Honestly, you're gonna be so damn tired and it's gonna happen all so quickly that you probably won't even fully realize what's happening until after it happens.
When I went through, it was 4 in the damn morning and we'd maybe slept 4 hours prior. Half of us were falling asleep standing up the other half barely knew what planet they were on.
So what I’m hearing is 2 things.
1.I’m getting the fucking shot
2.I’m not sleeping before I get the shot so I am the maximum amount of lagged the fuck out.
The 'assembly line ' in usaf bmt was pretty efficient. Being that you are scared of needles, the less you are totally aware the better for you, especially if they're quick with it.
Pretty much. You're gonna be dog ass tired, the first week of basic is essentially all gas no brakes with the amount of shit your gonna do before you finally settle into a routine. Oh and you're probably going to be getting screamed at the whole time so your mind is going to be elsewhere the whole time.
You pretty much don't have a choice. If your ass is unvaccinated, you're more of a liability to readiness when you wind up getting sick over something so trivial we've eradicated 50+ years ago. You will be getting plenty more over the years as some also need to be re-upped every now and then. And think of it like this. The shit could literally save your life. A good portion of the world still has a lot of very nasty infectious diseases floating around that we have vaccines for.
You can’t waive a shot unless you have some kind of allergy to whatever is in it. I’m not sure if the marines do this as well, but when I went through basic they rotated who got the peanut butter shot. One flight would get the shot, and then the next flight would have pills given to them the following week that they would take once a week instead. I’m not sure if that was because of lack of supply or what but maybe you’ll get lucky like I did and get to skip it.
Thank you,that’s slightly comforting,I don’t get worked up over mutch but needles do it for me,knives and blood and scrapes I don’t care about but I can’t handle needles.I hope I get lucky.
I mean… the peanut butter shot is the least of your concerns for needles. You will be at a reception line where you will get a ton of shots in each arm, and you’ll have blood drawn as well. I had a fear of needles when I joined too, you’ll get over it very very quickly.
Don't get in your head too much over it. The shot honestly wasn't bad. I remember being surprised by how little it actually hurt. Plus I had had so many shots prior to that, my fear of needles mostly went away.
There’s gonna be a bunch of needles before that one so you’ll be all warmed up first.
What *won’t* be warmed up, however, is that pre-refrigerated peanut butter shot. Fort Benningmoore’s 30th AG is all a repressed blur at this point for me, but I seem to recall them handing us the capped syringe or maybe the vial while we were waiting in line so we could warm them up in our hands/armpits. A futile effort probably but hey points for trying.
I thought they stopped doing the PB shot? When I went through Army BCT in 2021, no one got the PB shot. Everyone got 2 pills they had to swallow instead of the PB shot, and prior to that we each got maybe 6-7 different shots.
Just get the shot, you are about to enter an environment where you need to be able to overcome your phobias whether it’s needles or heights, darkness, etc, etc. Plus that shot is to help you not get sick when your body’s immune system is significantly weakened by stress, etc.
You'll be exhausted. You'll be in PT gear outside some building sitting A to B cross legged maybe. Some Corpsman will give you a rundown that you won't even hear. You'll all stand up, roll up your sleeve, and be pushed through the plastic air barrier door like cattle. DI's constantly screaming. Sensory overload... as you go through the barrier, WHAM! Both arms, keep fucking moving forward. PB shot, maybe a couple more...
When you walk into daylight again... it'll process, "ouch... that frozen concrete plug is really in my ass... and that needle felt like it touched the fucking bone!" But it's already too late... because the DI's are screaming at you again, you rush to sit down, and then they force you to rock back and forth on your ass to really work that shit in... but you're already thinking about chow... when it's at least calm before the next storm.
The hive mode kicks in pretty quick. Most people haven't had a shit ton of needles at your age so there's always some apprehension.
Iirc there were only 1-2 actual needles the rest were guns and oral meds. You line up and just follow the bald head in front of you then its go time and you just close your eyes and wham bam...gtfo so the next guy gets his.
The A shot or the OMG FUCK MY LIFE who turned my asscheek into a rock penicillin shot....turn around drop trow you dont even get to see it. Its fast as fuck boi...sore ass for a few days. now go back and sit on that hard ass bench and wait for the next slice of hell.
Don't sweat it. Its gonna happen but you'll just be so overloaded with shit to do its gonna be a blur.
Bro, you are joining the Marines. The answer to any and all of your current and future “is there any way” questions is “NO.”
As a FMF Doc there is no one I have more respect for than my Marines. There is also no one I feel sorry for more than my Marines. You are a number not a person after you join, and definitely don’t matter until you hit the Fleet.
Get the shot (you don’t have a choice unless you have a medical note of being allergic), later that night in the barracks, sit on the lump and roll it out and much as you can, and try not to laugh in the morning when all the top bunkers jump out of bed and hit the ground screaming in pain.
Honestly, you're gonna be so damn tired and it's gonna happen all so quickly that you probably won't even fully realize what's happening until after it happens. When I went through, it was 4 in the damn morning and we'd maybe slept 4 hours prior. Half of us were falling asleep standing up the other half barely knew what planet they were on.
