“I joined the Army because I wanted to contribute and be a part of something bigger than myself. I knew I would enjoy it and be able to thrive in that environment.”
“I thought Basic Combat Training would be a ton of physical training with full gear on, but it wasn’t. I thought I wasn’t going to get this much sleep.”
The most challenging part of BCT was “smelling bad in the field and having to deal with it.”
A good word of advice is to “make sure you’re in the right place at the right time, volunteer for as much as possible, and do what you’re told.”
“I am a 68W-Combat Medic Specialist. I chose this MOS because I want to go to medical school to become a trauma plastic surgeon and hopefully be able to do that for the Army.”
