Did anyone else keep their "Warrior Handbooks" from Basic or Field Training? Is it still useful? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-77335"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdid-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Did+anyone+else+keep+their+%22Warrior+Handbooks%22+from+Basic+or+Field+Training%3F+Is+it+still+useful%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdid-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ADid anyone else keep their &quot;Warrior Handbooks&quot; from Basic or Field Training? Is it still useful?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="4a37dfe9ea8795f7754d62442558ad13" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/077/335/for_gallery_v2/15fb39d3.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/077/335/large_v3/15fb39d3.jpg" alt="15fb39d3" /></a></div></div>I&#39;m not sure if the Army, Navy, Marines, or Coast Guard carries this with them during basic training, but thought I would ask anyway. I had a close friend present my original &#39;Warrior Handbook&#39; to me at my wedding last year and recite &quot;GEN Colin Powell&#39;s 13 Rules&quot; aloud. He had the whole place rolling in laughter. Lots of memories trapped in this book. Anyone else have something similar? <br /> Thu, 28 Jan 2016 11:25:08 -0500 Did anyone else keep their "Warrior Handbooks" from Basic or Field Training? Is it still useful? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-77335"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdid-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Did+anyone+else+keep+their+%22Warrior+Handbooks%22+from+Basic+or+Field+Training%3F+Is+it+still+useful%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdid-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ADid anyone else keep their &quot;Warrior Handbooks&quot; from Basic or Field Training? Is it still useful?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="ba69d96305dc731fcba0f1f23ab0c9ec" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/077/335/for_gallery_v2/15fb39d3.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/077/335/large_v3/15fb39d3.jpg" alt="15fb39d3" /></a></div></div>I&#39;m not sure if the Army, Navy, Marines, or Coast Guard carries this with them during basic training, but thought I would ask anyway. I had a close friend present my original &#39;Warrior Handbook&#39; to me at my wedding last year and recite &quot;GEN Colin Powell&#39;s 13 Rules&quot; aloud. He had the whole place rolling in laughter. Lots of memories trapped in this book. Anyone else have something similar? <br /> Capt Brandon Charters Thu, 28 Jan 2016 11:25:08 -0500 2016-01-28T11:25:08-05:00 Response by 2LT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 28 at 2016 11:33 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1264495&urlhash=1264495 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I lost my Basic Training materials, but most of the cadets at my school pass down their LDAC TACSOPs to the cadets they mentor as seniors 2LT Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 28 Jan 2016 11:33:46 -0500 2016-01-28T11:33:46-05:00 Response by MSgt C Madd made Jan 28 at 2016 11:36 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1264499&urlhash=1264499 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Still have my smart book from Army basic, with green 100 mph tape on binder. MSgt C Madd Thu, 28 Jan 2016 11:36:27 -0500 2016-01-28T11:36:27-05:00 Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 28 at 2016 11:58 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1264575&urlhash=1264575 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I never received a blue book or any other book while I was at basic. SFC Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 28 Jan 2016 11:58:31 -0500 2016-01-28T11:58:31-05:00 Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 28 at 2016 12:10 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1264610&urlhash=1264610 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I still refer to it when preparing classes, just to make sure I have the standards down 1SG Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 28 Jan 2016 12:10:47 -0500 2016-01-28T12:10:47-05:00 Response by SGT Ronald Bacon made Jan 28 at 2016 12:32 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1264689&urlhash=1264689 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I have mine but its with other items I would not want to throw away but I would only ever get it out if i get a case for it to go in with other items I have from over the years. SGT Ronald Bacon Thu, 28 Jan 2016 12:32:55 -0500 2016-01-28T12:32:55-05:00 Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 28 at 2016 12:46 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1264733&urlhash=1264733 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>... I hide it ... my wife don't even want able to smell it ... :( PO3 Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 28 Jan 2016 12:46:08 -0500 2016-01-28T12:46:08-05:00 Response by Maj Kevin "Mac" McLaughlin made Jan 28 at 2016 1:18 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1264845&urlhash=1264845 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yes