My son just got back as well. (Go Charlie according to him!
). I'll also just add that he had about 14 pairs of socks and said it wasn't enough. A couple of them went directly into the trash at home, so it they may not all need to be the high quality, wicking kind - especially for Sea Trials day. However, he brought the recommended 12 pairs of underwear and really only wore a pair a day.
He also complained about the "tucking the shirt in" thing! He said he wore his khaki shorts once and his "dress clothes" (polo/khaki pants) only on the plane there. I gave him a blanket and he never unrolled it - said it was SO hot that he didn't even use the sheet and slept in shorts because he was afraid he'd get in trouble if he wore less!
His knee was fine, but he said the "squad pushups" pulled something in his back and the last day he took several Aleve as well.
Oh, and undershirts. I'd only packed one (wasn't on the list) and he said he wished he'd had more. And his stuff from Sea Trials wasn't that bad. Sure it smelled funky (and as I said, some of the socks were bad), but after washing everything came out fine. I even tossed his shoes that he wore (and said were unsalvageable) in the wash and they're fine now too.
He had a great time as well it sounds like (only spoke to him briefly last night before he crashed, and of course he's still asleep!). And he does get to do it again - in less than 24 hours at West Point! And then the next week at Air Force!