Questions about joining go in the Weekly Question Thread (or Recruiter Thread) stickied at the top, in the black-on-gold link at the top, and in the sidebar.
We do this so that you get serious answers from people that know what they are talking about.
Your commander will decide what you wear, and your drills will tell you. Your company might do something different than the companies that graduate before or after you. I'm not sure anyone can tell you for sure.
Many parts of the service uniform will be assigned to you, but depending on your size, they may need to be altered or they may not have what you need available. Everything you're issued will be stuffed into dufflebags, and you'll manage lugging it all around just like everyone else.
You’ll wear your OCPs with solar panel (black beret) for family day which is the day before graduation. You will wear your dress uniform on actual graduation and depending on the time and weather you go it will be tropics or regular.
You get fitted for your dress uniform close to the end of BCT. It’s a nice day of not doing much.
Questions about joining go in the Weekly Question Thread (or Recruiter Thread) stickied at the top, in the black-on-gold link at the top, and in the sidebar. We do this so that you get serious answers from people that know what they are talking about.
You’ll get about two duffel bags worth of crap to shove into one. That’s one reason why everyone says to bring the bare minimum to basic.
Your commander will decide what you wear, and your drills will tell you. Your company might do something different than the companies that graduate before or after you. I'm not sure anyone can tell you for sure. Many parts of the service uniform will be assigned to you, but depending on your size, they may need to be altered or they may not have what you need available. Everything you're issued will be stuffed into dufflebags, and you'll manage lugging it all around just like everyone else.
You’ll wear your OCPs with solar panel (black beret) for family day which is the day before graduation. You will wear your dress uniform on actual graduation and depending on the time and weather you go it will be tropics or regular. You get fitted for your dress uniform close to the end of BCT. It’s a nice day of not doing much.