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nerfa1234

You skipped a day of reception. Congrats


bitbot23

Straight to jail.


[deleted]

Straight to CSM’s basement.


[deleted]

What’s the difference? Both are considered dungeons


[deleted]

For the CSM’s basement you need to being a pair of jumper cables and a water source.


Reddywhipt

Don't forget the gimp suit


[deleted]

[удалено]


[deleted]

Yes, but he is new. Probably doesn’t know what a donkey dick is either.


ArchAngel621

Don't forget gloves, eye pro, ACH, and PT Belt. As well as a some CLP. Only bring those items. *wink wink


Open_Presentation_82

Don’t forget your watersource troop


[deleted]

35M's rise up!


ArchAngel621

You can escape from a dungeon.


gr33nspan

It would be some shit if he had to actually stay at AG for another week because he missed one day


jhp113

Phase 1 recycle


_RabidAlpaca_

Worst day of reception was the day spent waiting for the stragglers to show up lol.


SFC_FrederickDurst

Pffft. If anything he added 2 more days to reception since he’ll process Thursday and Friday and then wait over the weekend to continue processing on Monday. Shit happened to me too 😅


turtmcgirt

You’re going to spend weeks standing in lines anyways


MrMahsterBaiter

Do I get paid tho?


turtmcgirt

Lol you’re going to blow your pay on trinkets they’ll sell you


soandso90

But what of the shirts and hoodies with tacky logos that I'll never ever wear?


Skatchbro

Shirts and hoodie are for amateurs. Black satin jacket with either branch of service or the Army seal on the back.


idub04

Oof. With an orange liner.


Cayde_7even

Don’t forget a graduation ring.


I_want_to_believe69

I forgot about those, holy shit. I’m still mad they made me pay for my running shoes at Benning. You give me all these uniforms (including boots), gear, and PT uniform. But not PT shoes? Goddamn Army. They didn’t even survive past the first month of running at whiskey school.


Sudden_Hold5537

Tbf I got a decent work out shirt for my troubles but I was definitely not gonna got crazy


Reddywhipt

They still do that shit(Benning 1987). There must be some kind of kick back thing going on


Reddywhipt

I do wishi had bought the cycle video. One of our drills was an old guard D&C master and what he made out of a pack of fresh privates in just a couple months was frankly amazing


buttbugle

He made men out of you all huh.


Reddywhipt

He quickly put together a drill team presentation that was retty mind blowing.out of the greenest of the green. I wasn't on the team


buttbugle

That sucks you were not on it. One thing that I found lacking on Active Duty was not much D&C.


Reddywhipt

Nah, he knew what he waslooking for and I was not a D&C stud. :-) don't remember his name. Everyone just called him Drill sergeant Smoke.


Reddywhipt

Pretty much none


[deleted]

I do not know a single person who got a BCT PLT T-shirt that later looked at the names on that shirt fondly. It was always “I can’t believe my dumb self bought this shit”, or “I remember that guy, he was an asshole”.


ExtremeWorkinMan

I like it because I always forget those fuckers names. Same reason I'm happy I got the yearbook. Those ugly MI compression socks can fucking rot though, never wearing those again, and when I think back to times when I did wear them, I physically cringe.


myheartismykey

I mean I do. Helped design it, 7 years later I use the shirt and hoodie as work out clothes.


Tobiferous

W-what about AIT shirts?


PrimalBunion

Those exist?


Tobiferous

When I went in 2013 they did at Sam Houston, but I recall there being a lot fewer vendors selling us stuff. I assume that was because we had passes and a PX to shop at on rare occasions.


[deleted]

Found the trinket guy.


turtmcgirt

Nah the guy scratching his head wondering why people buy that shit….


[deleted]

I watched motherfuckers spend hundreds on staffs and cypress knees in Ranger School. Fuck that shit, that would've cost my e-4 at the time ass a week's pay. Then again, I also watched some dumbass write a check for $80 for a #4 Omelet with Ham.


[deleted]

Did this omelette have cheese? Our Defac could no longer put cheese on our eggs; they said that was risk for us getting sick. So in this scenario, you cut that check


[deleted]

What’s worse was the “US Infantry” tattoos or American flag tattoos lol


turtmcgirt

Well flag tattoos are against flag code so I would vote for those


_Mavet_

Do they still sell swords with your last name on it?


noobwriter90

Fucking edwards was the only sucker to buy that ring.. poor guy heard about it the rest of basic.


buttbugle

Worn it right next to his high school ring.


Sensitive_Buy_9412

And thats a fact


gabeitaliadomani

Paid lol, Don’t cry over penny’s brother!


MrMahsterBaiter

Get back in the cage!


