What are some of the first memorable things you did after graduating bootcamp?

PO3 Aaron Hassay — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 23:24:57 -0500

Response by SGT Robert Deem made Dec 13 at 2015 11:27 PM

SGT Robert Deem — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 23:27:37 -0500

First thing I did was walk over to a vending machine and buy a candy bar. FREEDOM!!!

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 13 at 2015 11:28 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 23:28:31 -0500

Upon boarding the plane from Basic, I just relished in the fact that I survived 4 months of silliness.

Response by LTC Kevin B. made Dec 13 at 2015 11:33 PM

LTC Kevin B. — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 23:33:49 -0500

I bought a case of beer to drink on the bus ride from Fort Bliss (basic) to Fort Sam (AIT).

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 13 at 2015 11:44 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 23:44:34 -0500

Went to the BX

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 13 at 2015 11:49 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 23:49:16 -0500

Flew home & packed for Germany.

Response by SN Greg Wright made Dec 13 at 2015 11:50 PM

SN Greg Wright — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 23:50:29 -0500

PO3 Aaron Hassay Kept looking for KGB agents taking pictures of us leaving Pensacola because our CTO instructor, a Gunny, thought it would be funny to tell us that there would be some.

Response by PO1 John Miller made Dec 14 at 2015 12:03 AM

PO1 John Miller — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 00:03:18 -0500

Bought a can of dip!

Response by LTC Trent Klug made Dec 14 at 2015 12:18 AM

LTC Trent Klug — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 00:18:52 -0500

Had a beer with our House mouse and our three Junior Drill Instructors of Platoon 2019, H Co, 2nd RTR.

Response by PO2 Sam Messer made Dec 14 at 2015 12:45 AM

PO2 Sam Messer — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 00:45:31 -0500

First airplane ride San Diego to Kansas City then called a 1 ST class Boats Sir got 10 hours on the grinder, Loved to make new Officers Salute would go out of my way for that !

Response by SFC Joseph Weber made Dec 14 at 2015 1:03 AM

SFC Joseph Weber — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 01:03:10 -0500

Fell asleep in the Atlanta Airport. Would have missed my flight but luckily the gate ramp thing broke and they had to move the plane allowing me to make my flight home.

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Dec 14 at 2015 1:27 AM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 01:27:36 -0500

Probably Reporting to A-School in the Back of a Shore Patrol Paddy wagon. They were just hanging out at Pensacola Airport and were kind enough to give my a lift.

Response by SrA David Steyer made Dec 14 at 2015 1:43 AM

SrA David Steyer — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 01:43:17 -0500

I barely remember weekend pass after graduating, I know I bought something because I was in basic training for thanksgiving and Christmas and I got a few small gifts then. I really wanted a Sony PSP and went all over trying to find one on pass. Got one at Target near my parents hotel LOL. Odd because while it did suck it was one of the better holidays at the same time.

The day I got to tech school was 30 December. I went to take a nap after we were released from inprocessing the day we got there, almost missed an odd evening formation. Went back to bed after we were released from it at a few minutes after we all formed up, and didn't stay up for New Years.

The next day there was no training or in-processing due to new years and I slept in very late.

Response by PO3 Aaron Hassay made Dec 14 at 2015 3:09 AM

PO3 Aaron Hassay — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 03:09:08 -0500

I told mine today to someone. I remember quite well my first strip club encounter, just north of Great Lakes, how did a bunch of young sailors make it a strip club? I was on the rail, I had my money, I was like wow, my first lap dance...18 yo, growing into a young man

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 14 at 2015 6:44 AM

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 06:44:36 -0500

Got a double quarter pounder with cheese. Man was it good.

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 14 at 2015 7:51 AM

Capt Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 07:51:15 -0500

Ride a Greyhound bus for 1600 miles

Response by SSG Leo Bell made Dec 14 at 2015 7:59 AM

SSG Leo Bell — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 07:59:02 -0500

When I graduate from basic from Fort Lenardwood. (sp) Me and some of my buddy's went off base to get some real food and ended up at a Korean restaurant and had our first real meal in months. Mind you I had never had Korean food before this. I had the hottest spicyist disk I had ever ate. I know I drank five glasses of water to try and cool my mouth off. The guys and the waitress were laughing and once my mouth got back to normal I laughed also.

