Title of Trainees and TIs at Basic Training

[AFCadetSteel]

I've wondering this for a long time and have never got a real answer.
Usually in cadet programs, when asked a question about yourself, you will respond "This Cadet....."
What do you say while in basic training? Or would you just say "I..."

Another thing, do you say "Yes Sir/Ma'am" or "Yes TI/Training Instructor" or is it all at the TIs discretion?

If anyone could help me out, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[soccermark23]

You are a trainee and you refer to your instructors as Sir and Ma'am.

[army_grunt_11B]

Ive never heard of cadet programs making you talk in third person, thats something you do in Marine boot, but I could be wrong, out of the 10+ AFJROTC, and prob 20+ AJROTC programs, I have never heard of talking in third person,

[Ivan_The_Mute]

Cadet,

You refer to yourself as I, and you refer to your instructors as Sir/Ma'am. That third person stuff will get you in heaps of trouble. However, you MUST ALWAYS use your reporting statement or it doesn't matter what you say. If you haven't been told yet, when addressing a TI, it is "Sir/Ma'am, Trainee XXXXX reports." When reporting after being addressed or summoned by an instructor, it is "Sir/Ma'am, Trainee XXXXX reports as ordered." After that, you would converse as normal (within the boundaries of proper courtesey.)

[AFCadetSteel]

Originally Posted by army_grunt_11B

Ive never heard of cadet programs making you talk in third person, thats something you do in Marine boot, but I could be wrong, out of the 10+ AFJROTC, and prob 20+ AJROTC programs, I have never heard of talking in third person,

Hah well all of the one's i've seen here on the East Coast usually do it. Personally I think it sounds better, but that's just my non important opinion.

Originally Posted by Ivan_The_Mute

Cadet,

You refer to yourself as I, and you refer to your instructors as Sir/Ma'am. That third person stuff will get you in heaps of trouble. However, you MUST ALWAYS use your reporting statement or it doesn't matter what you say. If you haven't been told yet, when addressing a TI, it is "Sir/Ma'am, Trainee XXXXX reports." When reporting after being addressed or summoned by an instructor, it is "Sir/Ma'am, Trainee XXXXX reports as ordered." After that, you would converse as normal (within the boundaries of proper courtesey.)

Thank you sir!
I have a year and 3 months till im off to basic, but I just wanted to know ahead of time :P.

Thank you all for your answers!

[army_grunt_11B]

Thank you sir!
I have a year and 3 months till im off to basic, but I just wanted to know ahead of time :P.

Thank you all for your answers!

Ok, this might just might be my pet pev, but you don't know you have a year and 3 months tell basic, Things can and will happen, and who knows, you could easily be completly DQ'd from sevice, before you even get to Basic. You hope, but you don't know for a fact.

[AFCadetSteel]

Originally Posted by army_grunt_11B

Ok, this might just might be my pet pev, but you don't know you have a year and 3 months tell basic, Things can and will happen, and who knows, you could easily be completly DQ'd from sevice, before you even get to Basic. You hope, but you don't know for a fact.

Haha I realize that. But I prefer not to dwell on the possibility that I won't be going.

And yes I have back-up plans, and back-up plans for those back-up plans incase the military falls through.

So. I'll put it this way "If it is possible for me to go to BMT, it will be in one year, and three months."

[Billyd]

Originally Posted by AFCadetSteel

I have a year and 3 months till im off to basic, but I just wanted to know ahead of time :P.

Thank you all for your answers!

Don't fret too much over this. The MTI/s (Military Training Instructors) will teach you what you need to know and provide you plenty of opportunities to do it wrong.

[C./Fields]

Originally Posted by AFCadetSteel

Hah well all of the one's i've seen here on the East Coast usually do it. Personally I think it sounds better, but that's just my non important opinion.

In my unit technically your supposed to talk in third person during limited cases but even then most don't do so, I even forget most times and they don't enforce it very heavily.

[Drill for life]

Originally Posted by Billyd

Don't fret too much over this. The MTI/s (Military Training Instructors) will teach you what you need to know and provide you plenty of opportunities to do it wrong.

Yes I see so many poolee's try and get mentally ready.....you can't do this. You think just becaue you go online and read about people's experience at basic it's going to be the same for you...I have new's for you it's not. You DI/MTI/CC/DS(what ever branch you are joing) job is to turn you from a civilian into a Marine/Airmen/Sailor,Coast Guardsmen/Soldier.

Sorry I just had rant on.

I am hoping I can join the ranks and the brotherhood of the men who fought and died before me in The United States Marine Corps. I am just trying to help.

Rant over.