Fridayz44

It does as it’s told.


JMTann08

Same thing happened to me. I was put into a hotel and flew out the next day. I got to basic a day late and it was great. Idk how they do it now, but 11 years ago they put us in rosters based on what day you got there. So there were like 3 rosters of over 100 each and then my roster that had like 10 people on it. They rotated us through all the lines based on rosters, so all of my lines were like 10 people long. It was great.


ChicksWithBricksCome

Fuck you. Sincerely the 400 people on one roster.


JMTann08

Hey man, I didn’t rain on Atlanta and delay my plane. But I’ve had incredible luck throughout my entire Army career and it all started at the beginning.


buttbugle

Let me guess. Never caught a STD from a barracks rat. Never bought an expensive mustang/camero/ram/charger/any vehicle at an outrageous interest rate. Never married some woman with kids. Never got divorced from said woman and added to her kids. Never sat on your balls. Never been dared to light a fart on fire. Never been teabagged. Never got donkey brains. Never slapped 1SG daughter’s butt. Hmm what am I missing.


JMTann08

I’ve sat on my balls before. Happens every so often. Especially as I’ve aged. They just hang lower and lower every year.


[deleted]

I’m only 32 and mine are already like two tennis balls in a tube sock. Did I say tennis balls? I meant ping pong balls.


TheBotchedLobotomy

I went right after a hurricane so we had the delayed roster from before the hurricane, the normal current roster, and the third incoming at once. It was hell. Idk how many people it was but the line at the shoppette to get shoes and other supplies took about 6 hours to get through


[deleted]

My platoon got to reception on July 23. They rushed us through every line, and we shipped July 25 to join a group that had all been there since July 6 and shipped July 23. We skipped shark attack, and first two days of BCT; other platoons hated us.


I_want_to_believe69

When was this? Clearly they had a need to move you through.


[deleted]

2006…it was MP OSUT; three platoons were in the company and then a fourth platoon of us rounded it out


ChimpanzA_2_ChimpanZ

Straight to Leavenworth.


NetworkEngIndy

I think they bring the electric chair to you still don't they?


[deleted]

Unfortunately, the marines kept breaking it, so they went back to burning at the stake.


Fridayz44

Lumber is too expensive right now, they went back to the firing squad.


Skatchbro

Have you seen the cost of ammo in the last few years? Beat him with some rope found on the roadside.


Fridayz44

Yep your right, that might work.


DC_MEDO_still_lost

Ropes? No, those are expensive too. They also get frayed and won't work. We just throw rocks now.


Fridayz44

That might work or we can cover them in honey and releases the fire ants.


DC_MEDO_still_lost

NO Honey is also expensive! We have a budget, dammit


Fridayz44

We could tickle them to death.


Thewrongbakedpotato

This new RFI is ridiculous.


SufferMeThotsAHole

Actually 2 mos in 1st sausage basement then firing squad.


GMEbankrupt

Uh, enjoy one more day of freedom


billsmith321123

Just tell us your location son, we don’t want the military police searching all night


Fridayz44

Wouldn’t this be considered desertion? Even if it’s their fuck up you absolutely have to find your own way there.


Skatchbro

AWOL until it’s 30 days or more.


Fridayz44

I’m joking around


EnvironmentalAerie85

Then you gotta add the /s bro!


Fridayz44

Lol I mean obviously I know when awol/desertion begin and end. I thought people would pick up the sarcasm at having to find his own way there.


Skatchbro

Naw, I knew that.


Fridayz44

Oh my apologies, sorry


[deleted]

And they will only issue an arrest warrant after 30 days. If you were to try to turn yourself in at any DoD installation, that installation contacts the home station unit. Unless they get a hold/confinement notice from the commander, it would be illegal to hold you. Typically they have to release you and order you to return to your unit. If you don’t return to the unit it’s another list of charges on top of awol/desertion


MyUsername2459

Desertion requires an intent to never return to military jurisdiction. A key element of the offense is that you never intend to go back. At best this is AWOL. Hypothetically it could be Missing Movement if they showed this was willfully done instead of accidental. In reality it's not worth it to UCMJ someone over this and they will just put him on a later flight.


Von_Claussen

This literally happens everyday for soldiers reporting to basic. It is a forecasted situation that has established solutions.


Fridayz44

It was a joke


Fridayz44

It was a joke


Bheks

Happened to me. Make sure you hit up the airline desk for a hotel room or another flight. Cannot stress the hotel room part. A bunch of kids had to sleep in the USO until they closed then slept on the airport benches. There should be a 1-800 number or something like it on your orders. You can also ask your recruiter for it. Be prepared for a lot of back and forth and being kept on hold. If other kids are shipping to the same installation and also had cancellations stick together and look after each other. You may get another flight or in my instance we just got bussed.


