Completed Basic Training, off to Afghanistan soon.

So quick blog. I've completed Army Cavalry Scout Basic Training. I'm on Family weekend were I'm allowed off Basic until Sunday evening, my God i'm eating tons of snacks and doing other things I wouldn't dream about in Basic. Lord, I'm sitting on a coach for the first time in 3 months!  
 
So game stuff...Well, haven't played anything since Battlefield 1943 came out and I'm spending the weekend with my girlfriend. I went to the Best buy and i was shocked at stuff you guys would consider old news. Slim PS3's, Elite 360s' at $300, Red and Blue Dual Shock 3s, and tons more!  Can you guys update me on more? 
 
So Basic Training, well, here i go... 
 
Vinny wrote me a letter, that was cool. 
I shot M203 Grenade Launchers, AT-4 Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher, and .50 cal. Honestly, you'd be surprised that larger weapons are easier to shoot (in my opinion) than smaller weapons like the M4. Like the .50 cal has nearly no recoil.  
 
-Urban Ops is fun. Room clearing, town invasions, and so on.  
 -Lack of snacks will do weird shit to you, but the Army does feed you well 
-Yes, Basic is hard as shit.   
 
But other than that, I suggest it to anyone who needs something to do, and isn't afraid of bullets. Our Sergeants have all been shot, and blown up by IEDs multiple times. They just tell us the only way to survive as Cavalry is to say "Fuck dying, I don't care" It's some real shit.  
 
I haven't watched the news for the past 10 weeks, but hopefully the media is being honest about this war...we're losing, badly. A lot of my battle buddies are dying and getting hurt out there. The General in charge of Afghanistan told Obama last week that we already lost, and anyone that can shoot needs to be on the battlefield yesterday. So i should deploy soon.  
 
But I'll survive, no problem. My fucking armor can stop an AK47 so I just gotta stay away from explosions. I mean, it's weird talking about it lightly but It's now my job to go out and kill the enemy. Also, I have to return to become a videogame journalist. That's half the reason i joined, I just need to get an English major first.  
 
Please feel free to ask about anything involving training, Scouts, military, or whatever and I'll answer it to the best of my ability. I know a lot of you were debating on joining. Just know what you're getting into if you wanted to be combat arms.  I graduate November 12th, two days after Modern Warfare 2. I'll update asap! Now back to Kotaku to update myself on what the hell been going on the last few weeks. 
 
If anything I'm more afraid of the extreme heat... 
 
Steven 

So quick blog. I've completed Army Cavalry Scout Basic Training. I'm on Family weekend were I'm allowed off Basic until Sunday evening, my God i'm eating tons of snacks and doing other things I wouldn't dream about in Basic. Lord, I'm sitting on a coach for the first time in 3 months!  
 
So game stuff...Well, haven't played anything since Battlefield 1943 came out and I'm spending the weekend with my girlfriend. I went to the Best buy and i was shocked at stuff you guys would consider old news. Slim PS3's, Elite 360s' at $300, Red and Blue Dual Shock 3s, and tons more!  Can you guys update me on more? 
 
So Basic Training, well, here i go... 
 
Vinny wrote me a letter, that was cool. 
I shot M203 Grenade Launchers, AT-4 Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher, and .50 cal. Honestly, you'd be surprised that larger weapons are easier to shoot (in my opinion) than smaller weapons like the M4. Like the .50 cal has nearly no recoil.  
 
-Urban Ops is fun. Room clearing, town invasions, and so on.  
 -Lack of snacks will do weird shit to you, but the Army does feed you well 
-Yes, Basic is hard as shit.   
 
But other than that, I suggest it to anyone who needs something to do, and isn't afraid of bullets. Our Sergeants have all been shot, and blown up by IEDs multiple times. They just tell us the only way to survive as Cavalry is to say "Fuck dying, I don't care" It's some real shit.  
 
I haven't watched the news for the past 10 weeks, but hopefully the media is being honest about this war...we're losing, badly. A lot of my battle buddies are dying and getting hurt out there. The General in charge of Afghanistan told Obama last week that we already lost, and anyone that can shoot needs to be on the battlefield yesterday. So i should deploy soon.  
 
But I'll survive, no problem. My fucking armor can stop an AK47 so I just gotta stay away from explosions. I mean, it's weird talking about it lightly but It's now my job to go out and kill the enemy. Also, I have to return to become a videogame journalist. That's half the reason i joined, I just need to get an English major first.  
 
Please feel free to ask about anything involving training, Scouts, military, or whatever and I'll answer it to the best of my ability. I know a lot of you were debating on joining. Just know what you're getting into if you wanted to be combat arms.  I graduate November 12th, two days after Modern Warfare 2. I'll update asap! Now back to Kotaku to update myself on what the hell been going on the last few weeks. 
 
If anything I'm more afraid of the extreme heat... 
 
Steven 

Dude, I don't know you and I've never talked to you before, but what you're doing takes balls and I hope you stay alive. Godspeed.

Best of luck man. What you are doing is really great and we couldn't appreciate it more. How long are you gonna be there?

" Best of luck man. What you are doing is really great and we couldn't appreciate it more. How long are you gonna be there? "

" Dude, I don't know you and I've never talked to you before, but what you're doing takes balls and I hope you stay alive. Godspeed. "

Even tho' I'm not a whore for war and I don't cum everytime I see it on TV and the fact that I could just say "who the fuck are you?" and not give a shit. 
Good luck and take care of yourself

Good luck duder

Good luck dude. 

Good luck, Steve.

