The boot camp question.

[jimbuick]

They have coffee and soda in the mess hall when you get your meals. In the field when eating MRE's they have instant coffee packets in them. Sure it's not like popping some pills or pre workout, but it is enough. Truth be told, in basic you have enough going on that it isn't really a top priority. I'm big on caffeine and I've never really had a problem. If you get commissioned life is a bit easier in a lot of those comfort aspects as opposed to enlisted.

As far as army (infantry) goes, there is none of that. The coffee is contraband and there is no soda. You get powerade.

 

[CopyCat]

Yeah. My dad told me I should commission in the AF or Navy. I didn't, and when I was at AB there were a bunch of enlisted and commissioned from both branches and they seemed to enjoy their service much more than the guys in the Army do.

I'm Navy, but most of my career has been spent with the Marine Corps. Right now I am actually working closely with the Army, but their a bit higher speed than regular infantry. Not all that bad of guys. Though Army training I went through for this deployment left me wanting to peel my own hide with a grapefruit spoon. I take issues with a lot of the fundamentals they were trying to teach.

Also, your ACU's suck donkey nuts, but these OCP multicams are a pretty damn good uniform I have to admit.

 

[CopyCat]

As far as army (infantry) goes, there is none of that. The coffee is contraband and there is no soda. You get powerade.

That's a bummer. Wasn't like that for me in Navy boot camp. Though, I'm sure you would agree, they tend not to be higher on your priority/worry list in training.

 

[jimbuick]

I'm Navy, but most of my career has been spent with the Marine Corps. Right now I am actually working closely with the Army, but their a bit higher speed than regular infantry. Not all that bad of guys. Though Army training I went through for this deployment left me wanting to peel my own hide with a grapefruit spoon. I take issues with a lot of the fundamentals they were trying to teach.

Also, your ACU's suck donkey nuts, but these OCP multicams are a pretty damn good uniform I have to admit.

Lol yeah, Army schools have that tendency. Haven't gotten the multicams yet, and ACU's definitely suck.

That's a bummer. Wasn't like that for me in Navy boot camp. Though, I'm sure you would agree, they tend not to be higher on your priority/worry list in training.

It wasn't for me but some guys tried really hard to get away with using all of the coffee and whatnot.

 

[jimbuick]

The idea and ideals of the army itself are great things IMO, all armed forces really, its just the execution is miserable. The only way to change that is to stay in long enough to reach the rank where those decisions can be made and most of the people that realize this don't stay in long enough to change it (myself included).

Although I can say that most of the guys I know with MOS other than 11B enjoy their jobs much more because they actually do them on a daily basis. 11B just shoot things, unfortunately when there is nothing to shoot we end up cleaning instead. Which is what occupies most of our time.