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TEB

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29. He I feel is afraid of the unknown

Reply to Victor_c3 (Reply #28)

Sat Dec 30, 2017, 05:20 AM

Dec 2017

And as I told him he will be ok. It is the not knowing on his part. And feeling that way is normal, other day at the YMCA we him and our two youngest sons were shooting hoops and at the end I said rope climb. Come on I’ll race you to the top and he was on his way down as I just touched the ring. 51 years old to his 18 and then he beat me in pull ups. So I said see your in shape just relax a lot of it is all mind games.

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Leaving for Benning 1/2/2018 [View all] TEB Dec 2017 OP

Glad you were able to help this young man, TEB. democrank Dec 2017 #1

Oh I guess democrank TEB Dec 2017 #2

18 seems so very young. Scarsdale Dec 2017 #3

Thank you TEB Dec 2017 #4

i would be scared as well....glad you were there to help him. samnsara Dec 2017 #5

Its about the mind games... marcopolo63 Dec 2017 #6

Absolutely I filled him in TEB Dec 2017 #8

He will find out what he is made out of mercuryblues Dec 2017 #7

Thank you friend TEB Dec 2017 #9

LOL, Sand Hill alumni here! HAB911 Dec 2017 #10

Exactly he is worried over nothing TEB Dec 2017 #11

I went in on Feb 3, 73 and the very first thing I learned the first night - do not volunteer for... marble falls Dec 2017 #12

Never volunteer DashOneBravo Dec 2017 #24

Never ever but never volunteer in bootcamp. There are no Brownie points in Boot Camp. and precious.. marble falls Dec 2017 #26

Gotcha. Yeah never in initial training DashOneBravo Dec 2017 #27

Just a happy observation about changing times RVN VET71 Dec 2017 #13

I think it was because DashOneBravo Dec 2017 #25

I astonished myself at Fort Benning, May through July 1966 (Yes, I'm older than dirt) Glorfindel Dec 2017 #14

Yes TEB Dec 2017 #15

Sounds to me that the young man is very lucky to have you as a friend. Botany Dec 2017 #16

Thank you TEB Dec 2017 #17

Ah Sand Hill DashOneBravo Dec 2017 #18

Exactly I been telling him TEB Dec 2017 #20

What MOS is he going? DashOneBravo Dec 2017 #22

Oh man no way TEB Dec 2017 #23

Former training instructor aka TI aka recruit wrangler aka No Neck Monster here. sarge43 Dec 2017 #19

I told him TEB Dec 2017 #21

I went to basic training when I was 17 Victor_c3 Dec 2017 #28

He I feel is afraid of the unknown TEB Dec 2017 #29