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8/11/2019 Basic Hacks

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How To Hack Basic

efore You Ship Out

Run

At least two miles/day. Regardless of how long it takes you.

Sing while running.

Every other day: Sprint 15 seconds !og 1 minute. Repeat.

Pushups As many as you can in two minutes. Resting is okay "ut keep three points of contact on the ground at all t

#ever touch knees.

$o them throughout the day. #ot %ust once a day.

Sit-ups

As many as you can in two minutes.

&se something to hold feet down.

'hroughout the day.

Additional exercises:

(lutter kicks

)ountain clim"ers

*verhead arm claps

*verhead arm raises

!umping %acks

+ron cross ,-old arms out degrees for as long as possi"le0

&p$owns

Memorize:

Army Song

Soldier2s 3reed

'hree 4eneral *rders

arrior Ethos

Seven Army 6alues

Rank Structure

)ilitary 'ime

7honetic Alpha"et

Practice Carrying A Weapon

ooden dowel or stick 1cm long

Attach weight to l"s

#ever let it out of arm2s reach

-old over your head for long periods with a heavy "ackpack on

Practice Road Marches

8ong walks ,minimum 9 miles0 with heavy "ackpack on carrying practice weapon Eating

'hree meals a day

As fast as you can

3&' A88 3E((E+#E (R*) *&R $+E' #*

(eet shoulder width apart directly in front of you

*ne hand on the ta"le at a time

#* S#A3;S. ou don2t get to eat anything other than your three meals during "asic.

$rink one glass water and one glass of gatorade with meals.


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Sleep Schedule

+n "ed "y 9 clipper guard our face: Every day no side"urns

ommon Terminology

(#4 ? (ucking new guy

-ighSpeed ? 3an "e good or "ad

4ood: e2re going to "e doing some highspeed shit today@

ad: +f they address you as highspeed ,+t means you2re a knowitall or trying too hard0

$own Range ? After inprocessing where you2re actual "asic "egins

(ront 8eaning Rest 7osition ? 7ushup position lue (alcon ? ( aka uddy (ucker. $o not "e this.

3B ? 3harge of Buarters. asically %ust guard duty/secretary.

Recycled ? Start "asic all over

')3 ? 'roop medical center

3ompany ? 8arge group of platoons

7latoon ? =C people your main group in "asic

Roster #um"er ? #um"er assigned to you in your platoon.

-ook and 8oop ? 6elcro

-undred )ile An -our 'ape ? $uct tape

4etting smoked ? (orced 7' until you can2t move anymore

he Day You Ship Out

ring the following in a small "ackpack. $on2t "ring anything else "ecause they2ll take it from you. ou2ll hava"ility to "uy what you2re missing during inprocessing.

3hange of clothes

7ens Small pad of paper Envelopes Stamps Addresses 7hone #um"ers ,ou2d "e amaDed at what youforget0

7hone 3harger ,'hey will take it from you "ut you2ll want it after0

$eodorant 'ooth"rush

Small eFpanding file folder ,(or important forms and shit0

$irect deposit form from your "ank ,'hey will lose this "ring your own copy0

4ets 8*'S of sleep the night "efore

ou won2t get to sleep again for ==< hours

'he $ay will go as follows:

= ake &p

5 )E7S

Afternoon ? (ly to "asic city

#ight ? us to inprocessing -B on post


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-Processing

hen you first get off the "us from your trip to "asic they will immediately teach you how to address drill sergeants e people that will "e directing you what to do. 'hen you will walk into a large room and sit on "enches while they gu a talk a"out amnesty. 'he rest of the time you will "e getting haircuts uniforms shots necessities presentationsysicals +$ card and doing any final paperwork ,finance life insurance etc0 ou will not sleep until you2ve "een thernight. Some tips:

$on2t ask Guestions specific to you until after presentations

8et go of control. A lot of what you2re doing won2t make any sense %ust go with it

+f you have any point out moles on your head to the "ar"ers "efore they cut your hair. +f you don2t they will gover them very hard with clippers and cut them open and you will "leed everywhere.

