Posted on Oct 28, 2020
What should I expect from my second BCT, 22 years after my first?
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I am Prior Service and re-enlisting Active Army as an E3. Due to time out of service, I have to go back to BCT, at Ft Sill, as a 39 year old E3, 40 this December. Do I stay in the barracks with my fellow BCT brothers or do I stay in separate quarters? 8 years as Army Reservist and 1 as Army National Guard, both honorable discharges?
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The prior service in my bct class at fort sill that was junior enlisted stayed with everyone else and did not have extra privileges. However, we had a SGT that was prior service and he did get the special treatment (cell phone entire time, weekend passes, separate barracks, didn't have to report to certain formations etc). As far as how was it, I've heard reports that it was softer and a little easier. I went pre covid so my experience will be different than someone that is going through now.
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SPC Rick Seelbinder
I joined in 98, served until 06. Rejoined for a year 12-13. My basic training at fort sill was the summer of 98. So my next basic will be 22 years after my first
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I took a 15 year break and went back through in 2016. You will be in the same barracks that the others are because of your rank (NCO's and up get seperate housing). I was 34, a PFC, hanging out with all the other trainees. However, I was treated much better than the rest, as they knew I was prior service and they knew I was old. You should be fine, just don't try and train them. The new Army is nothing like it was in the late 90's when you went through, a lot has changed, a lot has stayed the same.
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