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Top 20 Questions, Answers and Concerns
Listed below are the most popular questions from our
message board
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1. May I wear contacts in basic training? What about my own glasses? LASIK surgery before I go?
2. May I bring vitamins? Over-the-counter pain medication? Prescriptions? What vaccinations will I be getting?
3. What does it mean to "get smoked"? Will I be "getting smoked"?
4. What is the food like in basic?
5. What is the reception station like, the first stop at my basic training post? What is a typical day of basic training like?
6. How do I get in shape? Tell me more about running, push-ups and sit-ups? What else can I do to get ready for basic?
7. I'll be older than most of the other recruits? What can you tell me about this?
8. What's my mailing address? I need information on sending mail and packages? What about phonecalls and email access? What about my cell phone?
9. I want to wear my religious pendant. What about Bibles?
10. How do I get more rank before I go? Higher pay? Will I be treated differently as a higher ranking soldier?
11. What is the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) like? What is the medical physical like there?
12. What are the laundry facilities like in basic? Will I do my own?
13. Can you tell me what I will be getting paid? How do I pay my bills? I have military pay questions and want to know more about direct deposit and Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH).
14. What are the living conditions like in basic? Roommates? Barracks life? Privacy? I have a wedding to go to one weekend. May I go?
15. I'm a female and want to keep my hair long. May I? Can you tell me about tattoos and body piercing?
16. Can you tell me about the Officer Candidate School (OCS)? How do I become an officer?
17. I don't want to go to basic anymore. How can I get out of my contract? How do I get discharged from basic?
18. What happens at graduation? Tell me about civilian clothes, make-up, cameras, visitors and graduation activities.
19. I am in the Delayed Entry Program (DEP). I have questions about that.
20. How can I negotiate my contract? How do I get what I want? What about lying? What if I have problems with my recruiter? How do I get my recruiter recognition for a job well done?
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