Introduction Blog

Drop and give me 20! That is what your drill instructor will scream when you do something bad. He will get up in your grill and push your body to the limits at basic training. Has the army always been like this?  No, in fact at times it has been much, much worse.

During the Civil War, you voluntarily go on your own. You would literally grab anything you could use and go fight for your land or which ever side you were on (North or South). The American Continental Army was very poorly trained and on the other side was the very disciplined British Army, they still had trouble fighting against the Continental. Each Colony from the 13 colonies had its own militia of volunteer soldiers. Each had different uniforms and equipment depending where they came from. Of coarse, they had no training whatsoever and could only fire a musket. This has become more and more advance! Its crazy what the Recruits go through.


Each branch is very very different according to basic training.
Army

• 1-week indoctrination and 9 weeks at Basic Training, followed by Advanced Individual Training

Navy 

• 8 weeks Basic Training, followed by intermediate training, and Advanced Training for certain specialties

Air Force 

• 6 and a half-week long Basic Military Training Program (BMT), and Tech School for certain specialties

Marine Corps

• 12 weeks Basic Training, followed by Infantry or Combat Training, followed by MOS Training for certain Specialties