Another tip for newbies

orion8 · Post by **orion8** » Sun May 12, 2002 11:58 am

monkeynautt wrote:the counselor let us have the light on for awhile after lights out

we played go-fish late into the night. as long as we were quiet, they did'nt care how late we stayed up.

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Mon Jun 24, 2002 1:30 pm

At ASA noone seems to care if you stay up late. At AC they didnt care as long as they couldnt hear you. If they heard you atleast when i went theyd come in turn on the light and make you stand at attention infront of your bed till they decided youd stood their long enough. It wasnt that they were being mean really they were just trying to give it a military feal.

ISSpaceGirl · Post by **ISSpaceGirl** » Fri Jul 05, 2002 11:39 am

When I went to ASA, the councilors were always telling our room to shut up. But they don't seem to care unless you make a lot of noise.

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Fri Jul 05, 2002 9:09 pm

I think your right about Mach 1and 2s still doing the drill competition but we didnt do it and if you are going sometime soon get a bed away from the wall because you wont have to pull it out to make your bed because thats a pain in the butt!!

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Fri Jul 05, 2002 9:16 pm

Also taks a lower bunk i had a top one and it makes it harder to make also.

soc1313cer · Post by **soc1313cer** » Fri Jul 05, 2002 10:17 pm

Bring a pillow if you have room in your bags. They supposedly give you one but it was more like a bag of flat rocks. They are small, very flat, and hard. Sort of like the sausages at breakfast. =)

Erin[/code]

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Sat Jul 06, 2002 12:30 am

Well atleast at AS there is ussualy an empty bunk you can take a pillow from and atleast make it twisce as thick. Just lock it in your locker to keep other people from using it.

Drumrollz · Post by **Drumrollz** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 4:04 pm

First: I always check every bunk to see if any of them have two matresses. If so, I take the extra matress and stick it in the bunk i want. Also, always take extra linens when you get them. If you normally like sleeping with lots of pillows, take a bunch of pillow covers and stuff them with random things (clothes, towels, Camp kiddies, etc). And this year, I duct taped my linens to the bed. Mine always slide off my bed, so I decided to keep them there for good.

ethlar04 · Post by **ethlar04** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 7:30 pm

It also helps if you fold the supplied pillow in half. Those of you who have been to AC know what im talking about. Ive found that that makes it decent enough to sleep on.

ac-pyro · Post by **ac-pyro** » Sat Nov 01, 2003 2:50 am

Duh, just ask your counselor for another blanket if you are cold. I would advise everyone to bring a pillow and a towel from home. If you are going to AC, then I would suggest that you bring your own BDU's (camo) also.

ethlar04 · Post by **ethlar04** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 5:09 pm

If you dont have your own BDUs to bring, safety pins are a good idea. Many of the BDU pants that they have lack the button, and a safety pin helps keep them up to prevent embarasing displays and changing of callsigns.

Emazon · Post by **Emazon** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 4:34 pm

If you're going to AC, I certainly suggest, as they said above, bringing your own pillow, blanket and towel. Just make sure that you will have either room in your locker or in a bag under your bed for your pillow and blanket, to ensure points won't be taken off from Bay Inspection.

And screw what the councilers say, it is SO much easier to just sleep on top of your sheets and smooth out your bed in the morning rather than sleep in it and make it up in the morning, especially if you want time to get yourself looking nice. (I may be the only one who wears make-up at AC, but there are CONSTANT photo-ops, and I do NOT want to be the ugly one in the pictures, and spf in ones foundation helps prevent sunburn. Also, is v. funny to have pictures of a group standing at attention with one member with ribbons and flowers in her hair...)

Also, take a notebook with you, preferably one that will fit in your flightsuit/BDU pockets. There is not nearly enough room in your manuals to take notes for flights.

Bring a sewing kit as well, just one of those pocket-sized things from a hotel with 5 needles already threaded. You'll be the most popular person there.

maverick · Post by **maverick** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 2:58 pm

In Advanced Individual Training (my actual job training school after Basic) I used to sleep on top of the sheets as well, and it passed daily inspection by the drill sergeants.

As for notebooks, buy one of those waterresistent notepads- they are great. Every military clothing and sales store/PX on an Army post should have one, I do not know about military surplus.

Go to Brigade Quartermasters (www.actiongear.com) and search for
STORMSAF™ WATERPROOF TACTICAL ALL-WEATHER PAPER TABLET, 3''X 5'', OD . They also sell camouflage kits

Also get a decent pair of gloves. You will need it for Escape and Evasion.

fish_ac · Post by **fish_ac** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:36 pm

wait......why did no one ever inspect our beds when i was @ AC???

AC_Shrek · Post by **AC_Shrek** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 12:37 am

It is because non summer seasons are more relaxed because you are housed at space camp and not down at AC where they make a big deal of that.

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 12:39 am

For sure! I went during the heat of the summer and it was crazy. I remember them checking every corner on our first night to see if we did it right... Luckier the rooms down at AC are warmer than at the hab so it was possible to sleep on top of the sheets. I really had a hard time with the lack of locker space though lol.

fish_ac · Post by **fish_ac** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 11:39 pm

the cold wasn't to much of a problem for me when i was there [maybe I'm just a north dakotan]; the worst living-space issues i remember having was an incessantly flatulent roommate & and a massive{inch deep} layer of overflowed toilet water on the last night in the showers......

meg · Post by **meg** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 7:22 pm

ahhh, the showers. they help make the space camp experience truly unforgettable.

fish_ac · Post by **fish_ac** » Sun Mar 14, 2004 10:55 pm

yep.....another tip would be to ALWAYS were shower sandals or something while in the bathrooms/showers......

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Sun Mar 14, 2004 11:41 pm

yeah, um , there are things like growing on the floors of the showers

Another tip for newbies

My personal experiences:

just ask your counselor for a Blanket

Advice from a soldier