
If you have previous injuries you need to address them. Remember, at basic training you will no doubt experience weakness, fatigue, irritability, disturbed sleep, depression, a weakened immune system, and loss of appetite – all of which can all lead to your chance of injury. You should not over do it by simulating the demands you’ll go through during the eight-plus weeks, but your focus should be to get your body and mind acclimated to basic training. Your goal in preparing beforehand is to go into basic training confident, fresh, and in your best shape possible. The three hurdles are previous injuries, lack of preparation, and the little voice inside your head. While the requirements and training for each branch of the military are different, your biggest hurdles are going to be the same three things. If you wait until the first day of basic training to start preparing you will fight an uphill battle. I mentioned in my previous article that no matter which branch of the military you go into, it will be a physically and emotionally draining experience. Going in physically and mentally strong to basic training will provide you with the confidence you need to complete the training with no problems.
