how do females in basic training handle personal hygeine?!!?
437813
actually, you may not even get it at all, due to the incredible amount of stress your body goes through.  But yes, you will be allowed ample opportunity to do what needs to be done.
605161
I'm in the US Army, and they used to make us do a workout called a fire hydrant.  You get down on all fours, and then lift your leg to the outside, kinda like you are a dog peeing on a fire hydrant.  I know it sounds really weird, but after about 75-100 each leg, you will start feeling it.
749700
I am sure we have a few extra hygeine steps and since guys only have to unbuckle, unzip, whip it out and in, zip buckle and that is it. Hopefully they wash their hands too. Us women on the other hand do have a few more hygeine steps, more often have a kid with us that takes extra time, we have more complicated things to wear and also have to take extra time to hang our purses and jackets, make sure there isnt anything weird on the seat letalone that there is t.p. available. then we do our thing by sitting down, wiping make sure we are clean and then tidy our clothing before exiting the stall after flushing and of course grabbing all of our belongings with us and washing our hands/drying hands. We are much more complicated or men are just lucky with quick equipment and / or gross depending on whether they wash their hands.
849968
She answers to someone...find out who it is and make an appointment to talk to them. I don't know what region of the country you live in, but in the south west, you can work up a sweat outside in December.\n\nI have managed many people, and NEVER would I say anything to anyone about drinking water.
360547
Whatever you do, don't try to cheat (except for maybe sneaking a candy bar or something).  When you are told to make your pack 55 lbs for an all day hike, make it 58 lbs just to be safe.  They WILL trip you up and surprise inspect you.  Everybody's body will fail at some point, it's how you deal with it.  Remember that the whole thing is a test and each day you get through is closer to an A.  It is also training of course, they are training you to follow orders and to be mentally tougher.  But EVERYHTING is a test.\n\nWhen they tell you you can't eat until they say or you have to clean the entire bathroom with a toothbrush or dig a hole and fill it up again, don't look for a purpose. The purpose is discipline, not the damn hole.  making your bed perfectly is a test, shining your shoes and then running in mud and shining them again is a test.\n\n Make sure you can run at LEAST 5 miles and do 100 pushups and the like and you will be already ahead of the game as far as fitness.  They will exhaust you anyway, but your body will be more prepared.\n\nIf you are freezing or shaking from lack of sleep and exhaustion, just remember, if you get through it, you never have to suffer that in the future if you don't want to, it's your choice so tough it out.  You may choose Marine recon or something and have to do further training, but it's YOUR CHOICE.  So stick with your decisions and you'll be a better man in the end.\n\nWatch those shows on Discovery for SEAL training.  It's  harder in some respects than boot camp, so you'll have a good idea. It will help you prepare mentally.\n\nYou will make friends that you will remember for the rest of your life and earn the respect of your instructors and yourself when you get through it.
1051270
DON'T MESS UP MY BODY'S SYSTEM\nJUST WEAR GOOD PROTECTION LIKE TAMPONS AND/OR PADS
1009257
Just piss and crap everywhere. Be sure to push chicks' faces into the steaming piles of sh!t when you force them over for a good assfucking
899065
he could act crazy!!!! and persistently pee in the bed and they will discharge him, it worked for a girl i was in basic with. o yeah a keep passong out.
377045
The best way is to try and train yourself. try a diy job and hold out for as long as you can. If you do this often enough you will find that your discharge time gets longer and longer which should then please the ladies.
420726
quit smoking now.. you won't be allowed during Basic anyway.  Might as well get a jump on it.  As long as you can meet the minimum standards on the first day, you'll BE in shape by the time you are done.
537729
YES! I am a female firefighter and I have been for 3 years. I am 26 years old. It really isn't that hard and most of things you learn is common sense! Sure there is a lot of physical work, but when your adrenaline is going, you can do all sorts of things that you never thought possible ( i dragged a guy out of his burning car that weighed 290 lbs, I weigh 150lbs). The guys on my fire dept. were pretty rude at first, but I proved to all of them that I could do it and now they have nothing but total respect for me. You go girl!!! And if you need more advice let me know!!!!
