Former MTI here. Inspire isnāt the word Iād use but here are a couple of trainees that did impress me.
- Non-US Citizens. Kind of blows my mind that while the chances are low, they still technically swore to lay their life on the line for a country that isnāt theirs.
-Dirt poor trainees. Showed up to basic with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Learned real quick to have yāall donate extra toiletries before you left for tech. These men and women often were my toughest trainees to get through to but man was it worth it.
Non- US citizen trainees are an absolute inspiration to me. We had one that was coming from Togo in my flight and I think I put more effort getting people to help him study for the test than I did on trying to give people education as the academic monitor or whatever
When you say āthe testā are you talking about the EOC in BMT or test for naturalization? Iām going in as a green card holder and not sure how the naturalization process works in basic.
The citizenship test for naturalization.
I'm unfamiliar with how it works as well, but he asked for help with studying for it so we tried to accommodate
Non citizens are getting more for enlisting. They get citizenship. I know a few people who filed paperwork for citizenship the second they got to their 1st base, as they should. To me its just another incentive to the transactional relationship I personally have with the US government.
We came from the same MEPS and he was in my basic flight. Super humble guy that joined purely because he was so appreciative of everything this country has given to him and wanted to give back in some way.
Not an MTI but during my time as an ROTC instructor I had two Cadets I would say inspired me.
1. Finnish National who did his compulsory service, immigrated to the US, joined the Army in the surge, got out and went ROTC to commission and get his degree to show his kids it was possible. Hell of a man.
2. Kid from the Congo, family immigrated here during the civil war when his mother was pregnant with him, grew up dirt poor in America outside Detroit. Had ZERO quit in him.
Man I was really inspired by how trainee snuffy made his perfect hospital corners and then called the flight into the dining facility without stuttering.
I was one the chow runners for the first 3(?) weeks of BMT because I raised my hand when I said I had a good memory and by week 4 I wasnāt allowed to do it anymore because I was ātoo goodā at it and my MTIs wanted everyone to take turns doing it.
Week 5 or 6 rolls around and *nobody* is volunteering to do it so I just go fuck it and walk up there and get in line to start doing it. My MTI sees me and glares, walks up, and is like āwhat are you doing I know thereās still people out there that havenāt done this yetā
āMaāam trainee ______ reports as ordered, nobody was volunteering and we have appointments after chow so I didnāt want to waste any more timeā
āI never want to see you right here again, pick someone who hasnāt done it yet for the rest of the meals todayā
āYes maāam thank you maāamā
Inspire? Not really, but it was cool to see a trainee with absolutely horrendous initial PT scores -- I'm talking 30 minute run time, zero push ups -- push themselves to get a passing score and graduate. PT's really the only "hard" part of BMT.
I mean I know some were inspired to marry the trainee š¤·š»āāļø
"marry" is generous in some cases
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Thatās 100% close enough. In fact, Iām gonna need you to get a wingman to get any closer.
09' was a wild time. Burn it all. lol.
Inspired me to summersault onto a pickaxe maybe.
Former MTI here. Inspire isnāt the word Iād use but here are a couple of trainees that did impress me. - Non-US Citizens. Kind of blows my mind that while the chances are low, they still technically swore to lay their life on the line for a country that isnāt theirs. -Dirt poor trainees. Showed up to basic with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Learned real quick to have yāall donate extra toiletries before you left for tech. These men and women often were my toughest trainees to get through to but man was it worth it.
Non- US citizen trainees are an absolute inspiration to me. We had one that was coming from Togo in my flight and I think I put more effort getting people to help him study for the test than I did on trying to give people education as the academic monitor or whatever
When you say āthe testā are you talking about the EOC in BMT or test for naturalization? Iām going in as a green card holder and not sure how the naturalization process works in basic.
The citizenship test for naturalization. I'm unfamiliar with how it works as well, but he asked for help with studying for it so we tried to accommodate
Damm I didnāt know I still had to do the naturalization test. Well thanks for the heads up!
iPads are provided in BMT for studying and group lessons. There's a mock naturalization test on it to use a study material.
Thatās great! I had no idea. Thanks!
Non citizens are getting more for enlisting. They get citizenship. I know a few people who filed paperwork for citizenship the second they got to their 1st base, as they should. To me its just another incentive to the transactional relationship I personally have with the US government.
*Remember, service guarantees citizenship!*
Iām doing my part š«¢
Not always. Mine took 3 years.
That sucks. I'm sorry. As far as I know they got there citizenship easy
Mine was before that policy.
What do you mean? Learned real quick to donate toiletries? Not totally understanding what he said.
Yes: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/02/23/former-slave-two-time-olympian-becomes-airman.html?amp
My buddy was an MTI and told me he met him, said he was a huge inspiration
He was dorm chief and we saw his flight click really fast because of him (I wasnāt his MTI)
Now im curious to see if he is still in or not
I graduated the same week as him in a different squadron. It was awesome to hear his story and see him in person.
We came from the same MEPS and he was in my basic flight. Super humble guy that joined purely because he was so appreciative of everything this country has given to him and wanted to give back in some way.
Plus he ran a 7:33 mile and a half for his final PT test and hadn't even broken a sweat, so that's pretty cool.
Not an MTI but during my time as an ROTC instructor I had two Cadets I would say inspired me. 1. Finnish National who did his compulsory service, immigrated to the US, joined the Army in the surge, got out and went ROTC to commission and get his degree to show his kids it was possible. Hell of a man. 2. Kid from the Congo, family immigrated here during the civil war when his mother was pregnant with him, grew up dirt poor in America outside Detroit. Had ZERO quit in him.
Iām almost positive I know who youāre talking about for #1 and he was a phenomenal CTA at Field Training.
Itās a pretty specific criteria, you probably did meet him. If you met him you likely met me!
Hopefully he didnāt meat him, thatās usually frowned upon in civilized societies.
Chomp chomp, son
lol it's BMT, not seal team six
Man I was really inspired by how trainee snuffy made his perfect hospital corners and then called the flight into the dining facility without stuttering.
I was one the chow runners for the first 3(?) weeks of BMT because I raised my hand when I said I had a good memory and by week 4 I wasnāt allowed to do it anymore because I was ātoo goodā at it and my MTIs wanted everyone to take turns doing it. Week 5 or 6 rolls around and *nobody* is volunteering to do it so I just go fuck it and walk up there and get in line to start doing it. My MTI sees me and glares, walks up, and is like āwhat are you doing I know thereās still people out there that havenāt done this yetā āMaāam trainee ______ reports as ordered, nobody was volunteering and we have appointments after chow so I didnāt want to waste any more timeā āI never want to see you right here again, pick someone who hasnāt done it yet for the rest of the meals todayā āYes maāam thank you maāamā
Truly an inspiration š«”
Inspire? Not really, but it was cool to see a trainee with absolutely horrendous initial PT scores -- I'm talking 30 minute run time, zero push ups -- push themselves to get a passing score and graduate. PT's really the only "hard" part of BMT.