If you opt to join the Air Force, Marines, National Guard, Navy or Army, you might be worried about basic training or “boot camp.” And it is one of the most difficult things you will ever go through. What you’ve seen in movies and on television isn’t far from accurate.
Your commanding officers do yell and scream and insult you, but that’s only to make you mentally ready to handle whatever military service throws at you, and to make sure that you understand that you must follow orders, no matter what. The chain of command is what makes the military work.
Prepare yourself before boot camp:
1. Get yourself as physically fit as possible. Even if you’re fit, boot camp will be a challenge, but it’ll be easier if you’re not struggling as hard to keep up.
2. Vow to let the insults go in one ear and out the other. They’re not personal, so you shouldn’t take them that way.
3. Think of all the benefits you’ll receive once you get through boot camp, like guaranteed jobs.
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4. Remember that no matter what you’re called or how much you’re yelled at, you can’t be physically hit and abused. Knowing that can make it easier to take the mental side.
August 26th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
What type of exercise’s can some one do to become fit before boot camp???
And what type of food’s benefit the most that military personal use to become physically fit???
September 25th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Cardio work outs, push ups, pull ups get you’re physical running endurance up not to world record pace but at a good cadence pace. work you’re way up to running 4 miles and not needing to stop. Protein bars, some carb loading. drink lots of water the good stuff not regular city water. and after a while find a military style back pack and fill it with about 50 lbs of weights, sand what ever and go for a hike up hill and down. and with not looking to stupid get a 4 foot long piece of 2″ pvc pipe and a cap for both ends, glue the cap on one end fill it with sand and glue the other end on. while hiking and jogging do arm curls and lift it over you’re head. simulating carrying a weapon. AND DRINK WATER LOTS OF WATER, HEAT STROKE AND DEHYDRATION WILL KILL YOU!!!!!