Pfc. Jordan Wishart, 23
Lindale, Texas
“I come from a military family. Basically, everyone in my family has served in one
branch or another. When I decided to not continue my college education, my parents
encouraged me to talk to a recruiter and see what the military had to offer me.”
“The most challenging part of Basic Combat Training for me was the Army Combat Fitness Test. My two-mile run time was 24:25 on my first ACFT and I was really nervous I wasn’t going to be able to get it down.”
“My best advice (for someone planning to start BCT) would be to never go first during training exercises. That way you can hear the corrections other people make before you go and you’re less likely to get yelled at.”
My MOS is “27D - Paralegal Specialist. I chose this MOS because a paralegal is a good job not only in the military but also in the civilian world.”