Best of luck man. You've defiantly earned my respect.

Good luck, man. Your doing something that I would probably never do. 
 
Make all that Company of Heroes playing worth while!

Good luck!

" I have never understood why people would join the army. I just don't get why anyone would want to kill or get killed for their country. "

Some important things that happened while you were gone:  
 
1-Jeff made a bet with Dave that Wolfenstein will have more players on GB than Madden. He lost, took a shot of gin, and died inside.  
2- Eidos sent a package to GB offices addressed for Giant Bomb employee Alex Navarro. 
3- Drew did his first review. 
4- Jeff and Vinny finished Persona 4.

"

Some important things that happened while you were gone:  
 
1-Jeff made a bet with Dave that Wolfenstein will have more players on GB than Madden. He lost, took a shot of gin, and died inside.  
2- Eidos sent a package to GB offices addressed for Giant Bomb employee Alex Navarro. 
3- Drew did his first review. 
4- Jeff and Vinny finished Persona 4.

"

" @Kazona said:

" I have never understood why people would join the army. I just don't get why anyone would want to kill or get killed for their country. "

Well, someone's gotta do it. I'm not the most patriotic person in the world, so I'm no necessarily doing this for Uncle Sam, but more for my journalism career and to make a man out of myself. I don't have problems killing bad guys and if something happens I guess its just my time to go. But no need to talk doom and gloom.  "

oculd someone tell me what were actually in afghanistan for?

" oculd someone tell me what were actually in afghanistan for? "

" @Kazona said:

"I have never understood why people would join the army. I just don't get why anyone would want to kill or get killed for their country. "

Because they aren't cowards? They like defending their countries beliefs, whatever those beliefs may be? "

" @Kazona said:

" I have never understood why people would join the army. I just don't get why anyone would want to kill or get killed for their country. "

Well, someone's gotta do it. I'm not the most patriotic person in the world, so I'm no necessarily doing this for Uncle Sam, but more for my journalism career and to make a man out of myself. I don't have problems killing bad guys and if something happens I guess its just my time to go. But no need to talk doom and gloom.  "

" oculd someone tell me what were actually in afghanistan for? "

Shoot some dudes in the face, just remember you don't have rechargeable shields, good luck and have fun.

Good luck man.  :)

I like your wording there "town invasion", sounds like a true liberating coalition force term 
 
but anyway i hope you don't get killed or kill anyone  
 
Good luck

good luck man and no matter what religion you are 
god bless

The fight in Afghanistan is not going well, or so I've read. Stay safe, keep you head up and your eyes open. From an old veteran of the Navy, I just want to say I'm proud of you.

Rawr! Maniless! Testosterone!
 
Good luck mate. Don't get yourself killed now!

Good luck....and thank you for fighting for our country.

" Dude, I don't know you and I've never talked to you before, but what you're doing takes balls and I hope you stay alive. Godspeed. "

Best of luck, hope everything goes smoothly and you return safe

Good luck man. Thanks for fighting for our country!
 Whether you are Christian or whatever, God Bless you.

Yow, dude, you're like that Halo guy! Halo is a cool guy and so are you, man. 
Just stay safe and enjoy your weekend. :) 
 
 
Make sure to bring me one hundid gnazie scalps.

Good luck man.  Kick some ass.

If i wasn't born half blind in my right eye and wasn't the size of a fucking whale i would be in the local recruitment office right now. I don't think the Canadian army is desperate enough to take me at the moment though so i guess i will just be staying here for now. Hope you get back in one piece and with all your marbles.

Question: If you could take 3 perks from Call of Duty into Afghanistan and they would work in real life, which three would it be? 
 
Good luck from Norway!

I want to wish you the very best and please do come back alive! Godspeed Steve!

Good luck I guess.  And don't get shot.

Steve! Good to hear from you man; glad you got through basic! 

" @punkxblaze said:

" Dude, I don't know you and I've never talked to you before, but what you're doing takes balls and I hope you stay alive. Godspeed. "

"

This is truly an "America... Fuck Yeah!" moment.  So Fuck Yeah! to you Steve.   Good to see you're not focusing on the doom & gloom of the situation there.  Here's hoping that yesterday's joint military request of additional troops is granted.  GB's rooting for you man.  Good luck.

While I don't support the war, and would never fight for my country in such an occasion, 
I totally takes balls of steel to do what your doing, and I respect that, a lot

How long are you gone for?  Both my friends have been doing that army crap for a couple of years now, luckily they aren't aiming to actually go to Afghanistan, but one of my friend's nephew left last month or so as a sniper.  That stuff is dumb because even though you say you will survive, you gotta remember they all say that, and really you don't have that kind of control.

" @Kazona said:

"I have never understood why people would join the army. I just don't get why anyone would want to kill or get killed for their country. "

Because they aren't cowards? They like defending their countries beliefs, whatever those beliefs may be? "

" @Kazona said:

" I have never understood why people would join the army. I just don't get why anyone would want to kill or get killed for their country. "

Well, someone's gotta do it. I'm not the most patriotic person in the world, so I'm no necessarily doing this for Uncle Sam, but more for my journalism career and to make a man out of myself. I don't have problems killing bad guys and if something happens I guess its just my time to go. But no need to talk doom and gloom.  "

Best of luck man. You're really living up to your username now.

Best of luck to you!  God bless.

I just watched Jarhead and I can't see why anyone would want to go through the hell that is being in the military. To each his own though.

" Question: If you could take 3 perks from Call of Duty into Afghanistan and they would work in real life, which three would it be?   Good luck from Norway! "