I have it for nostalgia reasons. Maj Kevin "Mac" McLaughlin Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:18:08 -0500 2016-01-28T13:18:08-05:00 Response by Sgt Kelli Mays made Jan 28 at 2016 2:36 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1265105&urlhash=1265105 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No...I don't even remember it. LOL Sgt Kelli Mays Thu, 28 Jan 2016 14:36:18 -0500 2016-01-28T14:36:18-05:00 Response by SrA Andrew McCarty made Jan 28 at 2016 2:42 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1265125&urlhash=1265125 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yes, but it got pitched at some point in one of my moves. SrA Andrew McCarty Thu, 28 Jan 2016 14:42:30 -0500 2016-01-28T14:42:30-05:00 Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 28 at 2016 3:05 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1265194&urlhash=1265194 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Mine fell apart during basic. MSG Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:05:06 -0500 2016-01-28T15:05:06-05:00 Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 28 at 2016 3:22 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1265245&urlhash=1265245 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I went through AF basic back in late 1984, so nope, I sure don't. But, after I got out in 1988 I went into the Army early 1990. They had a book they called the Soldiers Manual. It tried to teach you anything you needed to know about basic soldiering: setup and shooting the military guns, defensive actions and measures, radio messages, communications, and reports. But, I don't have that one today, either. TSgt Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:22:29 -0500 2016-01-28T15:22:29-05:00 Response by Sgt David G Duchesneau made Jan 28 at 2016 6:07 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1265673&urlhash=1265673 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I still have my original handbook from Basic Training back in 1968. Hell, I still have all of my squad and platoon books of all the men that served with me in my Company, Bravo 1/3, from Nam including maps a grids! I got everyone's Names, DOB, Service Numbers, Ranks, boot sizes, blood type, weapons and next of kin and addresses. Shit, I kept everything! Sgt David G Duchesneau Thu, 28 Jan 2016 18:07:48 -0500 2016-01-28T18:07:48-05:00 Response by Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 28 at 2016 6:58 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1265782&urlhash=1265782 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I once attended a wedding where a groomsman recited lessons from the warrior knowledge handbook- he and the groom were FT buddies. It was a huge hit!! Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 28 Jan 2016 18:58:13 -0500 2016-01-28T18:58:13-05:00 Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 28 at 2016 11:55 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1266356&urlhash=1266356 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My smart book was an inspectable item when I was in basic. Unfortunately it was a paperback and didn't stand up to the rigors of field training. I covered it in 100 MPH tape to get it through and tossed it as soon as I reached AIT. CPT Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 28 Jan 2016 23:55:20 -0500 2016-01-28T23:55:20-05:00 Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 29 at 2016 12:08 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1266371&urlhash=1266371 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-77420"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdid-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Did+anyone+else+keep+their+%22Warrior+Handbooks%22+from+Basic+or+Field+Training%3F+Is+it+still+useful%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdid-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ADid anyone else keep their &quot;Warrior Handbooks&quot; from Basic or Field Training? Is it still useful?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="77373148c2982c8d00951e7f19730285" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/077/420/for_gallery_v2/b7af64d2.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/077/420/large_v3/b7af64d2.jpg" alt="B7af64d2" /></a></div></div>The only book I keep is the Infantryman's Bible, aka "The Ranger Handbook." CPT Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 29 Jan 2016 00:08:15 -0500 2016-01-29T00:08:15-05:00 Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 29 at 2016 9:21 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1266724&urlhash=1266724 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Never seen that before MSgt Private RallyPoint Member Fri, 29 Jan 2016 09:21:55 -0500 2016-01-29T09:21:55-05:00 Response by Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 30 at 2016 3:42 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1268317&urlhash=1268317 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I think I tossed that sucker as soon as I left Lackland 3 in 2000. Field Training comes in at a close second to SERE school in activities I made an effort to brain dump. Lt Col Private RallyPoint Member Sat, 30 