What was the first thing you learned in Army basic training

[PWC]

Never pass up a chance to fill your canteen, never miss a chance to pee, never miss a chance to nap/sleep...because you never know when the next chance will come.

[blackhawknj]

Cover your face when you yawn. That's what your soft cap and steel helmet are for.

[pcox]

Pot and Pan Man is the worst job on KP. Pulled KP the first day.>

[blackhawknj]

That Army issued cold can be blamed for everything from boloing a PT test to failure to qualify.

[Story]

"In the event your platoon has to cover a Battalion withdrawal, your life expectancy is approximately two minutes thirty seconds so pay attention to the next block of instruction" - every Drill, every NCO instructor for 19 series classes at Knox.

I never suspected that moving through C.I.F. was such a critical task.

[Dan Shapiro]

Never run when you can walk. Never walk when you can ride. Never ride when you can fly.

[SDigger]

That Fort Polk in (75) was hot humid mucky place!! in August & being a immigrate from Sydney Oz the DI?s had fond mem?s of their R&R time?s in KC Sydney where I previously lived during that conflict,that kinda helped out in the long run during BT/AIT......interesting time?s.

[Former Cav]

STFU