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Message: <blockquote data-quote="XGC Filters" data-source="post: 31156" data-attributes="member: 43653"><p>I did Basic at Fort Jackson, SC in august which was miserably hot and humid.  As far as basic I was raised by a Navy Captain so basic was no big deal.  I was already used to being yelled at and having to make my bed so tight you can bounce a quarter off it.  The only thing I really learned in Basic was how to hit those 300 meter targets with a M-16, and how to shine boots.  People make alot more out of basic than what it really is.  The thing about basic you have to understand is to create a Army Issued solider they have to break and strip you down both physically and mental to rebuild you back to what they need to function effectively in battle.   I really think if more youth actually got to spend 4 years in the military out of high school they would be better adjusted as adults.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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