698428
I'd say that there is only one thing that always should be thought of when going thru Basic Training that is the worst.  Your going to get home sick. Once you lick that it's a breeze getting through your training. There will be things you do that you'll wonder if it is worth doing but if you maintain a possitive attitude and realize that everything you do is a necessary part of your training you shouldn't have any problems. Some are going to tell you their personal feelings of what they don't like while others are going to tell you things they themselves really don't like that more then likely they never did in the first place. There's no walk through for Basic Training, you just do it and there's a rainbow on the other side once it's completed. My best wishes and "Good Luck" to you.
637509
Well, I'm a nurse and would love to know if anyone out there has found a way. I've had my period since my 8th birthday. Yep my 8th birthday. It sucked. The only thing that I have came up with is the last day of my period I always feel gross so I'll fill up the bathtub with water and lay down. Then start sucking the water in me and pushing it out til the water comes out clean. Then get up and take a shower. YES MEN WE CAN DO THAT! Interesting isn't it? lol \nAnyway If I do that it cleans me out and I don't spot no more. It doesn't work on the 2nd to last day it has to be the last day for me. I always have a 5 day period.\nWhy not just douche? Because those have chemicals in them that I don't want in me. They are also not as effective.
529728
There shouldn't be...period.\n\nI've served in combat and I assure you there's no "difference in physical readiness standards for men and women" once hot barrels get pointed at you.\n\nI don't want to catch one because a female soldier had to get special treatment. If a person can't meet the standards they don't deserve to be there (male or female).
785009
PCP\nPhysical Conditioning Platoon\nIs that what you are asking about?\n\n(Ignore Megan. There are tons like her. Vicariously living through her husbands accomplishments in all branches of the military.  Although it is not easy being married in the military, we know very well that she wasn't there holding his hand through boot camp.)\n\nIt is for people (recruits) who are not in adequate physical shape to complete boot camp.\nThis includes not being able to run, do sit-ups, pull-ups, or being overweight.  It takes as long as it takes sometimes.  You could be there for a while until you get back up to "par", if not, eventually you may get sent home.\n\nIt is the one place to avoid while in boot camp.  As far as what they do, a lot of damn exercise, running, rope climbing, sit-ups etc..\n\nThe term "Marine" by the way, is a proper noun, which means it should be capitalized.  How about some respect here, Megan.  My wife even knows that!
442930
OH! COME ON,DON'T BE SILLY DON'T YOU KNOW THAT LADIES CAN FEEL THE PLUSE BEAT OF EVERY MATURED MALE, AND BELIEVE ME HOOKS THEM LIKE A FISH AND EAT THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFE VERY SLOWLY. AND IF IT SMELLS OR GETS ROTTEN KICKS THEM OUT OF THE HOUSE WITHOUT ANY MERCY. NOW TELL ME, HAVE YOU FOUND ANY NEED FOR THEM TO TALK MARRIEGE. SO WAIT AND BECOME MATURED. FROM NOW PRACTICE HOW TO SAVE YOURSELF WHEN ONE FINE MORNING YOU BE SURELY KICKED OUT OF YOUR OWN HOUSE OK. NO, OK WAIT AND SEE.
633672
Every female I've come across is like any civilian you'd meet.  Some are girly girls.  They are usually the ones that no one respects in the military (and my personal bane) then there are the majority who took the job and were willing to fulfill their obligations.  I don't see myself as a tougher than normal kind of gal, but when I'm angry, I've had former drill instructors back away from me!  And I don't see myself as one of the toughest.  There are plenty of females I wouldn't mess with.  I can name more normal females than I can the weak girly-girls, but some how, the girly-girls are remembered and we are all though of that way until we have prooven ourselves otherwise.  But from what I've seen, there's plenty of girly-boys out there crying about how hard things are too.  I'd say we are even in that category.  The females are just remembered better, because there are fewer of us.