07-03-2006, 11:52 PM
Quote:Hi,Not if you had someone like Gunnery Sergeant Hartman from Full Metal Jacket. I would not want to be anything like Private Pyle. Better to go in hard and chewing on broken glass already.
Very true. And more importantly, unless things have changed since I went through it, if you can't meet the proficiency level every two weeks, you get 're-cycled' to a unit that is two or more weeks behind. While I found basic to be fun, I don't think it would make a good career.;)
--Pete
Let me see your war face. You still don't scare me! Work on it!