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yep... been living the best times of my life these past few months, but about a month ago, I knew things were ending fast. One of my best friends moved away to Texas, and my other best friend started college. I went from hanging out and partying hard every single night to never seeing the one at all, and only seeing the other one every other night... lucky for me the one that is still here and I hang with is my bestest friend that I've ever had in my entire life, and we've been best friends for about 8 years now... but yea, I know change is upon me as I count down my final days before leaving for basic training... its a big step for me. Leaving everything I've ever known behind. It's an end to my childhood, I just hope it's not an end to my friendship with my best friend. We've been there for eachother through everything. I just don't know what I'll do without him, we're like brothers (some ppl even think we are). I just don't know if I'm ready to take this step yet... I sometimes wish I could go back in time and take that reserve unit I was offered as a band member and go part time to college here and just rent an apartment with my best friend... sadly it's too late for that now... Idk why I'm even ranting on here about my life, not many ppl (if anybody) will read this, but I guess getting shit off my chest makes things seem a bit better...
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Good luck man - and thanks for enlisting. I just got through my first year in the Navy.
Bootcamp sucks hard... but it can be overcome. You just have to take it one day at a time, one step at a time.
All you have to do is put one foot in front of the other, put home and family and what-not out of your mind, and focus on what you're being told to do right then. While you're there, don't count days. Don't think about tomorrow. Just get through each hour.
It's scary... but you'll be a better person at the end of it, I promise.
And don't worry about your friends. They'll still be there - even if they can't be in the barracks with you.
Bootcamp sucks hard... but it can be overcome. You just have to take it one day at a time, one step at a time.
All you have to do is put one foot in front of the other, put home and family and what-not out of your mind, and focus on what you're being told to do right then. While you're there, don't count days. Don't think about tomorrow. Just get through each hour.
It's scary... but you'll be a better person at the end of it, I promise.
And don't worry about your friends. They'll still be there - even if they can't be in the barracks with you.
I really do hope so... I talked to a guy today who is going special forces, he was giving me a class on leadership roles in the army (cause of my high rank) and he told me about his first 2 weeks of basic training when he joined... said they were the worst 2 weeks of his life, worse than the special forces training...
Now picture this. This special forces guy, big huge brick wall kinda guy tells me this; "that first Sunday we were allowed to go to church, I went and I'm not even religious, but I went... and I bawled my eyes out at the pew begging for God to make the pain end".
And as it turns out where I happen to be going for basics is one of the toughest places (just my luck right)
So yea... pretty excited... and not really excited at the same time
Now picture this. This special forces guy, big huge brick wall kinda guy tells me this; "that first Sunday we were allowed to go to church, I went and I'm not even religious, but I went... and I bawled my eyes out at the pew begging for God to make the pain end".
And as it turns out where I happen to be going for basics is one of the toughest places (just my luck right)
So yea... pretty excited... and not really excited at the same time
, I'm actually in the most shape right now than I have ever been in my life... I passed the basic training PT test they give you at the end of basic training before I ever even go in (which got me a promotion) ... I've maxed out my sit ups on every PT test I've had for the past 3 months (that's 80+ in 2 mins) ... I guess I'm as ready as I'll ever be:/
woohoo go you! >:DD
I can lift 45 pound boxes over my head and throw them now o-o
I'm a fucking beast thanks to loading trucks all the time lmao
actually my whole body is kinda tone now I had to ride bike for physical therapy and I started enjoying it so now my legs are in good shape. and I'm back into biking ;A; I FORGOT HOW FUN IT IS
and I have abs now too.
like a fucking boss baby im kick sum as5.
I can lift 45 pound boxes over my head and throw them now o-o
I'm a fucking beast thanks to loading trucks all the time lmao
actually my whole body is kinda tone now I had to ride bike for physical therapy and I started enjoying it so now my legs are in good shape. and I'm back into biking ;A; I FORGOT HOW FUN IT IS
and I have abs now too.
like a fucking boss baby im kick sum as5.
haha NICE super Dawn
I got pretty huge pecs now, and my triceps are REALLY toned (it's almost a gross tone cause my biceps are still small lol)
but I got a visible 6 pack of abs now lol
oddly enough my weakest point now is what used to be my strongest... running
I can run FAST, but my endurance sucks big time... I run my 1 mile is under 6 mins, but 2 miles I struggle to maintain my 15 min time
and printing for a mile I found out the hard way is not good for me... I sprinted around the track, took a 5 min break then sprinted again then 5 min break, and etc for 4 times at PT about 4 weeks ago. the first lap I was leading the pack far out in the front, then the second was still leading the pack, but up at the front with the other fast guys, then the third I was in the middle... on the fourth lap my sergeant told me to sit out cause I looked like I was about to die (felt like it too) but I told him I could do it... I was almost dead last and when I finished I walked over to get a drink and it hit me... I puked out of control and then my lungs locked up and I couldn't get any air... I panicked, it'd never happened to me before... luck for my the guy near me was a volunteer firefighter and knew a lot of first aide stuff and he got me to calm down, put my arms up and relax my diaphram... the sergeant ran over and was gonna take me to the ER lol, but I was getting my air back at that point... he was asking me all kinds of questions like if I knew where I was and if I knew who he was and stuff, of course I wasn't THAT messed up, I knew where I was lol ...
still though, it was one of the scariest moments of my life, not being able to get any air in no matter how hard you try is terrifying, I thought I was gonna die, I really did
I got pretty huge pecs now, and my triceps are REALLY toned (it's almost a gross tone cause my biceps are still small lol)
but I got a visible 6 pack of abs now lol
oddly enough my weakest point now is what used to be my strongest... running
I can run FAST, but my endurance sucks big time... I run my 1 mile is under 6 mins, but 2 miles I struggle to maintain my 15 min time
and printing for a mile I found out the hard way is not good for me... I sprinted around the track, took a 5 min break then sprinted again then 5 min break, and etc for 4 times at PT about 4 weeks ago. the first lap I was leading the pack far out in the front, then the second was still leading the pack, but up at the front with the other fast guys, then the third I was in the middle... on the fourth lap my sergeant told me to sit out cause I looked like I was about to die (felt like it too) but I told him I could do it... I was almost dead last and when I finished I walked over to get a drink and it hit me... I puked out of control and then my lungs locked up and I couldn't get any air... I panicked, it'd never happened to me before... luck for my the guy near me was a volunteer firefighter and knew a lot of first aide stuff and he got me to calm down, put my arms up and relax my diaphram... the sergeant ran over and was gonna take me to the ER lol, but I was getting my air back at that point... he was asking me all kinds of questions like if I knew where I was and if I knew who he was and stuff, of course I wasn't THAT messed up, I knew where I was lol ...
still though, it was one of the scariest moments of my life, not being able to get any air in no matter how hard you try is terrifying, I thought I was gonna die, I really did
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