I go into Ft Lwood Nov 18th for 31b (MP) But yeah, from what i heard it is cold in the winter time and it's dreadful... i've seen videos of what the basic training bunks look like.. It's not to bad
dont get to relaxed. i was at lost in the woods charlie company 787th mp. the barracks are good unless your in 795 lol. you better hope you get the starship. its all mental dont woory if you play football and made it through two a days then you will make it. good luck. say away from CTMC SICK CALL RANGER!!!
Back in '91, while going through Basic (non-MP), my Ship out date for AIT was October 31st, it started to snow. I was there when it went from 100 plus degrees to about 70 degrees in one week. We wore M65 Field Jackets, BDU Caps, Black leather gloves with wool inserts, BDUS, and Black Boots when it got cold.....the troops now, got it easy....Goretex, ACUs, Tan boots (no shining), M16A2s.....we had M16A1s. You'll do all right......because the Thousands before you had it a lot worse!
No GoreTex during training, and we still have the stupid leather gloves with wool liners...that do nothing to keep your hands warm. The new field jackets are a lot like the M65's. Pretty warm, but not awsome...bulky. At least we had polypros....those can help.
I went through Ft. Leonardwood, Misery for boot camp and went through Ft. Gordon, GA for MP school. 95B10 training. Keep in mind photo's don't depict actual situations. A photo is merely a fraction of a second in time. You'll experience alot of things the photo's don't show. LOL The book the Army sold us at completion of our Boot Camp showed movie theaters, the swimming pool, bowling, etc.......but did we see any of it ?? LOL NOPE Good luck buddy, and THANKS FOR SERVING.