$on2t talk to anyone. )ost of the people there with you won2t "e going with you down range.

+f you get tired ,and you will0 don2t fall asleep. +n fact if you know you2re going to fall asleep stand up Guietlduring a presentation stand up and Guietly walk to the "ack of the room and stand to keep yourself awake. $omake a scene.

'ake notes on your chain of command

7ay attention to detail

Read E6ER'-+#4 finance is making you sign. )ake sure shit is right to avoid any payment issues

ou will "e issued two soldier2s hand"ooks. Read them anytime you2re not doing something.

At all times carry: 7ens

7aper

Soldier2s hand"ook

+$ card

$og tags ,+f you get them0

own Range Timeline and Tips

ay one

'his is not normal. 'hey have to take it easier on you for the first day. S-A;E$*#

'hey will make you dump everything you have on the floor and they will go through all of it.

'hen they will make you put it all "ack the way they want you to.

$on2t try to hide anything. 'hey will know and the whole platoon will "e fucked.

ou will get to know people around you.

ou will do an inventory what you got at inprocessing.

ou will get more gear.

ou will learn a"out new gear.

*rganiDe gear.

Setup wall locker.

8earn how to make "ed.

8earn how to fall in ranks and march.


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!ormal ays

ake up

Shave H "rush teeth

4et dressed for 7'

3lean "arracks

7' (ormation

7'

Shower

4et dressed in A3&2s and get gear for day 3lean "arracks

3how formation

reakfast

'raining

8unch

'raining

$inner

'raining

(inal formation

7ersonal 'ime Sleep

Classroom "raining

'his happens throughout "asic. ou will learn everything from who is your chain of command to how todisassem"le your rifle.

$o #*' fall asleep. +f you2re getting tired stand up and go to the "ack of the room.

+f you need to utiliDe the latrine stand up Guietly and go to the latrine.

'ake notes and pay attention. ou will "e GuiDDed on classroom stuff.

P"

Every morning you2ll have 7' first thing.

Always push yourself as hard as you can. 'hey will know if you don2t.

Personal "ime

8aundry

Shower ,ithout "eing rushed0

7repare gear for tomorrow

Study

rite letters

3lean

#ireguard

&sually two people on guard at a time for one hour shifts during the night

$o #*' sleep

Read your soldier2s hand"ook

rite letters

$%stacle Course

Remem"er that it2s "een done for ages. +f everyone else "efore you has done it you can too.

7ush yourself as hard as you can.

+t2s safe even though it doesn2t look/feel like it.

"eam-%uilding Course

$o not argue or fight with anyone.

Remem"er that you )&S' work together to figure the o"stacles out.


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Weapon "raining

ou will train on the following weapons. 'ake this 6ER serious.

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Sundays

4o to a religious service. +t2s a nice "reak from cleaning and training. + went to the uddhist one. +f they dohave that %ust pick a random one and use the time to read and relaF.

3lean a ton.

Study.

4et your shit sGuared away.

elow are some general tips for maing your life easier! $o not stand out. 4ood or "ad.

ear sunscreen

#ever do nothing. +f you have any waiting around or downtime read your soldier2s hand"ook.

Sleep in transport. ou will "e transported on cattle trucks ,or "uses if you2re lucky0. Every time you get on ongo to a training site sleep. Even if the ride is only 1 minutes you will "e thankful that you did.

(ill up canteens in the morning. 'he water is always colder. 8ater in the day it gets really warm.

Always do the right thing even if it2s unpopular.

*nly use three uniforms. ou will get four. 8eave one for "eing clean.

$o laundry twice a week minimum. ou do #*' want to smell.

Always shave. #o matter what.

4et two of all of your necessities.

'hey will force you to organiDe most of your stuff eFactly how they want it. +f you get two of everything ycan leave the organiDed stuff alone and use the other stuff. 'his will save you time and make sure you2re pefor inspections.

