What He's Doing

**Patrick is not in this picture.**

Here is a summary of what Patrick has been and will be doing for the next couple of weeks.

• Your Soldier will arrive at a reception station at one of the military installations.  They are assigned to a unit and will  undergo around 4 days of in-processing.  
• Your Soldier will complete administrative and logistical processing, receive a haircut, have uniforms issued, and have a personnel record file created.  Additionally, Soldiers will have medical, dental screenings, and records created.
• All Soldiers in the first few days will also begin learning the Army Values.  The Army wants to continue building on the values that are already instilled within each individual and give them common ground, beginning their transformation from civilian to Soldier.  These Army Values are loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage.
• Basic Combat Training, also known as BCT, is an unique challenge that few Americans have experienced, it is a significant time in their life.  The Basic Combat Training experience is meant to be rigorous and challenging.  During this time period, individuals are assisted to adapt to a new career and life for their families and themselves.  A typical BCT day is early mornings, long days with information overload, and late nights.  
• The BCT experience is designed to assist a Soldier through a transformation that yields experience and skills required in today’s Army.  We are confident that as a Soldier progresses through training, he or she will grow in self-confidence, individual knowledge, and physical strength.  Led by Drill Sergeants, your Soldier will have leaders that are confident, strong, and will never require your Soldier to do anything they will not do themselves.  This group of Drill Sergeants and support personnel will be with your Soldier from the time they arrive to their graduation date from Basic Combat Training.