Jan 2016 03:42:38 -0500 2016-01-30T03:42:38-05:00 Response by SrA Matthew Knight made Feb 1 at 2016 1:55 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1272205&urlhash=1272205 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Called a BMT Study Guide now, or at least in 2012 it was. I still have mine well riddled with doodles and other "art" work sitting in a tub in my apartment. It has seen better days for sure. SrA Matthew Knight Mon, 01 Feb 2016 01:55:16 -0500 2016-02-01T01:55:16-05:00 Response by SSgt Bob Mobbs made Feb 2 at 2016 1:04 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1274475&urlhash=1274475 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>They didn't have them in '71. But I do remember the 341 SSgt Bob Mobbs Tue, 02 Feb 2016 01:04:27 -0500 2016-02-02T01:04:27-05:00 Response by MAJ David Kline made Feb 4 at 2016 9:07 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1279419&urlhash=1279419 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I never had a Warrior Knowledge book. We had "Smart Books". I'm showing my age here. MAJ David Kline Thu, 04 Feb 2016 09:07:05 -0500 2016-02-04T09:07:05-05:00 Response by MAJ Judd Clemens made Feb 5 at 2016 12:00 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1281453&urlhash=1281453 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I had ten years enlisted and 17 commissioned and had never been to basic training so I never got a handbook. MAJ Judd Clemens Fri, 05 Feb 2016 00:00:44 -0500 2016-02-05T00:00:44-05:00 Response by PO2 John Riley made Feb 5 at 2016 9:03 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1281835&urlhash=1281835 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I still have my Bluejackets Manual, fourteenth edition copyright 1950, with a foreword by Hon. Francis P. Matthews, Secretary of the Navy. PO2 John Riley Fri, 05 Feb 2016 09:03:39 -0500 2016-02-05T09:03:39-05:00 Response by TSgt Alan Richard "Rick" Thomas made Feb 8 at 2016 11:42 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1288054&urlhash=1288054 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It's in an old metal box along with copies of all of my PCS &amp; Promotion orders. TSgt Alan Richard "Rick" Thomas Mon, 08 Feb 2016 11:42:18 -0500 2016-02-08T11:42:18-05:00 Response by Cpl George Goodwin made Feb 11 at 2016 2:25 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1295464&urlhash=1295464 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-78878"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdid-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Did+anyone+else+keep+their+%22Warrior+Handbooks%22+from+Basic+or+Field+Training%3F+Is+it+still+useful%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdid-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ADid anyone else keep their &quot;Warrior Handbooks&quot; from Basic or Field Training? Is it still useful?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="edac212aec8e119be555519ac8e7a45e" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/078/878/for_gallery_v2/4fc61dd9.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/078/878/large_v3/4fc61dd9.jpg" alt="4fc61dd9" /></a></div></div>Circa 1987 Cpl George Goodwin Thu, 11 Feb 2016 14:25:17 -0500 2016-02-11T14:25:17-05:00 Response by TSgt Melissa Post made Feb 23 at 2016 6:34 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=1323222&urlhash=1323222 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I'm not sure why though. maybe because I didn't memorize much so I kept it in case I needed a quick reference. TSgt Melissa Post Tue, 23 Feb 2016 06:34:58 -0500 2016-02-23T06:34:58-05:00 Response by SSgt Holden M. made Jun 20 at 2018 2:53 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=3727812&urlhash=3727812 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I haven&#39;t looked at any of it in years but I still have my black portfolio they gave it to all of us in, but I&#39;m assuming the enlisted stuff was a little bit different then the AF ROTC stuff that you got and probably a little different between spring of 2003 and Summer of 2007. SSgt Holden M. Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:53:30 -0400 2018-06-20T14:53:30-04:00 Response by 2d Lt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 3 at 2019 4:50 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/did-anyone-else-keep-their-warrior-handbooks-from-basic-or-field-training-is-it-still-useful?n=4417155&urlhash=4417155 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I laminated every single page of my Field Training Manual (FTM). It wasn&#39;t smart in so many different ways. It cost me $40, increased every dimension, and weighed about 2 pounds. On the bright side, it survived Maxwell&#39;s torrential downpours with ease. As a result, it is staying with me for some time to come. Our detachment switched to using online warrior knowledge handbooks my second semester, so the FTM is the only paper handbook we would have. That said, I&#39;ll be keeping it mostly for nostalgia purposes, as well as perhaps to use as a lesson on the dangers of over-engineering. 2d Lt Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 03 Mar 2019 16:50:25 -0500 2019-03-03T16:50:25-05:00 2016-01-28T11:25:08-05:00