#ever say gun or clip when referring to your rifle or magaDines.

#ever make an eFcuse or apologiDe. +f you screw up and they ask why say J#o eFcuses $rill Sergeant. +t wonhappen again $rill Sergeant.K 'hey don2t want to hear "ullshit. 'hey want you to acknowledge you were wronand fiF it.

+f they call your roster num"er or name sound off with J)oving $rill Sergeant@K so they know you heard them

#ever eFit a formation in front of your line. 'ake a step "ack turn towards the shortest distance to the end of t

formation and run that way. )ove with a sense of purpose when moving anywhere. ,7owerwalk or %og0 #ever dilly dally.

+f you carry your wallet with you with your +$ card in it put it in a Diplock "ag to keep it dry. Shit happens a

ou will not get your rifle until after at least week one.

$o not lean against walls ever.

8a"el all of your shit. 7eople will steal it.

Stay motivated.

Eat as much as you can at every given opportunity. ou2re gonna "urn that shit B&+3;.

7repare your uniform the night "efore ,)ake sure you have all your pens and "ooks and +$ card in all the righpockets0 so you don2t have to remem"er in the stress of the morning. Also make sure your uniform is sGuared

away each night for the neFt day ,3lean no strings hanging off 6elcro tags on the right spots not wrinkled0 Even if you don2t like the food you got eat it. Sucks more to "e hungry.

$rill Sergeants from other platoons will fuck with you. &nless it2s completely inappropriate %ust take it.

$on2t eat or drink dairy "efore the gas cham"er.

)ental tricks:

'hey will smoke you for everything and nothing. Sometimes if you have spare time they2ll smoke you %us"ecause. $on2t worry a"out why or for how long %ust keep focused on what they2re telling you to do.

'hey use negative motivation and em"arrassment a lot. $on2t take it personally.

rite letters. ou don2t want to "e the only one not getting them. ;eeps you sane.

A lot of what you2re going to "e forced to do won2t make a lot of sense while you2re doing it. !ust go with idon2t worry a"out figuring it out.

$on2t add your two cents. ;eep your comments to yourself unless specifically asked.


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$o what you are told. Seriously. 'hey will tell you everything you need to know and how to do it.

#o there is #*'-+#4 you can do to truly prepare yourself. #o amount of watching (ull )etal !acket !arheaEars *pen Eye"alls 3lick will prepare you. $on2t try. +ts on purpose. 'his guide can only help you know whaeFpect. +t cannot prepare you to live daytoday stress.

$*#2' 8+E@ Seriously. #o "ody cares what you did or who you were "efore. 'here will always "e the recruit says either I-is sister is the lead singer for 7aramour ,or any famous singer0I I-e was a former SA' teammem"er for LLLLL departmentI e all know you2re full of shit. $on2t "e that guy.

$on2t "e IthatI guy. ou know the guy. Everyone does. +f you don2t know what + mean than you are Ithat guou need to stop that.

+f you are a military legacy or have a father who is a senior enlisted or *fficer than you might want to keep thyourself. Su"seGuently if it2s your "irthday +2d shut the hell up a"out that one too. 'he less anyone knows the"etter.

$on2t "e a dick to your fellow recruits. ou are not competing with them for a %o". 'hey will "e the ones to "ayour ass out of trou"le or throw you under the "us. +t2s up to you. So don2t "e a "lue falcon ,uddy (ucker0.

es they will haDe the shit out of you. 'hey have to. 'hey will make up "ullshit reasons to do so. Suck it upscream for them. $o your circuit 7' ,which is all it really is0 and go on a"out your day. +f you are fireteam orsGuad leader or platoon guide. EFpect it A 8*'.

Remem"er the painful punishment you are enduring cannot go on forever. 'hey still have a training schedule maintain.

Same goes for the yelling. +n one ear and out the other.

