#ftjackson

[yaqinahco]

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[cheekybri]

#new #hoodie #representing #wardogs #3-39 #2ndplt #ftjackson #armymom #armystrong #hooah https://www.instagram.com/p/B_OV-oqAGlyoGIWDdx39eyCr5kLergoC2HD1CU0/?igshid=1oigvc7lneqig

[calahjoyfrazier]

All the Sleep-Deprived Feels

The day I have felt the proudest so far, is the day my parents saw me graduated from Basic Combat Training with the Army. I am not a natural athlete, so it was very challenging for me. I had written saying I didn’t know if I was going to pass my final exam. Thankfully, with a lot of work and some help, I finished and was able to call and say they could come and see me. After 12 weeks, I was bursting with all the pride and confidence of a young soldier. We ran out of the tree line with patriotic music blasting and smoke bombs everywhere. We marched across a big field and screamed the Soldier’s Creed. Our families were then allowed to come and claim us for the day. My mom cried on my shoulder and my dad had bought me an ice cold Gatorade. We took pictures and my drill sergeant shook my hand. It was really nice.

My mom is an introvert and both my parents work very hard. So we all value the little space we make for rest and keeping each other company, even in silence. Some of our best times are just drinking tea or hanging out watching TV together, or a Harry Potter film (we are BIG fans). I love people, but none of us are big on giant crowds. I didn’t have permission to leave the base, so we were stuck at Ft. Jackson with hundreds and hundreds of other people, with no real place to have any quiet or alone time. We wandered the stores and drove around a bit, standing in a long line for these giant mocha chip frappe things with whip cream on top to cool us off from the heat.

My parents had driven 10 hours from Tennessee, I was almost brain dead from lack of sleep for 12 weeks, and it was really hot and crowded and noisy. On any given day, these factors would have been enough to make us all exceedingly grumpy and unhappy.  I pointed this out to my mom when we sat down to eat and we all laughed because the day was so full of all the things we hated. But we couldn’t have been happier; we were all finally together again. They were proud, I was beyond happy to see them and nothing else mattered.

[cc1700]

A lifetime ago 😂🇺🇸#USA #ftjackson #sc #army #1995 #throwback #basictraining

[kellilynn52378-blog]

Feeling a lil #nostalgic 😊 #basictraininghoodie #1997 #army #ftjackson

[slimjenkinz]

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[maryfrantastic]

third day at Ft. Jackson. if this surprises you, then you don't know me at all 📚🐛 #ftjackson #phantomoftheopera #readingpreventssunburn

[flaglerrealestate]

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Burnside Farms! #FtJackson #Shaw #PalmettoHealth

[mosheroes]

#TeamSC #Columbia #TeamM Please mention Mo’s Heroes today and EVERYDAY at Buffalo Wild Wings to help us serve and support our community! #TeamSC #TeamSouthCarolina #Army #AirForce #Navy #Marines #CoastGuard #CharlestonAFB #ShawAFB #FtJackson #USCGSectorCharleston #MCASBeaufort #MCRDParrisIsland #NWSCharleston #JointBaseCharleston-WS (at Columbia, South Carolina)

[yaqinahco]

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[cc1700]

#throwback #usarmy #basic #ftjackson #1995

[yaqinahco]

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[gabelstaplerkerl]

Anyone that knows me knows I don't Facebook, snap chat or even say very much. I been raising this kid all these years, defending him , protecting him and providing everything I could that he needed to succeed. Yesterday I dropped him off with the US Army. Now he's going to defend this country and protect all of us. Can't be prouder of Cameron. It felt good being there to support him for his swear in but couldn't help notice all the young men and women with no one there. It makes me sad that either there was no parents around or they couldn't make it or just didn't care to show up. I saw Cam take extra time to talk to other kids and make them more comfortable in what was happening like a vet. He's going to do awesome in the Army. He landed in Columbia last night and got to base at about 9pm. I hope he didn't get smoked right off the bus but if he did I bet he took it and kept moving forward. #notscared #ftjackson #armystrong #di #drillinstructorsbelike this kid got it.

[yellatrouble]

And my first drill before I ship out begins NOW. Army Life ♡ #fig #army #88mm #15q #ftjackson #ftleonardwood #ftlostinthewoods #gaschamber #weekendwarrior #weekend #photooftheday #trucks #travel #acu #camo #drillweekend