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Chapter 16 - Back to Basic
Fallout 76

Chapter 16 - Back to Basic

Complete Fallout 76 Back to Basic quest walkthrough. Learn how to find Sergeant Gutsy, complete the Agility, Marksmanship, and Patriotism courses, and more.

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Complete Fallout 76 Back to Basic quest walkthrough. Learn how to find Sergeant Gutsy, complete the Agility, Marksmanship, and Patriotism courses, and more.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Head to Camp McClintock.
  2. 2
    Find Sergeant Gutsy.
  3. 3
    Speak to Sergeant Gutsy.
  4. 4
    Head to the first floor of the building. You can drop through a hole in the floor as a shortcut.
  5. 5
    On the desk, locate the Uniform Disbursement Log.
  6. 6
    Take the Log.
  7. 7
    Leave the building and head south, to the barracks.
  8. 8
    In the first barrack building, locate the Uniform Voucher. The location is randomly generated, so search until you find it.
  9. 9
    Once you find the Voucher, head back to the room where you got the Uniform Disbursement Log.
  10. 10
    Use the Uniform Dispenser to receive Dirty Army Fatigues and a Dirty Army Helmet.
  11. 11
    Equip both the Fatigues and the Helmet.
  12. 12
    Return to Sergeant Gutsy.
  13. 13
    You now need to complete the Agility, Marksmanship, and Patriotism courses. Do these in any order.
    • Agility Course
      • For the Agility Course, use the Training Terminal and select 'Begin Course'.
  14. 14
    You will have two minutes to complete an obstacle course. To do this, you'll need to both hit the buttons, and walk/crawl through the obstacle.
  15. 15
    Marksmanship Course
    • For the Marksmanship Course, use the Training Terminal and select 'Begin Course'.
  16. 16
    You will have 30 seconds to hit all the targets. Be sure to equip a good weapon, something with range and a decent firing rate.
  17. 17
    Patriotism Course
    • For the Patriotism Course, use the Training Terminal and select 'Begin Course'.
  18. 18
    You'll need to talk to Jimmy, Topher, and Jianjun. One of them is a Communist, and it's your job to find enough evidence to support your suspicion.
  19. 19
    Hint: Jimmy's a dirty Commie.
  20. 20
    For evidence, find Jimmy's filing cabinet.
  21. 21
    On top of the cabinet, you'll find 'Jimmy's Diary - May 2nd'.
  22. 22
    Read this to get the password to Jimmy's Terminal.
  23. 23
    Once you unlock the Terminal, read the log 'Pop Was Coughing Again'.
  24. 24
    This log will contain your evidence. Return to the Training Terminal to rat on Jimmy.
  25. 25
    Next, head southwest of the base, to the Live Fire Test Grounds.
  26. 26
    During the Live Fire Training Exercise, you must defeat three waves of Communist robots. Use your new skills to kill them, but be sure to heal up between waves.
  27. 27
    After you finish the Live Fire Training Exercise, head back to Sergeant Gutsy.
  28. 28
    Talk to Sergeant Gutsy.

This completes Chapter 16. The next chapter, Chapter 17 - Recruitment Blues, will NOT begin automatically.

Tips
  • Feel free to loot along the way; there isn't much to the 'story' of Fallout 76, so if you see something interesting, feel free to check it out!
  • For the Marksmanship Course, equip a weapon with range and a decent firing rate.
  • Be sure to heal up between waves during the Live Fire Training Exercise.

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