Caleb Arendt Instructor Doreen Johnson ENGL 1117-47 16 FEB. 2015 Essay 1 Army Basic Training Changed Me My life changing experience was when I spent my past summer at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri completing Army basic combat training; I joined the Army National Guard on March 28th of 2014; I always knew that I wanted to take this path but there were many things that surprised me once I arrived. This was such a huge life change for me as I learned how to kill the enemy and had adjust my everyday
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Basic Training Michael Parker University of North Florida Basic Training On March 25 @0330 on a humid and misty morning 6 drill sergeants came into the cold buildings hollering as if the buildings was on fire! Get the hell up privates! Literally you can see the spit coming from their mouths‚ veins popping into their foreheads. The more the Drill Sergeants paced back and forward as if they kicked over an ant pile from all the soldiers scattering. By the time they finished the
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Sweet Tooth Last year in basic training my battle buddy Brown and I always stole nutri-grain bars and oreos from chow (is what army defines as a time to eat) for uses of eating them and selling them to others. It all started when I was at a breaking point and I felt like needed something sweet in order to live or I wouldn’t make it to see the next day. So I decided to slide a few packs of oreos and nutri-grain bars in my pocket to save for later cravings Basic training was a very good learning
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The date is January 3rd‚ 2010 and I am on a bus headed for basic training‚ a four-month long process. I have a million thoughts rolling through my head. I have no idea what to expect. All I know is that I’m not in Texas anymore. I look out my window and see snow everywhere and soldiers walking in formation. The bus starts to take off toward the barracks‚ which I will call home for the next few months. Out of nowhere‚ three drill sergeants stand up and start talking to us about what we’re going to
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news to my family? How was I going to support this child? I couldn’t fathom how anyone would take the news. My daughter’s father (Nathan) had recently lost his job; however‚ he had just enlisted in the United States Army and was due to leave for basic training in August. I was working part time as a hostess making just over minimum wage and we were living with his mother at the time. It took everything I had in me to keep myself calm. As I walked back into the bedroom my body went numb. I did not
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The First Day of Basic Training Grantham University Abstract The first day of basic training was one of the most horrifying days of my life. I was afraid. I was terrified. I did not know what to expect from or during basic training. I repeated over and over again‚ “Why did I join the army?” I should not be here. I was so far away from home. I had no family close by. Everything that could possibility went wrong did. First‚ I was late arriving to basic training. Second‚ I did not
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The First Day of Basic Training Week 1 Assignment 1 Descriptive Essay Chasity Schwoeppe 01/20/2012 The First Day of Basic Training I left for basic training on July 30‚ 2008‚ and arrived in Fort Leonard Wood Missouri on July 31‚ 2008. Before we entered into our extreme training‚ we processed into the Army for a whole week at reception. On the day of actual basic training‚ we realized our great lives changed to instructions all day‚ miserable feelings‚ separation from family‚ and extreme
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Describe the basic training process. Team building Decision making Communication skills Computer skills Discuss at least two techniques used for assessing training needs. Explain the pros and cons of at least five training techniques. On-the-job training Informal learning Apprenticeship training Vestibule training Audiovisual and traditional distance learning techniques Computer-based training DVD-based training Simulated learning Learning portals iPod-based training Explain what management
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Graduating basic training and becoming a United States Army soldier is one of the greatest feelings in the world. Less than one percent of the population of the United States understands and knows exactly how it feels to reach this milestone in life. When I reached this point of my life I was full of a sense pride‚ relief‚ and accomplishment. I knew that I had just officially joined something much bigger than myself. The memory of my basic training graduation ceremony will forever be burned into
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What is athletic training? Athletic training is the concern of the well being of the athlete and generally assumes the responsibility for overseeing the total health care for the athlete. This basically states that an athletic trainer’s job is to be there for the athlete whether he/she is injured or not‚ and to practice the prevention of injury. By learning the proper techniques and steps to stretching‚ an athletic trainer can pass that information onto the athlete to help prevent common problems
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