Response by SFC Stephen King made Dec 14 at 2015 8:07 AM

SFC Stephen King — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 08:07:40 -0500

After graduation I returned from Fort Leonard wood and started my Fall semester of college. Split op MO. NG

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 14 at 2015 9:36 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 09:36:10 -0500

I went back to school, but Uncle Sam decided to send me to the ME mid semester.

Response by PO2 Kayla Modschiedler made Dec 14 at 2015 9:38 AM

PO2 Kayla Modschiedler — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 09:38:17 -0500

Seaman ATD Good times not!

Response by LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow made Dec 14 at 2015 11:16 AM

LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 11:16:49 -0500

Went on liberty in San Diego with my dad and brother...

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 14 at 2015 11:50 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 11:50:56 -0500

Ate a very large steak.

Response by SSG Todd Halverson made Dec 14 at 2015 12:01 PM

SSG Todd Halverson — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 12:01:27 -0500

The first thing I did was go out on our 8 hour pass and get totally drunk. We had not officially graduated, but all our training and testing was done, all that was left was cleaning up everything for the next cycle. About 6 of us went out bowling and drinking, even though we were told no alcohol. We were late for curfew because we were having an issue getting two taxis to take us back to the billets. DS was waiting for us and walked past each of us and asked me if we were drunk. I told him no and he said, "yeah... right..... front leaning rest position ...... move..... In slow cadence exercise.....1.........2..3........4. Can't remember how many we did, but we were not as hung over the next day.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 14 at 2015 12:03 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 12:03:12 -0500

Hi, Petty Officer Hassay.
I ran to the back of the bus so I could read the sign that said Now Leaving Lackland Air Force Base.

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Dec 14 at 2015 6:41 PM

CAPT Kevin B. — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 18:41:05 -0500

Had my seabag and a shuttle bus dumped me off in front of my A School barracks. We had to dump our stuff off and check into the school. There we got a list of things we had to buy and show the Chief before we got liberty for the weekend. I recall my first liberty was mostly spent in the rack. There were beer vending machines in the barracks and for a dime you got 3.2. Real beer required a run up to Wisconsin.

Response by SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA made Dec 14 at 2015 9:29 PM

SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 21:29:29 -0500

I went to Airborne School, where I got a femoral neck stress fracture during Tower Week. I got my wings anyway, before going to sick call.

Response by ENS Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 14 at 2016 12:37 AM

ENS Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 00:37:28 -0400

I got to smell fresh air for the first time in what felt like forever. I was able to hug my parents again. I got more than 4 hours of sleep for the first time in 2 months.. I dared put my back against a chair and eat with both hands. I was reacquainted with a Monster Energy, something I had dreamed about! And finally, I locked myself in a barracks stall and had the first bit of me time in months. All in all, bootcamp made me appreciate the little things unlike anything I could explain. 800 divisions were no joke.

Response by SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 14 at 2016 9:29 PM

SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 21:29:21 -0400

Got drunk.... I mean, drunk as in water and had Chic-fil-a for the first time in my life at the same time

Response by LTC Stephen C. made Aug 14 at 2016 9:50 PM

LTC Stephen C. — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 21:50:25 -0400

Went straight to infantry AIT at the same post, if you can call that memorable, PO3 Aaron Hassay!

Response by PO1 Tony Holland made Aug 15 at 2016 3:05 AM

PO1 Tony Holland — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 03:05:28 -0400

Flew from San Diego to San Jose. Had the forward most seat on the right side --- remember it well because one of the stewardesses stood behind the modesty panel on the port side and put her legs up on the jump seat to adjust her garters --- they were used to flying boots and liked to tease.
When I got home I borrowed my dad's car to go see my fiancé only to be told by her mother that she was out on a date with her new fiancé. Bought two fifths and went to a friend's poker party, got smashed and drove home with a CHP officer following --- seeing him in the rear view mirror instantly sobered me up. Surprisingly, I was not pulled over.

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Aug 15 at 2016 6:30 AM

SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 06:30:44 -0400

Got slightly bombed, and went to my AIT school.