I remember going directly from the serving line to the s***can line at Parris Island trying to shovel as much food in before I got to the can. I also remember how my internal plumbing shut down and I couldn't crap for a full week.
my cousin said that they only got like 1 maybe 2 mi minute to shove as much food in their mouths and it got so bad that he just started shoving food in with his hands
we spent more time standing at attention waiting for the order to sit and eat than we did eating. I only ate food i didn't have to chew. pasta, mashed potatoes etc. put an apple on my plate once but didn't have time to eat it. a DI saw it on my tray on my way to the trash can and yelled at me for taking food I didn't eat. made me sit down and finish it. I spent more time eating that apple than I usually spent on a whole meal. found out KP was the duty to get. bust ass for a few hours while the rest of the squadron ate then have all the time between meals to kick back, shoot the **** and eat ice cream or whatever else we wanted. my system shut down too, didn't carp for 4 days, we had one guy locked up almost 2 weeks. of course when he had to go we were in the middle of the parade ground a half mile from the nearest bathroom. the DI let him go but with orders not to run. I still laugh everytime I picture him trying to hustle across the grounds
WOW. I don't mean to hijack this thread and the last thing I want to do is bash another service (I have nothing but respect for how import the role each branch fulfills is and how we all depend on each other), but....either you have blocked out the horror of mess duty or it is totally different for the Air Force compared to my memory of 30 days on mess duty in the USMC.
It was 30 days of pure he11. Up at 0230 to be at the mess hall by 0245 for set up for early chow. Worked through breakfast till about 0900 when we finished cleaning up. If the head messman was happy, a break till 0945 (only about 10 of 30 days) when we had to be back to prepare for lunch. Close the lunch line down at 1230 and hopefully finish cleaning by about 1430 so we can break till 1500 before we started setting up for dinner 1630-1800. Cleaning until about 2000 and back at 2130 for mid-rats. Cleaning to about 2330 and then off till 0230. With 2 days off out of the 30 I was in a perpetual state of complete exhaustion after the first week. Even though it was over 30 years ago, I remember it like it was yesterday.
i was in basic training back in june/august and let me tell you when they say "sit eat and get out" that is exactly what you do.....some hints: --get as much of everything as you can load your plate --always drink 2 glasses of water n 1 gatorade it helps for pt the next morning --walk as fast as you can to the table and as soon as you sit just eat --sandwich everything! trust me it works and my last peice of advice: --dont table ****....u will learn what that is...
This article had so much great advice for any new soldier to utilize, but I hope it is not necessary.
I know so many things have changed, but hopefully, the DI's still march you to chow, stand in formation until your squad gets marched into chow line. Chin ups are performed before entering the dinning facility and the DI is in your face until you leave 3 min's later running back to the barracks with food in your mouth.
Ft Dix, 1985, great times. Still can taste the food I never got to swallow.
when I was at p.I, we had 20 mins.to eat.I do not beleive that ******** 3 mins. of course ours was in the 40s,50s.I just dont beleive the cg.of that base would allow that to happen.I certainly would not.I was the co. gunnery sgt.
Great tips! I'm in tech school training right now and a lot of people get out of shape right after basic. Keep your eatting habits the same. I ate massive amounts of pasta and rice for carbs. I also drank aleast 3 glasses of gatorade and a couple glasses of water. Hydration is a huge priority.
i remember my first day in ft.jackson i went there from lackland AFB in texas (D.L.I.E.S.L. program one of the first ones in that program) when i got to the reception station at jackson about 2200 hrs i only had breakfast, so i thougth i'll would get something to eat soon or later. i was one of the lucky ones i could put a spoonfull of stew in my mouth by the time i was being kicked out of the mess hall. so by the next day i was doing something that i learned well in lackland. making sandwishes of everything and put food in my cargo packets but have to be slick if you get caught will be pushing for a long time. and that advise i gave to my kids whose are gardmen now.
when I was at p.I, we had 20 mins.to eat.I do not beleive that ******** 3 mins.
