I enlisted on the army at the beginning of august and now I only have 2 weeks before I ship for basic I tried my damndest to get my run endurance up but I can’t even run a mile in 8 minutes, how the hell can anyone even get in shape, my shin splints are killing me I’ve been running almost every day and my run time has been getting worse not better, how the hell can anyone even develop.

I just jog...

Reservist sergeant here looking to commission into active duty. The army has been pretty good to me but left me with some disappointment. Either way due to my general like of the military so far and the abysmal job market my mind is pretty determined to go the active route. I feel like I understand what the army could do for me as an officer and possible career paths I could pursue and I’m not...

19k here. Just remembered a conversation I had in BLC with a prior marine. I was telling him about the tanks and what not and he goes “oh yeah I know about that life” and I was thinking oh alright he must’ve been in a tank unit before. And then he continued, “yeah the Bradley…” blah blah blah. I cut him off lmao told him no, those are not tanks. Any 11B’s out there want to make an argument for...

Can anyone former 25U advise me on what civilian jobs your able to get when you get out? and what certifications do I get? do I have to pay for them.

I know that you’ll be able to work for locke and smith and do IT but is that pretty much it?

Thanks guys

I always see posts on here about the sufferings soldiers have to go through all the time, and how their leadership failed them. While it’s important that these leaders are held accountable, I’d love to hear about the good leaders you’ve had in your career.

It can often seem like the army is filled with nothing but degenerates and people who don’t care.

Any positive leadership stories for the long...

Been in Korea since January I have had my ups and downs recently but really more downs friend group has gone smaller from them leaving or just the friendship falling apart. It's really these bored nights when these thoughts of just unhappiness show up. I don't know where I'm going with this but how do you guys just deal with these emotions