8ive life chow to chow day to day Sunday to Sunday. +f you tell yourself I+ still have MFN more weeks of this"ullshit@I ou will get depressed. +nstead tell yourself I$inner is in a few hours and then +2m pretty much scofree for the night@I 'rust me. +t makes a difference. $on2t count days. !ust... don2t

es you will "e a )otard/(#4 when you get out. ou will piss motivation when you graduate. $on2t worry ain or your first deployment will cure that right up.

Sound off 8*&$ the $rill Sgts want to hear you if they have to ask twice you2re not going to like it.

#E6ER look at or watch other people "eing punished/smoked. 'his will lead to the $rill Sgt saying I*h youto %oinI this is not a Guestion...

ou are supposed to "e in "ed "y lights out this means no one is allowed in the showers after lights out if yowant to shower at night do it during your personal time all the other things listed there can "e done "y flashligafter lights out ,the $rill Sgts will not "other you a"out this stuff "ut showering after lights out will get you

punished0 'eamwork/team "uilding is important don2t do things like insult your platoon/sGuadmates or ItattleI on them

trivial things ,for the important stuff do the right thing +2m talking the trivial I7rivate !oe doesn2t have his shotied correctlyI type petty stuff0

'here will "e random shakedowns they will find the things you think you hid they have a lot of practice andthey2ve seen all the ItricksI don2t try to hide contra"and %ust do the right thing it will "e "etter for you in the lrun

RealiDe that you will not do things correctly and if you did them correctly you didn2t do them fast enough. 'he$rill Sgts will push you farther than you2ve ever "een pushed "efore to perform tasks as "est you can and whilunder a ton of pressure/sleep deprivation/eFhaustion.

'hough it may not seem like it the $rill Sgts are people too ,they really do seem inhuman though0. +f you havreal pro"lem or concern go to them they do care a"out you finishing the course and they want to make you th"est soldier they can ,most of them at least0 and they will take real pro"lems/concerns seriously ,don2t %ust whthough their $rill Sgt school is %ust like asic 'raining only instead of all the "asic stuff you learn they spenthat time doing more 7' and learning new and eFciting ways to smoke people their $rill Sgt school is )&3-harder than "asic is so they don2t want to hear you while a"out how hard you have it0

'here will "e people who don2t grasp the "asic concept that the $rill Sgts are there to tell you what to do. + hadfriend %ust come home from enning "eginning of this year and he had the same eFperience even towards thethere were people in his company who had the attitude I'hey can2t tell me what to doI... umm actually champthey can they will and it2s their %o" that2s what you signed up for. +gnore these people as "est you can and donassociated with them they will only drag you down and "ring you negative attention.


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hit To Remem"er

"he Army Song

(irst to fight for the rightAnd to "uild the #ationOs mightAnd the Army goes rolling along.

7roud of all we have done

(ighting till the "attleOs wonAnd the Army goes rolling along.

'hen itOs hi@ hi@ -ey@'he ArmyOs on its way.

3ount off the cadence loud and strongP ,'wo three0(or whereOer we go

ou will always know'hat the Army goes rolling along.

'he Army goes rolling along.

"he Soldier.s Creed

+ am an American Soldier.+ am a warrior and a mem"er of a team.

+ serve the people of the &nited States and live the Army 6alues.+ will always place the mission first.

+ will never accept defeat.+ will never Guit.

+ will never leave a fallen comrade.+ am disciplined physically and mentally tough trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills.

+ always maintain my arms my eGuipment and myself.

+ am an eFpert and + am a professional.+ stand ready to deploy engage and destroy the enemies of the &nited States of America in close com"at.+ am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.

+ am an American Soldier.

"he Warrior.s Ethos

+ will always place the mission first.+ will never accept defeat.

+ will never Guit.+ will never leave a fallen comrade.

'eneral $rders

1. + will guard everything within the limits of my post and Guit my post only when properly relieved.


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hit To Remem"er #cont$%

Seven Army /alues

8oyalty$uty

RespectSelfless Service

-onor

+ntegrity7ersonal 3ourage

Enlisted Ran+ Structure


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hit To Remem"er #cont$%

$((icer Ran+ Structure

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