Yes, PT gear is mandatory. I didn't think it was expensive. I've since bought him a few more of the t-shirts as he wears those all the time. Yes, that was the one of the order forms for Class of 2022. Yes, I did purchase socks and underwear separately and he brought that in a duffel bag. I found those on sale so I ordered them myself. Right, shoes are not on the form. I also bought for him a large oversized white towel. You may have heard this already, but most of them don't sleep under their covers because they don't want to set their bed every day; it takes my son 15-20 minutes to set his bed correctly. Many of them use the oversized towel as a blanket and then just put it away every morning.
When I went through Indoc, it wasn't uncommon for upperclassmen to see if we were sleeping on or in our bunks. . . and would then make us get under the blanket. . . .you will learn to make that bed in far less time than 15 minutes. . . .
just some skills that a regular institution of upper education won't teach. . . .