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As of yesterday, I am officially enlisted in the United States Army. I am leaving for Basic Training on August 13th, and will graduating at the end of October.

I'm only enlisting as a Reservist for now, and will be going back to school at Ohio State for the spring quarter. While I'm there, I'm going to contract into the ROTC, so I'll be a commissioned officer after I graduate, where I will switch my contract to full-time.

It still all feels surreal, especially when the recruiters refer to me as Private.

Heh, wait till your first day of Boot. Whatever happens, don't give up bud. It can seem like forever when you're there closed off, but you'll look back and see it went by very quickly.

And I will thank you in advance for serving. Good luck at whatever MoS you decide on.

Congrats and thank you.

You sure you wanna go the officer route? As soon as you put on your first bar your IQ drops significantly, and only gets worse with each promotion there after.

Good luck and thanks.

Congrats TI84. Start the running and push ups now so you'll be set for basic

For the reserves, my MOS is 27d, Paralegal Specialist. I chose this because after I'm finished with my time on active, I'm hoping to attend Law School.

I'm going to apply to be either an Infantry or Field Artillery Specialist, and hope to attend Airborne School and potentially Ranger School. But I'll cross the bridge when I get closer to that time..

Thank you.

Damn butter bars. Anyway from one service member to another thanks and while at basic just do what your told and push yourself thru it all.

Thank you and best of luck my friend...

Best of luck, and be safe.

Noble deed for sure!

Congrats man. I'm a former Marine. I've always said that completing Boot Camp at Parris Island will always be the greatest accomplishment of my life. I'll never forget my senior drill instructor dismissing our platoon for family day liberty. -I hadn't seen, or talked to anybody in my family for 13 weeks. "Platoon 3037 dismissed" as I walked the crowd of my platoon, each fellow Marine being greeted by their hysterical families, I kept looking and looking, and then my sister Andrea appeared out of nowhere. She ran up to me, and hugged me. Other family members followed. It was the most special moment of my life.- And I've graduated from a Universtiy, and have gotten married.

Believe it or not, you will have a lot of fun at basic training, but, you will never want to do it again.

Good luck.

Have you chosen an MOS?

Congrats my friend. Good luck, and thank you.

Congrats! Take pride in the decision you made, it is one most men can't handle, and the training you will receive, will help you in your life as a military member and after. It takes real men to make a choice such as you did, and I want to thank you personally for taking on this commitment. Be proud and I wish you the best.

Basic training won't be fun, but if you survive this initial part of your commitment you'll be fine!

Again, congrats on joining the "brotherhood"

Congrats and thank you.

I did basic in August too, at Ft. Campbell, Ky. Hot and hot and hot and miserable. Wouldn't have missed it for the world.

I still remember so much from that experience. It's like nothing else you've ever done. It'll be over before you know it and you'll be a better man for it.

Good luck.

Thanks and Congrats

Congratulations on your decision and from the bottom of my heart THANK YOU. Its an honorable decision you made and mine and my families prayers will be with you.
Remeber bootcamp is a game and you will do fine. They will scream at you andsay things you never imagined was in the english language to you. But they are only trying break you down and build you up to be a soldier.
From an ex navy seabee oorahh

Good luck, and thank you!

Thank you for your commitment and good luck.

Your making me feel old I still remember the first picture you posted, and you looked to be about 5"3 and 100 pounds soaking wet

Ahhh I don't know if I was that small, but I have definitely grown in the past few years. I can't believe you remember that...not too shabby old man

I'm all grown up now...

Congrats and many thanks! Shoot me a new picture for the album.

You were standing in either the street, or on a sidewalk, looking over your right shoulder

Good luck with both the army and with school

Thank you GM, and everyone else. I appreciate it.



And did you mean this one...

Congrats and thanks, I have to sons that were Marines...


nordawg

Yep, but oh crap, it's your left shoulder. My old timers disease strikes again

A big salute your way!

I wish you the best, your choice is very honorable to say the least!

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Congrats man. I'm a former Marine.

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Have you chosen an MOS?

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You didn't have to post that you're a former Marine since you asked a question that he already posted in some depth on, that was a dead giveaway......

Good luck TI84!

Thanks T!

I admire anyone who puts others before themselves.

Be smart...be safe.

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That is his right shoulder in the picture, but it looks like it was taken in a mirror, so then it would realistically be his left shoulder, but visually his right.

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If it was taken in a mirror, then why can't you see the photographer and/or the camera?

I know. I might not be the sharpest knife in the bread box. But I still have a great mammary.

Best of luck to you *Private*

Enjoy the whole experience. I still have 2 friends that I talk to at least once a month that I met in boot....27 YEARS AGO !!!!

Thank you in advance for your enlistment and may you and yours stay safe...




Brownsrule08

Infantry or Arty ? Man you sure do want to start at the bottom huh? Going through Infantry training at Benning in the middle of the summer is no joke but at least it will give you a small feeling of what the desert heat is like. Go Airborne if possible cause you don't want to be a grunt and a leg as being one is bad enough but having those wings makes it bearable. It will be miserable at first but when it's over you can count it as one of your lifes memorable experiences. Good Luck .

P.S. Shave your head before you go , they love that. Also make sure early on that your Drill Instructor knows who you are by standing out in the crowd.

Good luck to you young man and remember things get a lot better after Boot Camp. At least the bs lightens up a little.

I know you're going to be busy but try to drop us a line from time to time.

When your done with basic your actually gonna look back at it and realize it was kinda fun I'm glad I could help you with your decision a little bit and am proud of your decision.

He has my address so I'll keep everyone updated and send back some printed out threads/articles on how the Browns are doing. You know, chronicling our undefeated season

He'll treasure them for the rest of his life.

Good job TI, I had a opportunity to possbily go and pay football at West Point and didnt go for it and still regret it to this day. Stand tall and be proud to serve this nation and make sure you fly those Browns colors wherever you go.

King