SPC Margaret Higgins 1057581 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-103842"> <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%2Fwhen-you-first-got-to-basic-training-boot-camp-what-were-the-biggest-differences-that-you-noticed-between-civilian-life-and-military-life%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=When+you+first+got+to+Basic+Training%2FBoot+Camp%2C+what+were+the+biggest+differences+that+you+noticed%3B+between+civilian+life+and+military+life%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhen-you-first-got-to-basic-training-boot-camp-what-were-the-biggest-differences-that-you-noticed-between-civilian-life-and-military-life&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%0AWhen you first got to Basic Training/Boot Camp, what were the biggest differences that you noticed; between civilian life and military life?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-you-first-got-to-basic-training-boot-camp-what-were-the-biggest-differences-that-you-noticed-between-civilian-life-and-military-life" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="d0e4ba1ae7d5acd6652bf5888b061923" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/103/842/for_gallery_v2/26542a93.JPG"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/103/842/large_v3/26542a93.JPG" alt="26542a93" /></a></div></div> When you first got to Basic Training/Boot Camp, what were the biggest differences that you noticed; between civilian life and military life? 2015-10-22T08:30:51-04:00 SPC Margaret Higgins 1057581 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-103842"> <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%2Fwhen-you-first-got-to-basic-training-boot-camp-what-were-the-biggest-differences-that-you-noticed-between-civilian-life-and-military-life%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=When+you+first+got+to+Basic+Training%2FBoot+Camp%2C+what+were+the+biggest+differences+that+you+noticed%3B+between+civilian+life+and+military+life%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhen-you-first-got-to-basic-training-boot-camp-what-were-the-biggest-differences-that-you-noticed-between-civilian-life-and-military-life&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%0AWhen you first got to Basic Training/Boot Camp, what were the biggest differences that you noticed; between civilian life and military life?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-you-first-got-to-basic-training-boot-camp-what-were-the-biggest-differences-that-you-noticed-between-civilian-life-and-military-life" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="0b564d2376bf211c09f659e23fdc3424" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/103/842/for_gallery_v2/26542a93.JPG"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/103/842/large_v3/26542a93.JPG" alt="26542a93" /></a></div></div> When you first got to Basic Training/Boot Camp, what were the biggest differences that you noticed; between civilian life and military life? 2015-10-22T08:30:51-04:00 2015-10-22T08:30:51-04:00 PO1 John Miller 1057582 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><br />Believe it or not, getting yelled at for being barefoot. Response by PO1 John Miller made Oct 22 at 2015 8:32 AM 2015-10-22T08:32:58-04:00 2015-10-22T08:32:58-04:00 SGT John Rauch 1057583 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>why all the running? I never ran so fast in my life as I did the first day of BCT Response by SGT John Rauch made Oct 22 at 2015 8:33 AM 2015-10-22T08:33:09-04:00 2015-10-22T08:33:09-04:00 PO3 Private RallyPoint Member 1057587 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>cried in front of my superior ... ... Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2015 8:34 AM 2015-10-22T08:34:58-04:00 2015-10-22T08:34:58-04:00 SSgt Private RallyPoint Member 1057687 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Everyone was very professional. And ticked off. Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2015 9:37 AM 2015-10-22T09:37:16-04:00 2015-10-22T09:37:16-04:00 1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member 1057765 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Some 6 foot 18 black man screaming at me to "get off his f*ckin Bus". Response by 1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2015 10:10 AM 2015-10-22T10:10:48-04:00 2015-10-22T10:10:48-04:00 MSgt E. W. Forbess 1057924 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No longer having to wash and comb my hair. Response by MSgt E. W. Forbess made Oct 22 at 2015 11:13 AM 2015-10-22T11:13:29-04:00 2015-10-22T11:13:29-04:00 SGT Forrest Perez 1805883 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>As soon as the CPT said welcome to bravo company,the shark attack began. A drill sergeant was yelling at me do push-ups you little short fat fu**, I thought oh boy we ain't in Kansas no more Response by SGT Forrest Perez made Aug 14 at 2016 6:12 PM 2016-08-14T18:12:54-04:00 2016-08-14T18:12:54-04:00 SSG Ray Murphy 1806021 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>How old and worn down the buildings were (Harmony Church) and thinking that we were so far from leaderships eyes that the DS' could do whatever they wanted; and they did, frequently. Response by SSG Ray Murphy made Aug 14 at 2016 6:48 PM 2016-08-14T18:48:55-04:00 2016-08-14T18:48:55-04:00 MSgt Marshall Schiller 1806055 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Wondering what I could have done in that short amount of time to make all of those dudes in the funny hats so mad at me! Response by MSgt Marshall Schiller made Aug 14 at 2016 7:01 PM 2016-08-14T19:01:38-04:00 2016-08-14T19:01:38-04:00 Sgt Dale Briggs 1806070 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Lol differences? There was no similarities , stepping off the bus at Parris Island was exactly what they script; Complete chaos. Funny how every bus gets there at 2 am. As time goes on the memories fade quite a bit. Response by Sgt Dale Briggs made Aug 14 at 2016 7:07 PM 2016-08-14T19:07:50-04:00 2016-08-14T19:07:50-04:00 TSgt Private RallyPoint Member 1806349 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Well I typically wouldn't return home to find my mattress had been thrown out the window because my bed wasn't made to my MTIs satisfaction as a civilian. Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 14 at 2016 9:22 PM 2016-08-14T21:22:18-04:00 2016-08-14T21:22:18-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 1806924 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The lack of sleep. I went when I was 40 and I was fine with everything but the lack of sleep. Really hurt my ability to get my body into shape. Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 15 at 2016 6:25 AM 2016-08-15T06:25:24-04:00 2016-08-15T06:25:24-04:00 2015-10-22T08:30:51-04:00