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They will issue compression shorts (at least they have in the past 2 years), and those ones are black. Also, the color of undergarments doesn't matter as much as you think it might. I would personally suggest gray because all the socks and underwear are washed together during BCT causing the...

My two cents: Honestly, you should be fine getting in (obviously, I could be wrong, but as long as it's not incapacitating and you can finish BCT, it shouldn't be a problem); however, you might not be pilot qualified. There are SO MANY jobs in the Air Force though. If you want to go to USAFA...

I bought a large bottle of 3-in-1 at home, transferred it to travel size bottles, and brought it out here. I ended up needing more so I bought some at the C-Store on one of our trips. I did go to Walmart the night before with my B&B host family to get a few other things that I hadn't brought...

We (2019) were issued nail clippers to trim the cables off our ABUs. I'm not sure if that will be continued this year, but I also brought a pair with me and had no problems.

I used a snap clip for my bangs and pony tail holders for the rest of my hair throughout all of Basic. I have pretty long hair that is also very thick. When we were given showers in the middle of the day, my hair would still be very damp at the end of the day. I generally tried to let it sort of...

The "BCGs" that were issued last summer were small, black plastic rim glasses. They weren't ugly at all, slightly boring, but not ugly. Many cadets continue wearing them after BCT. I know a 16er who got the issued glasses at some point during her cadet career, wore them through her firstie year...

Obviously, it could be different this summer, but we did have them last year.

The only thing cleats will be used for in BCT is intramurals. I played softball, so it was helpful to have my cleats. There is also soccer, flag football, and maybe a couple other sports where cleats will be useful. If you DD is an IC, she won't be playing intramurals, but she may need her...

They do like you to be healthy, but if you have it in your backpack, I seriously doubt anyone will ask about it. Also, while the boots do have pretty good ankle support, I know during 1st BCT you will probably wearing athletic shoes quite a bit.

You should be fine to bring it and wear it as long as you can still wear your boots properly.

2019 was definitely allowed to wear non-issued boots. I know for 2020 that it is highly recommended that you bring a pair with you (I've spoken to some of your future cadre and they agree with that recommendation). I also believe the information given to the appointees lists specific types of...

The Bed & Breakfast program is awesome, but if you do stay in a hotel, there may be other people heading to USAFA from there since there are about 1200 people coming for I-Day. If you do take a cab, take one with gate access because neither North Gate nor South Gate is remotely close to where...

They're actually really nice boots. Just a bit heavy. Totally doable though obviously seeing as thousands of people have worn them for Basic and been just fine.

If I were you, I would have your parents send your Nike boots out after A-Day. That's what I did last year. Hodge is 100% correct about the boots not being super durable. Also, they aren't waterproof, which is something you will probably want in a pair of boots, especially for Basic.

I was Hellcats (the last squadron) last summer, and our report time was 11:15 a.m.

I could be wrong, but I believe during ESET, cadets are trained with handguns (M9), but yes, during Second BCT, you will shoot an M4 carbine down at CATM.

You will receive all the socks you need and more. Green. Black. White. You will have more sock than you will probably ever wear.

They only civilian clothes I had on I-Day were the clothes I was wearing and 1 extra t-shirt because I came out the day before I-Day and stayed with a host family through the Bed & Breakfast program. You really won't need any for a while, so you can always have your parents' bring them if they...

The current way it works is that you go into a squadron after BCT based on your squad/flight and then you switch again after 3* year (so before 2* year). It has been after 4* year in the past, but starting with the 16ers, it went back to a 2-and-2 system instead of a 1-and-3 like it was for a...

Also, they will get a briefing about all of this in their first semester (around November) before they get to make preference choices about their summer programs.