It's been a while since I said goodbye. The morning of Friday, November 9th I graduated Army BCT. I can't be more proud of what I accomplished. My lifelong dream of becoming a soldier is done. I leave for AIT tomorrow morning. 10 weeks at Fort Lee in Virginia. Won't be back in good Ole Indiana...
Thanks to everyone for the kind words and advice. I'll be going to the recruiters Sunday at 1pm, going to the hotel in Chicago. MEPS Monday morning, then airport. Be in Oklahoma by Monday night. Getting pretty nervous but excited as well.
As some of you might remember, this past March I swore into the US Army. I leave for basic training in 10 days with my childhood friend. We will be in Oklahoma for basic, then Virginia for AIT.
I might be able to post an update a few times during basic. I've been told by recent graduates that...
Preseason/regular season. Rams/Bears. Screen pass or Hail Mary, it doesn't matter. His first pass attempt was a 63 yard TD.
As far as RGIII goes, I wouldn't have picked him over Luck. I never knew his name until midway through his last year at Baylor. He came out of nowhere way too fast &...
It's a real nice feeling when you help someone out.
Last week I went for a run in the morning and went for breakfast at my favorite local restaurant. As I was finishing, a WWII vet walked past me, said good morning and sat down at a booth. When I paid, I left enough to cover his meal and...
I picked up 40 rounds of 308 today.
@Repeter,
I picked up 40 rounds of .223 and 40 of 7.62x39 for your AK & SCAR. I'm thinking about getting some 30'06 for the Garand, out of all the guns listed, I'm most looking forward to shooting that. Don't think I'll shoot my G19 but I'll bring like...
"What purpose does an AR-15 serve to a sportsman that a more standard hunting rifle does not serve? Let's see - does it fire more rounds without reload? Yes. Does it fire farther and more accurately? Yes. Does it accommodate a more lethal payload? Yes."
I'm not an expert on ARs or...