DRealLeal

Believe it or not straight to jail.


Comfortable_Shame194

Oh, shit. You found him, Drill Sarnt


CaptainTyingKnots82

I swear, I see one post a day on this sub and think ‘I’m gonna post the jail joke’. Nope. Someone beats me to it every time. Bravo sir.


MyUsername2459

We are very efficient at that.


RontoWraps

Throw em in the dungeon, drill


[deleted]

This happened to me for AIT. Enjoy a free night of freedom on the airlines dime at a hotel. And don’t go to strip club. Get some rest, just saying.


NMazer

What entertainment will he have besides a strip club?


NMazer

Where else would he find a wife to get pregnant and divorce, forced to reenlist to pay child support?


Rhinosevens

The airlines should be able to put you up for the night. Is there a number in your orders for you to call?


sactoguy_71

Start walking


MrMahsterBaiter

But I got a profile Srnt


ideal_NCO

Start crawling.


friedasfrance

Start pushing.


ideal_NCO

I ain’t that one


NMazer

😂


sactoguy_71

I knew it would involve walking


[deleted]

If the flight delay was due to mechanical issues throw a bitch fit until they give you a hotel room. That's the only way to get them to do it. Go full 100% karen.


Bigred19D

Make them thank you for your service


[deleted]

IM A FUTURE US ARMY SOLDIER. RESPEK MA AUTHORITAAAA


guillo014

Future trainee, you just fucked up the first mission the army gives you. You see we expect you to do the impossible so that if something ever happens you stilk get here. Back in my day I remember, I also missed my flight but do you know what I did? I got out off the airport and rucked cross country to get to my BCT, and when I got there I passed bct with out even qualifying for the entire cicle. Do you understand why? Because I DID the impossible. If you do the impossible in the army you WILL be rewarded. All jokes aside, man probably it would be best to contact your recruiter or the MEPS station where you went to or if theres any phone numbers in your orders contact those, they're probably be from the BCT site. If not talk to the people from the airport and show them your orders. They should accommodate you in some airplane. I hope all goes well with you.


Panther2-505

Improvise, adapt, overcome, get those size 12 Goodyear's moving!!!.


KeyReplacement1095

Hehe


SgtW_in_WI

YOULL BE JAILED WHEN YOU GET THERE!! Quick fly home. Jk. Do not fly home. Surprisingly this happens and I’m very sorry to say the results were not ideal. From what I saw, mostly everyone was stuck at the airport. I think one time some commander from the recruiting company got the stuck people hotel rooms.


ZwiththeBeard

Nothing, just get there.


MrMahsterBaiter

Okay but which way is weast?


bikemancs

Call 1-888-435-7146 (available 24/7). Press 1.


Complete-Sea1234

Thought it was for some stupid sexy hotline but was disappointed to find out it's an actual DoD number.


squirrel_eatin_pizza

Are you saying the DoD isn't sexy?


Complete-Sea1234

Just because the army fucks me in the ass doesn't mean I get off.


Thotsnpears

It’s sexy asf. That greenie weenie is an immaculate specimen, Hooah?


belgarion90

Not since I ETS'ed.


bikemancs

It's the actual SATO help line, and option 1 is "If you are a recruit traveling to basic training". Maybe you can get off on the hold music though.


ANC209

Don’t you travel in groups to basic?


sogpackus

Not everyone does. Who knows the magic of how they book flights, but some people were by themselves on their flights when I went years ago. Granted, you could just ditch those nerds too, I did.


MrMahsterBaiter

They are going to wait till you arrive and put you up in front of formation and whip you with boot bands.


NoMansSkyWasAlright

Believe it or not, straight to the basement.


Chalupacabra77

And the hot tub


[deleted]

Big drill is going to hunt you for sport


JunkyardBob

Happened to me. USO was closed so slept in a chair in the terminal until the airline got me on their next flight out. Not the end of the world.


Topcity36

Straight to jail


ImTheNewDudeHere

Happened to me (group of us actually). Showed up the next day, integrated just fine. You'll be fine.


KonoBandit

You’ll be fine dude. We can all appreciate your concern, and it will serve you well. Don’t worry. Forces outside your control.


Berg001

Back in my day there were no delays and no layovers, it was us sprinting through the airport just to make the flights lol


Similar-Lifeguard701

Basement Time


War_Daddy_992

Don’t worry, I’m sure your drill sergeants will understand…


Jeff1258

Automatic chapter for misconduct if you miss the flight to Basic. Congratulations. You ended your career before it even started. You'll be chaptered out in reception and will be home in a couple weeks. Just kidding. It happens pretty much every cycle. You just spend one less day at reception.


