Surviving boot camp

By SGT Volkin

Surviving boot camp is all about the mental aspect of basic training, not the physical aspect. Don’t worry so much about Army fitness (or military fitness in general). The Army fitness standards are easy to surpass if you follow chapter 2 of The Ultimate Basic Training Guidebook. The Army physical fitness program simply uses multiple repetitions and endurance to test your physical fitness levels. Your body can easily adapt to these types of movements and this, requires little preparation on your part (8 weeks). Once you have trained for 8-weeks with the Army basic training workout explained in chapter 2, the Army basic training schedule should be a piece of cake (fitness wise). Even though I am referring to the Army here, the military fitness program explained in chapter 2 works with any branch of the military, even Air Force boot camp.

So, in order to survive boot camp, it is critical that you prepare properly. When I say prepare, I mean mentally and physically. Mentally, you just shouldn’t leave for boot camp without knowing what your getting into. Physically, your body has to be fit (military fit, not civilian fit).

Small advantages you can give yourself before you leave for boot camp, can give you big advantages once you there.

SGT Michael Volkin is the author of The Ultimate Basic Training Guidebook: Tips, Tricks, and Tactics for Boot Camp Survival http://www.UltimateBasicTraining.com

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June 5th, 2010

About... SGT Volkin

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Sergeant Michael Volkin is a U.S. Army veteran and one of America's most successful military authors focusing on basic training. He served in Operation Enduring/Iraqi Freedom as a Chemical Operations Specialist and received an Army Commendation Medal for his efforts and for the military fitness programs he designed to help his fellow soldiers. He has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Science from Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas and also a Real Estate Brokers Degree. Note from the author: "I knew absolutely nothing about the military when I entered basic training. I had no immediate military family history and no prior desire to ever join the military. It was on the tragic morning of September 11, 2001 that I realized what I was taking for granted all these years. Freedom, as wonderful as it is, is an uphill struggle, and comes with an enormous responsibility. It wasn’t so much a decision, but a calling, that I joined the military - the Army Reserves. I departed for basic training without an ounce of military knowledge one month after September 11, 2001. However, I used this lack of knowledge to my advantage. I took notes on everything, with the ambition that no military recruit would have to go through boot camp like I did, with no knowledge of what was in store for me. I listened to hundreds of soldiers share their advice, tips, and tricks on surviving basic training. When I was deployed shortly after basic training to serve in Operation Enduring/Iraqi Freedom, I had the time to organize the notes, add to them, and assemble the most practical basic training guide ever written. The Ultimate Basic Training Series is straightforward, easy to understand and applies to every branch of the military. Take advantage of the military fitness routine in these books. Many hours of research and trial and error went toward creating the program. I believe there is no other fitness program that can get you in shape for basic training faster." SGT Volkin is currently a real estate broker and marketing consultant.