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Something I've noticed in the last two years are more people switching to IST within the brigade (or at least attempting to) because 1.1's were readily available and because they looked at some of the things going on with the mod monkeys and on the LRC side of things and went, "Fuck that."  The...

Any news as to what happened with these guys? I did Basic with one of them.  He was a good guy, but a bit of a goofball...  As can be discerned from his antics here.  Hard worker at least...  Which will probably be put to the test haha.

Excellent, thanks a lot for the quick response.

Is this pay raise related to the date of your swearing it, or when you first reported to Basic Training?  I ask because I'm nearing my swearing in anniversary (which I guess means I'm nearing my Basic anniversary but just curious to know if it'll be on the Oct 31 pay, or the November 15th.  Not...

After talking to some infantry guys while being in Gagetown...  Aim for doing a lot better then standard on the of test if you want to go infantry.  I would also recommend building leg strength.  All the infantry guys I have met have had tree trunk legs...  A beer belly and massive arms. ...

Well we just finishes the field portion and I fnish this Wednesday.  It isn't as bad as some might think.  You get a lot of cock and the pt is more demanding for sure.  With that said, it is mostly class time and they really want you to learn this stuff so you will be given a lot of help.  They...

Finished BMQ today. Head to Gagetown Friday morning for BMQ-L.  Course starts March 15 and ends April 13.  At least that is what my orders say but we will see.  I am excited to get going so fast after BMQ, but I think this course is going to kick my ass haha.

It seems at least some people care or are curious.  Why would you be the one who suggests what is relevant in some people's lives?  You make it sound like it is a big deal that they are curious on what was changed or what to expect in the future...  Or if there were even any changes made.

Well to be fair the act of pushing ones body up seems pretty valuable when on the obstacle course and the muscle endurance built through that comes in handy. Planks and similar exercises, as bdave suggested, have a much more functional use in day-to-day life. With that said, I'm not really...

I can't really either.  I mean, I definitely use my core on the obstacle course, but not in a situp/crunch sort of way.  More for balance.

Doesn't matter either way.  I went with a full beard and some relatively long hair.  My staff called me shaggy and hippy until we got haircuts.  It should be noted that I should have shaved my face before I left, but don't worry about your hair.  You'll probably end up getting a hair cut either...

Don't worry about it, no problem, bud.

There really isn't a good answer anyone can give.  It depends on a lot of things (specifically your staff, standards, what you did pass, how badly you failed, did you meet the thresholds, did you fail more then one test, etc). I failed the push ups because of my form during the test, but I...

Oh right, I have another piece of advice...  Next trust the coffee machines.  At least the ones in the green break area, near the BBQ pit, or the blue break area.  You never know what you're going to get.  You'll usually get coffee, but that's not a guarantee.  Sometimes you want something else...

Maybe.  I know our first two were $600.00 each (this was in my platoon, don't know how that changes amongst different platoons), but they gave us that $220 advance also.  They told us before we left we had some back pay we'd be getting.  So you might get the same treatment, but I can't be sure...

It's the last day of every month.  So the 31st in December.  Tonight around midnight you should get your pay. That's my understanding at least.  I know people in my platoon have been losing their birds because they didn't get paid today, but I never expected to get paid today I always figured...

I just haven't updated my profile.  My online identity doesn't mean much to me.  If you read my post though it says I'm in week 5.

Yeah this is pretty spot on.  I'll share some of my own experiences so far as well. I'm only on week 5 at the moment, but there are some differences between your course and mine.  My inspection only had one magazine out, and the running shoes (civi and military issued) were in the closet (very...

The shuttle run is as difficult as you make it before you go into it.  The level a young man has to hit (6) isn't all that high, and you need to realize that going into it.  I mean, depending on your fitness level you might have to dig deep between levels 4 and 6, but that equals about two...

On Christmas leave now.  Currently in Week 5.  The first week was especially hard, but it's gotten better -- quite a bit better.  Totally digging R24.  After doing the firing range I started thinking about Farnham in February...  God damn, it's going to be so cold.  I love it. The only...