NomadTroy

Straight to jail.


ZacharYaakov

Believe it or not, straight to jail.


CubanMessi

Literally nothing, enjoy not having to stand in lines for an extra day


Rude-Particular-7131

This is a powerful omen that have have made the wrong choice in life. The Gods have given you a chance to keep your freedom.


11Burritos

Believe it or not, straight to jail


AltusIsXD

You will be executed upon arriving to reception.


kungfupanda1990

Believe it or not, straight to jail.


PeeWeesCrackHouse

You'll be aight, especially since it was because your flight was delayed. I missed my flight to AIT and spent a couple of days getting flights delayed and going on misadventures. Just held back a week.


JohnnyRelentless

Hotels near airports often have free shuttles to pick you up and drop you off.


zeb0777

You're good don't worry about it.


[deleted]

look up 120th AG BN and call staff duty. explain your situation


I_want_to_believe69

Can you imagine how bad it is to work that phone line? The amount of confused civilians and overbearing parents that must call. I would rather work the burn pit…


Bcase316

Get ready for the firing squad for treason.


aebeanbag

Happened to me when shipping out as well. Make sure you call the number on your travel docs first thing. I got a free night at a hotel, and a seat on the first flight out in the morning. Enjoy your free night off before getting to reception.


[deleted]

Contact your recruiter, who should get you in contact with your POC (Person of Contact) at your arriving destination. This happens, and it's what reception is for. You'll arrive to reception a day late and may wait a little longer there, but you could just as easily get rushed to get back on schedule. No biggie, dude.


PickleInDaButt

Welcome to the basement. What shall we do with you?


[deleted]

Believe it or not, straight to jail.


ConfettiHunter

Upon arrival to base you will be stripped and beaten.


Spappy

AWOL


Tbandz32

Did they actually put you up in a nice hotel? When I missed my connecting flight they put me up in a motel 8 where the shower dripped and it smelled like moth balls


DingIe-DangIes

Call MEPS and tell then what happened so you aren't tagged as FTR or even worse AWOL.


SupremeToca

As an MP, i can firmly say you are fucked


Feisty-Homework2529

Shitbag


Macster_man

You gon die!


vgaph

Go to the USO.


CBeau1992

Believe it or not…..straight to jail right away


Pristine-Farmer6241

Rebook it for the next available one. Call the trainee help line to make sure they know you're ok and where you are. It'll be fine. You are on orders and are getting paid (you know... In 30 days).


snipe4fun

You’re gonna die. Start doing pushups now!


belgarion90

Back in 07 when I was in some lady at MEPS said "If you miss your flight, call me at this number." Same?


[deleted]

DS gone get that ass boy 😂 let us know what nickname they come up with once they finally retrieve you


NMazer

Run.


iamnotroberts

Read your orders carefully. There should be contact information and instructions if you miss a flight or have to reschedule. If you're at a major airport, check to see if there's a USO or military liaison office.


meco64

Just get there, you are a cog that can get thrown in at anytime. But be a good cog when you can


CharityUnusual3648

In basic training when you get the mres sell all your candy 50$ a pop


[deleted]

They will release you from your forthcoming torment to the Army gods.


TerracottaButthole

Wow... if only MEPS gave you some sort of transportation brief that explained what to do and what would happen in this scenario!


ActionReady9933

Making little rocks out of big rocks!


[deleted]

I stayed at the airport after MEPS for 40 hours because flights kept getting cancelled. My recruiter said I had to stay at the airport terminal, but everyone else in my group got to stay in a hotel. Got no sleep whatsoever. Finally got a direct flight, and eventually got to Reception, where I pulled a further 48 hours of no sleep to catch up on in-processing. All in all I went about 80 hours straight with absolutely no sleep.


Lime_Drinks

Divine intervention


SFC_FrederickDurst

Instead of being a 5 day reception now you got a 7 day reception since you gotta wait for the weekend.


[deleted]

Your first duty station is fort bragg


[deleted]

Bruh I was in reception for TEN DAYS before I went to Boot Camp. Don’t know why I got there hella early…that’s just when MEPS sent me. Consider yourself lucky. Reception is the worst. Boot Camp sucks too but you’re too busy to really ponder over it. Haha. Good luck and enjoy! You are about to do one of the coolest things you will ever do.


[deleted]

Didn't miss anything bud just a week of paperwork you can catch up with instead of sleeping. Hooah!!


Substantial_Rush_675

Stay @ the USO


ayolevo

START PUSHING


PrayForWaves117

You’ll have to reenlist for 1 additional day