The Soldier's Blue Book

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 21:12:16 -0400

Anyone ever see or use this before? This is great stuff that I just found today.

http://www.tradoc.army.mil/tpubs/pams/tp600-4.pdf

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 5 at 2014 9:14 PM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 21:14:23 -0400

I wonder if they have something like that for the Air Force? That is pretty awesome stuff and good information.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 5 at 2014 9:37 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 21:37:39 -0400

I have a hard copy of this version, the previous version, and the old Level 1 sitting around here somewhere. They are amazing references to have around.

Response by MSG Wade Huffman made Jun 5 at 2014 9:49 PM

MSG Wade Huffman — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 21:49:04 -0400

We had something very similar to that when I went through basic training (not all that long ago! LOL! ) only it was then called the SMART Book (and if you weren't actively reading it, it was in your top left pocket). May have even had the same pub number back then but I honestly never paid attention to that... it was what was between the covers that mattered! LOL!

Response by CPT Jacob Swartout made Jun 5 at 2014 9:58 PM

CPT Jacob Swartout — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 21:58:02 -0400

I sure have being in an OSUT unit. I have one in my cabinet. Great book and I am reading up on it.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 5 at 2014 10:01 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 22:01:25 -0400

I just had a Gray "Smart Book" from Basic & AIT.

The one from Basic turned to dust, The one from AIT is in good shape in my pile of Army stuff

Response by 1SG David Niles made Jun 5 at 2014 10:43 PM

1SG David Niles — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 22:43:55 -0400

I have my Green Army Smart book, got another one just before graduation and laminated the front and back, it is in my "I Love Me" box

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 5 at 2014 10:52 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 22:52:59 -0400

During reception, before BCT, the blue book was an inspectable item. We had to memorize a lot of the information in it and they would quiz us all the time. During BCT it was used as a reference tool for anything that our DS would make us look up and have memorized for the next day.

Response by SGM (R) Antonio Brown made Jun 5 at 2014 11:32 PM

SGM (R) Antonio Brown — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 23:32:24 -0400

I have the previous version and several versions of the old green "Smart Book".