can I take this?

armyman2164 · 04-12-2006, 08:27 AM

I take vitamins that help joints. I am a big guy and like running but it hurts my knees if I dont take a daily vitamin. It is a store brand generic vitamin taken once a day. Will I have to leave my vitamin behind or can I take it with me?

Hasbeen · 04-12-2006, 08:52 AM

unfortunately, it will have to be left at home. The only meds I saw were prescriptions brought from home (with a waiver such as allergy meds and the like and that was 8 years ago) and transferred to then dispensed from the Army hospital pharmacy. There's a lot of liability in letting a trainee take a med that was brought from home...in this day and age, it could be anything, not to say that yours are more than vitamins. However, on the bright side, after BCT, most folks aren't quite so big....I know I wasn't. Good Luck

armyman2164 · 04-12-2006, 09:07 AM

Thanks for the info I will be fine with out them just wanted to know if I could take it.

This just hit me and is a little off topic but how do you wash your clothes/uniforms?

Hasbeen · 04-12-2006, 09:21 AM

Speaking from my experience at FLW...again 8 years ago...so it may have changed....we had a laundry service which took care of BDU's and PT uniforms, but then we also had a washer and dryer in the barracks, where during fireguard or "free time" we did things like underwear, socks, etc. I'm sure others will chime in if their experiences were different.

Grimmy · 04-12-2006, 04:48 PM

Wow.

When I was in Boot Camp at MCRD San Diego in '79 we had access to a long concrete table with water spigots running down the middle upon which we scrubbed our uniforms and skivvies/socks and then lines strung up upon which to dry them. This was done on Sunday, each week.
Sheets, fart sacks and such were turned in once a week (wednsday?) but the rest was a bar of soap, scrub brush and wash table.

Hasbeen · 04-12-2006, 05:20 PM

I forgot to mention that they washed all the bed linens as well....LOL....I suppose we had it easier.

USMC Chuter · 04-13-2006, 04:20 AM

Grimmy,
We still washed our clothes by hand on the concrete wash racks when I went through in '93. As far as I know they still do at MCRDSD. Good times.

USMCGrunt · 04-13-2006, 06:17 PM

Did the same thing at MCRDSD in 73 from reading the posts doesent sound like much has changed over the years.

Hasbeen · 04-13-2006, 06:20 PM

I can't speak for all basic posts, but that was the case at FLW in 1998.....Hopefully, I'll have some personal knowledge of Benning's procedures here in the next couple of months......

Spitfire101 · 04-13-2006, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by hasbeen

I can't speak for all basic posts, but that was the case at FLW in 1998.....Hopefully, I'll have some personal knowledge of Benning's procedures here in the next couple of months......

Let me know before you go so I can get all my dirty laundry together for you to scrub by hand...I expect it back CLEAN!

Hasbeen · 04-13-2006, 10:02 PM

lol....sure.....I'll have it done any minute.

USMCGrunt · 04-14-2006, 07:08 PM

Need mine done too!

Hasbeen · 04-14-2006, 07:16 PM

apparently I need to start my own laundromat.