RusWolf

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nope i'm in NY now for holidays.. and i'm glad my AIT is not there.. its ____ing cold there as well !

i'm going to Texas .. and my first assignment will be Ft.Hood.

purpled_out_tC

lol, i've heard that from someone esle. though they loved it b/c miami is so bad for customer service and people in general are rude (in miami). i've also heard that people of other races beside white and a not so popular religion (i.e.jewish, muslim) are not to welcome.

and about the AIT thing, yeah. our (Navy) equvilant is called "A" school.

RusWolf

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purple i thought you were in AF ! lol

nuke

Yeah I know he's mostly volun-told. But figured the sooner he figured out it's easier to volunteer than to get volun-told. Also giving instructors a ride home when there ride ditched them downtown helps make life easier to but that's another story. Basically make the people above you happy and your life will be much more easier.

Higgy

Dont be a kiss a$$ though. Nobody likes one of those and it wont get you anywhere.

nuke

I've heard Jackson (relaxin Jackson) isn't that bad for basic. I hate that place simply cause they evaced us from Charleston to there for a hurricane that missed us. That whole thing was a giant cluster _____.

purpled_out_tC

that's funny, you guys get you first assignment before you go to AIT. we don't get ours until 2/3 through or "A" school.

so you only had to go to boot camp in Missouri? could you leave post? if not then it doesn't matter that they only had a wal-mart. my boot camp was in the middle of nowhere--great lakes (aka great mistakes), il. the other side of the base was pretty nice though, so i've heard. i didn't get to go over there since i left for "A" school two days after graduation

RusWolf

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well the only reason i know my first assignment is because i'm MI and i go under ACASP program.

RusWolf

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Yes in Missouri i only went to Basic.. but according to 1SG and my Drills there is literally nothing to do.. lol..

ohh ofcourse they also said there are like 5 strip clubs and 10 tattoo shops around the base which is usual thing. lol

purpled_out_tC

why's that?? though the AF mentality is pretty good.

given your instructors a ride home--whoaaaa....that's borderline fratinization. as far as being a kiss @ss i know a few people at my present command that have done pretty well with it. matter of fact at SOUTHCOM that's what they like. but i'd rather have my self-pride.

nuke

Not trying to be. But when you wanna pull your head out of your a$$ it would be much appreciated.

RusWolf

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yeah i dont know about that suggestion as well.. that sounds like too much of kiss ___... not my style.. i want to earn their respect because of my skill and knowledge, not because i drive them home, lol...

Higgy

Well I must have hit a nerve with you. Seeing as how I wasn't talking to you specifically. Im just putting out in general for people to not become a kiss a$$. I see so much of it everyday and we usually make those kind of people do more work because it isnt a good trait to have. Now kindly stfu and stop being so sensitive.

nuke

He was gonna drive him self home wasted. Drunk drivers really bother me since I used to run rescue and I got hit by one on a motorcycle. I was in a hospital unconscious for 2 weeks and I don't remember the 3 weeks before the accident. So yeah I'm not gonna let someone who's wasted drive if I can help it.

nuke

Higgy I thought you were talking to me directly. With that being said I take back the second part of my statement. I wasn't telling him to be a brown noser. Just don't be the person that sits there and questions every thing your told to do.

purpled_out_tC

understandable

Higgy

I agree. NEVER question everything you are supposed to do . . . but dont go the extreme other way either. You have to find a good middle ground. The longer you are in, the more you will learn. (This message is for anybody new to the military)

mikeherns

Thanks for the heads up. Hopefully I will get stationed over seas but we"ll what I get but I don't want to leave my tc at home to long but at ait can u have ur car there or is that only once ur stationed?

SquallLHeart

well.. i need to put my opinion here just to clarify on your statement.

of course you shouldn't question what you're supposed to do..

HOWEVER, what you're supposed to do.. and what you are told to do.. are two completely different things.

in military situations... it is very much your duty to question an order if you know or believe it is incorrect or wrong. if you believe what you are supposed to do violates a direct order (from some idiot guy who has higher rank that told you something) then whatever.. violate the order and/or take it up the chain of command.

i have yelled at my own superiors and officers multiple times to save my and their butts from doing something stupid that would break something

(to nuke: these situations will pertain to you often..)

Higgy

Yeah. Dont follow unlawful orders. If you ever get told to do something unlawful or unethical that is your opportunity to disobey your superior! Enjoy it