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keith
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Get with the running, push ups, sit ups, and pull ups or basic will be really painful.
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Tyler B
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Im only 14 i know im young, if i join it would be maby 18-20 years old. do you have to be good at anything before you go though training or do you learn every thing there. and to make sure im physically ready to be a soldier and ready for boot camp what would you tell me to do as far as working out. i dont wana go to a gym im just talking push ups, sit ups, running, pull ups stuff like that. And i dont want to be a normal recruit; i want to be over qualified as far as fitness goes. if im ever in combat i want to feel that i can handel it.....
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Above All
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Hi Tyler!
First off, the Army doesn't have "boot camp," that's only the Marines and Navy (and Coast Guard, I think?? Someone correct me if I'm wrong). The Army has Basic Combat Training.
To be ready for BCT, you don't need to know ANYTHING. You will be taught all of the basics (if you want a head start, though, join a Junior ROTC detachment and learn ranks and insignia). You don't want to go to a gym. You certainly won't be lifting weights while you're at BCT.
Instead, you want to work on your push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, and running.
Work on those until you can do:
60 push-ups in 2 minutes
65 sit-ups in 2 minutes
5 pull-ups
Run 2 miles in 14 minutes
This will make you a slightly above-average recruit. You don't want to be average because then BCT will be harder than necessary and you'll be 3x as stressed for those 9-10 weeks. Aim for honor graduate stats instead: you have at least 4 years to prepare, so why not?
Make sure you remain qualified to enlist. Keep your weight down, don't get in any legal trouble, and keep your credit score good.
First off, the Army doesn't have "boot camp," that's only the Marines and Navy (and Coast Guard, I think?? Someone correct me if I'm wrong). The Army has Basic Combat Training.
To be ready for BCT, you don't need to know ANYTHING. You will be taught all of the basics (if you want a head start, though, join a Junior ROTC detachment and learn ranks and insignia). You don't want to go to a gym. You certainly won't be lifting weights while you're at BCT.
Instead, you want to work on your push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, and running.
Work on those until you can do:
60 push-ups in 2 minutes
65 sit-ups in 2 minutes
5 pull-ups
Run 2 miles in 14 minutes
This will make you a slightly above-average recruit. You don't want to be average because then BCT will be harder than necessary and you'll be 3x as stressed for those 9-10 weeks. Aim for honor graduate stats instead: you have at least 4 years to prepare, so why not?
Make sure you remain qualified to enlist. Keep your weight down, don't get in any legal trouble, and keep your credit score good.
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Lyle G
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Mental: You need to do what you're told. That's it. You will be given tasks you don't think you can do. The Drill Sergeants know better than you. Honest, they do. If they tell you to do something, they already know you can so just do it.
Physical. If you're not in horrible shape, you can make it, but there will be days you will wish you were dead. Adjust your attitude about working out. Go there as an athlete and and you might even actually have fun.
Physical. If you're not in horrible shape, you can make it, but there will be days you will wish you were dead. Adjust your attitude about working out. Go there as an athlete and and you might even actually have fun.
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Slug Bug
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Army is dull. Why would you want to go to boot camp all they do you is teach you is basic crap like how to tie your shoes and shoot a gun.