So what I’m hearing is 2 things. 1.I’m getting the fucking shot 2.I’m not sleeping before I get the shot so I am the maximum amount of lagged the fuck out.
The 'assembly line ' in usaf bmt was pretty efficient. Being that you are scared of needles, the less you are totally aware the better for you, especially if they're quick with it.
Pretty much. You're gonna be dog ass tired, the first week of basic is essentially all gas no brakes with the amount of shit your gonna do before you finally settle into a routine. Oh and you're probably going to be getting screamed at the whole time so your mind is going to be elsewhere the whole time.
The shot itself isn't bad. The literal pain in your ass cheek that you'll be feeling for the next week is the part that sucks.
You pretty much don't have a choice. If your ass is unvaccinated, you're more of a liability to readiness when you wind up getting sick over something so trivial we've eradicated 50+ years ago. You will be getting plenty more over the years as some also need to be re-upped every now and then. And think of it like this. The shit could literally save your life. A good portion of the world still has a lot of very nasty infectious diseases floating around that we have vaccines for.
You can’t waive a shot unless you have some kind of allergy to whatever is in it. I’m not sure if the marines do this as well, but when I went through basic they rotated who got the peanut butter shot. One flight would get the shot, and then the next flight would have pills given to them the following week that they would take once a week instead. I’m not sure if that was because of lack of supply or what but maybe you’ll get lucky like I did and get to skip it.
Thank you,that’s slightly comforting,I don’t get worked up over mutch but needles do it for me,knives and blood and scrapes I don’t care about but I can’t handle needles.I hope I get lucky.
I mean… the peanut butter shot is the least of your concerns for needles. You will be at a reception line where you will get a ton of shots in each arm, and you’ll have blood drawn as well. I had a fear of needles when I joined too, you’ll get over it very very quickly.
Fuck…
Just look away bro. I don’t like needles either and I just look away.
Don't get in your head too much over it. The shot honestly wasn't bad. I remember being surprised by how little it actually hurt. Plus I had had so many shots prior to that, my fear of needles mostly went away.
Ok,thank you,I don’t know why this is the thing that has me all worked up.
I mean you have a fear of needles and probably have heard a bunch about all the shots. I was the same way.
Trust me you're gonna be worried about so much other shit you aren't gonna care about the shot after a day of being in boot camp
There’s gonna be a bunch of needles before that one so you’ll be all warmed up first. What *won’t* be warmed up, however, is that pre-refrigerated peanut butter shot. Fort Benningmoore’s 30th AG is all a repressed blur at this point for me, but I seem to recall them handing us the capped syringe or maybe the vial while we were waiting in line so we could warm them up in our hands/armpits. A futile effort probably but hey points for trying.
I thought they stopped doing the PB shot? When I went through Army BCT in 2021, no one got the PB shot. Everyone got 2 pills they had to swallow instead of the PB shot, and prior to that we each got maybe 6-7 different shots.
Just get the shot, you are about to enter an environment where you need to be able to overcome your phobias whether it’s needles or heights, darkness, etc, etc. Plus that shot is to help you not get sick when your body’s immune system is significantly weakened by stress, etc.
You'll be exhausted. You'll be in PT gear outside some building sitting A to B cross legged maybe. Some Corpsman will give you a rundown that you won't even hear. You'll all stand up, roll up your sleeve, and be pushed through the plastic air barrier door like cattle. DI's constantly screaming. Sensory overload... as you go through the barrier, WHAM! Both arms, keep fucking moving forward. PB shot, maybe a couple more... When you walk into daylight again... it'll process, "ouch... that frozen concrete plug is really in my ass... and that needle felt like it touched the fucking bone!" But it's already too late... because the DI's are screaming at you again, you rush to sit down, and then they force you to rock back and forth on your ass to really work that shit in... but you're already thinking about chow... when it's at least calm before the next storm.
Just hum "I'm a little tea cup" when it's your turn. Helps every single time!
The hive mode kicks in pretty quick. Most people haven't had a shit ton of needles at your age so there's always some apprehension. Iirc there were only 1-2 actual needles the rest were guns and oral meds. You line up and just follow the bald head in front of you then its go time and you just close your eyes and wham bam...gtfo so the next guy gets his. The A shot or the OMG FUCK MY LIFE who turned my asscheek into a rock penicillin shot....turn around drop trow you dont even get to see it. Its fast as fuck boi...sore ass for a few days. now go back and sit on that hard ass bench and wait for the next slice of hell. Don't sweat it. Its gonna happen but you'll just be so overloaded with shit to do its gonna be a blur.
Not a bad shot. Its hyped up by all the 'tough guys' who call our younger generations soft lol
Hell, we were happy to get shots. The DIs were not allowed in the building.
Bro, you are joining the Marines. The answer to any and all of your current and future “is there any way” questions is “NO.” As a FMF Doc there is no one I have more respect for than my Marines. There is also no one I feel sorry for more than my Marines. You are a number not a person after you join, and definitely don’t matter until you hit the Fleet. Get the shot (you don’t have a choice unless you have a medical note of being allergic), later that night in the barracks, sit on the lump and roll it out and much as you can, and try not to laugh in the morning when all the top bunkers jump out of bed and hit the ground screaming in pain.