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Originally posted by 509Trooper
Another thing that happens at the Reception Station(or used to) is everybody learns the basics of marching and D and C.
Yeah and thats were you first learn the meaning of the meaning of the word 'Clusterf*ck'
1/508th Abn Inf, 82nd Abn Div 81-83 1/4th Inf (Mech), 3rd Inf Div (USAEUR) 83-84 SGT\EIB\Recondo "Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies." - Groucho Marx
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Strac Trooper
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Git over there and wait till yer name is called!
LOL!
Welcome to another Red Devil rehersal, only this time it's for real
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Regular Joe
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Damn troop, now "Beat your boots" ...........oh yea and bring some cheese along with you for that whine.
OH yea, good luck, give it hell in basic[ ]
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Jumpmaster
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| lol...they send you to fat camp...i forgot about that place..i remember watching all of those kids who had to go there. they were so upset and pissed because they had to stay at reception statoin longer...ha ha
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Hard Charger
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They lull you into a sense of "Oh hell this ain't that bad" while you spend a few days at reception doing like they have all been saying here. Basic issue, haircuts, D&C, and paper work. Then when you are feeling comfortable they put your ass on a bus and take you to where the fun starts and you meet your Drill for the first time.
Then they make you dump everything out that was on your packing list to bring with you, make sure you got everything, inventorie it, and have you put it into one of your two new duffle bags so they can store it and you will never see it again until you graduate.
At least that is the way it was on September 17, 1983. Things may have changed a touch since then, that and the fact that it sounds like you are going to Jackson and not Benning.
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Seeing as Joel and I were in OSUT together, I can only say it is as he stated. Nothing I can tell you that will prepare you more than you already are.
Good Luck, and get used to Hurry up and wait!
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Obama (egotistical): “Now the world will watch and remember what we do here”
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Regular Joe
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Hmm.. wasn't trying to come off like I'm whining. Just wondering really, also was wondering about the date being moved up, but hat has been answered 
Fat camp eh? Well... I'm not fat...but defenantly not a PT stud. I just hope I don't end up there lol.
Thanks for the help guys.
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Hard Charger
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Originally posted by italyjumper1
lol...they send you to fat camp...i forgot about that place..i remember watching all of those kids who had to go there. they were so upset and pissed because they had to stay at reception statoin longer...ha ha
Yikes- I remember "Fat Platoon!" When we arrived at the chow hall, they had already been there for some time, marching in place, singing "Great Green Gobs" over and over again! Ate after EVERY other company, DS, cadre, and anyone else their DS's could get to eat!! Ran through the mess like there was a fire on their asses- don't think any of them every finished what paltry meals they managed to pick up. Then marched, and marched, and marched, and....
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