24-hour clock, 106
“about face, position of,” 87
Advanced Individual Training (AIT), 120
Air Force basic training, 8, 46, 49, 100, 132-133; Zero week, 47; Pre-Deployment Phase, 48; Deployment Phase, 50; Post-Deployment Phase, 51; Airman’s Coin Ceremony, 52; graduation, 52; Core Values, 97-99
Airman’s Coin Ceremony, 52
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), 135
Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), 10, 124
Army basic training, 8, 133; reception, 40; Red Phase, 41-43; White Phase, 43; Blue Phase, 45; Core Values, 96
Army Physical Fitness Test, 29-30, 41, 45Article 15, 46, 94
“at ease, position of,” 86
“attention, position of,” 83
Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training (BEAST), 50-51
basic training, 29-30, 36, 39, 62, 67, 76, 120; surviving, 1; Army, 39, 133; reception, 40; meals, 71; “How to” sections, 79; saluting, 80; marching, 83; make your bunk, 88; inspections, 92-93; study guide, 103; financial matters, 109-110; what to bring, 109-110; Power of Attorney, 110; what not to bring, 113; common “Do Not’s,” 115; tips for success, 123-124; hair length, 126; shaving, 126; expect the worst, 127; luggage, 127; start off with your left foot, 127-128; weapon, 127; Air Force, 132-133; differences between branches of service, 132; Marines, 132; Coast Guard, 133; Navy, 133; HOOAH, 134
boots, 76
Bowman, Spc. John, 68
Bradley, Gen. Omar N., 7
Burke, Spc. James, 68
Caesar, Julius, 63
calves, 13
cardiovascular system, 33
cell phones, 125
chaplain activities, 59
chest, 23
citizenship, highest calling of, 144
Class A uniform, 112
Coast Guard, 9, 55, 58, 133; Recruit Training Company, 56; Assignment Date Card, 57; Core Values, 57; firefighting equipment, 57; pugil sticks, 57
command of execution, 83
common “Do Not’s,” 115
Company Commanders, Coast Guard, 2
contraband, 113
Crucible, 53-55 debit card, 41
Delayed Enlistment Program, 135
Department of Homeland Security, 55
direct deposit, 60
donkey kicks, 34
dressing, 75
Drill and Ceremonies, 42
Drill Instructors, Marines, 2
Drill Sergeants, 34; test you, 1; training instructor, 1; win their respect, 1; to prepare you, 2; never personal, 3; love to degrade hotshot recruits, 4; understanding, 5; how to gain respect from, 6; you should demonstrate pride, 6; recycle, 7; don’t fall behind in a run, 17-18; your ability to handle stress, 41; weapons training, 43; meeting them, 60; battle buddy, 61-62; gas chamber, 64-65; reception, 67-70; meals, 73; dressing, 75-76; time, 75-76; boots, 76; uniforms, 76; wall locker, 77; saluting, 80; “cover,” 81; how to march, 82; marching, 84; making your bunk, 88-89; avoid negative attention from, 91; like motivation and confidence, 91; listening, 91; never show frustration to, 92; study guide, 95; do not call “Sir” or “Ma’am,” 116; doing their job, 117-118, 143; interview with, 118; Seno, SFC Jason, 118; negative attention from, 119; UCMJ, 119; Drill Sergeant’s course, 120; physically and mentally train yourself, 120-121; three things a recruit needs to know, 120-121; shaving, 126; always carry you rifle, 127; not allowed to hit you, 131; will know if you are prepared, 143
Eisenhower, Gen. Dwight D., 35, 75, 117
End of Cycle Training test (EOCT), 45-46
evaluation chart, 19
exercising, 35; curl-ups, 54; push-up, 54, 69-70, 91; running and swimming, 54; sit-reaches, 54; physical fitness test, 55; pugil sticks, 57; donkey kicks, 68; mountain climber, 68; flutterkick, 69
field training exercise (FTX), 45
final fitness test, 51
Fitness test, Air Force, 8; Army, 8; Coast Guard, 9; Marines, 8; Navy, 8; tips to maximize, 29-30
floor buffer, 123
flutterkick, 31
Form 1199 (direct deposit), 111
Forming (aka receiving), 52
Fort Benning, Georgia, 70
Fort Jackson, South Carolina, 69
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, 68
Fort McClellan, Alabama, 68-69
frustration, 92
GI Bill, 47
Graham, Spec. Troy, 70
hamstrings, 12
heart rate, 16
Heimlich maneuver, 72
Hendrix, Spec. Dawn, 69
HOOAH, 134
jump rope, 16
jumping jacks, 30
kneeling diamond push-up, 24
Ladd, Sgt. Kerry, 69
“left face, position of,” 86
leg spreaders, 32
Lincoln, Abraham, 59
listening, 91
locks, 124
M-16 rifle, 42, 44, 48, 54, 116
M-9 pistol, 55
marching, 82, 84; command of execution, 83; position of attention, 83; preparatory command, 83; parade rest, 84; at ease, 86; left face, 86; rest, 86; stand at ease, 86; about face, 87; right face, 87
Marines, 8, 132; Combat Conditioning, 52; Combat Water Survival, 52; Core Values, 52-53, 101; Forming, 52; in-processing, 52; Martial Arts Program, 52; recruit training, 52, 132; battalion inspection, 53; Crucible, 53; Emblem Ceremony, 53; final practical examination, 53; Marksmanship, 53; physical fitness test, 53
MEPS documents, 111
Military Occupational Specialties (MOS), 135-136
military press, 30
Military Training Instructors, Air Force, 2
Mokros, SSgt. Misty, 69
Commander, 54; Smurf, 54; Core Values, 101-102; basic training, 133
nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC), 63
“parade rest, position of,” 84-85
Patton, Gen. George S., 79, 123
pedometer, 17
phone cards, 125
physical training, 35, 67, 71, 95; cardiovascular, 7; muscle building, 7, 12; running, 9, 14-18, 20; shoes, 9-10; stretching, 10, 17, 26; groin stretch, 11-12; quadriceps, 11; hamstrings, 12; calves, 13; jump rope, 16; sprint day, 18; endurance day, 19; evaluation chart, 19; push-up, 21-22; triceps, 22; chest, 23; kneeling diamond push-up, 23-24; push-up, 21-23; shoulders, 23, 25; sit-up, 25-27, 29; torso extension stretch, 26; upper half crunches, 28-29; jumping jacks, 30; military press, 30; pull-up, 30; flutterkick, 31; overhead claps, 31-32; leg spreaders, 32; planks, 32; mountain climber, 33-34; ski-jumper, 33; donkey kicks,
planks, 32
Power of Attorney, 110
Pre-Deployment Phase, 48
preparatory command, 83
pugil sticks, 57
pull-up, 30
quadriceps, 11
rank structure, 95
reception center, 40, 59-60, 67-70, 72-73, 113
Recruit Division Commander, Navy, 2
recycle, 7
Red Cross function, 59
religious services, 94
“rest, position of,” 86
“right face, position of,” 87
running shoes, 9 saluting, 79-80, 116
S-A-N-D-W-I-C-H, 72
schedule, 39
Seno, SFC Jason, 118
sexual harassment, 46
shoes, 112
shoulders, 23
Sig Sauer P229 DAK, 57
ski jumper, 33
sleep schedule, 36
smoking, 35
Smurf, 54
“stand at ease, position of,” 86
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1
stress, how to relieve, 94
Survival Pack, 113
torso extension stretch, 26
“Total failure” phase, 45
triceps, 22
Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 60, 119
uniforms, 76
wall locker, 77
water, 72
what not to bring to basic, 113