Ways to prep yourself for boot camp:

Start getting up early like 5 am, then stretch for 15 minutes and then run a mile. Then the next day run 10% more and so on. You need to build your endurance/stamina up. You are speccing as if you are tank in a mmo. You will need to be able to take a beating (not a violent type but a endurance type ).

Getting used to getting up early will help immensely. Since you have two months you should be able to acclimate yourself by then.

I did not think about getting up early that's a good idea all thou I'll work up to getting up at 5am as 8am is my normal start of my day, as for exercise I plan splurging a bit and I'm getting a short term gym membership to help me get fit and ready. Not that it will stop me from working out a bit at home.

Oh... and learn your reporting statement!!!

Its the running that you need to get used to if you don't do it very much. Well for me it all the running we did and its was crazy how much we ran.

Nope don't run very fast when I was young I was a hell of a sprinter could catch people on bikes over a short distance, no mostly over the last few years I biked and swam I don't see my self having any trouble with the swimming portion of of the physical test they give it seems.

Oh... and learn your reporting statement!!!

I'm sorry my what... do you mean my "YES DRILL SERGEANT!"?

Yeah I say get up early. Get used to going to bed no later than 9PM too, if you can. Don't snack either, you won't be snacking but eating three times a day and that is it.

The other thing you can do, if it is convenient, is start doing 10 pushups every hour every day (7 days a week) for at least 8 hours. Do this for 1 week. The next week, do 15. Increase by 5 every week.

Also every hour, do 10 situps. Progress as for push-ups.

For running, run 3 times a week for at least 2 miles first thing in the morning, at 0530. If you are in poor shape (like me), walk instead, then progress to running. Don't worry about speed, work on your breathing and form. If you are able to run at least a 16 minute mile heading into boot camp you are going to coast through that part as you will steadily improve during the training regimen.

In 8 weeks time you will be as fit as needed for PT.

As much a downer as all of this is for you to be doing now, you will be so much readier when you go in. If you skip these steps you will do these things after boot starts, but it will be all the harder.

No snacking got it, but I have to ask why get used to going to bed before 9 not sure I understand the reasoning for it?

Okay as for the push up and sit ups I can manage that easily enough I was doing them just twice a day right now but I'll try what you suggest the sit ups should be easy last time I over did it with push ups my arms wouldn't work that well the next day.

Yes running is one thing I will have to get used to went running earlier and could run a block or so then would walk a block and rinse and repeat until my legs started to feel like they were burning at that point I just walked back to my place. Of course the heat and humidity didn't help matters so early morning runs it is.

Well as with many things that are good for you they require hard work and perseverance and I plan to give it my all I want to succeed at this no I know I will. Honestly at the moment the biggest problem I got is getting references most of the places I've worked in the past are closed up, finding the five they are asking for is proving a challenge fortunately they just say no family not no friends.

Manitoba housing asked for three and ended up begging my doctor to help me out with one and sorry getting off subject again.

But with some luck I can also get some swimming in my local pool has a tooney hour twice a week, basically two dollars for a hour of time swimming for you Americans and your silly paper money.

Lights out tended to be between 7 and 9 but mostly the former. Getting used to sleeping earlier is a plus. You'll more than likely be tired enough to nod off immediately, but it's still not going to hurt to get your internal clock on the same timing, or roughly equal to it.

It's early to bed and early to rise during training.

Remember, they are actors doing a job to break you down and build you back up with discipline. While it may seem like hell(at times), its a game. Learn the game and you'll be fine.

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Lights out tended to be between 7 and 9 but mostly the former. Getting used to sleeping earlier is a plus. You'll more than likely be tired enough to nod off immediately, but it's still not going to hurt to get your internal clock on the same timing, or roughly equal to it.

It's early to bed and early to rise during training.

I see that's a trait my brother picked up from his days in the sea cadets he can climb into his bed and be out in minutes, a trait I don't have but hopefully it will be one I can pick up since as you said I will be tired.

Yeah. Depending on your branch they want you to call them by their rank or drill sergeant, or in my case with the USAF it was Sir. And never say 'OK' in response to anything they say.  Say, "Yes *and appropriate rank/title*."


Remember, they are actors doing a job to break you down and build you back up with discipline. While it may seem like hell(at times), its a game. Learn the game and you'll be fine.

<----- Was this close || to being a drill instructor.

Yeah I am seeing that from watching the Basic UP series it's giving me a number of useful tid bits of information, and showing me what I can expect and why I can't shirk working out even a bit,

Another question should I get my passport currently I don't have one.

You can but it's not a requirement. I don't have one but then I've never been deployed. It's actually easier to get a passport once you get into the CF because an officer can sign of as your guarantor instead of the normal b.s. process.

Okay noted. so far things are going fairly well got almost all the paper work I need gathered up the rest I should have some time next week. Now it's just a matter of getting in shape while I have been trying it at home for a few days I am honestly not sure how much it's working I just seem to be getting more tired if nothing else.

So I am going to splurge and get a membership at the YMCA and get help there since I am on Social assistance at the moment I can get a discount from what I understand... or I could a few years ago. Hopefully I can get a trainer to help give me advice to keep things moving along smoothly.

One thing I am going to get i my learners permit for driving I figure getting that won't hurt.