# Wish me luck - I'm going to basic **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 1, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-im-going-to-basic/569829 "2011-02-01T22:04:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jaguars](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaguars/32/5879_2.png) [@Jaguars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaguars)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-im-going-to-basic/569829/1 "2011-02-01T22:04:04Z")
I know I haven’t been here long, and now I’m going. On Friday I join the NZ Territorial forces\* at Waiouru for a seven week all-arms recruit couse - In other words, army basic training. Apprehensive would be a pretty good description of my mental state right now. I’m expecting pretty much anything to happen- I’m hoping they’ve told me the important stuff, and as for the rest, well, shit happens. So here’s hoping that I won’t be able to talk to you guys for a good two months - and not, say, 3 weeks. Oh, and what should I do if they tell me to go fetch a box of grid squares? 😉 - Army Reserve ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-im-going-to-basic/569829/2 "2011-02-01T22:28:29Z")
Good luck but you won’t need it, just do what you’re told, including the grid squares. Laugh a lot, I did. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-im-going-to-basic/569829/3 "2011-02-01T23:22:15Z")
Good luck. I’ll be driving through Waiouru next week. I’ll wave over the fence. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-im-going-to-basic/569829/4 "2011-02-01T23:22:15Z")
Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-im-going-to-basic/569829/5 "2011-02-02T08:21:32Z")
Good onya mate. ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-im-going-to-basic/569829/6 "2011-02-02T09:48:30Z")
Say hi to Frodo if you find him camping out on your minefields or something. ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-im-going-to-basic/569829/7 "2011-02-02T12:49:22Z")
Good for you mate, there will be shit times if its anything like Brit basic but just keep on going. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-im-going-to-basic/569829/8 "2011-02-02T14:57:19Z")
> [@Jaguars](#): > > Oh, and what should I do if they tell me to go fetch a box of grid squares? 😉 Bring them some saltine crackers from the mess. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-im-going-to-basic/569829/9 "2011-02-02T15:31:37Z")
Wow! Good luck with your new adventure. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-im-going-to-basic/569829/10 "2011-02-03T02:52:37Z")
Good luck and errr… have fun? ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-im-going-to-basic/569829/11 "2011-02-03T03:08:50Z")
Best wishes and thanks for serving your country! Quasi ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-im-going-to-basic/569829/12 "2011-02-03T03:42:15Z")
> [@Lust4Life](#): > > Good for you mate, there will be shit times if its anything like Brit basic but just keep on going. I imagine all basic training experiences ‘basically’ suck. Just remember three things: Do what you’re told, try not to “stick out” (thereby drawing extra attention from the training NCO’s), and it’ll be over soon. You will make it. It may not seem like it at first, but they overload everyone at the beginning. Keep up as best you can. Try as hard as you possibly can. You will make it. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-im-going-to-basic/569829/13 "2011-02-03T03:47:02Z")
Have fun stormin’ da castle! ---
**Author:** ![Jaguars](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaguars/32/5879_2.png) [@Jaguars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaguars)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-im-going-to-basic/569829/14 "2011-02-03T04:05:08Z")
Thanks all, See ya later. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-im-going-to-basic/569829/15 "2011-02-03T04:57:53Z")
Remember - they want you to improve, so if you do everything perfect the first time, it’s actually worse. Keep working and remember it’s a game. They are beasting you because someone beasted them… ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-im-going-to-basic/569829/16 "2011-02-03T05:20:55Z")
Good luck to ya! ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-im-going-to-basic/569829/17 "2011-02-03T10:36:43Z")
[Rhys Darby](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMZREeAx6yM) has all you need to know. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-im-going-to-basic/569829/18 "2011-02-03T13:31:05Z")
Best of luck **Jaguars!** ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-im-going-to-basic/569829/19 "2011-02-03T14:03:09Z")
Good luck Jaguars. Basic training wasn’t as bad as I feared, in fact, it was pretty fun. My advice is to not take the things the NCOs might say personally, they’re supposed to ride your ass hard in basic. Also, always have an extra pair of dry socks handy. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-im-going-to-basic/569829/20 "2011-02-03T18:17:00Z")
Good luck! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-im-going-to-basic/569829.md?page=2)