since like 91 lmao.
Assuming you are coming from high school I’d recommend going to a normal university and doing rotc. College life is something you will never get to experience otherwise and living at West Point you will be a lot less free to broaden your experiences and humble yourself.
I’d also imagine you’d learn a whole of a lot more about CS in Berkeley, but be careful since rotc + a hard major can tend to fuck people up.
I don't know if you're joking or are actually being serious, but I really hope it's the former.
Academy types can be... Special. But after they she'd that stink, usually by first Lt, they turn out alright. Though, at least in the aircrew world, you can usually tell the difference between academy and ROTC
That's a bit of a understatement. Academy Grads are snowflakey as fuck, my LT (O-3) is an Annapolis grad and they get super defensive about being Academy grads, and rightfully so. There is an air of elitism from Academy grads, some grads are shitty people and when they get to the fleet they act entitled like they're better than everyone else and it's that stereotype that draws A LOT of ire from other officer communities and as a result a lot of Academy dudes get fucked with a lot out in the fleet. But like you said most grads turn out alright once they get a handle on their job, but Mustangs still > ROTC/Academy.
I'm currently doing my certification for security guard and I'm meeting my psychiatrist on the 25th to see if discontinuing my meds is a possibility. The 1 year clock for my army application starts on the last day I take any kind of medication.
I hope it works out dude, even if you only do a 4 year stint the military is a great stepping stone to way better things.
Marine recruiters chase the fuck after me wanting me to join their branch over Air Force/Army
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