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I collapsed during basic training in the summer at Ft Leonard Wood from heat stroke. I ended up in the hospital with a temperature of about 105.5 by the time they got me there. They put ice packs on me and set up an IV to hydrate me.

What happened was that I was sick and trying to push through it rather than going to sick call and getting a profile because I was afraid I would physically fall behind and I didn't want to look week. It was stupid and honestly I could have killed myself by just trying to push past the fact that I had a fever for days and was coughing up blood every night.

Ultimately they gave me anti-biotics, had me in a hospital for a couple of days and put me on a profile for about a week and I still graduated basic on time but this is often how people die in military training. They are physically not capable of doing the training either because of their basic fitness or because they are sick and they try to push themselves through it anyways even though their body is screaming at them to stop and rest.